Passenger

Released: October 23, 2020

Songwriter: Passenger

Producer: Chris Vallejo

[Verse 1]
Sweet Sunday afternoon
September's golden brown
Summer always fades too soon
Like the laughter of a clown

And shadows fill the room
Where sorrows come to drown
Your heart’s a lead balloon
As you sink another one down

[Pre-Chorus]
I know it numbs the way you feel
Blurs what is right and what is real
And there's no love left you can steal

[Chorus]
For the joker laughs along
As the jester's outsmarted
The gambler tries to win back what he’s lost
And the sad man sings a song
For the drunk and broken hearted
And the fool, he never knows how much it cost

[Verse 2]
Sweet Sunday afternoon
And all that can be heard
Is an old familiar tune
Though you've forgotten half the words

And sunlight floods the room
Like a silent flock of birds
And hope's a red balloon
Disappearing through the clouds

[Pre-Chorus]
I know it numbs the way you feel
Blurs what is right and what is real
There's no one here to make a deal with

[Chorus]
For the joker laughs along
And the jester's outsmarted
The gambler tries to win back what he's lost
Oh, and the sad man, he sings a song
For the drunk and broken hearted
And the fool, he never knows how much it cost

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]
Yea well the joker, he laughs along
As the jester's outsmarted
The gambler tries to win back what he's lost
Yeah, and the sad man, he sings a song
For the drunk and broken hearted
And the fool, he never knows how much it cost
Well the fool, he never knows how much it cost

Passenger aka Mike Rosenberg is a multi award winning, platinum selling singer-songwriter from Brighton, UK. His career so far has spanned over a decade and taken him on a journey that has seen him travel multiple times around the globe playing street corners to stadiums and headlining some of the most iconic venues and stages. He is most psynonomous with the hugely successful song ‘Let Her Go’ that has been viewed on You Tube over 2 billion times, is approaching 1 billion streams on Spotify and has reached number 1 in 19 x countries. This is however only one side of Passenger and there is an incredible body of work behind the humble troubadour. The latest album is his 13th studio album in 12 x years. Recorded at the iconic Abbey Rd studios and Mike’s own studio in Brighton, it sees him record with a string quartet for the first time and is a beautiful and resonate testament to his time on the streets of Britain.

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