Danny Vaughn is an American singer. Danny has performed with Waysted, Tyket… Read Full Bio ↴Danny Vaughn is an American singer. Danny has performed with Waysted, Tyketto and Vaughn. He can also be found singing for the lesser known groups, From the Inside, and Flesh and Blood. He now performs and releases under his own name.

In 2003 Danny Vaughn played the part of Lancelot on Gary Hughes's rock opera Once and Future King Part I.

The latest line up of Danny's backing band consists of guitarist Tony Marshall ( Contagious ), Pat Heath ( Brave New World ), Steve McKenna ( Ten ) and Lee Morris ( Paradise Lost ).

This line up recorded and released the The Traveller album in February 2007. Danny & Tony started the promotion of the album by doing a two man acoustic tour opening up for Journey's UK tour in March. The whole band toured throughout the UK in May and June of 2007 and followed this up with two very special shows in December 2008 that resulted in the release of the unplugged The Road Less Travelled

Having released Reprise earlier this year, a double CD set that packages together his first two solo albums Soldiers & Sailors On Riverside & Fearless with additional bonus material Vaughn hits the road again in the UK in December 2010 on the "Inspirations & Aspirations" tour combing songs that have inspired him over the years with classics from his solo career, Tyketto and beyond.

Reprise, Standing Alone, The Road Less Travelled and other Vaughn & Tyketto albums can be purchased from www.hardrockhouse.com

Vaughn can also be found touring with The Ultimate Eagles

Traveller
Danny Vaughn Lyrics

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There's a time when you keep all that's precious
Close to your skin
There's a face in the window
Reflects everywhere that you've been
There's a romantic notion
You're dancing to some silent song
There's a reason unknown
Why a traveler keeps moving on

I'm just a passenger
I'm just a stranger at the wheel
I'm just a messenger
And I can't explain all the things I feel

So I ride
Ride down the wind
Search for the end of the road
That you know might not ever come
Come down in time
Touch every hand that you find
With a smile and a tear in your eye
To a traveler it's always goodbye

There's a whisper of love
That we keep for our innermost prayers
Longing for destination
But somehow I've never found where
There's a whirl and a blur
Where our time and our youth always slips
There's a hope for salvation
On every traveler's lips

I'm just a passenger
I'm just a sailor lost at sea
I'm just a messenger
And I can't explain what's inside of me

So I ride
Ride down the wind
Search for the end of the road
That you know might not ever come

Come down in time
Touch every hand that you find
With a smile and a tear in your eye

I'm just a passenger
I'm just a stranger at the wheel
A lonely messenger
And I can't explain all the things I feel

So I ride
Ride down the wind
Search for the end of the road
That you know might not ever come
Come down in time
Touch every hand that you find
With a smile
Oh and I'll ride
Ride down the wind
Search for the end of the road
That you know might not ever come
Come down in time
Touch every heart that you find
With a smile and a tear in your eye

To a traveler it's always goodbye
Goodbye

Overall Meaning

Traveller by Danny Vaughn is a song that talks about a person's constant search for something - purpose, love, happiness, meaning, or a destination that seems to elude them. The lyrics begin with describing the phase in every person's life when you keep everything that is precious to you, close to your skin, and a reflection of your journey so far is visible on your face. The song then introduces the idea of a romantic notion, a silent song that the traveler dances to, without always knowing the reason for their movement. The feeling of being just a passenger, stranger, sailor lost at sea, or a messenger, someone with a message to give without always understanding what it means, is the essence of the song.

One of the main themes in this song is the idea of searching, which is reflected in the repeated lines "I ride down the wind, search for the end of the road." The song talks about longing for a destination, something that can give meaning to the journey, but somehow, it remains elusive. The whole song is an acknowledgment of the futility of the search, yet finding the motivation to continue. The line "To a traveler, it's always goodbye" encapsulates the transient nature of life, and how every encounter or experience is only temporary.

Line by Line Meaning

There's a time when you keep all that's precious Close to your skin
There are times when you cherish something so much that you don't want to let it go, and you hold it close to your heart.

There's a face in the window Reflects everywhere that you've been
You see your reflection in the window, which shows where you have been and what you have experienced in life.

There's a romantic notion You're dancing to some silent song There's a reason unknown Why a traveler keeps moving on
There is an unexplainable feeling that comes with traveling, where you dance to an invisible song, and despite not knowing why, you keep moving towards your next destination.

I'm just a passenger I'm just a stranger at the wheel I'm just a messenger And I can't explain all the things I feel
I am just someone who is going along for the ride, a stranger driving the car, and I have emotions that I cannot explain or understand.

So I ride Ride down the wind Search for the end of the road That you know might not ever come Come down in time Touch every hand that you find With a smile and a tear in your eye To a traveler it's always goodbye
I continue on my journey, looking for the end of the road, even though it may not exist. I reach out to every person I meet with kindness and empathy, even though I know that I will eventually have to say goodbye as a traveler.

There's a whisper of love That we keep for our innermost prayers Longing for destination But somehow I've never found where
We all have a quiet, secret love that we keep deep within our hearts. We yearn for a place to call home, but sometimes we feel lost, like we haven't found our true destination yet.

There's a whirl and a blur Where our time and our youth always slips There's a hope for salvation On every traveler's lips
Life can feel like a blur, and time seems to slip away from us quickly. However, there is always a glimmer of hope for redemption and salvation that is on the minds of every traveler.

A lonely messenger
I am a messenger who travels alone and sometimes feels quite lonely on my journey.

Oh and I'll ride Ride down the wind Search for the end of the road That you know might not ever come Come down in time Touch every heart that you find With a smile and a tear in your eye To a traveler it's always goodbye Goodbye
And I will continue to ride the winds of change, searching for a destination that may not exist. I will touch the hearts of those I meet with both joy and sadness in my eyes, knowing that eventually, as a traveler, I will have to say goodbye to them.

Lyrics © A SIDE MUSIC LLC
Written by: DANIEL P/K/A DANNY VAUGHN HIMLER, PAT HEATH, TONY MARSHALL

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