1. A Swedish alternative metal band including members of In
Flames. Now filed under Passenger (SWE).
2. A Brighton (UK) based alternative folk band.
3. A San José, Costa Rica hardcore/screamo band.
4. A Mesa, Arizona based acoustic rock band.
5. A rap artist from Texas.
6. An old alias of DJ Tiësto.
7. A Chicago-based instrumental rock band.
8. A psytrance project of MFG's Guy Zukrel.
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Passenger was formed in 1995 by Sten and Engelin. Both members wanted to do something that was not Thrash metal or Melodic death metal unlike the bands they played in. At its early stages the band was originally called "Cliff". Under the name Cliff they recorded two demos in Studio Fredman that were never released. After a break in the band and after Engelin was hired as a session guitarist for In Flames' Whoracle tour, Anders Fridén, the vocalist of In Flames showed interest in Passenger and joined the band.
In the year 2000 the band came back from its break and went on to record a demo. In 2001 the band recorded another demo in which early versions of the songs "Used", "In My Head", "Circus" and "Drowning City" were recorded. After a third demo the band finally recorded and released their debut album entitled Passenger. A video for "In Reverse" was also released.
Sten noted in February 2004 on their official website that they were in the process of recording their second album. However, since then, Fridén, lead vocalist of both Passenger and In Flames has been noted saying that he has very little time for the project, due to other commitments, and the group is currently on hold. In an interview with Fridén he stated that as soon as he gets a break from In Flames, he wants to get all the group together to record a second album for early 2010. This did however not happen as Anders continued touring with In Flames until October 2010 when they entered their studio to record their next album.
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The brainchild of 26-year-old Brighton born singer/songwriter Mike Rosenberg, Passenger is redefining the troubadour for the 21st century. Formerly a five-piece band, Passenger has now pared back to basics, quite literally bringing music to the streets on a series of lengthy busking journeys across Australia, America and the United Kingdom. A classic journeyman musician, cut from the same mould as Van Morrison, Neil Young and John Prine, Passenger has the unique ability to move from the humorous to heartbreaking with every song.
After a year spent crisscrossing the UK and US with his debut album Wicked Man’s Rest, Passenger’s markedly stripped down and soulful second album Wide Eyes Blind Love was brought to the public as it was created: on the road. Setting up on street corners across the UK and Australia, Passenger halted passers by in their hundreds; all connecting to the mellifluous tones and powerfully hewn lyrics emanating from this lone figure and his guitar. This is music as Passenger means it to be, unvarnished and honest, just pure talent and powerful tunes that tap straight into the heart of the crowd.
Struck by the dynamic freedom of the troubadour life, Passenger developed the grass roots method of Wide Eyes Blind Love into the germ of a new album. Impressively and entirely self funded through busking income, Passenger set about recording a series of collaborations with musical friends met along the way. Flight Of The Crow is the remarkable result of Passenger’s intrepid journey, with Australian artists Lior, Josh Pyke, Katie Noonan, Boy & Bear, Kate Miller Heidke, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Brian Campeau and Elana Stone, Matt Corby, Jess Chalker and Dead Letter Chorus all lending their voices to this serendipitous creative venture. Flight Of The Crow was recorded in Sydney’s famous BJB studios over February and March of 2010, and co-produced by Berkfinger (AKA Simon Berkleman from Philadelphia Grand Jury).
As a second album born of the road, Flight Of The Crow speaks to the compelling quality of Passenger’s music and the striking sincerity of his lyrics, both of which are matched by his dedication to this grass roots style of craftsmanship and collaboration. How utterly remarkable that a lone musician can travel the globe, and literally from the street, connect with some of Australia’s finest musical talents to produce a self-funded album. This is the stuff of legend, with Passenger clearly evoking the humble, hardworking creativity of the troubadours of old.
www.myspace.com/passengerofficial
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Passenger or PSNGR is an active hardcore/screamo band formed in San José, Costa Rica born in 2004. Their EP "Get OFF the Rails!" (tentative title) will be out in 20/01/09. Band members: Alejandro Pacheco (vocals & guitar), Grego Rojas (guitar), Andres Moraga (bass), Jose Vargas (drums). www.myspace.com/passenger
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Passenger the acoustic rock band was formed in late 2000. They have a large archive of both original music and cover songs. They released their first pressed album, entitled "Four Letter Word", in September 2004 on indie label Crop Circle Records.
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Passenger is an Austin, Texas based MC. Born in Massachusetts, he spent most of his younger days growing up in New York and Houston, Tx eventually moving to Austin, Tx in 1996 attending college to try his hand as a sound engineer. During these years, his musical versatility had him playing bass in an alternative rock band, singing in another side project, DJing house, jungle and hip hop music at various venues in Austin. Eventually he became a full time DJ for the reggae/ska/hiphop/punk band, Indofin, which he was a member for years touring the country. His love for hip hop provoked him to purchase an MPC and has been making beats and rhyming ever since. "The Brick In A Glass House", his debut album, contains production from Nozebleed, Lazerbeak (Doomtree), amongst others as well as his own and has guests from Austin's own Emcee, Justin Cook, Weezel, as well as a few others. Currently, you can find him playing shows around the Austin area and will begin to venturing out to other Texas cities. He is also working on putting together a live band to back him at shows and working on new material.
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Passenger is also an old alias of DJ Tiësto. Tiësto only produced 2 tracks under his old Passenger-alias: "Blackspin" and "F.A.H.", both appearing on a record released on Momentum Records in 1996.
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Passenger began winter of 2002 when guitarist dustin covert and bassist/vocalist david mata collaborated on the bands first full length "alive" an 8 song full length about a disoriented and dark but intriguing view of love and romance. the album explored dissonant melodies and agonizingly slow chord progressions with the use of mark sampson on drums and sam billen on piano. in 2003 passenger progressed to a four person line up with michael oberlin on drums and james demis on keyboards and sound and began to play various rock venues in chicago, illinois and used silent film to accompany their live performance. numerous line-up changes took effect during the next year and a half, but in 2005 the concrete line-up of Dustin Covert and David D'Antonio on guitars, David Mata on Bass and Samuel Vincent on drums was achieved. In winter of 2005 Passenger recorded "The Owls are Restless", a 2 hour and 40 minute concept record about an ancient war between owls and rabbits and was recorded and engineered by Steve Whitney in a warehouse in Aurora, Illinois. Shortly after the recording drummer Samuel Vincent tragically passed away. Without his talent and with the grief of losing a dear, dear friend the band decided it was impossible to continue performing the material or anything that involved Passenger. These unfortunate events occurred before "The Owls are Restless" was able to achieve any sort of record label attention, and when it finally did it was too late. The remaining musicians have continued creating in their band White Devil, named after the vintage moog synth/organ that Sam would play in collaboration with his drums in Passenger.
myspace.com/whitedevilchicago
Life's for the Living
Passenger Lyrics
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Cars stood like toys made of Taiwanese plastic
The boy laughed at the spastic dancing around in the rain
While laundrettes cleaned clothes, high heels rub toes
Puddles splashed huddles of bus stop crows
Dressed in their suits and their boots
Well they all look the same
The boys lost in books and crackling vinyl
And carved out a poem above the urinal that read
Don't you cry for the lost
Smile for the living
Get what you need and give what you're given
Life's for the living so live it
Or you're better off dead
While the evening pulled the moon out of it's packet
Stars shone like buttons on an old man's jacket
We needed a nail but we tacked it 'til it fell of the wall
While pigeon's pecked trains, sparks flew like planes
The rain showed the rainbows in the oil stains
And we all had new iPhone's but no one had no one to call
And I stumbled down to the stomach of the town
Where the widow takes memories to slowly drown
With a hand to the sky and a mist in her eye she said
Don't you cry for the lost
Smile for the living
Get what you need and give what you're given
Life's for the living so live it
Or you're better off dead
Well I'm sick of this town, this blind man's forage
They take your dreams down and stick them in storage
You can have them back son when you've paid off
Your mortgage and loans
Oh hell with this place, I'll go it my own way
I'll stick out my thumb and I trudge down the highway
Someday someone must be going my way home
Till then I'll make my bed from a disused car
With a mattress of leaves and a blanket of stars
And I'll stitch the words into my heart with a needle and thread
Don't you cry for the lost
Smile for the living
Get what you need and give what you're given
You know life's for the living so live it
Or you're better off dead
Don't you cry for the lost
Smile for the living
Get what you need and give what you're given
Life's for the living so live it
Or you're better off dead
The lyrics of "Life's for the Living" by Passenger describe the atmosphere of a rainy evening in a small town, where everything seems mundane and colorless. The song reflects on the mundanity of everyday life, the frustrations of being stuck in a place you no longer want to be, and encourages listeners to make the most of their lives. The first verse paints a picture of a sleepy town where people go about their business, while the singer observes their actions. Despite the dreariness of the surroundings, the boy in the rain is carefree, and it is his attitude that stands out to the singer.
In the second verse, the singer visits a cafe where people are lost in books and vinyl, and amidst that drudgery, he carves out an inspiring message above the urinal - "Don't you cry for the lost, smile for the living, get what you need and give what you're given, life's for the living so live it, or you're better off dead." The message centers on the idea that we should appreciate what we have in life and make the most of it. The song continues to talk about the monotony of life, with people owning iPhones but having no one to call.
In the final verse, the singer decides to break free from his unfulfilled life and hit the road to find his way home. He chooses a non-traditional life, abandoning the idea of a mortgage and loan payment to live his life on the road. He chooses to live a humble lifestyle, where he sleeps on a mattress of leaves and a blanket of stars, far away from the world of materialism. He stitches the inspiring message onto his heart to remind himself to keep living his life to the fullest. The overall message of the song is to appreciate what you have, to live in the moment, and to not be afraid to take chances and make the most of the opportunities life presents.
Line by Line Meaning
Well grey clouds wrapped round the town like elastic
The clouds appeared like elastic, blanketing the grey town
Cars stood like toys made of Taiwanese plastic
The parked cars resembled Taiwanese toys made of plastic
The boy laughed at the spastic dancing around in the rain
The boy laughed at the dancing person with a physical disability as they danced in the rain
While laundrettes cleaned clothes, high heels rub toes
As laundrettes cleaned clothes, women in high heels rubbed their feet in discomfort
Puddles splashed huddles of bus stop crows
Crowds of black birds gathered at bus stops and splashed in puddles
Dressed in their suits and their boots Well they all looked the same
People dressed alike in suits and boots, and appeared indistinguishable from each other
I took myself down to the cafe to find all The boys lost in books and crackling vinyl
The singer went to a café where boys were lost in books and vinyl
And carved out a poem above the urinal that read
The artist carved out a poem on the wall above a restroom urinal
Don't you cry for the lost
Do not mourn for those who are gone
Smile for the living
Appreciate the living and be happy
Get what you need and give what you're given
Take what you need and give back what you can
Life's for the living so live it
Life is meant for the living and should be lived fully
Or you're better off dead
Otherwise, it is better off to not be alive
While the evening pulled the moon out of it's packet
During the evening, the moon appeared in the sky
Stars shone like buttons on an old man's jacket
The stars in the night sky looked like buttons on an old man's jacket
We needed a nail but we tacked it 'til it fell of the wall
We lacked a nail to hang something, so we improvised until it fell
While pigeon's pecked trains, sparks flew like planes
As pigeons pecked at the trains, sparks flew and looked like planes in the night sky
The rain showed the rainbows in the oil stains
The rain revealed rainbows in the oil stains on the ground
And we all had new iPhone's but no one had no one to call
Everyone had a new iPhone, but no one had someone to call
And I stumbled down to the stomach of the town
The artist walked stumbling down to the center of the town
Where the widow takes memories to slowly drown
It's a place where a widow goes to grieve and release memories
With a hand to the sky and a mist in her eye she said
The widow raised her hand to the sky, with a mist in her eye as she spoke
Well I'm sick of this town, this blind man's forage
The singer is frustrated with this town, which feels chaotic and aimless
They take your dreams down and stick them in storage
Others are responsible for bringing you down and putting your dreams away
You can have them back son when you've paid off your mortgage and loans
You can only retrieve your dreams after paying debts from your mortgage and loans
Oh hell with this place, I'll go it my own way
The singer is done with this place and will go their own way
I'll stick out my thumb and I trudge down the highway
The singer will hitchhike on the highway
Someday someone must be going my way home
The artist hopes someone will eventually lead them in the direction of their home
Till then I'll make my bed from a disused car
The artist will make a bed from an abandoned car since they have no home
With a mattress of leaves and a blanket of stars
The mattress will be made of leaves while a starry sky acts as a blanket
And I'll stitch the words into my heart with a needle and thread
The singer will stitch words into their heart using a needle and thread
Don't you cry for the lost
Do not cry for those who are gone
Smile for the living
Appreciate the living and be happy
Get what you need and give what you're given
Take what you need and give back what you can
You know life's for the living so live it
Acknowledge that life is for the living, so enjoy it while you can
Or you're better off dead
Otherwise, it is better off to not be alive
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Michael David Rosenberg
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@emilyjohnson6473
I remember listening to this song about 10 years ago for the very first time. I was so young and hadn't experienced a bit of life yet. It was significant to me then...but I understand the lyrics and meaning behind the song so much better now. I'm not sure if I should be mourning the loss of my innocence or celebrating the expance of my experience. Maybe just a little of both. Thank you Mike and Foy for breathing such a renewed life into this song!
@gogogamerzz
Exacly man, this is the song I first played on my guitar, got me into Passenger. Such a special song!!
@kipclifton9403
The more gray we have the better we relate to this song.
@MariaJose-mz6cq
Divino verlos juntos cantando esta cancion y el video hermoso!! Desde Argentina!!!!!
@suelicorrea5740
Amo, ❤
@minolnagahawatta4311
❤
@EmmanuelJavier-ol7fh
Occasionally, you search for music on YouTube. There are times when music finds its way to you... like this one! ❤
@vanu_tucker6602
🎉 facts 🎉
@sibhonikealiko
Agreed 👍
@lanikai91
Yes🎉