Chelsea Joy Wolfe was born in Roseville, California, and grew up in Sacramento. She is of Norwegian and German descent. Her father was in a country band and owned a home studio. By the age of 7, she had written her first poem and by the age of 9, she had written and recorded songs which she later described as "basically Casio-based gothy R&B songs."
Inspired by the dark state of the world and the strange connection between all things, she creates a unique musical blend of goth-folk, experimental rock and spiritual realm funeral songs. With influences ranging from the great minds of Ingmar Bergman and David Lynch to Soviet and end-times literature, her songs conjure visions of other dimensions, claustrophobic echo-rooms and parking garage cathedrals.
Wolfe has recorded seven full length studio albums: The Grime and the Glow, which was released on December 28th, 2010 on limited vinyl through Brooklyn’s Pendu Sound Recordings; Ἀποκάλυψις (pronounced “Apokalypsis”), which was released as a 12” LP on August 23rd, 2011; Unknown Rooms: a Collection of Acoustic Songs, which was released on October, 2012 through Sargent House; Pain Is Beauty, out September 3rd, 2013; Abyss, which was released August 7th, 2015; and Hiss Spun, out September 22nd, 2017; Birth of Violence[7i] which was released on September 13th, 2019.
Crazy Love
Chelsea Wolfe Lyrics
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You let the devil in
You hold him near
Crazy love, when did the war begin
When will it end
When will it end
Crazy love
And i don't want to live without you
Crazy love, where is our home
Look at the place we're in
The hell we left it in
Can we forget ourselves
Can we forgive
Can we afford the years, my lovely friend
Crazy love
I don't want to live without you
I don't want to live without you
I don't want to live without you
The lyrics of Chelsea Wolfe's "Crazy Love" are a poignant exploration of a toxic relationship, and the internal battle with oneself over whether to continue in it, despite the damage it causes. The singer addresses her partner as "crazy love," acknowledging the intensity of their connection even as she fears the darkness that sometimes emerges from it. She knows that her partner allows "the devil in," and "holds him near," implying that they may have a self-destructive streak or dangerous tendencies. However, despite this fear, the singer cannot bear the thought of living without this person.
The song's verses suggest that the relationship has been in turmoil for some time - the war referred to in the lyrics has seemingly been raging for a while, and the singer is desperate for it to end. She questions whether they can forget their past mistakes and forgive each other, but wonders if they have too much emotional baggage and too much time spent in turmoil to truly move forward. The final lines of the song express the singer's unwillingness to let go of this person, as she repeats "I don't want to live without you" - indicating that her love is so powerful and consuming that she is willing to overlook the potential dangers and chaos that come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Crazy love, it's not you I fear
The intensity of our love and attachment does not scare me, but it's the possibility of evil and bad influences creeping in that make me afraid
You let the devil in
You have allowed negative influences to change the course of our lives
You hold him near
You have gotten so used to the negativity that you now embrace it
Crazy love, when did the war begin
When did our relationship become a battlefield where love and animosity battle each other?
When will it end
When will we return to a state of mutual love and understanding instead of fighting each other?
Crazy love
Our love is intense and emotionally overpowering, but also overwhelming and destructive
And I don't want to live without you
Even though our relationship is problematic, I cannot imagine living without you
Crazy love, where is our home
Where do we belong in this world when our relationship is so tumultuous?
Look at the place we're in
Our lives are in disarray as a result of our complicated relationship
The hell we left it in
Our relationship has caused us to create a living environment that is full of hardship and strife
Can we forget ourselves
Can we put aside our egos and forgive each other?
Can we forgive
Are we capable of letting go of our resentments and moving on from the past?
Can we afford the years, my lovely friend
Can we sustain this destructive pattern of behavior over the long term?
I don't want to live without you
Even though our relationship is problematic, I cannot imagine living without you
I don't want to live without you
Even though our relationship is problematic, I cannot imagine living without you
Crazy love
Our love is intense, passionate, and dangerous all at the same time
Writer(s): Chelsea Wolfe
Contributed by Bentley S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@clebras
CRAZY LOVE
CRAZY LOVE, IT’S NOT YOU I FEAR
YOU LET THE DEVIL IN
YOU HOLD HIM NEAR
CRAZY LOVE, WHEN DID THE WAR BEGIN
WHEN WILL IT END
WHEN WILL IT END
CRAZY LOVE
AND I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
CRAZY LOVE, WHERE IS OUR HOME
LOOK AT THE PLACE WE’RE IN
THE HELL WE LEFT IT IN
CAN WE FORGET OURSELVES
CAN WE FORGIVE
CAN WE AFFORD THE YEARS, MY LOVELY FRIEND
CRAZY LOVE
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
@singthatcoldmelody
Crazy love, it’s not you I fear
You let the devil in
You hold him near
Crazy love
When did the war begin
When will it end
When will it end
Crazy love
And I don’t want to live without you
I don’t want to live without you
Crazy love, where is our home
Look at the place we’re in
The hell we left it in
Can we forget ourselves
Can we forgive
Can we afford the years, my lovely friend
Crazy love
I don’t want to live without you
I don’t want to live without you
I don’t want to live without you
@SleepFan771
I love how Chelsea put this nice folk song in the middle of her heavy as fuck doom album.
@superbarnie
Ocean Sage This song is not folk, and the album is not doom.
@danneperry
+superbarnie there are elements of folk. But you're right, it's not strictly folk.
@diosdiablo6953
@@danneperry What sound or genre do you consider this to be? I'd like to know it. I consider it acoustic rock or even space rock after listening the sound of Saturn, i realize how the outro of this, sounds so similar to Saturn noise.
@danneperry
@@diosdiablo6953 I'd consider her music to be doom folk. I've never heard of space rock! I'll have to check it out :)
@perpetualnausea
This song. Oh, this song. Too fitting during this time in my life.
@clebras
CRAZY LOVE
CRAZY LOVE, IT’S NOT YOU I FEAR
YOU LET THE DEVIL IN
YOU HOLD HIM NEAR
CRAZY LOVE, WHEN DID THE WAR BEGIN
WHEN WILL IT END
WHEN WILL IT END
CRAZY LOVE
AND I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
CRAZY LOVE, WHERE IS OUR HOME
LOOK AT THE PLACE WE’RE IN
THE HELL WE LEFT IT IN
CAN WE FORGET OURSELVES
CAN WE FORGIVE
CAN WE AFFORD THE YEARS, MY LOVELY FRIEND
CRAZY LOVE
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
@lauravargas8414
OBRIGADA
@violetdodio9544
Gives me roseblood by Mazzy Star vibes love it! And I’ve been listening to this since I was 16
@luvnenlighten88
What great lyrics and use of instruments.....wow this whole album is amazing. I gotta see her soon:-)