Jack's Lament

Jack's Lament is a song in The Nightmare Before Christmas. It is sung by Jack Skeleton who is fed up of celebrating Halloween and wants to experience something else.

Lyrics
There are few who'd deny that what I do, I am the best. For my talents are renowned far and wide. When it comes to suprises in the moonlit night, I excell without ever even trying. With the slightest little effort of my ghostlike charm I have seen grown men give out a shriek. With the wave of my hand and a well placed moan, I have swept the very bravest off their feet.

Yet year after year, it's the same routine and I grow so weary of the sound of screams. And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King, have grown so tired of the same old thing.

Oh somewhere deep inside of these bones, an emptiness began to grow there's something out there far from my home a longing that I've never known.

I'm a master of fright, and a demon of light and I'll scare you right out of your pants. To a guy in Kentucky, I'm Mr. Unlucky and I'm known throughout England and France. And sinse I am dead I can take off my head to recite Shakespearean quotations, no animal nor man can scream like I can with the fury of my recitations.

But who here would ever understand thet the Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin would tire of his crown if they only understood he'd give it all up if he only could.

Oh there's an empty place in my bones that calls out for something unkown, the fame and praise come year after year does nothing for these empty tears.