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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Danny Elfman
Vocals
Chris Boardman
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Danny Elfman
Composer
Mark Mann
Assistant Arranger
Steve Bartek
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Danny Elfman
Producer
Bob Badami
Editing Engineer
Sharon Rice
Assistant Recording Engineer
Richard Kraft
Associate Producer
Andy Bass
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mike Piersante
Assistant Recording Engineer
Bill Easystone
Assistant Recording Engineer
Bill Jackson
Vocal Recording Engineer
Dave Collins
Mastering Engineer
Letitia Rogers
Assistant Editing Engineer
Robert Fernandez
Recording Engineer
Shawn Murphy
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There are few who 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
[PreChorus]
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...
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
I'm the 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
[PreChorus]
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...
[Chorus]
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
Written by: Danny Elfman