Sparklehorse - Jack's Obsession Lyrics
Something's wrong with Jack
Something's wrong with Jack
Don't know if we're ever
Going to get him back
Locked away inside
Never says a word
Hope he hasn't died
Something's wrong with Jack
Something's wrong with Jack
Christmas time is buzzing in my skull
Will it let me be? I cannot tell
There's so many things I cannot grasp
Through my bony fingers it does slip
Like a snowflake in a fiery grip
Something's here, I'm not quite getting
Though I try, I keep forgetting
Like a memory long since past
Here in an instant, but gone in a flash
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
In these little bric-a-brac
A secret's ready to be cracked
These dolls and toys confuse me so
Confound it all, I love it though
Simple objects, nothing more
But something's hidden through a door
Though I do not have the key
Something's here I cannot see
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
I've read the Christmas books many times
I know the stories and I know the rhymes
I know the Christmas carols by heart
My skull's so full, it's tearing me apart
As often as I've read them, there's something's wrong
So hard to put my bony fingers on
Or perhaps it's really not as deep
As I've been led to think
Of course, I've been too close to see
The answer's right in front of me
It's simple, really, very clear
Like music drifting in the air
Invisible but everywhere
Just because I cannot see it
And so I think this Christmas thing
It's not as tricky as it seems
And why should they have all the fun?
It should belong to anyone
Not anyone, in fact, but me
For I could make a Christmas tree
There's no reason I can find
I couldn't have a Christmas time
I bet I could improve it, too
And that's exactly what I'll do
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Sparklehorse Jack's Obsession Comments
It's sad it looses the idea of exentricity , but the song is pretty stop being so negativ
To be honest it sounds like the artists of the cover got the lyrics of the song and made an complement to the lyrics without taking any inspiration from the source material and unfortunatly the tone of the song suffered for it. The music is too slow and "relaxing". The original is meant to be erratic and fast to meet the tone in that moment. They could have made it work with acoustic if they listened to the original.
Made it to 0:01. Beat my record without dying!
WORST FKING SONG IN THE ENTIRE ALBUM!!! WISH IT DIDNT EXIST. It sounds really creepy and like a youtubers crappy cover.
I need to cleanse my ears and listen to the original 100 times in order to get this traumatic experience out of my mind...
I have an 80's keyboard that has these same drum samples, I swear.
Ewwwwwwwwww disgusting
sparklehorse is one of the finest American rock bands ever, all you haters are missing out
"Somethings wrong with jack" More like "Somethings wrong with this song"
Am I right or am I right?
Why the dislikes tho?
Horrible la versión
Who is this Sparklehorse and why does he hate me and this movie so much???
Can I point out everytime I listen to this my heart tells me not to laugh but my brain just imagine the town's people going in the softest voice "something wrong with Jack"
the fact that people dislike Sparklehorse's rendition is depressing
Terrible.
Oh my sweet baby Jesus what the fuck is this? No burn this, this doesn’t deserve to exist
Huh... ok
The funk???
Here is my opinion on everything wrong with this cover:
(TLDR: It's lazy)
1. Obviously there isn't even a mild resemblance to the original piece. The plucking strings, the eerie chords and the brilliant work of Danny Elfman all just get thrown out the window. The only similarity is the lyrics. In my mind, when a band does a cover of a song, they should be either improving it or giving it a nice twist. But this cover does nothing to compliment the source material, and it comes across as disrespectful.
2. The lyrics in the original are first uttered by townsfolk outside before transitioning into Jack's pondering. There's no clear shift in point of view here and it fails to put across that the perspective has changed. It sounds like some random guy is talking about Jack and then talking about Christmas.
3. It sounds wrong. It is far too calm and positive for Jack's deep and troubling contemplation.
4. It sounds bad. Even if it was an original song, the guitar riff is repetitive and gets boring very quickly. While there is a rise in instrumentation and harmony towards the end, it took its time getting to anything interesting and it was difficult for me to appreciate it so far into the song. The singer's tone is constantly high and bland. He sounds like he needs a good slap in the face, and so does the song. The whole thing sounds like it doesn't care. (It's the kind of song I would buy all the copies of so I could burn them all and then steal my money back before buying the rights to the song and recalling it and then stealing my money back and kicking the studio's collective ribs through their ears for letting this heap of mud into the public.) If there are any redeeming features, they're buried under the whiny fingernails scratching down the chalkboard.
5. It takes up space where other better and more faithful artists could have done something really cool with it. Sure they still can, but it's a shame that the revisited album had this THING occupying the space here.
Doctor X I don’t give two shits
@Rhythm Paddler What's your counterargument?
Doctor X just saying I literally don’t care
I don’t give two shits
@Rhythm Paddler Okie dokie.
Way too many folks shitting on this song who just don't get it unfortunately. Read up on Sparklehorse, fuckin normies.
This is a fucking joke.
Damn, this is dissapointing. There are other songs on the soundtrack they could have performed and it would have worked but this song is meant to convey Jack's impatience and descent into a state of madness and mania. He just sounds sad and high, which isn't too bad on its own but this is the wrong song for those vibes..
Listen to it at 2x speed. It's not quite so awful. I mean it's still not great, but better.
Nightmare Before Hipstmas
Yeah well, I like it.
Whats this, whats this, BUT LITERALLY, WHATS THIS
All the songs on this album don't sound much like the original songs.. but this is just poor taste. Worst track on the album
Is this even a song???
WHAT AM I LISTING TO??
all the people in the comments being like" wtf this is totally wrong!! who is the idiot that made this song?" as if disney weren't perfectly aware of who they were hiring to record this. they commissioned sparklehorse to cover the song, and that's exactly what they got. and if they were unhappy with it they wouldn't have used it. if you don't like it then well you don't have to. it's ok. the originals that you have fond memories of are still there, perhaps you'd be happier listening to those instead.
Didn't know salad fingers was a singer :p
getting Lucy daughter of the devil and Caroline opening vibes
I've never heard this lovely cover before, glad I happened upon it after reading the Sparklehorse disco.
My ears hurt
While I’m not super fond of the voice, I do really like the tune of this. I’d love to hear a cover of this version.
Jimmy Fallon?
I might have already commented this like six years ago but, to the people that don't like this version - i encourage you to look at it in a different light. Consider it a different song altogether from the original. Mark linkous was pretty fucked up, he suffered from severe depression and whatnot, eventually committing suicide. I think he saw symbolism in the lyrics of this song, jack trying to figure out the meaning behind Christmas and what it's all about was comparable to Mark's struggle to understand life and it's meaning. I think he just took the song and made it his own. Yeah his voice sounds goofy, but I still think it's an amazing version of the song considering what my take on it.
Thanks for informing all of us. I dislike it as well,as it got rid of the message that I loved,but reading your comment made me think about it.
Worst track on the whole album.
The worst ASMR I've ever heard.
this style...really doesn't do this song justice. it's too soft for a descent-into-madness/villain song.
TVtropes happened to list this as "so bad it's horrible" here (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Horrible/Music) apparantly because it didn't fit with the tone of the rest of the album, although it's interesting to see people defend it here.
-cringe- WTF???
It's funny because all the people are here commenting about this band but I bet less than half know he's dead rip
(Me, not too long ago) *gasps* sparklehorse did a cover of a nightmare before christmas song?! AWESOME, IMMA LISTEN TO IT RIGHT N....Mother, why can't we have nice things?
Easily the worst song of the album. I wonder what Walt Disney RECORDS was even thinking...
Jack's Obsession is my favorite song in the movie, but they really had to ruin it with this one. I'm sorry, but this is just...ear piercing. It's horrible. The whole feeling and melody of the song is gone.
I love this song, but they ruined it. Wtf is this??? They tried too hard to match her voice.
Not really, thats just what sparklehorces singing voice sounds like.
Sounds like they recorded this after they had a really bad illness...Jesus Christ
it;s exactly what happened.
One of my favorite songs in the movie, and they do THIS to it. Should be a capitol crime.
not liking sparklehorse should be a capital offense
yes....capitol felony!! XDD
everyone is so harsh towards this song... i actually really like it. this song got me into sparklehorse tbh
My sentiment exactly.
Sparklehorse is great but this kinda sucks?
I don't mind covers of a different genre. I heavily mind bronchitis riddled vocal chords.
I went to YouTube and looked up this song to look at the comments to see if people were as disappointed as I was..
I like Sparklhorse, but this song is horrible, sorry :/
I would have seen this song being remastered as a jazz of a funky song, not as a song like that. The problem is that it doesn't retranscribe the effects the lyrics are supposed to have. In that song, we see jack being impatient to find the secret of chrismas. That song is too calm, and it makes it seem like he's depressed more than impatient
mark linkous shot himself in the chest with a rifle so maybe that's why it sounds depressing
And thank god for that, because this is seriously awful and there shouldn't be more of it.
Shelton Burnadeski you took the words outta my mouth
well... we may need to revisit Nightmare Revisited..
my least favorite song
ur dumb
Unlike many others here, and although I'm not a big fan of the band, Sparklehorse's dainty rendition of the song don't bother me a bit. I find it rather touching in its simplicity.
My ears died listening to this. Is this a joke?
sounds like Herbert the pervert to me lol sorry xD
But, It's Like Someone's Singing, But Trying To Be As Quiet As Possible, Except Trying To Be Clear For The Video. XD
It's just horrible to me....
Same...
I'm glad I'm not the only one who heard it!
@azrainstorm XDDD
Relaxing. Not bad.
I like it
Has this artist even heard the original version of the song?
when you know the parody ITS TERRIBLE!
Well, I liked it
Guys, it's a cover. It's not meant to sound exactly like the original- Nightmare Revisited is all about these songs being covered and influenced by the artist that's covering it. Sparklehorse has very simple, laid back, music. That's why this song sounds so different. It's not bad or ruined- it's twisted around to fit the artists' style.
Doesn't excuse how much it sucks ass
You're right but like...UUGHHHHH..i think it should have been done better.
This is one of my favorite songs of Nightmare Before XMAs.... but Sparklehorse ruined it!! it's boring, out of tune, the worst of the CD i guess!! only sparklehorse fans love this, no one else. Got to admit this is a really bad cover.
At first it's like, ew, i guess there had to be at least one stinker in the album. But then if you can weather the early storm it gets lol funny. Starts to sound like Herbert the Pervert on Family Guy.
ROFL this comment made me laugh so hard
Always loved this version
I don't know what this song's supposed to sound like, but this is classically Sparklehorse.
I'm going to put a hammer through my face if I keep listening to this song
Not really a big fan of this one. Probably my least favorite on the album. It kinda competes with Flyleaf's cover of What's This for my least liked.
I agree
Flyleaf clearly at least listened to the original song
i think that the only way i could listen to a version like this is if tiny tim sang it
This Revisited track peaked my interest in Sparklehorse, and they're a stunning band. It's an eerie, tranquil cover that breaks up the first half of the album & the second. It's not unlike some of their other acoustic indie stuff.
Exactly. It's a very different cover, but his original work is amazing.
It sounds like Herbert The Pervert singing...
Yoo💀😭😂
This comment is 3 years old but damn is it good
@Thakkattack yes it is
killjoyshinies Me either 😂😂😂
Damn don't listen to it if you don't like it easy as that no need to complain.
Of course there's a need to complain. We don't want this band or anyone for that matter to think this is a great song . Can't silence that message.
we wont listen to this EVER!
This is a travesty though.
The fact *so* many people dislike it should show *why* people are complaining. If something is terrible, it shouldn't get shielded from critical commentary, again, especially when the majority of people dislike this cover.
TTATT WHO DID THIS !!!!!!
MY EARS ARE BLEEDING
@Bread Hime so it should be burned in hell
Great bait, mate.
@Bread Hime I KNOW RIGHT OH MY GOD
XD I can do way better
MY EARS!!!
OMG I think I'm going to die, this is just awful.
fuck you
The fuck have they done?!?!
What the living fuck did they do to this song?
I know it's not anything like the original, but I like it. Very relaxed.
Thank you!!
just had to dump my beer out for all the dead Nightmare Before Christmas guys, cause this asshole just murdered there song
Annoyinggggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Um. What just happened?
worst revisit ever lol
I want to know who sang this. So i can shoot her. Is it a her? Sounds like one. Anyways, THIS IS TERRIBLE.
THANK GOD
Fuck you; one of the greatest musical artists of our time.
@***** I'm not the one shitting on the history of music and ruining my respect for this movie.
Thought process: YES! Finally found the Nightmare Revisited of Jack's Obsession! ---- What.... Am I listening to. What. No. Why. No. My heart... It broke. ;.; Worst Nightmare Revisited. Ever.
............. Ummmm.... this is just... yeah... this is odd and creepy.... and not in the Nightmare Before Christmas way, just in the bad way.
i like it a lot :(
It's probably because it completely misses the original point and feel of the song. It just used the lyrics and literally nothing else. What a waste.
The pink horse has a point.
well, we do have different tastes in music! :3
I don't.
yeah, like i like dubstep. :D