Elephant

Singer/Songwriter Christoph CALiM releases his first single of the new year on March 3rd, 2023: "Elephant" is one of his most important songs ever, which was written as a musical symbol for freedom. The elephant takes center stage in the lyrics of Calim as an image for self-determination, self-awareness and represents a symbol of liberation – the liberation from any social resistance and inner errors until our true core, our true greatness has been exposed. In many cultures the elephant is a magical and sacred animal. The elephant is a symbol of luck, success, protection and stability. The history of the origin of proboscidea goes back as far as 7 million years. The very social animal lives in family groups and stands for strength & endurance, loyalty & solidarity, peace of mind & calmness, intelligence, patience, kindness & wisdom. A multitude of values ​​and qualities that Calim can identify with:
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“The song Elephant is meant to encourage all of us to show our true greatness. We are all shaped from childhood by the opinions and beliefs of other people – parents, family, teachers, friends, partner and by the society itself. Depending on the environment, this often leads to a loss of our true inner identity, which already exists at birth. This loss of identity makes it much more difficult for us to live and realize our dreams and our calling later on. Blockages, fears, disorientation, conformity, internal and external manipulations prevent us from living our talents that we bring to earth. And these talents are as diverse as the people themselves. But now these differences, the individual beauty of each woman & man, the great, manifold talents, the often hidden aptitudes are allowed to surface and enhance our society," Calim emphasizes the essence of the human being.
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"I am what they say - oh no! I am what I want to be! My life is my symphony ..." sings the artist in the song "Elephant" (self-)determined. And in the chorus it sounds powerful: "I'm not a tiger, not a swan and not an ant – I'm an elephant. Wisdom is what we spread!" And he finishes: "I'm not a spider, not a wolf and not a plant – I'm an elephant. And we never, never forget!"
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Christoph CALiM calls his songs a „Heartwarming Music“. Calim is a “Guardian of Earth”, a singing poet, a builder of bridges between different cultures, languages, times, worlds and spirits. Through the power of music & words he opens hearts, arms and gates into a new era of peace & freedom on Earth and in our society. As an open minded and worldwide acting artist he writes his songs in different languages and different music styles. The Singer/Songwriter combines a variety of music genres such as Pop, Folk, Rock, Reggae, Jazz, Latin, Classic, Rap or World Music. Christoph Calim is an artist with open eyes and arms, with content on the pulse of the time and always sings for the audience with heart and brain at the same time and in full intensity. Singing, (song-)writing and playing guitar is his way to activate feelings, to provoke thoughts and to spread hope & love. „I’m a man of the earth, not a man of a state. I live to love, I don’t live to hate!“, underlines Calim.