Name: The Ghost of Christmas Past
Duration: P00H04M13S
Description: It's a haunted holiday!

The Ghost of Christmas Past

by Deidre & the Dark

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It's a haunted holiday!

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Be a good girl, be a good girl
don't be naughty, no! no!

I feel an icy chill in the air
from the chimney to the stair, it's everywhere
but this is no merry snow
it's got a voice that I can hear when I'm alone

Yes I know it’s true
I didn’t get into
the holiday spirit recently
but now the spirit’s coming to get me

I'm being followed by the ghost of Christmas past
I'm being scolded for my cheer that didn't last
He won’t stop chasing me until I right my wrong
til I promise to be nicer from now on
(Be a good girl, be a good girl
don't be naughty, no! no!)

Is that a cat outside the door
is it just a creaky floor, I'm not so sure
is there no place i can hide
from this ghost and his seeing eye, he's in my mind

i know it's wrong
that I’ve gone and
been a sour puss without a merry meow
but now the spirit’s coming to get me

I'm being followed by the ghost of Christmas past
I'm being scolded for my cheer that didn't last
He won’t stop chasing me until I right my wrong
til I promise to be nicer from now on
(Be a good girl, be a good girl
don't be naughty, no! no!)

dishes levitatin'
a slamming closet door
the chairs are on the ceiling and there's fog on the floor
my dresses are dancing
and the clock strikes one
there's a face in the fire and the terror's begun

when will I be released (let me go, let me go, let me go now)
from this frightening Christmas eve (let me go, let me go, let me go now)
should I say sorry, that I'm so sorry
for being naughty, I'm so sorry

(Be a good girl, be a good girl
don't be naughty, no! no!)

Mr. Ghost of Christmas Past
I'm so sorry for being a grouch
I promise I will never ever ever be so mean and grumpy again
at least for this year

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released November 23, 2015

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Deidre & the Dark Brooklyn, New York

Deidre & the Dark is a cinematic, technicolor world of music conceived by Brooklyn-based songwriter, vocalist & instrumentalist Deidre Muro (founder & former frontwoman of Savoir Adore). With her distinctive voice, she seamlessly blends her love for 60s pop with cinematic arrangements, a dose of psychedelia and touches of electronic production, resulting in songs that feel like modern classics. ... more

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