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Dessa – “5 Out Of 6” (Video)

blame it on Shake March 28, 2018

With CHIME in rotation, Dessa is back with a second video from her fourth studio album.

Following “Good Grief,” the first lady of Doomtree comes through with a video for the album’s last single, “5 Out Of 6.”

“I wrote most of the lyrics for ‘5 Out of 6’ on foot, making long, late loops through Central Park and around my neighborhood,” Dessa told Complex. “I listened to the beat on repeat in my headphones, trying out different rap patterns and vocal melodies, jotting down anything that felt promising. A lot of walks didn’t yield any material—the beat was so unusual that I couldn’t find a way to ride it. But when I arrived at the line I’m the phoenix and the ash, I knew I had what would be the heart of the song. These lyrics reconcile sensitivity with grit—they’re about being the sort of person who makes herself available to the world, and who sometimes get hurt by it, but holds her position all the same.”

Check out the Raquel Marvez-directed clip below and be sure to catch Dessa Darling on her CHIME world tour.

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