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Passenger — Night Vision Binoculars
Album: Wicked Man's Rest
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Released: 2008
Length: 3:24
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I see you nearly everyday
I see you, but you don't see me
I wish I had something clever to say
And I wish I had something better I could be

And we touched hands by the coffee machine the other day
And I know you've forgotten already but I'm gonna take that moment to the grave
To the grave

Cuz I just wanna walk you home
I just wanna walk you home
oh yeah

Well I see you nearly every night
I see you when you're down in your house
With my night vision binoculars
And I creep quiet as a mouse

And I get jealous when I see you stroking his head
But it's okay I tell myself
Cuz I know it's only

Cuz I just wanna walk you home,
I just wanna walk you home
Well I just need some time alone
I just need some time alone

Well I'm the boy who answers the phone
I'm the boy who eats lunch on his own
I'm the boy with the monotone
I'm the boy still lives at home

I'm the boy with the ironed shirt
I'm the boy who watches you work
I know where you keep your skirts
I know where your secrets lurk

I'm the boy that's calling your house
I'm the boy who's freaking out
With my thermal flask of tea,
Up there in your neighbour's tree

I'm the boy that's crossing borders
I'm the boy with social disorders
I'm the boy with restraining orders
And I'm the boy, yeah

Cuz I just wanna walk you home,
I just wanna walk you home
Well I know that it's not right to creep
But I just wanna watch you sleep alone

I said I just wanna walk you home
I just wanna walk you home
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C'mon! This has to be one of the top ten pop music stalker songs of 2008. 
7 from the South Seattle Jury
a pity that he doesn't have a better voice... The music and the lyrics are nice but this voice, I just can#t get over it... :(
Done way better by Dogbowl ("Stalker"). 
Just discovered that the volume control on my computer will not go below zero under any circumstances.

Oh ,wait, let's get a second opinion:



That's just TURRIBLE! 
most horrible voice in pop & rock, ever. torture!!
Weird voice, great tunes.
 winotron wrote:
This song sounded awesome until he started singing.  Started out like a Strokes song in their prime, then he started singing and it never recovered.  Pretty horrible.  Sounds like the kind of song that's tailor-made for TV commercials.

 
A commercial for night-vision binos and spying gear, perhaps? Otherwise I can't see how a corporation would want a creepy song like this advertising its wares/services.

I think yer man's voice is fairly distinctive, not dissimilar to Paolo Nutini, the sort of voice that can be either eargasm or ear-ache, depending your taste.
Nice (and somewhat entertaining) interview with Mike Rosenberg:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTif4ctiR48
 Dgradeworkunit wrote:
Yeah, the lyrics are creepy - but to add a bit of realism NVG's (Night Vision Gear - that's what they are usually called) are not the best thing for spying on people in the way that I suppose a stalker would.  I use NVG's occasionally at work so I am familiar with them.  The images are great for finding someone sneaking up on you, but the image is lousy - more like a photo negative.
So it would seem that the lyrics are the product of imagination and not experience.  
In this case, that's a really good thing! 

 
That does seem to be a "good thing" for the composer(s) of these lyrics; for you I'm not as sure.
Get some help boy! Professional help!
love it. 
Night Vision Binoculars
(subtitle: Ode to the NSA) 
This song sounded awesome until he started singing.  Started out like a Strokes song in their prime, then he started singing and it never recovered.  Pretty horrible.  Sounds like the kind of song that's tailor-made for TV commercials.
 bethesdaboo wrote:
Yeah, such a happy stalker song

 
There seems to be a good many newer songs (and some not so new) that if you listen to the words you think "who ever does this looks to get arrested/shot.
Toadies Tyler was one of the first I really noticed.

Death Cab

These guys

etc
First time I hear it. Surprised by the energy it brings to me. I give it a seven, high score for first hearing. It will probably increase next time.
Brilliant
Yeah, such a happy stalker song
such a cheery little stalker song
Hmmm not sure how I feel about this one, that is a great guitar mix though.  For some reason I already had this one rated 4 ... may have been a misclick ... I'll go ahead and bump it up to 6 'til next listen.
 jimys wrote:
The only way I could get this song in my music library was to buy the whole album and I'm glad I did.  Most of the music on it is pretty damn good.
 
this is good to know, because i really like this song!
 jools wrote:
  lkovathana wrote:

Although, "I Think I'm Turning Japanese" is not necessarily creepy, albeit a stoner's anthem. 
 
Turning Japanese is about masturbating actually. Just look in the mirror next time.
 
"No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women
No fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it's dark
Everyone around me is a total stranger
Everyone avoids me like a cyclone range

That's why I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so"

Read more at https://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/12616/#kV46P3DWjaRezkm3.99
Blech!
The only way I could get this song in my music library was to buy the whole album and I'm glad I did.  Most of the music on it is pretty damn good.
      

lily34 wrote:
i flippin love this love love love this.
 

 jools wrote:
  lkovathana wrote:

Although, "I Think I'm Turning Japanese" is not necessarily creepy, albeit a stoner's anthem. 
 
Turning Japanese is about masturbating actually. Just look in the mirror next time.
 
From time to time a photographer will think he's being terribly original and release a series of stills showing people's faces as they climax. This has been done 3-4 times. 

I remember that song, back when groups could actually overdo an emphasis on sex. The Knack had the reputation of being overheated and quickly annoying.  
i flippin love this love love love this.
  lkovathana wrote:

Although, "I Think I'm Turning Japanese" is not necessarily creepy, albeit a stoner's anthem. 
 
Turning Japanese is about masturbating actually. Just look in the mirror next time.
 donnyballgame wrote:

I Think I'm Turning Japanese

Another happy-sounding, yet creepy ditty.
 
Although, "I Think I'm Turning Japanese" is not necessarily creepy, albeit a stoner's anthem. 
Yes,  fun, bouncy, creepy and quite likeable.
aaaaahhhhhhgggghhh!  So creepy!
 lily34 wrote:

and DCFC's i will possess your heart.
 
I Think I'm Turning Japanese

Another happy-sounding, yet creepy ditty.
 Cynaera wrote:

{#Lol} This song is actually hysterically funny to me. Maybe it's because I have more important things about which to be freaked...

I see you nearly everyday.
I see you, but you don't see me.
I wish I had something clever to say.
And I wish I had something better I could be.

We touched hands by the coffee machine the other day.
I know you've forgotten already,
But I'm gonna take that moment to the grave.
To the grave.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.
Oh, yea.

I see you nearly every night.
I see you when you're down in your house.
With my night vision binoculars
I creep quiet as a mouse.

And I get jealous when I see you stroking his hair.
But it's okay, I tell myself 'cause I know
It's only I'm not there.
I'm not there.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.
Well I just need some time alone.
I just need some time alone.

I'm the boy who watches the phone.
I'm the boy who eats lunch on his own.
I'm the boy with the monotone.
I'm the boy who still lives at home.

I'm the boy with the ironed shirt.
I'm the boy who watches you work.
I know where you keep your skirts.
I know where your secrets lurk.

I'm the boy that's calling your house.
I'm the boy that's freaking you out.
With my thermal flask of tea.
Up there in your neighbor's tree.

I'm the boy that's crossing borders.
I'm the boy with social disorders.
I'm the boy with restraining orders.
I'm the boy, yeah.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.
And I know that's it not right to creep.
But I just wanna watch you sleep alone.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.

I think "Exciteable Boy" by Warren Zevon would have fit nicely after this one.  Come to think of it, Bill could do an entire "psycho-set" with this song, Exciteable Boy, Psycho-Killer, and Digging In The Dirt.... That'd pretty much guarantee that I'd never sleep again.{#Lol}

 


 
and DCFC's i will possess your heart.
I never listed to the lyrics until Bill's intro just now pointed out the song is happy and creepy.  Well worth paying attention to, that was entertaining.
 poodha wrote:
I thought it was the lead singer from The Beautiful South of The House Martins. Same guy?
 
wow. i can totally hear that!!  (:waves: hi poodha!!)
Cute project video over at the 'Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIt-PicodA 
hey, at least he's honest.
I thought it was the lead singer from The Beautiful South of The House Martins. Same guy?

Sounds a little like the Magic Numbers!


Yeah, the lyrics are creepy - but to add a bit of realism NVG's (Night Vision Gear - that's what they are usually called) are not the best thing for spying on people in the way that I suppose a stalker would.  I use NVG's occasionally at work so I am familiar with them.  The images are great for finding someone sneaking up on you, but the image is lousy - more like a photo negative.
So it would seem that the lyrics are the product of imagination and not experience.  
In this case, that's a really good thing! 
 Fredrikson wrote:

i lol'd

 

That woman seriously needs to keep her curtains/blinds closed at night!
I don't hit "mute" often, but I will every time for this one.{#Puke}
 Alexandra wrote:

 
i lol'd


 blotto wrote:
Never listened to this too closely until now. Those are good and creepy lyrics for such a happy sounding tune. 
  It is definitely creepy. And fantastic. Creeptastic?


Never listened to this too closely until now. Those are good and creepy lyrics for such a happy sounding tune. 
Good!
Sheesh.....did they recruit Paolo Nutini as their guest vocalist?
 oldman wrote:
The Housemartins with creepy lyrics
 
That would be The Beautiful South. Their song "Woman in The Wall" comes to mind.

The 'martins are a band we need on RP. They were great back in the day.
Creepy but nice.
Xstremely Strange yes, Bill, and Thank  You .  A great run....

I love Bill's intro to this song: "a slightly creepy, but fun song" (or something along those lines).
2 door cinema club

 DaveInVA wrote:
Don't happy, be worry - just what we need, an upbeat song about stalking...
 
{#Lol} This song is actually hysterically funny to me. Maybe it's because I have more important things about which to be freaked...

I see you nearly everyday.
I see you, but you don't see me.
I wish I had something clever to say.
And I wish I had something better I could be.

We touched hands by the coffee machine the other day.
I know you've forgotten already,
But I'm gonna take that moment to the grave.
To the grave.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.
Oh, yea.

I see you nearly every night.
I see you when you're down in your house.
With my night vision binoculars
I creep quiet as a mouse.

And I get jealous when I see you stroking his hair.
But it's okay, I tell myself 'cause I know
It's only I'm not there.
I'm not there.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.
Well I just need some time alone.
I just need some time alone.

I'm the boy who watches the phone.
I'm the boy who eats lunch on his own.
I'm the boy with the monotone.
I'm the boy who still lives at home.

I'm the boy with the ironed shirt.
I'm the boy who watches you work.
I know where you keep your skirts.
I know where your secrets lurk.

I'm the boy that's calling your house.
I'm the boy that's freaking you out.
With my thermal flask of tea.
Up there in your neighbor's tree.

I'm the boy that's crossing borders.
I'm the boy with social disorders.
I'm the boy with restraining orders.
I'm the boy, yeah.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.
And I know that's it not right to creep.
But I just wanna watch you sleep alone.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.

I think "Exciteable Boy" by Warren Zevon would have fit nicely after this one.  Come to think of it, Bill could do an entire "psycho-set" with this song, Exciteable Boy, Psycho-Killer, and Digging In The Dirt.... That'd pretty much guarantee that I'd never sleep again.{#Lol}

 





I'm the boy that's crossing borders 
I'm the boy with social disorders 
I'm the boy with restraining orders 
I'm the boy, yeah 



I keep hearing him say "I just need some Tylenol."
The Housemartins with creepy lyrics
Yes, there is a super-creepy (in the final shot) video. On the YouTubes in a couple of places, including:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B6kLH5aK-8


 Randomax wrote:
James Blunt on speed?
 

{#Roflol}  {#High-five}  Creepy-Stalker James Blunt on speed. {#Yes}
The lyrics are totally creepy, but I still like the song.
 Randomax wrote:
James Blunt on speed?
 
Pointedly! :)

Do I detect a touch of the Pretenders in this song? :)
 jools wrote:
Same sentiment as Morning Jacket - I will posses your heart? 

That would be Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart".

This is creepier every time I hear it..
 beamends wrote:
Weird! Love it...... {#Angel}
 

Me too!
 rp1125 wrote:
if you're gonna do creepy, i prefer possum kingdom
 

Great song, but you'll never hear it here.
 Randomax wrote:
James Blunt on speed?
 


Weird! Love it...... {#Angel}
James Blunt on speed?
I never really listened to the lyrics until Bill mentioned them.  Verdict: yup... creepy.
Bought the album after listening to this song - whole album is great!
 rp1125 wrote:
if you're gonna do creepy, i prefer possum kingdom
 
I'm with ya there...

What a happy stalker song! {#Hearteyes}{#Propeller}
Not ready for prime time RP. 2
 fevertree wrote:


I was listening from the other room and thought it was 'This Charming Man' or at least something by the Smiths...

Not at all bad, I seem to be missing the 'stalker' reference, and am blessedly free to enjoy the song...
 
Something in the vocal inflections reminds me of Morrisey

 BLADERUNNER wrote:
i LOVE this song.  it combines so many different sounds, and it clicks with me on so many levels.  great stuff!

ps....by the way....IT'S JUST A SONG...it is NOT condoning any kind of behaviour, good or bad...so relax and enjoy.

pps...does this remind you of early Smiths?  maybe not the message, but the music does to me.

 

I was listening from the other room and thought it was 'This Charming Man' or at least something by the Smiths...

Not at all bad, I seem to be missing the 'stalker' reference, and am blessedly free to enjoy the song...
if you're gonna do creepy, i prefer possum kingdom
Same sentiment as Morning Jacket - I will posses your heart? 
"I'm the boy with restraining orders..."

Nice!

I've got a bad attitude and a sense of humor and I think this song is awesome. So there. All discussion on the merits of the song (or lack thereof) can end now.


Yikes. The Stalker Theme Song. Very very creepy.
 lawman wrote:
But what about the creep with a lower IQ than you and me?
 
 They find jobs doing talk radio.


i LOVE this song.  it combines so many different sounds, and it clicks with me on so many levels.  great stuff!

ps....by the way....IT'S JUST A SONG...it is NOT condoning any kind of behaviour, good or bad...so relax and enjoy.

pps...does this remind you of early Smiths?  maybe not the message, but the music does to me.

 pookles wrote:
This song is amazing.  Great interplay of joyful melody and wicked lyrics.  It makes me smile every time I hear it.  Then it makes me follow unsuspecting girls home with my night vision binoculars.

Cover your ears lest a stray thought enter them.

 

Ears wide open  
Love this song, and yes, I am following you. On this.
Don't happy, be worry - just what we need, an upbeat song about stalking...
Sounds like Nils Lofgren on a bad day.
helgigermany wrote:

So can you tell me, whats the sense of lyrics like this? What was the author inspired of or for? But anyway the music is great!
 

Are you sure you werent a contestant on SNL Jeopardy?
/

 helgigermany wrote:


So can you tell me, whats the sense of lyrics like this? What was the author inspired of or for? But anyway the music is great!

 
The sense of the lyrics is the song is upbeat and happy yet it has a narrative about a creep. This is called irony. I'm guessing the songwriter is a fan of irony, as are many others in this world.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Well I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or I won't know where I am
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
 
Well you know that I'm a wicked guy
And I was born with a jealous mind
And I can't spend my whole life
Trying just to make you toe the line
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
 
Let this be a sermon
I mean everything I've said
Baby, I'm determined
And I'd rather see you dead
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
 
I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or you won't know where I am
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
Na, na, na
Na, na, na
Na, na, na
Na, na, na
 

Wow ... the Fabs clearly had a nasty side.

Came here to say I find the music to this Passenger song wimpy, but for better or for worse I guess it's meant to be a counterpoint to the lyrics.

Overall, yeesh ...

2.

Dont worry, just be happy


 mybaldbird wrote:

Just like playing violent video games endorses murder...yea I've heard this argument, and it's retarded. Sorry, but nobody is as suggestible as you seem to fear, and if anyone was they would have a slew of problems before they even heard this song. Censorship out of irrational fear ruins the world.

 

So can you tell me, whats the sense of lyrics like this? What was the author inspired of or for? But anyway the music is great!

God help me but I LOVE this song!
This song is amazing.  Great interplay of joyful melody and wicked lyrics.  It makes me smile every time I hear it.  Then it makes me follow unsuspecting girls home with my night vision binoculars.

Cover your ears lest a stray thought enter them.

 mandolin wrote:
i'm the boy who watches the phone.
i'm the boy who eats lunch on his own.
i'm the boy with the monotone.
i'm the boy who still lives at home.
i'm the boy with the ironed shirt.
i'm the boy who watches you work.
i know where you keep your skirts, i know where your secrets lurk.
i'm the boy that's calling your house.
i'm the boy that's freaking you out with my thermal flask of tea up there in your neighbor's tree.
i'm the boy that's crossing borders.
i'm the boy with social disorders.
i'm the boy with restraining orders.

i just want to walk you home.

 
Well I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or I won't know where I am
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
 
Well you know that I'm a wicked guy
And I was born with a jealous mind
And I can't spend my whole life
Trying just to make you toe the line
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
 
Let this be a sermon
I mean everything I've said
Baby, I'm determined
And I'd rather see you dead
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
 
I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or you won't know where I am
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
Na, na, na
Na, na, na
Na, na, na
Na, na, na


i'm the boy who watches the phone.
i'm the boy who eats lunch on his own.
i'm the boy with the monotone.
i'm the boy who still lives at home.
i'm the boy with the ironed shirt.
i'm the boy who watches you work.
i know where you keep your skirts, i know where your secrets lurk.
i'm the boy that's calling your house.
i'm the boy that's freaking you out with my thermal flask of tea up there in your neighbor's tree.
i'm the boy that's crossing borders.
i'm the boy with social disorders.
i'm the boy with restraining orders.

i just want to walk you home.

 lawman wrote:
"Art" like this endorses bad behaviour.  Oh sure: we wouldn't take any advice from it, would we?  But what about the creep with a lower IQ than you and me?
 
Just like playing violent video games endorses murder...yea I've heard this argument, and it's retarded. Sorry, but nobody is as suggestible as you seem to fear, and if anyone was they would have a slew of problems before they even heard this song. Censorship out of irrational fear ruins the world.

I listened; I (thought I) heard the lyrics, but couldn't believe 'em; I read the lyrics. I gave it a 1, in the hope that Bill will not play this again.  I don't buy all this "it's only art" shit. 

"Art" like this endorses bad behaviour.  Oh sure: we wouldn't take any advice from it, would we?  But what about the creep with a lower IQ than you and me?

{#Stupid} Nice beat, but creeeeepy lyrics!

Didn't everyone have one of these in high school?
Wow, I kinda like a stalker song!! What next?
I really really like this song.  Thanks Bill!  Another band I would never have heard save for you.
 iggam wrote:
{#Moon}

Sounds like a song by a pocket-sized pervert. 
 
Hahaha! Lovely comment for a nice song.

good, vibes, voice and music ! very "entrainant" !


Wow following Ray Charles with this ... That's just wrong, man, wrong.
 Chipps wrote:

English. {#Angel} They're from Brighton on the south coast.

Incidentally, I went looking for this on iTunes and couldn't find it because the track's actually called 'I want to walk you home' 
 
Looks like the track name got changed sometime after the first indy release. It's on itunes now.
Always good to hear one of your uploads cycle through the main channel.
fun little ditty...won't stand the test of time...but hey, works for me this minute...
...good gosh this is a great little song...

I love the line that says "I'm the boy with a Thermos flask of tea, watching you from up a tree". Makes me think of a trainspotter on a railway station platform in an anorak, and that this song is not entirely serious. 
really, seriously SICK OF STALKER SONGS.
 manzanitafire wrote:
This song is seriously creepy and just gets worse. As a girl, I have to say, I don't really find it that humorous.
 
I guess the irony in the song is lost on you...

 sometimes creepy needs to be said in order to start the conversation    i find the song creepy too, but it points out how someone on the edge of stalking sees themselves... maybe someone will hear it and recognize their behavior in it. 

another dark song is City Sleeps by MC 900 ft Jesus see the really good homemade video someone did for it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye0k-qRDSno


 minimole wrote:

Don't worry, it's highly unlikely the song is about you personally, even though you are A Girl. You see, it's just a song, not a statement of intent. It's not meant to be taken literally. Hope this helps.
 

It has to be about me for it to be creepy?

His voice reminds me a bit of Brett Dennen.

 manzanitafire wrote:
This song is seriously creepy and just gets worse. As a girl, I have to say, I don't really find it that humorous.
 
it is creepy, which is too bad since it's snappy.
Never heard this before — really like it. Rated it a 7 but may move it up on subsequent hearings.
Mmmm, this one crept up on me: nice, peppy tune, just 'off-kilter' enough to not be saccharine, I wasn't really paying attention to the lyrics... it is a little more twisted than I realized, but I still like it.

Love the snappy beat with the creepy sentiment. Can't help it. But totally, totally creepy.
i kept thinking 'town called malice' ...
This song is seriously creepy and just gets worse. As a girl, I have to say, I don't really find it that humorous.
 The_Enemy wrote:
Cool song.  7 from the Not-Anywhere-Close-To-Nottingham Jury. 

The Ulan Bator jury? ;-)

Cool song.  7 from the Not-Anywhere-Close-To-Nottingham Jury.

Sounds an awful lot like "This Charming Man" from The Smiths, though.