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
Why Can't I Change
Passenger Lyrics
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Why can't I change my ways?
I find it so strange after all these years
I'm still more or less the same
Wherever I go, whatever I do, whatever I know
It just comes and goes so soon
Whatever life brings, whatever song it sings
Why can't I change after all these years?
Why can't I change my ways?
I find it so strange after all these years
I'm still more or less the same
Whoever I'm with, whatever I take, whatever I give
I'm still running in the same old race
Whatever choice I make, whatever road I take
But I still wind up in the same old place
So why, why can't I change?
(Why can't I change) after all these years?
Why can't I change my ways?
(Why can't I change my ways?) oh, I find it so strange
That after all these years
I'm still more or less the same
I'm more or less the same, yeah, yeah
I'm more or less the same, yeah, yeah
Passenger's song "Why Can't I Change" is an introspective look at the struggle many people face with personal growth and change. The song poses two fundamental questions - "why can't I change after all these years?" and "why can't I change my ways?" - and explores the idea that despite life's changes and experiences, we may still be stuck in the same old patterns.
Passenger approaches the topic with a sense of resignation, acknowledging that "wherever I go, whatever I do, whatever I know, it just comes and goes so soon". He also acknowledges that his relationships and experiences have not been enough to shake him out of his old habits, singing "whoever I'm with, whatever I take, whatever I give, I'm still running in the same old race". The repetition of the line "I'm still more or less the same" reinforces the idea that despite our desire for change, we are often held back by our own limitations.
In the end, the song does not provide an answer to why we can't change, but instead leaves the listener with a sense of empathy for the struggle towards personal growth.
Line by Line Meaning
Why can't I change after all these years?
Despite having lived for a long time, I am unable to make changes in myself.
Why can't I change my ways?
Why am I unable to change my patterns of behavior, even after recognizing my flaws?
I find it so strange after all these years
It is surprising to me that I have not made significant changes in myself despite the passage of time.
I'm still more or less the same
My flaws and limitations remain mostly unchanged despite the life experiences I have had so far.
Wherever I go, whatever I do, whatever I know
No matter the location or activities in which I engage, my faults and limitations continue to accompany me.
It just comes and goes so soon
My experiences and memories quickly fade and do not seem to make a lasting impact on me.
Whatever life brings, whatever song it sings
Events and circumstances that occur in my life have not led me to change my ways.
I'm still whistling the same old tune
I continue to repeat the same patterns in my life, both good and bad, without making significant changes.
Whoever I'm with, whatever I take, whatever I give
Regardless of my relationships or the things I possess or offer to others, my limitations continue to trail after me.
I'm still running in the same old race
My personal journey and pursuit of goals in life have not been marked by significant progress or growth.
Whatever choice I make, whatever road I take
Despite the decision-making and directional choices I have made, they have not significantly impacted how I have grown or changed.
But I still wind up in the same old place
My inability to make significant changes has led me to end up in the same situations and places as before.
So why, why can't I change?
I continue to question my inability to make significant changes despite recognizing the need for growth.
(Why can't I change) after all these years?
After so much time has passed, I cannot understand why I have not been able to grow and make significant changes in myself.
I'm more or less the same, yeah, yeah
The passage of time has not led me to become a significantly different person.
I'm more or less the same, yeah, yeah
Despite brimming with experiences and memories, I feel that I have yet to make significant progress in improving myself.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Michael David Rosenberg
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LYRICS :-
Why can't I change after all these years?
Why can't I change my ways?
I find it so strange, after all these years
I'm still more or less the same
Wherever I go, whatever I do, whatever I know
It just comes and goes so soon
Whatever life brings, whatever song it sings
I'm still whistling the same old tune
Why can't I change after all these years?
Why can't I change my ways?
I find it so strange, after all these years
I'm still more or less the same
Whoever I'm with, whatever I take, whatever I give
I'm still running the same old race
Every choice I make, whatever road I take
I still wind up in the same old place
So why, why can't I change after all these years?
Why can't I change my ways? (Why can't I change my ways)
Oh, I... find it so strange, that after all these years
I'm still more or less the same
I'm more or less the same
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
I'm more or less the same.
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[Chorus]
Why can't I change after all these years?
Why can't I change my ways?
I find it so strange after all these years
I'm still more or less the same
[Verse 1]
Wherever I go, whatever I do, whatever I know
It just comes and goes so soon
Whatever life brings, whatever song it sings
I'm still whistling the same old tune
[Chorus]
Why can't I change after all these years?
Why can't I change my ways?
I find it so strange after all these years
I'm still more or less the same
[Verse 2]
Whoever I'm with, whatever I take, whatever I give
I'm still running the same old ways
Whatever choice I make, whatever road I take
But I still wind up in the same old place
[Chorus]
So why, why can't I change (why can't I change) after all these years?
Why can't I change my ways? (Why can't I change my ways?)
Oh, I find it so strange after all these years
I'm still more or less the same
Matthew Lee
The fact that you haven't really changed is why I've been sticking around buying your music since 2012. Your music changes, but your words and the soul you put into each pieces haven't. That's the most valuable thing.
Debra Goodman
@Christian Hellem me too. We must hang in there for those who love us. I wish you well.
Christian Hellem
This man. Have 2 times, literally, saved my life. And I have never met him. And have 2 daughters. They've also saved me a couple of times. I'm afraid or death. But long for it. What a paradox
Elizabeth Wallace
He has an amazing voice. He wont ever "go out of style" or be irrelevant.🌠🎶🎵
Vivek Vicky
We need to move with time.
Brenda Collins
love this song
Yane Sanchez J
no hablo inglés pero amo su música .... me a dado paz en mis días de dolor su voy me conmueve y me hace sentir que la vida es sólo una y a como venga hay que aceptarla 😍
Srijan Saxena
This song should have millions of views by now. What kind of crap people listen to? His every song is so soothing for ears. Especially this song is so relatable. Been listening on repeat since morning. Passenger is one of the few artists I really admire. 🌼
Mustafa Oliwy
People listen to crap indeed
Rounak
When i cant sleep i listen to his albums....so good