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Passenger – Bullets lyrics
Well he's been collecting since the age of nine
Every shiny bullet that he could find
Built himself a house with the wooden floors
Put the shiny bullets in a chest of drawers

Well his wife's long gone and the kids have grown
And trees they fall down on their own
Memories fade like an old slideshow
But the bullets still shine like coins in the snow

Well one day took himself into town
The men with a truck well they came around
Took the television and the gun from the war
And almost every bullet from the chest of drawers

Well he came back home and found the house in a mess
Run into the bedroom and the old brown chest
Didn't care much for the vcr
But he cried for the space where the bullets were

The men drove the truck down into town
And sold all the silver they had found
But they couldn't sell the bullets cause they weren't live rounds
So they dug a big hole put the bullets in the ground

Now he doesn't leave the house much anymore
Cause the men are gonna come like they did before
And he'll hold onto the three or four
Bullets that they left in the chest of drawers
Oh yeah the bullets that they left in the chest of drawers
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Songwriters: Michael David Rosenberg
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    "He's been collecting since the age of nine, every shiny bullet that he could find." Our minds as a child begin to develop at this age and bullet are his memories (shiny and powerful). His entire life these bullets are kept and cherished. The men that come is the the aging process and these memories are lost. "But he cries for the space where the bullets were." This is his mind and he's facing his age and his limitations (loss of memories). Last, he holds on to a few of these memories which is what keeps him alive. It's a powerful song about life and the struggle of getting older.
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    Collecting bullets that arent live rounds is a waste of time. You work to dissasemble them, remove the primer and gunpowder then reassemble for something that is now worthless. Spend your time wisely. The meaning of this song is to collect only live rounds so that your collection holds its value and not end up buried in a hole.
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    Classic storytelling. Passenger explains in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UCyQqJ9YvM&ab_channel=Passenger. He said he was sharing a flat with the guy; it's a tragedy of watching someone lose something they held so dear. Moreover, it sounds as if they guy who was robbed may have not have been in a great place in his life - and the kicker is, why would someone steal something from someone that had no value but clearly was something they valued. Ouch.
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      "He's been collecting since the age of nine, every shiny bullet that he could find." Our minds as a... Read more →
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