Ja skrivam sebe u sebi
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kako zvone niz moje hodnike
ponekad telefon zazvoni
u meni laznu nadu probudi
Sinoc sam sanjao
da smo kao nekad zajedno
ja ti sapucem, tiho, najtise
ti mi njezno osmijehom uzvraces
I sve sam pogresno razumio
da mi je bilo sudjeno
da budem tvoj Romeo
Da te odvedem
u neko novo svitanje
tamo gdje ljubav
tugu pobjeduje
Ja sakrivam sebe u sebi
tesko je vrijeme
a kako i ne bi
a ti si sa mnom
za sva vremena
duboko u meni sakrivena
A lost love kept within
“Ja skrivam sebe u sebi” (“I Hide Myself Within Myself”) is a Katapult ballad about carrying a loved one internally after the relationship has ended. The title suggests withdrawal, but the emotional center is remembrance: the narrator may be alone, yet the person remains part of an inner world that cannot be easily erased. The song's melancholy comes from this contrast between outward separation and private closeness.
Released in 1988, the recording was performed by Goran Pejović and his group Katapult. Its melodic rock arrangement supports the intimacy of the subject, keeping the focus on the vocal and its understated sense of longing. The song sits within the ex-Yugoslav pop-rock tradition, where direct emotional writing and a memorable melody could make a personal story feel shared across a broad audience.
No dependable chart peak is recorded, but the song has endured through the band's digital and archival catalogue. It is often cited among Katapult's recognizable ballads, with its title offering a concise description of the narrator's emotional defense: keeping the memory private and protected. “Ja skrivam sebe u sebi” is a song about how attachment can outlast contact, and its simple arrangement lets that persistence remain at the heart of the performance.