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"Jack's Lament" is a song from the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas. It is sung by Jack Skellington, who is tired of celebrating Halloween and wants to experience something else. The All American Rejects covered this song for the album Nightmare Revisited, which was released in 2007.

Lyrics[]

There are few who'd deny, at what I do I am the best
For my talents are renowned far and wide
When it comes to surprises in the moonlit night
I excel without ever even trying
With the slightest little effort of my ghostlike charms
I have seen grown men give out a shriek
With a 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 since 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
That 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 unknown
The fame and praise come year after year
Does nothing for these empty tears

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Trivia[]

  • The song can, in some way count as the classic I Want song common to the Disney Princesses, since it represents Jack's life-long wish of experiencing something new and straying away from the repetitive traditions of Halloween. However, it could also count as an I Am song associated not just with princesses, but also other characters, as Jack also describes how much he is adored and well-known by many for who he is and what he can do. With these aspects found in the song, it would make "Jack's Lament" a unique combination of the two song types.
  • During the line "I have swept the very bravest off their feet", a statue of The Scream by Edvard Munch can be seen.


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Media
Films: The Nightmare Before Christmas

Books: Zero's JourneyLong Live the Pumpkin QueenThe Nightmare Before Christmas: The Full Film Script
Video games:Kingdom HeartsKingdom Hearts: Chain of MemoriesKingdom Hearts IIKingdom Hearts 358/2 DaysThe Pumpkin KingOogie's RevengeDisney UniverseDisney InfinityDisney Heroes: Battle ModeDisney Sorcerer's Arena
Soundtrack: SoundtrackVideo

Disney Parks
Haunted Mansion Holiday

Entertainment: Oogie Boogie's Freaky Funhouse
Parades: Disney's Fantillusion
Halloween: Disney's Not So Spooky SpectacularDisney Villains Wicked GatheringFrightfully Fun ParadeGlow in the Park Halloween ParadeHappy HallowishesHocus Pocus Villain SpelltacularJack Skellington’s Villainous GatheringJourney to the Halloween TownKaribuni MarketplaceThe Annex“This IS Halloween!” Dance PartyVillains Night Out!World of Color: Villainous!
Christmas: Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM!What's This? Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along

Characters
Jack SkellingtonSallyOogie BoogieLock, Shock, and BarrelDr. FinkelsteinMayor of Halloween TownSanta ClausZeroClown with the Tear-Away FaceEaster BunnyMr. HydeHarlequin DemonVampire TeddyToy DuckPumpkin-in-the-BoxVampiresIgorBehemothMonster Who Lives Under the StairsMonster Who Lives Under the BedThe Grim ReaperThe DevilWolfmanWinged DemonCorpse FamilyMummy BoyUndersea GalHanging Tree and SkeletonsGhostsMelting ManHalloween Town BandAttic SnakeMan-Eating WreathJewelCyclopsCitizens of Halloween Town
Objects
Worm’s WortFrog’s BreathDeadly Night ShadeFrog GunWorm's Wort SoupBat BoomerangPumpkin BombDog BiscuitsShrunken HeadBathtubRun-Over TurtleSoul Robber
Locations
Halloween TownChristmas TownHinterlandsSpiral Hill
Songs
This Is HalloweenJack’s LamentWhat’s This?Town Meeting SongJack’s ObsessionKidnap the Sandy ClawsMaking ChristmasOogie Boogie's SongSally’s SongPoor Jack FinaleDr. Finkelstein's Song
See Also
The Original Poem
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