Passenger | The Wrong Direction (Official Video)

The new album All The Little Lights (Anniversary Edition)

The official video for the single 'The Wrong Direction'

Credits
Director: Liam Gilmour

Producer: Emma Haarburger
1st AD: Matt Richards
Director of Photography: Matt Wood
1st AC: Lachlan Stewart
2nd AC: Anthony Rilocapro
Steadicam: Glen Clayton
Editor: Prad Senanayake
Art Director: Scott Heinrich
Set Construction: Peter Ryle
Production Assistant: Lucy Hayes

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[peteramutungire]

The poetry in this man's songs is underrated. May he be blessed always

[mdabidafridi]

Lyrics
When I was a kid, the things I did were hidden under the grid
Young and naive, I never believed that love could be so well hid
With regret I'm willing to bet, and say the older you get

It gets harder to forgive and harder to forget
It gets under your shirt like a dagger at work
The first cut is the deepest but the rest still flipping hurt

You build your heart of plastic
Get cynical and sarcastic
And end up in the corner on your own

'Cause I'd love to feel love but I can't stand the rejection
I hide behind my jokes as a form of protection
I thought I was close but under further inspection
It seems I've been running in the wrong direction

Oh no

So what's the point in getting your hopes up
When all you're ever getting is choked up
When you're coked up
And can't remember the reason why you broke up

You call her in the morning
When you're coming down and falling
Like an old man on the side of the road
'Cause when you're apart you don't want to mingle

When you're together you want to be single
Ever the chase to taste the kiss of bliss
That made your heart tingle

How much greener the grass is
With those rose tinted glasses
But the butterflies they flutter by and leave us on our arses

'Cause I'd love to feel love but I can't stand the rejection
I hide behind my jokes as a form of protection
I thought I was close but under further inspection
It seems I've been running in the wrong direction, there's

Fish in the sea for me to make a selection
I'd jump in if it wasn't for my ear infection
'Cause all I want to do is try to make a connection
It seems I've been running in the wrong direction

Oh

Oh, oh, I'd love to feel love but I can't stand the rejection
I hide behind my jokes as a form of protection
I thought I was close but under further inspection
It seems I've been running in the wrong direction

I'd love to feel love but I can't stand the rejection
I hide behind my jokes as a form of protection
I thought I was close but under further inspection
It seems I've been running in the wrong direction, oh

It seems like I'm running in the wrong direction, ohh
Seems like I'm running in the wrong direction, ohh
Well, it seems I've been running in the wrong direction, oh no
Seems I've been running in the wrong direction, oh

[sadboysclub]

God, it's so true. Hiding behind my jokes as a form of protection, wanting to feel love, but not being able to stand the rejection. Oh, it's so true

[markoognjenovicogi]

He is probably the only singer capable of singing ''ear infection'' and make it sound poetic in the same time

[nuha]

When you think of writing your autobiography and you find out Passenger wrote it for you six years ago:))

[SSM_]

The best feeling ever is when you hear a song you loved years ago but haven't heard since.

[stevemogaka]

I just don't know what else to listen to since I met passenger songs. No other genre or singer songwriter makes sense to me. Am addicted

[ianlaye]

You're a legend if you still listening this master piece ❤️✨

[traceypreston]

Whatever I'm feeling Passenger has a song for it. Extremely talented guy ❣️

[Blackhat_coders]

I have to listened to this song 20 times and every time i get a different meaning out of it . I always end up sad, i always feel like i'm holding back a lot of things, i need to be happy but i just cant . Being single is so much depressing when you listen such a song   

[AaronBallvideos]

Passenger is officially one of my favourite artists! :'3

[animeshdas]

I like him so much, I can't express in my words.

[ninelives]

it's not just the melody that's great, the lyrics is very meaningful as well...

[Joppe]

This guy gets me better than any of my friends do

[samvu]

'I hide behind my jokes as a form of protection', that is so unbelievably true, I think every guy has done that

[wagwanbennydj]

10 years on still more relevant than ever ❤

[lindadawson]

Amen to this song...I swear he sings these from the story of my life!

[Lacchi]

Am I the only one who found this song as a perfect description of their last 4-5 years ?

[drakcon]

This song is one of those that make you want to tap a foot, clap your hands, and nod your head to the beat

[kirrich]

I fall asleep listening to Michael on my MP3 player (the Apple iPod of its time) and after stumbling around in the morn listen to him on my Bose. Such great wake up music gets me through the day, all day, every day.