(1) Challenger Deep is an atmospheric metal band from Minsk, Belarus in 2009. The band comprises vocalist Anton Bondarenko (ex-Frequence Diversity, Mulct), guitar-player Anton Berezovskiy (ex-Anna Coralie, ex-Frequence Diversity, Roddone), Alexander Stepanenko (Marie Chante) on the second guitar, drummer Sergey Golovach (ex-Ronin Diem) and bass-player Evgeniy Danilov (ex-Ronin Diem). As for now the band has released two full-length albums, expanding their musical borders from early atmospheric post-hardcore and post-rock riffs to later melancholic multi-layered metal songs, yet maintaining unusual style with rich instrumental part and powerful, aggressive vocals.
After three years since the release of the first album entitled «Our Own Prisons» (Dominance Records, Self-Released) and many shows and hard studio work, Challenger Deep has released it’s space album «Irreversible» in April 2014 on independent label «TRVS Records». Putting huge conceptual efforts, it took almost 2 years to complete and represent the picture of a melancholic face of destructive human activity, which destroys each piece of light on it's way.
Challenger Deep is an uncommercial band, which is always open to all people without racial, sexual (and etc.) prejudices.
The band is currently working hard on new material for the upcoming album and planning to go an European tour in Autumn 2015.
(2) Challenger Deep is an instrumental rock four-piece boy band out of Atlanta, Georgia for fans of artists like The Fall of Troy, Protest The Hero, Chon, Polyphia, Plini & Intervals. Their latest release, The Stuff of Legends" released Oct. 29th, 2021.
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Hope
Challenger Deep Lyrics
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A pure pearl
Silence breath the trail
Of memories and past mistakes
And figures and silhouettes
Die with first lights of hope
And train of thoughts
And clarity (clarity) dies (died)
In its measured steps
That louder and louder
Ring in my head (in my head)
And over and over again
It brings me my pain
(It brings me my pain)
With even no chance
To bring me hope back
And sobering whispers of deafening shadows
Shine in the distance like morning stars
And linger in the well of my space
Come closer and closer to the edge of my nightmares
And perfect convergence of compromissable dreams
Is it the end?
Is it my end?
The lyrics of Challenger Deep's song Hope carry a heavy sense of despair and hopelessness. The first lines are paradoxically beautiful and fragile, describing the singer as a "frail and crystal like / A pure pearl." However, this beauty contrasts with the pain of memories and mistakes that follow, recounted by the line "Silence breath the trail / Of memories and past mistakes." The use of the word "breath" adds a haunting quality to these memories, indicating they are always present and impossible to escape from.
The middle of the song deals with loss and the death of hope. The "figures and silhouettes" that the singer sees die with the "first lights of hope," leaving them with a train of thoughts that "turns to the horizon." Despite this attempt to look forward, the clarity that the singer seeks is gone. It "dies in its measured steps," and instead, they are left with a "louder and louder" ringing in their head. The repetition of "in my head" emphasizes the singer's isolation and the impossibility of escaping their thoughts.
The final lines of the song are a flurry of questions and desperation. The "sobering whispers of deafening shadows" create a sense of impending doom, as they "shine in the distance like morning stars." The convergence of "compromissable dreams" adds to the weight of the singer's hopelessness as they ask, "Is it the end? / Is it my end?"
Overall, the lyrics of Hope evoke a sense of being trapped in one's own thoughts and past mistakes, unable to find a way out of the pain and despair. The beauty and fragility of the opening lines are quickly overshadowed by the sense of loss and hopelessness that follows.
Line by Line Meaning
Frail and crystal like
Delicate and clear
A pure pearl
Something beautiful and rare
Silence breath the trail
Quietness carries the memories
Of memories and past mistakes
Of things that have happened before
And figures and silhouettes
People and shapes
Die with first lights of hope
Disappear with the beginning of optimism
And train of thoughts
Series of ideas
Turns to horizon
Craves a new day/s a better tomorrow
And clarity (clarity) dies (died)
And understanding is lost
In its measured steps
In a slow and controlled manner
That louder and louder
Getting increasingly louder
Ring in my head (in my head)
Echo in my mind
And over and over again
Repeatedly
It brings me my pain
It reminds me of my suffering
(It brings me my pain)
(It brings me my pain)
With even no chance
Without any hope
To bring me hope back
To revive my optimism
And sobering whispers of deafening shadows
Depressing hints of overpowering fears
Shine in the distance like morning stars
Appear like distant, unattainable goals
And linger in the well of my space
Stay in my mind
Come closer and closer to the edge of my nightmares
Approach the limit of my darkest thoughts
And perfect convergence of compromissable dreams
And the perfect combination of achievable but less desirable ideals
Is it the end?
Is this the final chapter?
Is it my end?
Is this my ultimate fate?
Contributed by Jeremiah D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.