Callejon was founded in 2002. Their first release was a self-titled demo released in 2003. On 7 May 2005, the band released their EP Chronos. Their debut album, Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé, was released on 7 July 2006. Both albums were released through their label My Favorite Toy Records, which is based in Mainz.
In February 2003, the band went on a three-weeks promotional tour for their album Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé.
In September 2007, they signed a contract with Edition TAKK, a publishing company associated with Sony/ATV Music Publishing Germany. With a tour in winter 2007 the EP Fauler Zauber Dunkelherz was promoted. After that drummer Sven Wasel was replaced by Bodo Stricker.
In May 2008, the band signed a contract with Nuclear Blast. Their label debut Zombieactionhauptquartier contained 13 songs. It was produced by Eike Freese in Hamburg and was published on 28 November 2008. The album features a song "Porn from Spain" with K.I.Z rapping as guest singers.
In March 2010, the band uploaded their third album Videodrom to their Myspace page. It was released on 3 April 2010 and entered the German Media Control Charts at No. 31. The album is inspired by David Cronenberg's film Videodrome.
Their album Blitzkreuz, produced by Colin Richardson, was released in June 2012. A video for the first single "Blitzkreuz" has been released on 12 April. The album contains "Porn from Spain 2", this time additionally to K.I.Z with Mille from Kreator and Sebastian Madsen from Madsen.
With their album Man spricht Deutsch they released an album consisting only of cover versions in January 2013.
In 2015, a new album called Wir sind Angst, this time exclusively with own songs, was released. It contains a song named Dunkelherz, which points back to the 2007 tour.
It was followed by Fandigo, which introduced a change of style. The newer songs contain more synthesized and melodic parts than older ones, the songs became slightly softer whilst maintaining hard riffs.
In succession to Man spricht Deutsch, Callejon released Hartgeld im Club in 2019. It mainly consists of covers of German rap music, although some own songs and features are included. It also contains a third "Porn from Spain"-Song featuring Ice-T and K.I.Z as well.
In May 2020, the band announced a new album entitled "Metropolis", which was released on 28 August 2020. The album was stated to be inspired by Fritz Lang's film of the same name. The first song of the album, also of the same name, was released three months prior on 29 May 2020. Singer BastiBasti directed the accompanying music video. On 31 July, a second single was released titled "Gottficker" with accompanying music video also directed by BastiBasti.
Astronaut
Callejon Lyrics
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Doch sie wichen immer aus ..
In kaltem Wahn erschlug ich sie,
Vor mir nur noch Scherben,
Im Dunkeln sitz'n wollt' ich nicht,
Was bleibt ist schlicht zu sterben.
Er blieb aus,
Er blieb aus,
.. blieb aus.
Wir drehen uns um die Sonne 'rund,
Um die Erde kreist der Mond,
Wir sterben nicht am Tod,
Sondern am Schwindelschwund, Schwindelschwund.
The lyrics of Callejon's song "Astronaut" are about the desire to reach for the stars, but feeling as if they are always out of reach. The singer delves into a moment of madness where they become so fixated on the idea of reaching the stars that they begin to destroy them out of frustration. In their destructive state, they are left with nothing but shards of what once were things they longed for. The singer is left feeling defeated and mournful, believing that death is the only option left for them.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Er blieb aus" which translates to "it stayed away" in English. The phrase represents the singer's failure to reach their goal of touching the stars. The next verse takes a more existential turn as the singer reminds us that life is a circular journey around the sun and that we will never truly cease to exist. The line, "We die not from death, but from dizziness," is a commentary on how the idea of infinity and the vastness of space can make us feel small and insignificant.
Line by Line Meaning
Ich wollte nach den Sternen greifen, greifen, greifen ..
I wanted to reach for the stars, reach, reach..
Doch sie wichen immer aus ..
But they always eluded me..
In kaltem Wahn erschlug ich sie,
In a frenzy, I killed them in cold blood,
Vor mir nur noch Scherben,
Leaving me only with shattered remains,
Im Dunkeln sitz'n wollt' ich nicht,
I didn't want to sit in the darkness,
Was bleibt ist schlicht zu sterben.
Leaving me with nothing but to die simply.
Doch ein Erfolg, er blieb aus.
However, success remained elusive,
Er blieb aus,
It was nowhere to be found,
Er blieb aus.
It remained out of reach.
Wir drehen uns um die Sonne 'rund,
We revolve around the sun,
Um die Erde kreist der Mond,
The moon is in orbit around the Earth,
Wir sterben nicht am Tod,
We don't die from death,
Sondern am Schwindelschwund, Schwindelschwund.
But from the vertigo that makes us lose our balance.
Contributed by Wyatt P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.