are khule badan ye kapde tang
bahakte kadam thirakte ang
khule badan ye kapde tang
bahakte kadam thirakte ang
hum to rah gaye dang dekh ke
naye daur ka rang
kahan the hum, kahan hai hum
kahan the hum, kahan hai hum

sharam dhram se dur jawani
apne me magrur jawani, waah waah
sharam dhram se dur jawani
apne me magrur jawani
bhala bura sab bhul chuki hai
aaj nashe me chur jawani
har shehjada jhum raha
ek nayi pari ke sang
kahan the hum, kahan hai hum
kahan the hum, kahan hai hum

chain se hai maa baap to soye
apni hawas me khud ko duboye, haye haye
chain se hai maa baap to soye
apni hawas me khud ko duboye
dono jaha ki yaad bhula ke
daulat aur sharab me khoye
aulade ud rahi hawa me
jaise kati patang
kahan the hum, kahan hai hum
kahan the hum, kahan hai hum
are khule badan ye kapde tang
bahakte kadam thirakte ang
khule badan ye kapde tang
bahakte kadam thirakte ang
hum to rah gaye dang dekh ke
naye daur ka rang
kahan the hum, kahan hai hum
kahan the hum, kahan hai hum

ho nind khuli jab hosh me aaye
sare sapne huye paraye
chand dino ki jhuthi masti
aakhir ek din lahu rulaye
sari umar me zehar ghol de
do din ki wo umang
kahan the hum, kahan hai hum
kahan the hum, kahan hai hum

These clothes, a cage upon bare skin,
Lost steps, limbs in a reeling spin.
These clothes, a cage upon bare skin,
Lost steps, limbs in a reeling spin.
We stand bewildered, gazing on,
The vibrant hues of a new dawn.
Where were we, and where are we now?
Where were we, and where are we now?

Youth, distanced from shame and creed,
Proud of self, a planted seed.
Youth, distanced from shame and creed,
Proud of self, a planted seed.
Good and bad, all cast aside,
Lost in a drunken, dizzy tide.
Each prince now sways in joyful trance,
With a fresh, ethereal dance.
Where were we, and where are we now?
Where were we, and where are we now?

Parents sleep in placid ease,
Drowning selves in dark, deep seas.
Parents sleep in placid ease,
Drowning selves in dark, deep seas.
Forgetting worlds that lie beyond,
In wealth and wine, they now respond.
Their children drift on windswept air,
Like severed kites, beyond compare.
Where were we, and where are we now?
Where were we, and where are we now?
These clothes, a cage upon bare skin,
Lost steps, limbs in a reeling spin.
These clothes, a cage upon bare skin,
Lost steps, limbs in a reeling spin.
We stand bewildered, gazing on,
The vibrant hues of a new dawn.
Where were we, and where are we now?
Where were we, and where are we now?

When slumber breaks, and senses clear,
All dreams dissolve, consumed by fear.
Fleeting joy, a transient gleam,
Will one day make the teardrops stream.
Poisoning life's entire length,
A brief, deceptive, false strength.
Where were we, and where are we now?
Where were we, and where are we now?