Chelsea Joy Wolfe (born November 14, 1983 in Roseville, California, U.S.) i… 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.

I Died With You
Chelsea Wolfe Lyrics

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I died with you
I wear your clothes to be more like you
Your eyes still sparkle in my mind though you are gone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Chelsea Wolfe's "I Died With You" express a sense of deep grief and longing, as the singer recounts the memories of a loved one who has passed away. The opening line, "I died with you," represents a visceral connection between the singer and the deceased, as if a part of them has also died. The second line, "I wear your clothes to be more like you," suggests a desire to preserve the memory of the loved one by taking on their physical attributes.

The final line, "Your eyes still sparkle in my mind though you are gone," encapsulates the idea that memories can be as vivid and real as physical presence. The image of sparkling eyes represents both the lively spirit of the loved one and the powerful emotions that their absence continues to evoke. Overall, the lyrics to "I Died With You" express a deep and abiding sense of loss, as well as the human impulse to hold on to memories and keep loved ones close in spirit.

Line by Line Meaning

I died with you
I feel emotionally dead without you because you were such an important part of my life.

I wear your clothes to be more like you
I try to keep your memory alive by imitating you, even in the smallest things like clothing choices.

Your eyes still sparkle in my mind though you are gone
I can still vividly remember your eyes and the way they looked at me even though you are no longer here. It's a memory that still brings me comfort.

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