All-American Rejects, The - Jack's Lament 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





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  1. L.... F....

    Anyone listening in 2019

  2. �.... ....

    Who else is listening in 2019?

  3. A.... M....

    My man sounds constipated and pissed.

  4. r.... q....

    it’s November how am i here?


    it’s gonna be thanksgiving on Thursday

    (2019)

  5. I.... A....

    I have a vivid memory of me singing this song in my kindergarten talent show in 2009...

  6. s.... ....

    it's that time of year again :)

  7. S.... T....

    Yasss queens spooktober is heeeeeere

    S.... T....

    And over ;-;

  8. c.... ....

    while i prefer the original to listen to this one fits very well to the actual scene, jack sounds proper DEPRESSED here, which he is in this scene, he sounds tired like all the passion has been drained out of him exept for a few key moments to show he still likes what he does, hes just tired of doing it over and over.

  9. S.... L....

    :'( NOOOOOOO

  10. N.... F....

    i am a gay boy

  11. I.... a....

    "I'll scare you right out of your PANTS!!!"

  12. C.... M....

    I think this would’ve sounded amazing if done by Linkin Park. Chester would’ve done an amazing job at both emoting the raw emotions of the musical aspect while adding his rock edge. Like how he did justice to Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.” RIP Chester.

  13. T.... W....

    This is absolute garbage. Completely butchered it with his whiny voice. FFPD should've taken this one....

    T.... W....

    This comment made me chuckle like an insane person lol.

    He does sound whiny though, and kinda annoying.

  14. T.... S....

    Good. Very good. Spooky, Charming, and he sounds like Jack with more sadness where its needed.

  15. R.... R....

    This the season

  16. A.... T....

    I seriously dislike this

  17. C.... E....

    This isnt very good, is it....I want a better voice to do this

    C.... E....

    @Aliyah M definitely not

  18. s.... a....

    Its the 1st of OCTOBER BABY WHOOOOOOOO!!!! HALLOWEEN MUSIC

  19. a.... a....

    theres something i just adore about his voice

  20. A.... T....

    La original es mejor, tiene más sentimiento

  21. N.... 5....

    if you listen to the lyrics reeeeeaally closely, this song is actually about a sad prostitute

    N.... 5....

    lmao wtf?

    N.... 5....

    Aliyah M just....think

    N.... 5....

    @Nør 5k1 Hmmm... Now that I think about it, my dirty mind possesses me everytime I listen to this song and as a kid, there were some lines I thought were dirty.

    Interesting...

  22. S.... B....

    They ruined it... 😒

  23. t.... p....

    anyone reminiscing in 2019

  24. c.... ....

    It amuses me how many comments there are saying how stupid the hate comments are, even though there are ZERO hate comments.

  25. W.... B....

    I love his voice 😍😍😍😍

  26. M.... F....

    Christmas in July

  27. M.... F....

    #i_love_blue

  28. G.... R....

    the play

  29. R.... b....

    No, I'm Sorry, but Elfman's version Is the best

  30. V.... Z....

    This is so fucking stupid what the fuck. The dudes voice has to be gully and scary. THATS THE WHOLE FUCKING POINT. You cant just sing it the same way u sing songs about ur HS days. Does anybody take their job seriously anymore jesus chrsit

    V.... Z....

    "chrsit"

  31. M.... F....

    The dull-gay version

  32. C.... T....

    Ahhhh.... I love listening to my favorite Halloween tunes soon before the holiday...



    Wait, it's May.

    C.... T....

    Shut your mouth past me it's nearly Halloween now.

    C.... T....

    past me you fool it's november

    C.... T....

    its december, FOOL.

  33. M.... F....

    Since I am dead 💀 i can take off my head







    This is maybe the second thing

  34. b.... ....

    england and fRRRance

  35. A.... ....

    If theres a game with Jack, this singer could do a pretty good job voicing jack

  36. B.... P....

    QWERTYUIOPBNASGJLÑWERYUIOPCBDGKAFDFQWRTYUIOPCBNSGSFSWETYUIOPCBNMDFD

  37. A.... B....

    To a Albert in Kentucky I’m mr.EaRtH,WaRM,SaLly

  38. R.... ....

    2019?...No?......

  39. e.... i....

    I love the different people who did these songs a mix of new age old and loved
    For fs sake marilyn Manson did this is Halloween
    Nightmare before Christmas is a master peicd of animation songs and story

  40. G.... G....

    0:46 my favorite line of the whole song

  41. T.... ....

    This is such a sexy cover not gonna lie.

  42. R.... 3....

    I’m sorry, but when is the live action movie coming out with these songs? Tim burton and Disney I’m waiting

  43. L.... N....

    The singer should be a voice actor, he played this role pretty well honestly.

  44. G.... ....

    Is it just me, or does looking at the album cover while listening to this sound what his voice sounds like???

  45. S.... M....

    I actually like this better than the og

  46. S.... P....

    I keep picturing Zack Efron singing this song in a graveyard.

  47. C.... ....

    I understand why people hate this version.

  48. J.... S....

    His voice 😍😍😍😍

  49. A.... ....

    I love All-American Rejects and all but... MCR where you at?

  50. A.... C....

    2018 e tamo aí. ♥

  51. L.... G....

    Terrible.
    A true abomination.

  52. B.... L....

    It's that time of year again guys. 2018??

  53. j.... ....

    I can see why they were rejects.....




    *its a pun calm down .-.*

  54. T.... ....

    It's odd being able to kinda relate to this.
    Every year I get a bunch of messages and comments of people who want me to update my Skyrim Halloween mod, and after six years I'm kinda getting sick of it.
    -I say as I'm working on it, once again.

  55. k.... c....

    Childhood completed 😄

  56. T.... M....

    Joined Nov 15, 2008

  57. M.... _....

    2018 October anyone?

  58. M.... M....

    Lol.🎃💀🎃🎃🎃💀💀👻👻🎃💀😈😇👻🎃💀🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃👻🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻🎃🎃👻🎃👻🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

  59. 2.... G....

    the original song maded in 1993 , this cover is 2008 , now 2018 and this is still awesome

  60. h.... ....

    His voice is awesome in this!

  61. C.... P....

    Every year~ ITS SPOOPTOBER

  62. E.... B....

    It’s October 1st y’all 😈😈🎃🎃🎃

  63. G.... G....

    Can everyone stop bitching about my chemical romance? This is sung beautifully! Just be happy that we have this, be grateful on how beautiful this is. Like AHHH

    G.... G....

    @blue mozes Understandable have a nice day

  64. C.... T....

    damn it zimbae why didn't you wait for October!?

  65. v.... 0....

    I'm from the future here in 2018 this is played on a national holiday

  66. R.... o....

    Well it’s that time of year again!

    HUZZAH!!!!

  67. M.... B....

    This is a really good cover

  68. K.... a....

    Wow... this sucks so much noodles...

  69. D.... I....

    It's August. SPOOKY TIME!

  70. R.... W....

    Sounds like a retarded person trying to sing it... Literally the most ass singing/talk voice... You have no pitch no tones, so nasily an monotoned. How the fuck did you become famous.

    R.... W....

    That’s just his voice and I personally love it. But you have your opinion just saying.

  71. M.... O....

    Why am I here it's July 18!!!!!!!!!

  72. D.... C....

    The indominus racks

  73. J.... B....

    Lol the captions at 1:53 "to a guy who can dougie"😂😂😂

  74. A.... M....

    *e m o s u n i t e*

  75. A.... G....

    Is summer and I'm listening this lmao

  76. F.... F....

    The Emos have claimed Nightmare Before Christmas... I honestly don’t have a problem with that

  77. L.... D....

    Guys, we all have our opinions on this song, let's not create a battle feild of the comments, k? If you don't like it, great! Then just leave and listen something you like! If you like it, great! Keep it civil guys!

    L.... D....

    Lillian Davila why? The Civil War wasn't CIVIL!!!!!

    L.... D....

    Miangelina Ortiz-Marcano there are many definitions for one word. Civil is one of those words

  78. L.... F....

    the youtube subtitles are broken

  79. L.... F....

    1:47 youtube subtitles: let's get right out of your pants

  80. L.... F....

    it's june and im ready for october

  81. H.... W....

    0:45 (Subtitles): I have slept the very bravest of the feet. (What the fuck?)






    (Also, the lyrics that say "Oh, somewhere deep inside of these bones, an emptiness began to grow." I find it to be very relatable.)

  82. u.... H....

    HOW DOES 'I'm a master of fright and a demon of light and I'll scare you right out of your pants' become ' I'm a master of pride and a demon let's get right out of your pants'

  83. p.... �....

    It's like April what

  84. E.... w....

    I LOVE IT!!

  85. S.... H....

    It's April and I AM PUMPED FOR HALLOWEEN!

  86. A.... ....

    Its Saint Patrick's Day....


    *Switches Date to October 30th*




    k we're all good

    A.... ....

    everyday's October 30th for me😝

  87. S.... L....

    Wish slipknot was on this

  88. P.... p....

    ..its february

    *TIME TO GET SPOOPY*

  89. L.... F....

    *lyrics* and i'll scare you right out of your pants!”
    *captions* “let's get right out of your pants.”

  90. R.... B....

    Subtitles at 1:50
    let's get right out of your pants to a guy who can dougie but mr. unlucky

  91. n.... ....

    TO A GUY WHO CAN DOUGIE
    IM MR. UNLUCKY

  92. D.... D....

    the captions are my religion

  93. D.... D....

    i'll scare you right out of your pants is lets get you out of your pants with the captions omfg

  94. D.... D....

    my life

  95. I.... P....

    Man this song is spot on

  96. R.... G....

    The Nightmare before Christmas is my favorite Halloween/ Christmas Disney Movie.