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.
Inside a Girl
Chelsea Wolfe Lyrics
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Inside a girl
So ravishing
I felt her pain
She took me in
So innocent
And I was a girl
The type that, all the boys wanted in this small town
And they took me down
I took him in
I took him in
He took me down
The way of the world
So frantic and beautiful
Its so beautiful
The way of the world
It's just a shame
So tragic and beautiful
It's so beautiful
Thought it was love
Couldn't be true
I felt it too
It's all her fault
She took it in
And I took him in
I take the blame
So painful now
To live with his name
Ringing in my head
In fear of a consequence
Greater the one I know
And this world has never made, so much sense
As it does now
As it does now
The way of the world
So frantic and beautiful
It's so beautiful
The way of the world
It's such a shame
So tragic and beautiful
It's so beautiful
It's so beautiful
The song "Inside a Girl" by Chelsea Wolfe is a haunting and introspective look at the complexities of identity, love, and pain. The opening lines, "I was a boy inside a girl so ravishing / I felt her pain, she took me in, so innocent" suggest a gender identity crisis, with the singer feeling trapped in the wrong body. The lines "And I was a girl so beautiful / The type that, all the boys wanted in this small town / And they took me down / I took him in / He took me down" explore the brutality of small-town life and the dangers faced by young people who dare to be different. The singer laments the fact that they were taken advantage of and ultimately destroyed by those around them.
The chorus, "The way of the world / So frantic and beautiful / It's so beautiful / The way of the world / It's just a shame / So tragic and beautiful / It's so beautiful" encapsulates the singer's mixed feelings about their experiences. They acknowledge the beauty and complexity of the world around them, but also recognize the immense pain and suffering that comes with it. The lines "Thought it was love / Couldn't be true / I felt it too / It's all her fault / She took it in / And I took him in / I take the blame" suggest that the singer was involved in a destructive relationship in which they were both to blame.
Overall, "Inside a Girl" is a powerful and evocative song that explores themes of identity, love, pain, and the complexities of the human experience.
Line by Line Meaning
I was a boy
I felt like a boy trapped inside a girl's body.
Inside a girl
I was born a girl, but I identified more like a boy.
So ravishing
It was so attractive to me to explore my true gender identity.
I felt her pain
I sympathized with other women who felt trapped or misunderstood.
She took me in
The woman inside me welcomed my true self.
So innocent
I was naive and idealistic about what life would be like as my true self.
And I was a girl
Physically, I was born as a girl.
So beautiful
I was conventionally attractive and desired by many men in my hometown.
The type that, all the boys wanted in this small town
I was the stereotypical 'girl next door' that many small town boys dreamed of being with.
And they took me down
These boys took advantage of me and my beauty.
I took him in
I entered a relationship with one of these boys.
He took me down
He emotionally and perhaps even physically hurt me in the end.
The way of the world
This is just how things seem to be in our society.
So frantic and beautiful
Life can be chaotic and alluring at the same time.
Its so beautiful
In spite of the pain and hardships, there is still beauty in the world.
It's just a shame
It's unfortunate that things have to be this way.
So tragic and beautiful
Even the most heartbreaking experiences can be seen as beautiful in a way.
Thought it was love
I believed that I was truly in love with this boy.
Couldn't be true
In the end, it turned out to not be genuine love.
I felt it too
I definitely had strong feelings for him, though.
It's all her fault
Perhaps the woman inside me who longed for freedom is to blame for getting involved with him.
She took it in
That part of me accepted him and embraced the idea of love, even if it wasn't reciprocated.
I take the blame
Ultimately, I hold myself accountable for the choices I made.
So painful now
The aftermath of this relationship is still affecting me deeply.
To live with his name
His memory and the way he hurt me will always be a part of me.
Ringing in my head
I can't stop thinking about what happened and how it still affects me.
In fear of a consequence
I worry about the potential repercussions of being my true self in a society that doesn't always accept me.
Greater the one I know
I'm afraid that the negative consequences will be worse than what I've already experienced.
And this world has never made, so much sense
I finally understand that the world can be cruel and unforgiving, but I don't let that stop me from being who I am.
As it does now
I'm at peace with myself and know that there is still beauty in the world, even if there is pain.
Contributed by Adalyn V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@user-px6vx4vm2o
Linda música 😢 tão trágico e tão lindo
@christofyre
Any time I listen to this album, I can’t fully understand why Chelsea disowns it… for me it stands right alongside the rest of her work: a masterpiece.