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
Runaway
Passenger Lyrics
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Living by the camp fire light
Yeah, my love's a stowaway
Slipping out into the night
But hey, I can feel it
I don't want to run this time
I can feel it now
Shining like the sun this time
I know now
I don't want to run away
I don't want to run away
Well, my soul's a cast away
Tired of bein' alone
Yeah, my love gets thrown away
Any way the wind gets blown, oh
But hey, I can feel it
I don't want to stray this time
I can feel it now
Hey, I can feel it
Pouring down like rain this time
I know now
I don't want to
Runaway trains never get no peace
They keep on running 'til their engines cease
Keep on running and I don't stand still
I won't know love, no, I never will
And rolling stones never find a home
'Cause they keep on rolling through life alone
If I keep on rolling down the same old hill
I'll never know love, I never will
I can feel it
I don't want to search no more
I can feel it now
Hey, I can feel it
It's never felt so good before
I know now
I don't want to run away, ay
I don't want to run away, hey
I don't want to run away, yeah
I don't want to run away
The lyrics of Passenger's song "Runaway" depict a sense of longing for connection and love. The singer describes their heart as a runaway, living a nomadic life illuminated by the campfire light. Their love, too, is portrayed as a stowaway, slipping away into the night. However, as the song progresses, the singer realizes that running away and being alone is not what they truly desire.
The chorus expresses this shift in perspective. The singer declares that they can feel something different this time, something that makes them not want to run away. They feel a sense of certainty and warmth, shining like the sun. Their soul, which used to be cast away and tired of being alone, now longs for stability and connection. They no longer want to stray or be thrown away by love. The lyrics convey a yearning to find a love that feels like home.
The verses introduce the metaphor of runaway trains and rolling stones. Runaway trains represent a restless and unfulfilled existence, never finding peace until their engines cease. Rolling stones, on the other hand, never find a home as they continuously journey through life alone. The singer realizes that if they continue down the same path, they will never know love. They don't want to keep searching aimlessly or rolling through life alone anymore.
In conclusion, "Runaway" by Passenger explores the theme of longing for love and connection. The song captures the desire to break free from a nomadic existence and find a sense of stability and belonging.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, my heart's a runaway
My emotions are uncontrollable and often lead me astray
Living by the campfire light
Finding comfort and solace in simplicity and nature
Yeah, my love's a stowaway
My affection for someone is hidden and not openly expressed
Slipping out into the night
Escaping unnoticed, leaving behind any responsibilities or commitments
But hey, I can feel it
However, I am starting to become aware
I don't want to run this time
I desire to face and confront my feelings instead of avoiding them
I can feel it now
I am finally conscious of my emotions
Hey, I can feel it
Yes, I am truly sensing it
Shining like the sun this time
My emotions are radiant and powerful
I know now
I have come to understand
I don't want to run away
I no longer wish to escape or avoid my emotions
Well, my soul's a cast away
My inner self feels abandoned and isolated
Tired of bein' alone
Exhausted from the loneliness and longing for companionship
Yeah, my love gets thrown away
My affection is often disregarded or discarded
Any way the wind gets blown, oh
No matter the direction or circumstances, my love is easily disregarded
Runaway trains never get no peace
People who avoid their emotions or responsibilities never find peace
They keep on running 'til their engines cease
They continue to run away until they completely burn out
Keep on running and I don't stand still
I am constantly on the move, never staying in one place
I won't know love, no, I never will
By running away, I will never experience true love or connection
And rolling stones never find a home
Those who constantly wander and are not rooted in one place never find a sense of belonging
'Cause they keep on rolling through life alone
Because they never settle down, they go through life without companionship
If I keep on rolling down the same old hill
If I continue on the same path and patterns, I will never find fulfillment
I'll never know love, I never will
I will always miss out on experiencing true love and connection
I can feel it
I am aware of it
I don't want to search no more
I have no desire to continue seeking for something that eludes me
Hey, I can feel it
Yes, I truly sense it
It's never felt so good before
I have never experienced such joy and contentment previously
I know now
I have realized
I don't want to run away, ay
I no longer wish to escape or avoid
I don't want to run away, hey
I have no desire to flee
I don't want to run away, yeah
I am resolved to stop running away
I don't want to run away
I am determined not to escape or avoid
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: Michael David Rosenberg
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@passengermusic
Hello everyone !!!
Here is the third video from the new album and it is the title track “RUNAWAY”!!!
It is a really special one as it consists of footage from pretty much everywhere that we went to on our American road trip ….
The idea was to have it look like I ran across the entire country “Forrest Gump style” (although sadly I couldn’t grow such an impressive beard in the allotted time … )
To watch it back makes me realise a few things - what an amazing adventure we had and how many incredible places we got to experience along the way . Also what a ridiculously exhausting and stupidly ambitious idea this was haha . So glad we saw it through though and I really hope you all enjoy it .
Please , if only for the amount of times that I had to change back into the same clothes , like / comment / share with your pals !!
Loads of love .
Mike xx
Ps if you’re digging the new songs and want to be really organised you can pre-order the record here ;-) (https://Passenger.lnk.to/RunawayID)
@passengermusic
Hello everyone !!!
Here is the third video from the new album and it is the title track “RUNAWAY”!!!
It is a really special one as it consists of footage from pretty much everywhere that we went to on our American road trip ….
The idea was to have it look like I ran across the entire country “Forrest Gump style” (although sadly I couldn’t grow such an impressive beard in the allotted time … )
To watch it back makes me realise a few things - what an amazing adventure we had and how many incredible places we got to experience along the way . Also what a ridiculously exhausting and stupidly ambitious idea this was haha . So glad we saw it through though and I really hope you all enjoy it .
Please , if only for the amount of times that I had to change back into the same clothes , like / comment / share with your pals !!
Loads of love .
Mike xx
Ps if you’re digging the new songs and want to be really organised you can pre-order the record here ;-) (https://Passenger.lnk.to/RunawayID)
@smexmotionpicturestm818
Blessed is you!
@xman-ie5gz
Hallo im from indonesia my fan
@foysalchowdhury6069
run forest run
@stevenbill9054
Its boring, why does all your songs sound the same like let her go
@latifahhanum6103
that's lovely, keep up the great music, man
@felicialynn8369
An old soul in a new world can be so hard but you deserve the greatest love. The way I relate to your music is unreal. 💜
@LukeandLor
There‘s always at least one verse in your songs that I can relate to so well and that helps me to go on. You‘re helping me so much with your beautiful lyrics. Thank you for being such a genuine person and for writing these amazing songs
@xXxMareanxXx
Legend has it he's still running...
@MrWagAlbert
This is my daughter's favourite song. Even if she's sleeping, once this music starts; she's awake.