Callejon (Spanish callejón "alley", [ka.ʎeˈxon]) is a German metalcore band… Read Full Bio ↴Callejon (Spanish callejón "alley", [ka.ʎeˈxon]) is a German metalcore band founded in Düsseldorf in 2002. The band writes and sings the majority of their lyrics in German.

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.

Polar
Callejon Lyrics

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Wir haben uns fortbewegt, sind angekommen
Und blieben doch nicht stehen
Halten die Augen geschlossen, das Leuchten der Pole
Zwingt uns zum Weitergehen
Wir sind müde geworden, das lässt sich nicht ändern
Hier gibt's keine Nacht
Wir spüren die Kälte nicht mehr
Wir sind seit 30 Tagen wach

Wir sehen das Eis in Blöcken splittern wie Kristall
Wir werden weitergehen, noch ein Stück
Immer ein Stück weiter, jedesmal
Es ist viel zu spät um noch umzudrehen
Und wir sind am Ende
Am Ende wird es uns alles nehmen, alles nehmen!

Schneeweißblind und doch gehn wir weiter
Stück für Stück um nicht zu erfrieren
Uns bricht das Eis unter den Beinen
Wir atmen ein, wir haben nichts zu verlieren

Wir sind eingebrochen und abgetaucht
Und blieben doch nicht stehen
Wir wurden abgetrieben auf riesigen Schollen
Und fanden zurück auf den Weg
Wir waren eingeschneit und auf Ewig vergraben
Verbrannt und starrgefroren
Hier gibt es nichts außer weiß hinter weiß hinter weiß
Und weißer Reflexion

Schneeweißblind und doch gehn wir weiter
Stück für Stück um nicht zu erfrieren
Uns bricht das Eis unter den Beinen
Wir atmen ein, wir haben nichts zu verlieren
Schneeweißblind und doch gehn wir weiter
Wir atmen ein, wir haben nichts zu verlieren

Schneeweißblind und doch gehn wir weiter
Wir atmen ein, wir haben nichts zu verlieren

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Callejon's song "Polar" speak of a journey through a frozen wilderness. The travelers are exhausted, having been awake for thirty days, but the lure of the glowing poles keeps them moving forward. The cold is no longer felt, and the icebound landscape is both beautiful and treacherous. They tread carefully, fearful of breaking through the ice and plunging into the frigid waters below. The journey seems never-ending, but they press on nonetheless. They are "snow-blind," blinded by the white of the snow and ice, but they continue to move forward, one step at a time, in order to avoid freezing to death.

The song is a metaphor for the human struggle. It speaks of the human condition, where we continue to move forward, despite the obstacles in our way. We are all travelers in life, and the journey can be treacherous at times. We are blinded by our fears and our own limitations, but we continue to push forward, knowing that we have nothing to lose.

Line by Line Meaning

Wir haben uns fortbewegt, sind angekommen Und blieben doch nicht stehen Halten die Augen geschlossen, das Leuchten der Pole Zwingt uns zum Weitergehen
We have moved, arrived, But did not stop With closed eyes, the brightness of the poles Forces us to keep going

Wir sind müde geworden, das lässt sich nicht ändern Hier gibt's keine Nacht Wir spüren die Kälte nicht mehr Wir sind seit 30 Tagen wach
We have become tired, it cannot be changed There is no night here We do not feel the cold anymore We have been awake for 30 days

Wir sehen das Eis in Blöcken splittern wie Kristall Wir werden weitergehen, noch ein Stück Immer ein Stück weiter, jedesmal Es ist viel zu spät um noch umzudrehen Und wir sind am Ende Am Ende wird es uns alles nehmen, alles nehmen!
We see the ice splitting into blocks like crystal We will keep going, just a little further Always a little further, every time It is too late to turn back now And we are at the end At the end, it will take everything from us!

Schneeweißblind und doch gehn wir weiter Stück für Stück um nicht zu erfrieren Uns bricht das Eis unter den Beinen Wir atmen ein, wir haben nichts zu verlieren
Blinded by the snow, yet we keep going Step by step to not freeze The ice breaks under our feet We breathe in, we have nothing to lose

Wir sind eingebrochen und abgetaucht Und blieben doch nicht stehen Wir wurden abgetrieben auf riesigen Schollen Und fanden zurück auf den Weg
We have broken through and submerged And yet we did not stop We were carried away on huge ice floes And found our way back

Wir waren eingeschneit und auf Ewig vergraben Verbrannt und starrgefroren Hier gibt es nichts außer weiß hinter weiß hinter weiß Und weißer Reflexion
We were snowed in and buried forever Burned and frozen stiff Here there is nothing but white on white on white And white reflection

Schneeweißblind und doch gehn wir weiter Stück für Stück um nicht zu erfrieren Uns bricht das Eis unter den Beinen Wir atmen ein, wir haben nichts zu verlieren Schneeweißblind und doch gehn wir weiter Wir atmen ein, wir haben nichts zu verlieren Schneeweißblind und doch gehn wir weiter
Blinded by the snow, yet we keep going Step by step to not freeze The ice breaks under our feet We breathe in, we have nothing to lose Blinded by the snow, yet we keep going We breathe in, we have nothing to lose Blinded by the snow, yet we keep going

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