Fueled by Ramen released This Providence's self titled full-length album (This Providence) on September 12, 2006.
On November 1, 2006, Phil Cobrea announced that he would no longer be playing bass in This Providence. He cited fractured relationships and a need to be around his family and girlfriend as his reason for leaving. He left on friendly terms and claims he will be around when This Providence plays shows in Seattle.
Among many other bands, they have toured with Cute Is What We Aim For, All Time Low, and Brighten. This Providence appeared at The Bamboozle 2007 on May 5th, 2007. And also appeared at Warped Tour for a couple of years. They released Who Are You Now?.
This Providence left Fueled By Ramen in the early months of 2012, and on May 1, 2012, they released the 'Brier' EP, which was the first new music from them since the release of 'Who Are You Now?'
Losing Control
This Providence Lyrics
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It's carried in the wind.
Its melody is sung to me in miracles.
The sun rises over the sea.
When I hear their love song.
I don't understand.
From out beyond the shadows.
Honestly, if I'm honest with myself.
I've cried myself to sleep.
Crying out, 'Oh God, where are you?
Can you hear my scream way up there.
Through the clouds, in heaven?
Do you even care?'
And honestly if I'm honest with myself.
I hate the song they sing.
It's like salt on an open wound.
But I can't get it out of my head.
This melody kills me.
It's out of key and foolish.
But I think I might just like it.
If I could just get past my pride.
I turn my head and look away.
'Cause you know it hurts to see the light of day.
When I hear their love song.
I don't understand.
From out beyond the shadows.
I can hear it calling me.
Honestly, if I'm honest with myself.
I've cried myself to sleep.
Crying out, 'Oh God, where are you?
Can you hear my scream way up there.
Through the clouds, in heaven?
Do you even care?'
And honestly if I'm honest with myself.
I hate the song they sing.
It's like salt on an open wound.
But I can't get it out of my head.
The whole world hates you.
The whole world hates your song.
Oh God I'm a sinner and I think I wanna sing along.
The whole world hates you.
The whole world hates your song.
And I wanna sing.
I wanna sing along.
Heaven's not so far away.
I can hear its melody from here in the waiting room of hell.
Well heaven's not so far away.
I can hear its melody calling me.
Calling me home.
Honestly, if I'm honest with myself.
I've cried myself to sleep.
Crying out, 'Oh God, where are you?
Can you hear my scream way up there.
Through the clouds, in heaven?
Do you even care?'
And honestly if I'm honest with myself.
I hate the song they sing.
It's like salt on an open wound.
But I can't get it out of my head.
And honestly, if I'm honest with myself.
I've cried myself to sleep.
Crying out, 'Oh God, I need you.
Can you hear my prayer way up there.
Through the clouds, in heaven?
Do you even care?'
And honestly, I've never really been honest with myself.
Well this melody heals my wounds.
And I can't get it out of my head.
The song Losing Control by This Providence is a contemplative reflection on faith and the complexity of human emotion. The first stanza begins with the evocative image of hearing a love song from far away, carried on the wind and sung in miracles. The juxtaposition of the heavenly image of a love song with the singer's own emotional confusion is striking. As the song continues, the singer reveals that they have cried themselves to sleep, asking if God can hear them and if he even cares. Although the love song is like salt on an open wound, the singer can't get it out of their head. The song ends with a hopeful image of hearing heaven's melody from the waiting room of hell, and a realization that the love song might actually be healing.
The song's message is powerful because it speaks to the complexity of belief and the tension between suffering and hope. The singer is honest about their feelings of abandonment and doubt, but also about their longing for connection with God. The love song becomes a metaphor for both the beauty and pain of faith, conveying the idea that sometimes the things that hurt us the most can also heal us in unexpected ways.
Line by Line Meaning
I can hear their song from miles away.
The singer can hear a song from afar.
It's carried in the wind.
The song is being carried by the wind.
Its melody is sung to me in miracles.
The singer hears the melody in a miraculous way.
The sun rises over the sea.
The sun is rising over the sea.
When I hear their love song.
The singer is listening to a love song.
I don't understand.
The singer doesn't understand the song.
From out beyond the shadows.
The song is coming from beyond shadows.
I can hear it calling me.
The singer can hear the song calling him/her.
Honestly, if I'm honest with myself.
The singer is being honest with himself/herself.
I've cried myself to sleep.
The singer has cried himself/herself to sleep.
Crying out, 'Oh God, where are you?
The singer is crying and asking where God is.
Can you hear my scream way up there.
The singer is asking if God can hear him/her.
Through the clouds, in heaven?
The singer is asking if God can hear him/her from heaven.
Do you even care?'
The singer is asking if God even cares about him/her.
And honestly if I'm honest with myself.
The singer is being honest again.
I hate the song they sing.
The singer hates the song that others are singing.
It's like salt on an open wound.
The song is hurting the singer like putting salt on an open wound.
But I can't get it out of my head.
The singer can't stop thinking about the song.
This melody kills me.
The melody is hurting the singer.
It's out of key and foolish.
The melody is not good and foolish.
But I think I might just like it.
The singer is starting to like the melody.
If I could just get past my pride.
The singer needs to get past his/her pride to admit liking the melody.
I turn my head and look away.
The singer tries to avoid the melody.
'Cause you know it hurts to see the light of day.
The singer avoids the melody because it hurts.
The whole world hates you.
The song is hated by the whole world.
Oh God I'm a sinner and I think I wanna sing along.
The singer admits he/she is a sinner and wants to sing the song anyway.
And I wanna sing.
The singer wants to sing the song.
Heaven's not so far away.
Heaven is not too far away.
I can hear its melody from here in the waiting room of hell.
The singer hears the melody of heaven while in the waiting room of hell.
Well heaven's not so far away.
Again, heaven is not too far away.
I can hear its melody calling me.
The singer hears the melody of heaven calling him/her.
Calling me home.
The melody of heaven is calling the singer to go home.
Crying out, 'Oh God, I need you.
The singer is crying and saying that he/she needs God.
Can you hear my prayer way up there.
The singer is asking if God can hear his/her prayer.
And honestly, I've never really been honest with myself.
The singer admits he/she has not been honest with himself/herself before.
Well this melody heals my wounds.
The melody is now healing the singer's wounds.
And I can't get it out of my head.
The singer still can't stop thinking about the melody.
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