Dessa - Call Off Your Ghost Lyrics






Last night, old friend, big wedding
And I knew you'd be there too
Look at us, all grown up
Collared shirts and high heel shoes
You crossed the room, just the decent thing to do
Make sure we've all been introduced
You brought your new friend
I brought mine shake hands
Pay courtesy it's due
But it takes its toll
And it takes its hold

We've lived too long too close
So call off your ghost

Now you're asking can't we just be friends
But this pain in my chest still rings
And it's better to just pretend
That I can't see you waiting
Can't hear you call my name and
I know how much you hate it
But babe I've got to walk away
You once said if we were careful
That we could do this all our lives
Although one of us got clumsy
And both of us got wise
And now we're not so young
Seems our wishing well's gone dry

We've been living too long too close
And I'm ready to let you go
I'm ready, so call off your ghost

I think she lives around here
I see her almost daily
All I can do to stop myself from saying something crazy
I don't think badly of her
I hope she makes you happy
It's just a lot to ask to watch your future walking past me
I know that jealousy's a perfect waste of time
But left to my devices
I've spent far too long wasting mine x2

We've been living too long too close
And I'm ready to let you go
I'm ready, so call off your ghost x2





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  1. N.... L....

    This song is badass! Best breakup song!!!

  2. A.... C....

    Love Her!!! Minneapolis is back on the Talented Music Map. I'm proud of my State.

  3. J.... R....

    Night Vale has entered the chat

  4. S.... G....

    https://www.facebook.com/indieraps/

  5. R.... ....

    Came here right from Intern Dana being elected Mayor of Night Vale.

  6. s.... ....

    She got scientists to snuff the guy out of her brain fr

  7. A.... D....

    Viva la Dessa!
    Viva la Night Vale!

  8. D.... ....

    Came here from your ted talk

  9. L.... W....

    Are those ring splints on her fingers?

  10. A.... J....

    Couldn't love her more. She says what I don't have the voice to. 💚

  11. G.... A....

    I AM not a ghost, Dessa, I am your father... well if you can find a copy of my Rap prototype tune 'Repetition' - your father musically anyway while their is a strong family resemblance.

  12. A.... P....

    she is such a beautiful singer

  13. R.... B....

    Cool parallel for not just breakups but to separate from your vices and demons

  14. C.... M....

    Dessa will you be my bride ;)

  15. A.... A....

    I'm in love with Dessa

  16. w.... ....

    Powerful vocals,strong lyrics, good music and a great video. 5 stars!

  17. E.... C....

    I will never not love this song.

  18. S.... B....

    Anyone else excited af for Congratulations????

  19. S.... N....

    I'd like to say... I first heard this song on spotify's discover weekly. But I did hear it on WTNV later,

  20. s.... ....

    Just saw her with Night Vale. Amazing.

  21. I.... P....

    God, I fucking love this song: its raw emotions, its pain of moving on. The story is fantastic. Bless you, Dessa

  22. h.... ....

    I constantly cry because Dessa isn't on the WTNV European tour shows... It's my DREAM to see her live

  23. P.... S....

    Who the fuck is Nightvale? Some retarded youtube celeb.. wait, I don't give a crap, I'm here because Dessa is an artist among artists.

    P.... S....

    I know dude. I found out about DoomTree because of NightVale and now Dessa's one of my favorite artists. Also NightVale is really interesting. Maybe go check it out instead of getting angry in the comments section.

    P.... S....

    Fair enough, but shut the fuck up about it/him/her.

    P.... S....

    Peksi Sarvinen
    Some platforms introduce people to artists that they would possibly not happen upon.
    And I hear Nightvale is quite the show.

    P.... S....

    Peksi Sarvinen Welcome to NightVale is a podcast, NightVale being a fictional desert town where paranormal things occur, which is both surreal, unsettling and funny. To be clear, it isn't a person, but a collective of individuals who write and perform the show.

    I am glad people are being introduced to Doomtree and Dessa because the people who listen to this podcast tend to rad dudes (myself included... okay, bad example...).

    Just saying, although I do agree that having to constantly specify why you listen to an artist or watch a video because someone directed you to it... is kind of redundant. (Example, I started listening to them 4 years ago because a friend told me about them - wow, riveting I know.)

    Have a good day. 😎

  24. C.... M....

    Wish you were all here cuz Dessa is an amazing artist....

    C.... M....

    +a7x4lrev
    it's a show :v

    C.... M....

    its a podcast. its about a. town that isnt connected to our world and time doesnt exist. Cecil (the narrator) is host a radio broadcast for night vale. he tells you all the weird news and the weather as you have seen from the other comments are songs and this is just one of them. currently there is 95 ep. sorry if i was unclear, you should listen to it it perfect for doing with things like drawing chores or going to sleep! plus it really funny. :3

    - AГl μA!l th€ M¡Gμt¥ G|¤₩ ©l°ud
    (translation: all hail the mighty glow cloud)

    C.... M....

    Chad Milford Night Vale brought me here, Dessa's keeping me here. Just bought two of her albums. Same deal with Doomtree. Night Vale is AMAZING with introducing beautiful music that I wouldn't have heard before.

    C.... M....

    Evan Reumann came for the Night Vale, ended up caring more about Dessa than Night Vale. The world does not deserve this woman

    C.... M....

    Yeah, 'cause we all came here because we thought she sucked.


    ...seriously, come on.

  25. T.... ....

    everyones here cause of nightvale I bet

    T.... ....

    I hadn't heard her music before seeing Dessa and Aby Wolf at the WTNV live show in my city, but I wouldn't say that NightVale should get the credit for me being here - I'm here because of Dessa. . :-)

    T.... ....

    yeah lol I just heard it on the weather an was like "this is good. ima look it up"

    T.... ....

    +Kittenpox yeah same. didn't know of her before the live show and that waaaas amazing

  26. N.... L....

    OMG I Love Dessa you aren't alive until you see her live. DESSA IF YOU ARE READING THIS I LOVE YOU!! (p.s. I also have a cousin named Dessa lol)

  27. A.... D....

    If you weren't so stupid...

    A.... D....

    I could've loved you...

  28. G.... M....

    she's so talented, I sat back and waited many years, still America is sleeping on her..wake the fuck up...sad

  29. p.... ....

    this song is addictive

  30. D.... R....

    I've always really connected to this song. Beautifully haunting.

  31. b.... ....

    HEY NIGHT VALE FANATICS :)

    b.... ....

    Eyyyyyyyyy ;D ~> ~>

    b.... ....

    ehhh you too, huh?

    b.... ....

    Why u gotta call me out like that :)

  32. A.... W....

    HOW no matter how many times I watch this video it's still AMAZING!!!!

  33. F.... B....

    Super talented, thank you.

  34. j.... l....

    Saw Dessa live in Nashville at the nightvale liveshow. Amazing performer, an amazing talent.

  35. M.... P....

    Love this song, helped me get through a bad breakup. Thank you Dessa. :)

  36. g.... ....

    Who the hell ever broke up with Dessa?

    g.... ....

    An idiot narcissist.

    g.... ....

    Good point. Haha. She made an awesome song out of it though.

    g.... ....

    POS did, i believe. Or she brokeup with him...;)

    g.... ....

    Whomever it was, they've been the worst kind of fool.

    g.... ....

    Dude cheated a lot on tour and wanted polyamory. Compatible as fuck to a point. And the point ends with monogamy.

  37. S.... P....

    My dad let's me listen to your music and I Love it!

  38. o.... ....

    Saw Dessa preform this and several other songs at the chapel hill WTNV live show, she is simply amazing. Wonderful stage presence, beautiful voice.

    o.... ....

    I saw her at the premier show in Philly. Wasn't it great? I ended up getting her signature.

    o.... ....

    @Claudia M. Oh sweet! Chapel hill was the third show, I believe. I was unable to get her signature, I was only able to get a tour shirt. Had to drive hours and had school the next day, and the line for her was backed up a stairset, while the shirt line was so very much shorter.

  39. B.... S....

    Fuck this song is great.

  40. F.... V....

    can't be the only here cause of welcome to nightvale live right?

    F.... V....

    Best weather ever.

    F.... V....

    Wait, WtNV had Dessa for the weather???? I'm only in the first couple episodes, but wow

    F.... V....

    Nope MN pride!!!!

    F.... V....

    Evan Reumann both MN and Night Vale for me

    F.... V....

    Felenciana Vargas Can you please check out this song I produce https://youtu.be/VnoCQgbRFjI

  41. R.... ....

    I got to hear this live tonight in Nashville and it was simply amazing! The bass drops were on point! Thanks for the awesome show!!!

  42. S.... S....

    Saw her and abby in fort Lauderdale. So amazing♡

    S.... S....

    @Kayla Johnson-Farmer That part when she walked out in the audience during "Warsaw" and told everyone to shine their phone flashlights on her.

    S.... S....

    dexeron Can you please check out this song I produce https://youtu.be/VnoCQgbRFjI

  43. R.... ....

    I saw her last night live and she's great on stage.

  44. L.... W....

    So pretty. Visually this is one of the better things I've seen in a long time.

  45. D.... L....

    I think you can hear the awesome harmony much better in the live performance.

    D.... L....

    she was great live! :D

    D.... L....

    @Deborah L. Their energy was fantastic live

    D.... L....

    @Deborah L.Dessa and Aby Wolf are beyond goosebumps live!

  46. w.... ....

    This song helped me get through something fierce with that same smirk. Harsh breakup and after listening to this a few bits I can't say I really care anymore, life goes on.

    The weather was good that day.

  47. S.... L....

    I loved this. The video had me mesmerized. I understood the lyrics but not until I watched the video did it all fall into place. <3 

  48. c.... ....

    is that a dude?

  49. a.... j....

    I have listened to this song minimum of 10 times these past two days and I KEEP GETTING GOOSEBUMPS! Amazing style of music and beautiful lyrics too!

  50. M.... C....

    another mediocre artist from the "wanna-be" hip minneapolis music scene

  51. a.... l....

    the song is seriously better than the video

  52. R.... C....

    When you finally catch up on Night Vale and you need to listen to this song again and you find two month's worth of Night Vale fans who did exactly the same thing.

  53. 9.... ....

    Prefare when she raps but the beat's sick and she's got a sweet voice as long as she keeps rapping this is a nice change of pace

  54. W.... ....

    Her head looks like a wedge of cheese that I want to bite

  55. F.... ....

    This song is great. I love the vocals and the lyrics, it's such a brilliant sound. 

  56. D.... M....

    I couldn't stop listening to the song after old oak doors part A i think,i love the tune at the end,that beautiful toy piano at the end,came here because of Night vale!!!

  57. C.... C....

    That voice and that jawline... no one should be this talented and beautfiul!

  58. N.... L....

    I love ~<3
    The weather in night vale
    *^*

  59. T.... S....

    Night vale brought me here

    T.... S....

    I think he's bitching about my pony avatar like a shitty troll lol but thanks @***** <3

  60. K.... M....

    What a lovely song <3. 
    Night Vale might be a weird little town filled with terrible things, but it always has the greatest weather.

  61. d.... ....

    Greetings from Night Vale for this was a really good song find!!

  62. I.... ....

    Welcome to Night Vale brought me all the way here

    I.... ....

    @ILoveTopHatTree Same

  63. S.... W....

    here because of welcome to night vale

  64. P.... S....

    Fair warning guys, the Nightvale army is coming and we will bring much love and weird inside jokes.

    That aside, she sings like an angel, if angels were real.

    Which they totally aren't.

    P.... S....

    Pol Subanajouy Welcome comrades, please have a seat and get to know Dessa, she's amazing and deserves a breakout.

    P.... S....

    Snail Doom thanks a lot! We from the podcast love Dessa already and can't wait to see what she makes next!

    P.... S....

    As well as mountains. I don't trust who believes in mountains.

    P.... S....

    I thought her "weather" report was one of the best I'd ever heard and when I looked further into Dessa, I was hooked.

    All hail the glow cloud.

    P.... S....

    No matter what anyone says, The Faceless Old Lady for City Council is the clear choice. Now, I'm off to the dog park, which doesn't exist, and you shouldn't be looking at, or even talking about, or thinking about. Don't mention the dog park.

  65. i.... ....

    I feel like a deaf person lol. I love Dessa but half the time I feel like I can barely hear her voice over the music :/ sing louder! Not too bad in this song, just in general.

  66. C.... O....

    我 喜歡 很好 聽好

  67. F.... T....

    Mpls white "hip hop" needs to get out of here emo bullshit

  68. T.... F....

    She deserves to be WAY BIGGER.. her talent is limitless and her sound is amazing..

  69. R.... F....

    Stay in the light,
    And turn one on, if you hear a sound like ice creaking.

  70. R.... F....

    Call off my Ghosts?
    When the truce is kept.
    But Dessa my old friend you I give safe passage.

  71. M.... M....

    Cose up and close outs are all the good things from the Cure to me. A bit more good lighting of great stuff.

  72. J.... R....

    Dessa, is so talented and beautiful!

  73. l.... a....

    My friend recommended this and gave it to me on vinyl. She's a genius. Let's just say my friend won't be getting that vinyl back anytime soon...

  74. k.... ....

    that girl is amazing!

  75. M.... S....

    killing it

  76. S.... G....

    She looks like a whiteboy with long hair

    S.... G....

    She looks good.

    S.... G....

    Hahah yea she does

    S.... G....

    Fuck you. she is looks amazing. Ever been to kindergarten? where they teach if ''you don't have nothing nice to say don't say it at all'' or ''treat others how you want to be treated''  this will come back and bite you in the ass.

  77. w.... ....

    At 2.21 and 2:27 have definitely felt that! Incredible song and album.

  78. a.... ....

    this whole cd is dope...

  79. A.... C....

    God damn u are sexy.

  80. t.... ....

    AMAZING....

  81. B.... D....

    DESSA 13' [AS WELL AS HER CAMP(DOOMTREE), THAT IS!!!] HAVE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AT A SPRINT WITH "PARTS OF SPEECH" [NOT THAT THEY'VE EVER BEEN SLACKIN' OR SLEEPIN' OR ACCUSED OF SUCH BEHAVIORS, AHEMMM!!!] HELL, IF A SONG SUCH AS "CALL OFF YOUR GHOST" [ALONG WITH THIS, AN ALLURINGLY SHOT/EDITED EYE-CANDY BACKING VIDEO] ISN'T ENOUGH TO GARNER MAJOR INTEREST FROM "THE SLEEPERS" OUTSIDE OF THE INDIESPHERE THEN I'M NOT SURE WHAT ARTISTIC GROWTH/RELEASES/TOURING WILL ACHIEVE WHAT SHE'S DUE & EARNED!

  82. A.... ....

    Absolutely love this song!  Surprisingly the first time I heard it was on the radio... My jaw dropped.

  83. L.... B....

    Amazing

  84. M.... G....

    I wish I had heard this song on the top 100 and not an underground radio station. Phenomenal.

  85. R.... ....

    what the hell is this? a female musician showing off her talent with sophistication and not dressing like an attention seeking whore. Thats new

  86. p.... v....

    Dessa, please come to finland! We wait for you x1000000!! ps you're awesome!

  87. y.... ....

    "Dessa's" music is so phenomenally good, that when I hear it live I wonder why they ever recorded it. But then I get to hear it again, and it is So Fucking great. Thank you Dessa.

  88. y.... ....

    "Dessa's" music is so penomenally good when I hear it in my ears live, that I dont know why they ever recorded it. Then I remember how fucking great it is.

  89. R.... P....

    Dessa
    love
    love
    you
    come to Canada!!!
    we love you!!

  90. C.... O....

    "I don't think badly of her. I hope she makes you happy. It's just a lot to ask to watch your future walking past me."

    beautiful lines

  91. J.... D....

    i think...im in love. yup. im in love

  92. D.... ....

    some people just dont work, if im not mistaken POS and Dessa used to be a thing, the fact that they are still good w/ each other says everything about who they are :)

  93. L.... ....

    Dessa is so beautiful.

  94. C.... R....

    Damn so good

  95. P.... ....

    very, but yes. And both criminally unknown.

  96. L.... ....

    and her beauty is language.