After solidifying their lineup, Ambitions hit the road with Modern Life Is War, Bane, Have Heart, Verse, Shipwreck and more. Despite a two-year hiatus beginning in 2008, the band has returned to record a new 7-inch entitled "Surface to Air" which will be released this Winter 2010/2011 on Post Script Records.
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Losing Control
Ambitions Lyrics
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Watching this unfold
Holding onto senses
Tracing empty walls
How much can I take?
Counting every breath
There's no connection
No greater cause
No perfect meaning
Just superficial laws
How much can I take?
Counting every breath
LOSING CONTROL
LOSING CONTROL of my life
No matter what happens now, it won't be the same
Denounce reality, frame by frame
I've seen the lies that stem from it
I've seen the contradiction
The truth arranged in mirroring
Condemned by contemplation
My whole life changed in that one pivitol moment
Now i refuse to look back.
"Throughout the whole absurd life I'd lived,
a dark wind had been rising toward me
from somewhere deep in my future...
It was as if I had waiting all this time
for this moment and for the first light
of this dawn to be vindicated."
In Ambitions' song "Losing Control," the lyrics describe the feelings of a person who is watching their life unravel and losing their grip on everything around them. The first verse sets the scene of a person who is watching everything unfold like a patron in a bar, holding onto their senses and tracing the empty walls, suggesting a feeling of desperation and being lost. The chorus, with the repetition of the phrase "losing control," emphasizes the feeling of helplessness and the idea that the person is losing their grip on their life. They are counting every breath, asking "how much can I take?" as if they are on the brink of breaking.
The second verse seems to take a broader perspective, describing a world without connection or meaning, where superficial laws govern everything. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the idea that the person singing is struggling to hold onto their sense of self and control over their life. They are losing control, but they refuse to look back, to return to the way things were before. The final lines of the song suggest that this pivotal moment is part of a larger journey, that the person singing has been waiting for this moment and the first light of dawn to be vindicated.
Overall, the song seems to capture the feeling of being lost, of struggling to hold onto something that is slipping away. The repetition of the chorus emphasizes that feeling of spiraling out of control, while the verses suggest a broader sense of dissatisfaction with the world and a desire for something more.
Line by Line Meaning
Just another patron
I am a mere observer of the situation.
Watching this unfold
I am witnessing events as they happen.
Holding onto senses
I am trying to remain rational and aware.
Tracing empty walls
I am lost and searching for direction.
How much can I take?
I am at my breaking point.
Counting every breath
I am hyperaware of my own mortality.
LOSING CONTROL
I am losing my grip on reality and myself.
There's no connection
I am isolated and alone.
No greater cause
I am searching for purpose but coming up empty.
No perfect meaning
I am disillusioned with my former beliefs.
Just superficial laws
The rules I once followed now seem shallow and meaningless.
LOSING CONTROL of my life
I no longer feel in charge of my own destiny.
No matter what happens now, it won't be the same
I am resigned to the fact that things will never be as they were.
Denounce reality, frame by frame
I am rejecting the reality of my situation piece by piece.
I've seen the lies that stem from it
I have witnessed the falsehoods that have led me to this point.
I've seen the contradiction
I have observed the inconsistencies in my former beliefs.
The truth arranged in mirroring
The reality I once knew is now distorted and distorted.
Condemned by contemplation
I have thought deeply and come to a harsh conclusion.
My whole life changed in that one pivotal moment
Everything I once knew was upended in a single event.
Now I refuse to look back.
I am determined to move forward and not dwell on the past.
"Throughout the whole absurd life I'd lived,
Reflecting on my life up until this point,
a dark wind had been rising toward me
I sensed that something ominous was approaching.
from somewhere deep in my future...
I could feel that my destiny was about to change.
It was as if I had been waiting all this time
It felt as though everything had been leading up to this moment.
for this moment and for the first light of this dawn to be vindicated."
I felt validated that my intuition had been correct and that a new chapter was beginning.
Contributed by Natalie G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.