Chelsea Joy Wolfe (born November 14, 1983 in Roseville, California, U.S.) is an … Read Full Bio ↴Chelsea Joy Wolfe (born November 14, 1983 in Roseville, California, U.S.) is an American singer/songwriter and eponymous full band started in 2009 out of Los Angeles, California Her style has been described as "doom folk" and her music has been described as "a specific brand of drone-metal-art-folk."

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.

Hyper Oz
Chelsea Wolfe Lyrics

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My bed is so cold without you in it
Tell me something so I can go to sleep

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Hyper Oz" by Chelsea Wolfe delve into the familiar feeling of loneliness and the struggle to find comfort in the absence of a loved one. The first line "My bed is so cold without you in it" reflects the tangible impact of the absence of a loved one on Chelsea's everyday life. The bed which is considered a place of comfort and solace feels cold and empty without the warmth of companionship, leaving the artist yearning for her partner.

In the second line "Tell me something so I can go to sleep", Chelsea pleads with her partner to reach out through words and provide her with something that can grant her the peace of mind needed to fall asleep. The use of the term "something" suggests that she is open to any form of communication, just as long as it would provide her with some sort of comfort and remedy the loneliness that is keeping her up.

Overall, "Hyper Oz" by Chelsea Wolfe presents the different ways absence can permeate one's life leading to a deeper longing for companionship and connection.

Interesting facts about the song "Hyper Oz" by Chelsea Wolfe include:

Interesting Facts
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• "Hyper Oz" is the opening track on Chelsea's sixth studio album Birth of Violence, which was released on September 13, 2019.
• The album was recorded in Marfa, Texas with producer/engineer Ben Chisholm, with Chelsea sharing that the desert landscape and isolation of the area played a significant role in the album's creation and themes.
• The album shows a departure from Chelsea's usual heavier sound featuring more stripped-back, acoustic arrangements.
• "Hyper Oz" features sparse instrumentation, primarily consisting of Chelsea's vocals, a piano, and a muffled drumbeat.
• The song's title references the Land of Oz from The Wizard of Oz as well as the term "hyperreality," a concept from philosophy and cultural studies that describes the blurring of lines between reality and the media-saturated world we live in.
• Chelsea shared in an interview with Consequence of Sound that "Hyper Oz" was one of the earliest songs written for the album and acted as a "connecting piece" between her previous work and the new sound of the album.
• In the same interview, Chelsea describes "Hyper Oz" as a love song that captures how everything "becomes surreal and heightened when you’re in love and then the fall out when it ends."
• The music video for "Hyper Oz" features footage of Chelsea in a desert landscape, walking through nature, and interacting with horses interspersed with close-ups of her face and hands playing the piano.
• Chelsea has shared that the title of the album Birth of Violence represents the idea of her creative process being akin to giving birth, with the album representing the fruits of her labor after a long and often painful process of creation.
• The album received critical acclaim upon release, with praise being given to Chelsea's vulnerable and raw vocal performances, as well as the stripped-back arrangements that highlight the emotional weight of the lyrics.

Chords:
Verse:
C Dm
A# F
C Dm
A# F

Chorus:
C G
A# F
C G
A# F

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Line by Line Meaning

My bed is so cold without you in it
I am feeling lonely and longing for the warmth of my partner's presence in my bed

Tell me something so I can go to sleep
Please distract me by sharing something interesting or soothing so that I can drift off into slumber

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