I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
I can see there's something in your eyes
You just took a fall from paradise
Saw the lipstick on your neck
Maybe you should just confess
[Chorus]
I don't wanna lose my head today
But I know there's something in the way
Maybe I made a big mistake last night
When I left you alone with Chelsea
Chelsea's the kind of girl that's cold as ice
Beautiful with nails filed sharp as knives
She called me while you were kissing
So I could hear what I was missing
[Chorus]
When I left you alone with Chelsea
You're just a typical guy and you're typically blind
You can see I'm out of here and that I said goodbye
[Chorus]
When I left you alone with Chelsea
You just took a fall from paradise
Saw the lipstick on your neck
Maybe you should just confess
[Chorus]
I don't wanna lose my head today
But I know there's something in the way
Maybe I made a big mistake last night
When I left you alone with Chelsea
Chelsea's the kind of girl that's cold as ice
Beautiful with nails filed sharp as knives
She called me while you were kissing
So I could hear what I was missing
[Chorus]
When I left you alone with Chelsea
You're just a typical guy and you're typically blind
You can see I'm out of here and that I said goodbye
[Chorus]
When I left you alone with Chelsea
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Chelsea Lyrics as written by Jimmy Harry Greg Kurstin
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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yay first comment. i just heard this song today and I LOVE it already. Where did this girl come from? outta nowhere.
And I think the song is (easily known) about a girl who lef ther boyfriend with a hoe and they did a lil somesome if you know what i mean. Then she left that guy.
-KaitY
LOVE this song, and this was the only site to have the lyrics, neway. This song is about this girl left her man with a hoe ^ haha and they fucked around
i'm gonna go ahead an apologize for Stefy to any girl named Chelsea. not All of them are whores. poor girls.
ekk! i love this songg! soo retro. lol.
I never listened to the lyrics to this song before now. All I noticed was the part that said Chelsea, so I decided the look the song up and see what it was about. Basically it's about a girl who dumps her bf after he cheats on her with some b****. Funny song, IMO.
Songmeaning is pretty obvious. However, when I first heard it, I recognized that beat from somewhere. Eventually I figured out that they borrowed the techno beat from Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams." Verrrry catchy.
I LOVE this song and I say that about alot of songs..lol. This song is sooooooo catchy. I know it by heart and I have only listened to it 3 or 4 times.
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i like this song (: but i dislike chelsea :/
oh my god. i know. obvsiously, stefy had a secret crush on Chelsea and discovered that her male friend made out with her first and he didn't want to tell stefy. THAT'S RIGHT.