Deftones - Passenger [Official Visualizer]

Watch the official visualizer video for Passenger by Deftones from the album White Pony

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Deftones is a Grammy-winning alternative rock band renowned for their hits “Change (In The House Of Flies),” “Sextape,” “Diamond Eyes,” “You've Seen The Butcher,” “Minerva,” “Rocket Skates,” and “Beauty School.” They worked with artists like Jerry Cantrell, Maynard James Keenan, and Serj Tankian — amassing billions of global streams and receiving multi-platinum certifications.

Lyrics:
Here I lay
Still and breathless
Just like always
Still, I want some more
Mirrors sideways
Who cares what's behind?
Just like always
Still your passenger

The chrome buttons buckle on leather surfaces
These and other lucky witnesses
Now to calm me
This time won't you please
Drive faster

Roll the windows down this
Cool night air is curious
Let the whole world look in
Who cares who sees anything?
I'm your passenger
I'm your passenger

Drop these down
Then put them on me
Nice cool seats
There to cushion your knees
Now to calm me
Take me around again
Don't pull over
This time won't you please
Drive faster

Roll the windows down this
Cool night air is curious
Let the whole world look in
Who cares who sees what tonight?
Roll these misty windows
Down to catch my breath and then
Go and go and go just
Drive me home and back again

Here I lay
Just like always
Don't let me
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Take me to the edge

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[dons]

"Having Maynard perform on the record wasn’t something that we planned on doing. We didn’t plan on having any guest on the record. But being a fan of Tool and A Perfect Circle, once Maynard was involved, it was just a magical thing for us. Honestly, when he first started working with us, he wasn’t supposed to sing with us. He was just working on the arrangements, riff structures, time signatures, and things like that. I don’t know if you’re a big fan of Tool’s music, but they’re really mathematical. I’ve been to their rehearsal space, and there’s this big chart that just looks like calculus–the way they write songs, it’s just crazy. It was good to have someone else who has different ways of writing songs, ‘cause everyone has a different way of doing it. He came in and we started working on this one song in particular, and he just grabbed the microphone and started singing along to it, and my jaw just dropped. All of a sudden our band sounded like Tool; it was just crazy. Then, probably two months later, we went in to record the album, and I went in to record the vocals on it, and I just kept hearing his voice, this recurring melody with his voice coming over it. So I called him and asked him if he wanted to come down and sing on the record, and he had no problem with it. Once he came in, I gave him sort of what I wanted the song to be about, and he wrote a couple of ideas down, and the next day he came in with all the lyrics written all out with blank spaces where my lyrics were supposed to be. He’s very professional like that. He wants everything set perfectly, which is the complete opposite to the way that I write, so it was cool. And then I went in and did my vocals over it, and it just seemed that our voices blended together pretty good."

- Chino Moreno, DeftonesWorld

[ymirsmack]

anyone else went like "wtf, isnt this maynard?" when first listening to the song? Such a unique voice and style, love it

[stuckbiscuit]

Maynard and Chino are *literally* musical peanut butter and jelly. Maynard is like the chunky BP to chinos jelly I can't explain it it's just such a magical mixture

[kennyford]

It's so ethereal and I love how their voices blend together but you can still tell them apart It's absolutely amazing how lovely and dirty this song is.

[xylh]

I think it has a really cool effect when Maynard intentionally hits that one high note slightly flat. It creates a bitter spicy dissonance that I really enjoy.

[xanderm]

Here I lay
Still and breathless
Just like always
Still, I want some more
Mirrors sideways
Who cares what's behind?
Just like always
Still your passenger

Chrome buttons, buckles and leather surfaces
These and other lucky witnesses
Now to calm me
This time won't you please
Drive faster

Roll the window down this
Cool night air is curious
Let the whole world look in
Who cares who sees anything?
I'm your passenger
I'm your passenger

Drop these down
Then put them on me
Nice, cool seats
There to cushion your knees
Now to calm me
Take me around again
Don't pull over
This time won't you please
Drive faster

Roll the window down this
Cool night air is curious
Let the whole world look in
Who cares who sees what tonight?
Roll these misty windows
Down to catch my breath and then
Go and go and go just
Drive me home and back again

Here I lay
Just like always
Don't let me
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Take me to the edge

[euphoric]

White Pony has aged like a fine wine. 👌😎

[tejfel]

Maynard's voice is so clean. I could listen to that chorus for hours

[quinlauderback]

It’s so badass when the guitar kicks in and the horse starts running. I could watch that horse trot to that riff all day long.

[gnnrrbnsn]

Deftones are the type of band I can listen to on repeat and full blast and never get tired of it.

[Bella]

My best friend in the world died a week ago. This was our favourite song to sing on long drives, him singing Chino's parts and me singing Maynard's.

[darclyte]

3 years ago I underwent a massive surgery in a final attempt to stop a bacteria that had eaten away 3 of my ribs, a clavicle, half of my pec muscle and finally reached one of my lungs. I signed a DNR and asked the surgical team only 1 favor. Have this song playing in the surgical room before I went under. I will never forget staring up at blinding white lights hearing it play as i counted back to about 8. 2 days later My Surgical Nurse told me in the ICU that they left it on loop the entire duration of the 9 hour surgery.

[pauldelasco]

Working club security in 90s at Deftones shows was fucking epic! The pits were sick !! Stage dives Chino in crowd. I still have a Deftones crew Shirt ripped up destroyed in a frame on my wall. It was combat working the shows but the Band and crew would smoke n drink with us after. They really appreciated us keeping the stage fun but safe too. I went on to tour with bands all over the world as personal security or bodyguard and these early shows made me fall in love with the live experience and make a career of it.

[Sonihoney]

I know everyone says the same thing but this song is just perfect for a late night drive.

[desynchonosisdragon]

One of the most powerful choruses is history. It's given me chills for over 2 decades. Almost brings tears every time.

[bedmember]

I envy the person listening to this for the first time and is just elevated by the song and all that shit.

[TacticalNuke]

They need to put “Featuring Maynard J. Keenan” in the song title, that dude deserves credit for this!!

[Aliannventure]

Leaving a comment so i can come back to this video anytime someone likes

[cameronlocklear]

WARNING: It is incredibly easy to start speeding while this song is playing in the car

[oozedae]

The song is perfect, everyone knows that. But who expected a visualizer 20 years later to make it better?