1) Marčelo (please fix your… Read Full Bio ↴There are two artists tagged as Marčelo:
1) Marčelo (please fix your tags) is widely known as the finest lyricist in Serbia, and possibly all of ex-Yugoslavia, with his intricate rhymes and social commentary. The obviously high level of intelligence of this student of literature is often stunning when transmitted over the soulful production of his best friend Vanja.
Marčelo first came out with the underground release entitled 'De Facto' and has since put out two more albums and appeared on many projects of the most acclaimed Hip Hop artists in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2) Marcelo is a Brazilian singer from Rio de Janeiro. His biggest hit was Abre coração, which sold 100,000 records. Other hits were Tempo de Estio, Estrela Do meu Clip and Louco Por Você, all in the 80's.
Mrak
Marcelo Lyrics
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Sapet, nag, krhak, sam
Dok, na patosu - blato svud
Kasljem mulj, a mastom zvuk
Tutnji i seca na grub udarac tup
Vec narednog casa, evo, budim se tu, tu
Gde je to tu, gde sam sad
Kud van iz bezdana
Pokrenuh um, a kosti
Cini se, sve su tu i bole
Prisilna igra, tisina
Kida mislima krila, dok tonem
Sekundi, vecnost, grc, noge
Pokusaj, zmarci, nista, i opet
Malo bolje, ali ne, ne mogu jos
Ne, ne dovoljno
Klecanje, mucni napor, zamor, znoj
Zamalo, jos malo, izdrzi, napokon
Cini mi se sada susta moc
Samo stajati uspravno
Ustasmo, s uzdahom
Rekoh nogama svojim
A uzdah moj
Primih u usi s uzasom
Prostor mi ehom vraca bol
I tada shvatam kob
Zatvoren, zarobljen negde
Zasto je tako i gde je zatvor
Sto sablasno nem je
Kavez, moj usud i cemer
K'o u snu breme
Ono kada ne mozes da trcis
Ono kada ne mozes da bezis
I skamenjen jecis
U taj cas tresnu me svetlo snezno belo
Padoh mu u narucje zlo nezno, slepo
Kada podigoh kapke svuda, desno, levo
Gore, dole oko mene je od stakla veo
Prostor ceo od ogledala satkan
Niotkuda otvora, prozora ni vrata
Na ivici snaga, maglovito shvatam
Da u mene pilje bolne oci sa svih strana
Ogledala, svi zidovi, patos, plafon
O, gledam vas, kriva lica plove strahom
K'o da mi sudi bezbroj mojih pogleda
Sve je ja, znam
Svi se bojimo, strepimo gde je kraj nas
Mrak
Odjednom, huk rusi muk
Zvuk grubi ubi mi sluh
Da stupim kud bih, kad tlu preti potres
Preki poce sud
Drhte zidovi, tavan i bezbroj mojih glava
Sablasni roj grimasa, hrli meni krv mi ledi shvatam tada kakva je to zamka
Prostor se skuplja
A kad zguzva se skroz do kraja
Zdrobice me, to mi zele, sad znam
Nada da ipak sanjam postade bleda i tanka
Stizu mi, nema spasa
Smrvice me, nemam kud i tacka
I bas u taj cas
Sansa u patosu je rupa
Svest posta budna shvatih
Svetlo u sobi je stiglo otuda
Sudba mi nudi uzmak
Vratih osmeh za uzvrat
Al' me njena ruka gruba tresnu
Vec sledeceg sekunda
Jer rupa nema dna, nema dna
Ne vidi se, nema ga
Ako skocim, ni pod razno
Ne mogu preziveti taj pad
I sta sad ovog sveta
Sav strah spoznah
U trenu kad jak osecaj
Gadnog kraja dade mi znak
Da skocim u taj kanal
Prstanje stakla sada vise nema natrag
Kotrljam se kroz sluzav
Ljigav tunel bez kraja
Ta tama grize oko ispod kapka
Gmize kozom, hitro stapa me
S mrtvilom mraka, gnjecavo crnilo vlada
Padam i padam i placem i padam
I najzad eto kraja svetlo nada
Izleteh i premreh i tresnuh o belo
Da li spas, il' opelo, samo led, dusom celom
I tad videh, shvatih
Tesko verovah javi moje lice
Sasvim bledo, poput oblaka
Se nadvi nada mnom bedno malim
Sto je iskasljan na taj zid wc-solje
Zbunjen vapim, hocu gore da se vratim
I stidim se i gadim
Jer sad mi je jasno sasvim
Da bejah u svojoj glavi
Da sam ispljuvan vani
Ispovracao sebe iz sebe
Vec se u dnu solje davim
Onaj nad soljom bivsi ja
Drhti, stenje i zvali
Bol, kakav to gnev moj
Cini da svest boj vodi
Za presto nad sobom
I sve sto bio sam pre tog trena
Nije vredno, al' sad je svejedno
Ja nisam ja
Mrak, kakav to gnev moj
Cini da svest boj vodi
Za presto nad sobom
I sve sto bio sam pre tog trena
Nije vredno, i s jedom gledam
Svoje lice bedno tu iznad
Citav bazdi na vinjak, zvera u nista
A ipak nije sam u kupatilu
Neko ili nesto je tamo
Iza neka sena nije jedna
To su covek i zena
Tapsu mu ramena
Tad napregnuh oka polusnena
I poznah ta lica tudja
Grozna sto ga teraju da odmah
Pusti vodu da skoncam, kao otpad
Ona je sociofobija, on je 21. vek
Oni su dosli po njega
Oni ga lazu da znaju lek, ne
Ne budi glup, oni zele samo ljusturu
Samo olupinu, ljusku smusenu
Bezlicnu, skrusenu srusen duh
Uvek tudj sebi samom
Budes gluv, vencan s tamom
Ne daj me, ne daj se
Lazu te, molim te
Slusaj me, ne
Ali vec je kasno
On je zacaran bajkom
Da sve ce biti krasno
Cim ga prime u to carstvo
Gde nema bola, gde savest nije patrola
Gde si lisen mozga
Gde si ponosni vlasnik bar-koda
On pusta vodu
Poslednjim pogledom oka
Vidim kako ga pohotno ljube
Ona je vec gola, orgijaju
Skaradno slave, prodiru u njega
On je balav i prazan
I srecan i oslobodjen svega
Mrak
The song Mrak by Serbian rapper Marčelo is a powerful and introspective exploration of fear, isolation, and self-awareness. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of an individual trapped in their own mind, struggling to escape the darkness and find a way out. The references to cold, darkness, and fear create a sense of claustrophobia and despair, while the repetition of phrases like "ne, ne mogu jos" ("no, I can't yet") underscore the feeling of hopelessness and desperation.
Throughout the song, the singer is grappling with their own mental health and sense of identity. They describe feeling trapped and powerless, struggling to overcome their own limitations and fears. Yet, despite the darkness and bleakness of the lyrics, there is also a sense of resilience and determination, as the singer refuses to give up and continues to fight for their own survival.
Overall, Mrak is a powerful and haunting work that speaks to the complex and often painful experiences of living with mental illness. Through its vivid imagery and raw emotional honesty, the song offers a moving and insightful glimpse into the struggles that many people face every day.
Line by Line Meaning
Hladnoca, mrak, drhtaj, strah
Coldness, darkness, shiver, fear
Sapet, nag, krhak, sam
Trapped, naked, fragile, alone
Dok, na patosu - blato svud
While, on the floor - mud everywhere
Kasljem mulj, a mastom zvuk
Coughing mud, and the sound of grease
Tutnji i seca na grub udarac tup
Rumbles and echoes of a blunt blow
Vec narednog casa, evo, budim se tu, tu
Already the next moment, here, I wake up here
Gde je to tu, gde sam sad
Where is here, where am I now
Besan sam, a svestan da nemam trag
I am angry, but aware I have no trace
Kud van iz bezdana
Where to escape from the abyss
Pokrenuh um, a kosti
I stir my mind, and my bones
Cini se, sve su tu i bole
It seems that everything is there and hurts
Prisilna igra, tisina
Forced game, silence
Kida mislima krila, dok tonem
It tears the wings with thoughts, as I sink
Sekundi, vecnost, grc, noge
Seconds, eternity, cramp, legs
Pokusaj, zmarci, nista, i opet
Attempt, chills, nothing, and again
Malo bolje, ali ne, ne mogu jos
A little better, but no, I can't yet
Ne, ne dovoljno
No, not enough
Klecanje, mucni napor, zamor, znoj
Kneeling, nauseating effort, fatigue, sweat
Zamalo, jos malo, izdrzi, napokon
Almost, a little more, hold on, finally
Cini mi se sada susta moc
Now it seems like pure power to me
Samo stajati uspravno
Just to stand upright
Ustasmo, s uzdahom
We rise, with a sigh
Rekoh nogama svojim
I said with my own feet
A uzdah moj
And my sigh
Primih u usi s uzasom
I received into my ears with horror
Prostor mi ehom vraca bol
The space echoes my pain
I tada shvatam kob
And then I realize the fate
Zatvoren, zarobljen negde
Closed, trapped somewhere
Zasto je tako i gde je zatvor
Why is it like this and where is the prison
Sto sablasno nem je
What is eerily silent
Kavez, moj usud i cemer
Cage, my destiny and misery
K'o u snu breme
Like a burden in a dream
Ono kada ne mozes da trcis
When you can't run
Ono kada ne mozes da bezis
When you can't escape
I skamenjen jecis
And you cry petrified
U taj cas tresnu me svetlo snezno belo
In that moment bright white light slams me
Padoh mu u narucje zlo nezno, slepo
I fell into its evil, tender, blind embrace
Kada podigoh kapke svuda, desno, levo
When I lifted my eyelids everywhere, right, left
Gore, dole oko mene je od stakla veo
Up, down, around me is a glass veil
Prostor ceo od ogledala satkan
The whole space made of mirrors
Niotkuda otvora, prozora ni vrata
Nowhere openings, windows or doors
Na ivici snaga, maglovito shvatam
On the edge of strength, I vaguely realize
Da u mene pilje bolne oci sa svih strana
That painful eyes stare into me from all sides
Ogledala, svi zidovi, patos, plafon
Mirrors, all walls, floor, ceiling
O, gledam vas, kriva lica plove strahom
Oh, I look at you, crooked faces floating in fear
K'o da mi sudi bezbroj mojih pogleda
As if countless of my glances are judging me
Sve je ja, znam
It's all me, I know
Svi se bojimo, strepimo gde je kraj nas
We are all scared, anxious about where the end is
Mrak
Darkness
Odjednom, huk rusi muk
Suddenly, noise breaks the silence
Zvuk grubi ubi mi sluh
Crude sound deafens me
Da stupim kud bih, kad tlu preti potres
To step where, when the ground threatens an earthquake
Preki poce sud
Swift judgment begins
Drhte zidovi, tavan i bezbroj mojih glava
Walls tremble, ceiling and countless of my heads
Sablasni roj grimasa, hrli meni krv mi ledi shvatam tada kakva je to zamka
A ghostly swarm of grimaces rushes to me, blood freezes, I realize then what a trap it is
Prostor se skuplja
The space contracts
A kad zguzva se skroz do kraja
And when it crumples completely
Zdrobice me, to mi zele, sad znam
It will crush me, that's what they want, now I know
Nada da ipak sanjam postade bleda i tanka
The hope that I am still dreaming becomes faint and thin
Stizu mi, nema spasa
They're coming for me, there's no escape
Smrvice me, nemam kud i tacka
They crush me, I have nowhere to go, period
I bas u taj cas
And just in that moment
Sansa u patosu je rupa
Hope on the floor is a hole
Svest posta budna shvatih
Consciousness becomes awake, I realized
Svetlo u sobi je stiglo otuda
The light in the room has come from there
Sudba mi nudi uzmak
Fate offers me retreat
Vratih osmeh za uzvrat
I returned a smile in return
Al' me njena ruka gruba tresnu
But her rough hand struck me
Vec sledeceg sekunda
Already the next second
Jer rupa nema dna, nema dna
Because the hole has no bottom, no bottom
Ne vidi se, nema ga
It's not visible, it's not there
Ako skocim, ni pod razno
If I jump, under no circumstances
Ne mogu preziveti taj pad
Can I survive that fall
I sta sad ovog sveta
And what now of this world
Sav strah spoznah
I have experienced all fear
U trenu kad jak osecaj
In an instant when a strong feeling
Gadnog kraja dade mi znak
Of a nasty end gave me a sign
Da skocim u taj kanal
To jump into that channel
Prstanje stakla sada vise nema natrag
The ring of glass now has no way back
Kotrljam se kroz sluzav
I roll through the slimy
Ljigav tunel bez kraja
Slippery tunnel with no end
Ta tama grize oko ispod kapka
That darkness gnaws at the eye under the eyelid
Gmize kozom, hitro stapa me
It creeps under the skin, swiftly merging with me
S mrtvilom mraka, gnjecavo crnilo vlada
With the stillness of darkness, oppressive blackness rules
Padam i padam i placem i padam
I fall and fall and cry and fall
I najzad eto kraja svetlo nada
And finally, here comes the end, light of hope
Izleteh i premreh i tresnuh o belo
I jump out and freeze and crash onto the white
Da li spas, il' opelo, samo led, dusom celom
Is it salvation, or funeral, only ice, with my whole soul
I tad videh, shvatih
And then I saw, I understood
Tesko verovah javi moje lice
I hardly believed my own face
Sasvim bledo, poput oblaka
Completely pale, like a cloud
Se nadvi nada mnom bedno malim
Hovering over me, pitifully small
Sto je iskasljan na taj zid wc-solje
Which is coughed up on that wall of the toilet bowl
Zbunjen vapim, hocu gore da se vratim
Confused, I cry out, I want to go back up
I stidim se i gadim
And I'm ashamed and disgusted
Jer sad mi je jasno sasvim
Because now it's clear to me
Da bejah u svojoj glavi
That I was in my own head
Da sam ispljuvan vani
That I was spat out outside
Ispovracao sebe iz sebe
Vomited myself out of myself
Vec se u dnu solje davim
Already drowning in the bottom of the toilet bowl
Onaj nad soljom bivsi ja
The one above the bowl, the former me
Drhti, stenje i zvali
Shivering, moaning, and begging
Bol, kakav to gnev moj
Pain, what kind of anger is this of mine
Cini da svest boj vodi
Makes consciousness lead the battle
Za presto nad sobom
For the throne over oneself
I sve sto bio sam pre tog trena
And everything I was before that moment
Nije vredno, al' sad je svejedno
It's not worth it, but now it doesn't matter
Ja nisam ja
I am not me
Mrak, kakav to gnev moj
Darkness, what kind of anger is this of mine
Cini da svest boj vodi
Makes consciousness lead the battle
Za presto nad sobom
For the throne over oneself
I sve sto bio sam pre tog trena
And everything I was before that moment
Nije vredno, i s jedom gledam
It's not worth it, and with disgust I look
Svoje lice bedno tu iznad
My pitiful face there above
Citav bazdi na vinjak, zvera u nista
The whole thing reeks of brandy, a beast in nothingness
A ipak nije sam u kupatilu
And yet he is not alone in the bathroom
Neko ili nesto je tamo
Someone or something is there
Iza neka sena nije jedna
Behind a shadow is not just one
To su covek i zena
It's a man and a woman
Tapsu mu ramena
They pat his shoulders
Tad napregnuh oka polusnena
Then I strained my half-asleep eyes
I poznah ta lica tudja
And I recognized those unfamiliar faces
Grozna sto ga teraju da odmah
Awful what they force him to do right away
Pusti vodu da skoncam, kao otpad
To flush the water and end it, like waste
Ona je sociofobija, on je 21. vek
She is social phobia, he is the 21st century
Oni su dosli po njega
They have come for him
Oni ga lazu da znaju lek, ne
They lie to him that they know the cure, no
Ne budi glup, oni zele samo ljusturu
Don't be stupid, they only want the shell
Samo olupinu, ljusku smusenu
Just the wreckage, the crushed shell
Bezlicnu, skrusenu srusen duh
Faceless, broken down, fallen spirit
Uvek tudj sebi samom
Always a stranger to himself
Budes gluv, vencan s tamom
You become deaf, married to darkness
Ne daj me, ne daj se
Don't give me away, don't give in
Lazu te, molim te
They lie to you, I beg you
Slusaj me, ne
Listen to me, no
Ali vec je kasno
But it's already late
On je zacaran bajkom
He is enchanted by the fairy tale
Da sve ce biti krasno
That everything will be wonderful
Cim ga prime u to carstvo
As soon as they accept him into that kingdom
Gde nema bola, gde savest nije patrola
Where there is no pain, where conscience is not on patrol
Gde si lisen mozga
Where you are deprived of reason
Gde si ponosni vlasnik bar-koda
Where you are the proud owner of a barcode
On pusta vodu
He flushes the water
Poslednjim pogledom oka
With the last glance of the eye
Vidim kako ga pohotno ljube
I see how they lustfully kiss him
Ona je vec gola, orgijaju
She is already naked, they orgy
Skaradno slave, prodiru u njega
Obscenely celebrating, penetrating into him
On je balav i prazan
He is slobbering and empty
I srecan i oslobodjen svega
And happy and freed from everything
Mrak
Darkness
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