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.
House of Metal
Chelsea Wolfe Lyrics
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You put the petal in your mouth
You put your love inside the metal
You build the metal for your house
And the night runs wild
You put the pill inside the petal
And it runs white
You put the petal in your mouth
You put your blood into the metal
And it runs white
You build the metal for your house
You put the pill inside the metal
You put the metal in your mouth
You bleed into your house of nettles
You bleed the night without a sound
There's an ocean inside your chest
We've been sleeping inside your head
There's an ocean inside your chest
We've been sleeping inside your hand
"House of Metal" by Chelsea Wolfe is a hauntingly beautiful song that uses poetic lyrics to create an eerie and ethereal atmosphere. The lyrics are open to interpretation and can be seen as a metaphor for addiction and the destruction it can cause. The first few lines of the song talk about putting a pill inside a petal, indicating that the person is placing their addiction inside something beautiful and delicate. They then put the petal in their mouth, indicating that they are ingesting the addiction. This is followed by the line "You put your love inside the metal, You build the metal for your house", which could be interpreted as the person becoming consumed by their addiction and building their life around it.
As the song progresses, the lyrics become more intense and dark. The lines "and the night runs wild" and "you bleed into your house of nettles, You bleed the night without a sound" suggest that the person's addiction is causing them to lose control and is leading to their self-destruction. The final lines of the song talk about an ocean inside the person's chest, indicating that they are drowning in their addiction, and that others have been affected by it as well since they have been "sleeping inside [the person's] head" and "inside [the person's] hand."
Overall, "House of Metal" is a haunting reflection on the destructive nature of addiction and the toll it can take on a person's life and the lives of those around them. The lyrics are powerful and open to interpretation, allowing listeners to relate to the song in their own way.
Line by Line Meaning
You put the pill inside the petal
You hide something appealing inside something pretty to make it more enticing
You put the petal in your mouth
You consume the attractive thing, even though it's not meant to be eaten
You put your love inside the metal
You hold your passion and emotions so deep and securely that they become unbreakable
You build the metal for your house
You construct a shelter around your guarded self, made of your tough exterior and steel-like personality
And the night runs wild
The deep and dark aspects of your mind take over, allowing you to behave in ways you normally wouldn't
You put the pill inside the petal
Repeated from earlier - You hide something appealing inside something pretty to make it more enticing
And it runs white
The effects of what you have consumed are so powerful, everything becomes white and overwhelming
You put the petal in your mouth
Repeated from earlier - You consume the attractive thing, even though it's not meant to be eaten
You put your blood into the metal
You put every ounce of your being into what you have built and protected, sacrificing parts of yourself
And it runs white
Repeated from earlier - The effects of what you have consumed are so powerful, everything becomes white and overwhelming
You build the metal for your house
Repeated from earlier - You construct a shelter around your guarded self, made of your tough exterior and steel-like personality
You put the pill inside the metal
You stash something dangerous and forbidden inside your stronghold, possibly to keep others out, or lock yourself in
You put the metal in your mouth
You put your own creation, your safety net, into your own mouth, giving you control over its power and protection
You bleed into your house of nettles
The harshness and pain of life infiltrates even your strongest defenses, causing you to weep uncontrollably within the house you built
You bleed the night without a sound
You suffer in silence, despite the turmoil you're going through, keeping your vulnerable side hidden even in your weakest moments
There's an ocean inside your chest
You have a vast range of emotions and thoughts churning inside you, powerful enough to feel like the tides of an ocean
We've been sleeping inside your head
People around you are comfortable, unaware of your internal struggles and turmoil, in your place of safety - your mind
There's an ocean inside your chest
Repeated from earlier - You have a vast range of emotions and thoughts churning inside you, powerful enough to feel like the tides of an ocean
We've been sleeping inside your hand
Your actions and decisions affect those around you, like how someone in a dream can be led by the dreamer's hand
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@jinabrasser9439
I am currently completely enamored & OBSESSED with this beautifully haunting song, but I just have to say that the violinist/backup vocalist deserves far more credit, too 😌🖤🖤🎻🎼🎹
@jacobkirkpatrick1791
Words cannot describe how much her music means to me.
@zfinne
Jacob Kirkpatrick Can you at least try?
@ZeroKramerSama
+Zachary Feinerman Sometimes words are just useless to explain how do you feel...
@EmptyKingdoms
And yet they are the only way you have.
@LauraTrujilloT
Jacob Kirkpatrick But numbers can
@n0iryt944
Dark and relaxing a perfect mix to make it a night of sleep yeah it has depression in it bu damn it truly helps to release stress
@tapasco95
I fucking love this woman.
@user-ry3mk1dg9o
Nu Da!
@christofyre
Me too.