Take Me Back To '83 (A World Without Last Christmas) Lyrics

The snow was falling, the lights were bright

But something stirred in the dead of night

A melody born, a curse begun

December's shadow blocks the sun

I hear the bells, but they don't bring cheer

Just the haunting sound that we all fear

If I had the chance, I'd make it right

I'd stop that song on that fateful night

Take me back to '83

Where the truth could set us free

I'd find the man, make him see

Don't let your heart be history

Save the future, break the chain

Stop that chorus from spreading pain

Take me back to '83

Before Last Christmas poisoned me

I'd storm the studio, break the tape

Smash the synths before it's too late

"I gave you my heart," he'd start to sing

But I'd steal it back, stop everything

No snowy scenes, no guilty cheer

No endless loop haunting every year

If I had the power, I'd change the tide

And bury that song before it's worldwide

Take me back to '83

Where the truth could set us free

I'd find the man, make him see

Don't let your heart be history

Save the future, break the chain

Stop that chorus from spreading pain

Take me back to '83

Before Last Christmas poisoned me

No endless malls, no weary souls

No radio waves with tired goals

Just silence pure, or carols true

The kind that heal, not torture you

It's not the man, it's not his voice

But someone has to make the choice

December's here, the battle's on

The jukebox loads that cursed song

But in my dreams, I'll stand my ground

And erase that sound from this battleground

Take me back to '83

Rewrite that dark history

I'd save the world, make them see

This holiday deserves to be free

No more echoes, no refrain

No endless cycle of sonic pain

Take me back to '83

Before Last Christmas poisoned me.

The snow still falls, the lights still glow

But there's one song I'll never know

Take me back, just set me free

From the ghost of '83