Passenger

Released: April 19, 2015

Songwriter: Passenger

Lying on a mattress cause my friend's crazy sister took my bed away
Sleeping she looked like an actress in theory and in practice
I said there's got to be a better way
She said you light a thousand matches
When you finally set fire will you run away?
So why'd you go and do it
When you knew that you would go and I would stay?

I hit the wall in frustration, the conversation had been circling for days
She said don't take it out on him, for the wall has always been
Supportive in the best of ways
We're laughing and crying like madmen dying in the snow
For just one second it was funny that she would have to stay and I would go

And I said love, you know, I love you so
When you love someone well you've gotta let 'em know
She said "Nothing's changed, I love you the same
When you love someone, sometimes you gotta let 'em go"

She handed me a stone in the perfect shape of a heart
She said I'm gonna take this home
For I know you'll only lose it somewhere after dark
In some faceless hotel room
You seem to lose everything you know
She didn't mean it how it sounded
What she meant was she would stay and I would go

And I said love, you know, I love you so
When you love someone well you've gotta let 'em know
She said "Nothing's changed
I love you the same
When you love someone
Sometimes you gotta let 'em go"

Sometimes you tear it all apart
To see the wood from the trees
Sometimes you break your own heart
To set yourself free

I walked her to the station
Hesitation in our movements and our tone
Words finally left after realizing
How uncomfortable they'd grown
See, what you want and what you need, well
They seldomly succeed to grow
We reluctantly agreed that when you love someone
You gotta let them go

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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