Ghost

By Wengie

On 11:11

Released on September 30, 2021

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[Intro]

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh


[Verse 1]

It was only one night, now you’re giving me nightmares

Had me want it on sight, on sight

Now I’m living in denial

Hit me out the blue, yeah, you came outta nowhere

I should've seen the clues

Should've seen you would linger for a while


[Pre-Chorus]

Insomnia

Every time that I sleep, every time that I sleep

I dream of ya


[Chorus]

I wish you would ghost

'Cause now all you do is haunt me

You come calling when I’m lonely (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

I wish you would ghost

Used your spirit, mind, and body

Just to get me where you want me (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

I wish you would


[Verse 2]

It was only one night, now you’re giving me nightmares

Had me want it on sight, on sight

Now I’m living in denial

Hit mе out the blue, yeah, you camе outta nowhere

I should've seen the clues

Should've seen you would linger for a while


[Pre-Chorus]

Insomnia

Every time that I sleep, every time that I sleep

I dream of ya


[Chorus]

I wish you would ghost

'Cause now all you do is haunt me

You come calling when I’m lonely (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

I wish you would ghost

Used your spirit, mind, and body

Just to get me where you want me (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

I wish you would


[Bridge]

Lose my number, lose my feelings to the grave

I wish you would

Find another you can follow in my place

I wish you would

Lose my number, lose my feelings to the grave

I wish you would

Find another you can follow in my place

I wish you would


[Outro]

I wish you would

I wish you would

I wish you would

I wish you would

“I wish you would ghost ’Cause now all you do is haunt me”
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In this double entendre, Wraya wishes the person would “ghost”, internet slang for disappearing without giving any heads-up, out of her life for good.
In the following line she says they haunt her, something ghosts, as in the supernatural beings, are known to do, going back and forth between the metaphors.

“You come calling when I’m lonely”
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Usually nighttime is described as the most personal time a person can have, as they are stripped down (figurately, and perhaps even literally) from the various masks they wear throughout the day, and are left alone with their thoughts.
Therefore, a lot of people suffer from a case of night loneliness, as it is felt stronger.

Additionally, the line could also serve a reference to practicing self-pleasuring acts on oneself, and how the person in subject appears in Wraya’s mind when she’s lonely at night.

“It was only one night, now you’re giving me nightmares”
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Wraya has opened the song clearing the air about the state of the relationship with the subject of the song – they only know one another based on a short, one-timed thing, whether a casual meeting, a date or a one-night stand.
However, as she continues – “Now you’re giving me nightmares” – the other person has been lingering in for longer than she wished for, stating that it stats getting creepy. Whether the person is actively stalking her or just keeps staying on her mind is left unexplained.

This line also clears the air regarding the subject of the song, given the fact that in real life, Wraya is engaged, so that leads to believe the situation in the song is imaginary.

“Insomnia Every time that I sleep, every time that I sleep I dream of ya”
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Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep.

Referring to that, Wraya says the person keeps her up at night, when she’s most vulnerable emotionally, so severely she can’t even sleep.
By saying “I dream of ya”, she explains the contrast between having wild, vivid, maybe even mature dreams about the person, and night dreams that usually signify a good night sleep, showing how the presence of the person is damaging her life on the most basic level of rest.

“Used your spirit, mind, and body Just to get me where you want me”
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Putting the blame on the other person, perhaps for liberation purposes, so that Wraya could feel better with her infatuation with them, claiming they used their spirit (personality), mind (intelligence) and body (looks) in order to get her hooked on them, to a point she can’t think of anyone else.
She states that they “have her where they want her”, as if its a game she’s been losing, since now she’s an easy target, all due to the fact the other person is highly irresistible.

“Had me want it on sight, on sight Now I’m living in denial”
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Wraya explains she was very much attracted to the other person at first, and now has changed her mind. She’s been lying to herself, trying to convince herself she doesn’t want it, further confirming that the person is on her mind constantly, rather than actually stalking her in real life.

“I should’ve seen the clues Should’ve seen you would linger for a while”
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Wraya looks back and realizes that it was clear from the start this person is gonna be hard to forget – whether it’s good looks, charming personality or something else – Wraya is taken aback by how impressive this person is.

“Lose my number, lose my feelings to the grave I wish you would Find another you can follow in my place I wish you would Lose my number, lose my feelings to the grave I wish you would Find another you can follow in my place I wish you would”
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Built on the repeating line of “I wish you would”, Wraya lists all her prayers to get over the other person as quick as possible, prayers like that they will lose her phone number, or that they will get interested in someone else, so she could feel like she might not have a chance.

“Lose my feeling to the grave” is another play on the ghost-supernatural theme, but also might mean she wishes her feelings for that person would die out quickly enough so she could move on.