Jack's Lament- All American Rejects Version

Jack's Lament
Artist: The All American Rejects
Album: Nightmare Revisted

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 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 Mister 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

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Jack's
• Lament
• Jack
• Sally
• Nightmare
• Before
• Christmas
• All
• American
• Rejects

[CollisionStar]

Mmm. Gerard Way would have made a much better 'Jack' voice.

[mexicanme03]

they do a good job with the instrumentals but the voice is shit. he sounds far too content, there is almost no emotion in it at all.

[Babyblondie1000]

<3

[ssamul]

Serj Tankian could have done this pretty well i think

[missingyou90s]

I agree MCR should have covered this instead :)

[KilledByChocolate256]

@CollisionStar YES. I'd kill to see that happen.

[cassSSandy]

this is a goof on the all american rejects part. could've been so much better. his voice sounds soooooooo flat.

[ultimateninjaboi]

musically, this is amazing. his voice is great, the instrumentation is great. only problem is, like people are saying, the lack of emotion. but this is a cover, and frankly, theyre musicians, not actors. but yeah. i love the cover.

[allhailfrieza]

Kind of sounds like Danny Elfman singing at times. It's definitely one of the better covers on the soundtrack.

[moonbow33]

" pants" is my favorite part

[jaket513]

@mexicanme03 really? i think the voice is awesome...opinion heh just thought it was weird :)

[Ilovecaptainjack224]

@Slipknot2RIP Oh.