Passenger

Released: June 6, 2014

Songwriter: Passenger

Producer: Chris Vallejo Passenger

[Verse 1]
Oh, well, he’s been collecting since the age of nine
Every shiny bullet that he could find
Built himself a house with the wooden floors
Put the shiny bullets in a chest of drawers

[Verse 2]
Well, his wife’s long gone and the kids are grown
The trees, they fall down on their own
Memories fade like an old slideshow
But the bullets still shine like coins in the snow

[Verse 3]
Well, one day he took himself into town
When the men with the truck, well, they came around
They took the television and the gun from the wall
Oh, and almost every bullet from the chest of drawers
Oh, no, oh

[Verse 4]
Well, he came back home, found the house in a mess
Run into the bedroom and the old brown chest
Well, he didn’t care much for the VCR
But he cried for the space where the bullets were

[Verse 5]
Well, the men took the truck down into town
And they sold all the silver they had found
But they couldn't sell the bullets 'cause they weren't live rounds
So they dug a big hole, put the bullets in the ground
Oh-oh-oh, no, oh-oh, I...

[Outro]
Well, he doesn't leave the house much anymore
'Cause the men are gonna come like they did before
And he'll hold onto the three or four
Bullets that they left in the chest of drawers
Well, the bullets that they left in the chest of drawers

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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