The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Secret Love and the Fastest Way to Loneliness" by the artist "This Providence"

This Providence's song "Secret Love and the Fastest Way to Loneliness" explores the allure of empty physical pleasures and their devastating consequences.

The protagonist, seeking solace from pain and uncertainty, encounters a woman who offers an easy way to forget. She promises an "escape from the pain" and physical satisfaction, but her words "no one should know" hint at a hidden cost for these pleasures.

Behind the illusion of happiness lies emptiness and destruction. Having succumbed to temptation, the lyrical hero finds himself trapped by his own desires, his soul "rotting" and himself "chained to the gates of hell." The secret love, promised as salvation, turns out to be the fastest way to loneliness and despair.

The song also features a voice of hope – "a wonderful voice of wisdom" offering an alternative path – "to dine in heavenly places". This image symbolizes spiritual enlightenment and true happiness, contrasted with the false promises of carnal pleasures.