Kraj
Kartel · Other Songs - Kartel
znaj da i ja sam jedan od vas
ponekad, nije dovoljno biti jak
ponekad, mnogo teze je biti sam
U hladnom uglu
cujem jecaje od sedam godina
traze me svojim uplakanim ocima
ponekad, nije dovoljno biti jak
ponekad, mnogo teze je biti sam
Ref.
Dok padaju bombe na nas
sad vec usnuli grad
cvrsto drzi mi ruku
na srce stavi je i pomoli se
za nas
A wartime song about holding on
Kartel's “Kraj” (“The End”) frames a wartime experience through the need for human closeness and the hope of surviving another night. The title sounds final, but the song's emotional center resists despair: its perspective emphasizes holding on to another person's hand and finding strength in company when fear surrounds the narrator. That contrast between an apparent ending and a continued plea for life gives the track its gravity.
The recording belongs to Kartel's Balkan rock catalogue and addresses the violence and uncertainty of conflict through a personal rather than abstract viewpoint. The song's subject connects with a broader ex-Yugoslav musical tradition in which artists responded to war and its aftermath through direct stories of ordinary people. Its accessible rock arrangement leaves the narrative at the center, letting the title's starkness and the song's human focus work together.
No official chart history is widely available, but “Kraj” remains accessible in online lyric and music catalogues. Its significance is not measured by a commercial ranking so much as by the seriousness of its subject and the emotional solidarity it expresses. The song asks listeners to imagine the experience of people living through danger, while insisting that companionship can still matter. “Kraj” is a stark but humane entry in Kartel's repertoire, turning a moment of fear into a call to remain connected.