Passenger

Songwriter: Passenger Andrew Philips

Producer: John Reynolds Andrew Philips Tim Oliver

[Verse 1]
When you were younger
Blue eyed boy wonder
Never used to ponder
On what life may hide
Now that you're older
The nights are so much colder
Never even told her
How you feel inside

[Pre-Chorus]
You were so proud
With your head up in the white clouds
She'd call you so loud
But you'd never know
Now that you're wiser
You'd never compromise her
Everyday you'd realize her
But this bird has flown

[Chorus]
And you've blown out all your candles
One by one
And you curse yourself for things you've never done

[Verse 2]
She would wait for you
Idolize, adore you
Love and reassure you
You couldn't let it be
You let it linger
Slip on through your fingers
So that September
She moved across the sea

[Pre-Chorus]
How your face dropped
And how your heart stopped
Sitting at the bus stop
When they told you that she'd gone
So you run to the harbor
Need to tell her that you love her
As the boat dissapears
You've never felt so alone

[Chorus]
And you've blown out all your candles
One by one
And you curse yourself
For things you've never done

[Second Chorus]
And where were you
When her hour of need
Had come?
Now you curse yourself
For things you've never done

[Bridge]
Now your grandson
Blonde haired
Blue eyed, handsome
Calls you up from London
Sits and asks you why
So your answer
Don't be scared of failure
For the only failure
Is never to try
Never to try
Never to try
Never to try

[Second Chorus]
And where were you
When her hour of need
Had come?
And you curse yourself
For things you've never done

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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