PASSENGER – English Lyrics

• By: Alex Warren
• Album: WILDCHILD

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of 'PASSENGER' to master emotive English vocabulary and learn how to express profound feelings of loss and resilience. This song is special for its raw honesty, making it a perfect tool for understanding deep, conversational English through soulful storytelling.

[English]

[music]

>> I know these things aren't typical.

[music]

I don't want to come across difficult.

I wish [music] I could climb inside of

your head and make you a little less

miserable. [music] I'm

losing your time to a metronome. I'm in

[music] the next room with a megaphone.

I know you didn't hear [music] a word

that I said. I try, try,

try.

>> I

try to drive

>> [music]

>> from the passenger side. I've been

holding on tight to a telephone line.

Living your dream, baby, what about

mine?

Tell me I'm [music] yours. Wonder what

it feels like.

What it feels like.

>> [music]

>> Let's run from it all for the hell of

it. Oh my god, [music] put me back in my

element.

We talk

about things [music] we don't want to

address. I guess I'll make room for the

elephant. But I miss the way the night

sounds [music] back on the coast of

dancing with the lights out, burning the

toast. Yeah, I miss a [music] lot of

things, but I miss you the most. Yeah, I

try,

TRY, TRY.

I TRY TO drive from the passenger side.

[music] I've been holding on tight to a

telephone line.

Living your dream, baby, what [music]

about mine? Tell me I'm yours. Wonder

what it feels like.

What it feels like.

>> [music]

>> I put my heart out on a silver plate.

>> [music]

>> I would die for you, by the way.

Not that you would mind, but [music] I

try.

I try,

I DRIVE.

>> [music]

>> HOW DO I DRIVE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE?

I've been holding on tight to a

telephone [music] line.

Living your dream, baby, what about

mine?

Tell me I'm yours. Wonder what it feels

like.

What [music] it feels like.

Living your dream, baby, [music] what

about mine?

Tell me I'm yours. Wonder what it feels

[music] like.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
typical /ˈtɪpɪkəl/ B1	adjective - characteristic of a particular person, group, or thing
difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ A2	adjective - hard to do, understand, or deal with
miserable /ˈmɪzrəbəl/ B2	adjective - very unhappy or uncomfortable
metronome /ˈmɛtrəˌnoʊm/ C1	noun - a device used by musicians that marks time
megaphone /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ B2	noun - a device used to make one's voice louder
passenger /ˈpæsəndʒər/ A2	noun - a person who is traveling in a vehicle but not driving
telephone /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ A1	noun - a device used to talk to people far away
element /ˈɛləˌmənt/ B2	noun - a natural environment or state of being
address /əˈdrɛs/ B2	verb - to think about and begin to deal with an issue
elephant /ˈɛləfənt/ A2	noun - a large mammal; often used in 'elephant in the room'
coast /koʊst/ B1	noun - the land next to or close to the ocean
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	verb - setting on fire or being on fire
silver /ˈsɪlvər/ A2	adjective - a precious shiny grayish-white metal
plate /pleɪt/ A1	noun - a flat dish from which food is eaten

Key Grammar Structures

• I wish I could climb inside of your head

  ➔ Wish + Subject + Past Subjunctive (could + verb)

  ➔ We use "wish" with the past form "could" to express a desire for a situation that is currently not true.

• I'm losing your time to a metronome

  ➔ Present Continuous (be + verb-ing)

  ➔ The structure "be" + "losing" describes an action that is currently happening.

• I've been holding on tight

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (have/has been + verb-ing)

  ➔ We use "have been holding" to talk about an action that started in the past and is still continuing.

• Let's run from it all for the hell of it

  ➔ Imperative (Let's + base verb)

  ➔ We use "Let's" + "run" to make a suggestion that includes the speaker and the listener.

• We talk about things we don't want to address

  ➔ Relative Clause with omitted object pronoun

  ➔ The sentence is "things (that/which) we don't want to address", where the relative pronoun is omitted.

• I would die for you

  ➔ Second Conditional (would + base verb)

  ➔ The use of "would" + "die" indicates a hypothetical or conditional scenario.

• Not that you would mind

  ➔ Adverbial phrase starting with "Not that..."

  ➔ "Not that" is used to clarify that a particular idea is not the reason for what has just been said.

• I guess I'll make room for the elephant

  ➔ Future Simple (will + base verb)

  ➔ The structure "will" + "make" expresses a decision made at the moment of speaking or a future intention.