Passenger's message to SA amidst the pandemic

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Having listened to Passenger's new song, Darren was interested in the lyrical content, which has lockdown influences. Passenger says that his song was actually due to come out in May last year.

"What I always do as a songwriter is to speak from my own experiences to have it universally understandable... this is instantly relatable for pretty much everyone on planet earth and that is what I'm hoping for."

Listen to more of their conversation as they dissect the song and Passenger's messages to South Africa amidst the pandemic
25 Jan 2021 9PM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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