Moj Si High

Moj Si High

"Moj Si High" is a song about the ache of loving someone you cannot have. The track, by Slovenian singer Senidah, is a Balkan pop song that opens with a confession: "Ime ti vežem uzalud / Tu nema sreće za mene / U belom bili smo sveti / Pred tobom gola ko dete." "I tie your name in vain / There's no happiness for me here / In white we were saints / Before you, naked like a child." It is a song about longing, about the pain of wanting someone who is out of reach.

The chorus is built around the central metaphor. "Moj si high / I moj hram / Doveka / Moj si high / I moj hram / Doveka." "You are my high / And my temple / Forever / You are my high / And my temple / Forever." It is a song about the way that one person can become both your greatest joy and your most painful obsession.

The second verse is full of the kind of devotion that makes Senidah's music so compelling. "Kada viće sa vama ne budem / Kad ga sretnete da mu javite / Da ne krivim ga, neka zna to sve / Bedo moja, shvati da volim te." "When I am no longer with you / When you meet him, tell him / That I don't blame him, let him know all that / My misery, understand that I love you." It is a song about the kind of love that survives even when it cannot be returned.

For a reviewer, "Moj Si High" is a powerful example of Senidah's ability to create music that is both intimate and expansive. It is a song about the pain of loving someone you cannot have, about the way that love can be both a high and a temple, and it is delivered with a vocal performance that is both powerful and vulnerable. It is a track that rewards a quiet listen.