The Pumpkin King's Lament ("Story of... " -Version)

Eurodance, Techno, Electronic Dance Music

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[Intro]
(Tick tock, tick tock)
The clock strikes thirteen
(Creak, creak)
Welcome to my Halloween

[Verse 1]
I am the monarch of October's end
The sovereign of screams, the skeleton's friend
My kingdom's built of cobwebs, dust, and bone
But lately I've been feeling so alone
Three hundred sixty-four days I prepare
For one single night of delicious despair
But when the dawn arrives on November first
I wonder if this blessing is a curse

[Pre-Chorus]
Is there something more than screams?
Something past these frightful dreams?
He's the master of the macabre scene
But what does it mean to be the Pumpkin King?

[Chorus]
Oh, what a peculiar life I lead
Surrounded by monsters who don't understand my need
To find something more than tricks and treats
More than just collecting fearful screams
I'm the Pumpkin King, the Pumpkin King
But even monsters need something
More than hollow laughs and empty things
Oh, what a lonely crown for the Pumpkin King

[Interlude]
They call me the master of fright
But who frightens the frighteners at night?

[Verse 2]
I've studied every method, every scare
Perfected each grotesque and ghoulish glare
My jack-o'-lantern smile hides my despair
Behind this carved-out face, does anyone care?
Sally stitches quilts with loving thread
While I count spiders crawling overhead
She understands the art of gentle things
While I'm just known for what October brings

[Pre-Chorus]
Perhaps there's beauty in the light
Not everything needs to hide in night
He's the master of the macabre scene
But who is he beneath this Halloween?

[Bridge]
What if I tried something new?
What if monsters could dream too?
What if scaring isn't all I'm meant to do?
What if, what if, what if it were true?

I could be more than shadows and screams
More than haunting midnight dreams
But would they love me if I changed my ways?
Or do they need their Pumpkin King to stay the same always?

[Final Chorus]
Oh, what a beautiful curse I bear
To be the thing that teaches them to care
Through tricks and treats and frightful screams
I show them it's okay to have strange dreams
I'm the Pumpkin King, the Pumpkin King
And maybe that's a worthy thing
To help the odd ones feel they too belong
Perhaps that's been his purpose all along

[Outro]
So here I'll stay in Halloween Town
Wearing my peculiar crown
For every misfit needs a king
And that's a rather lovely thing

Tick tock, tick tock
The Pumpkin King's returned to his clock

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[Intro] (Tick tock, tick tock) The clock strikes thirteen (Creak, creak) Welcome to my Halloween [Verse 1] I am the monarch of October's end The sovereign of screams, the skeleton's friend My kingdom's built of cobwebs, dust, and bone But lately I've been feeling so alone Three hundred sixty-four days I prepare For one single night of delicious despair But when the dawn arrives on November first I wonder if this blessing is a curse [Pre-Chorus] Is there something more than screams? Something past these frightful dreams? He's the master of the macabre scene But what does it mean to be the Pumpkin King? [Chorus] Oh, what a peculiar life I lead Surrounded by monsters who don't understand my need To find something more than tricks and treats More than just collecting fearful screams I'm the Pumpkin King, the Pumpkin King But even monsters need something More than hollow laughs and empty things Oh, what a lonely crown for the Pumpkin King [Interlude] They call me the master of fright But who frightens the frighteners at night? [Verse 2] I've studied every method, every scare Perfected each grotesque and ghoulish glare My jack-o'-lantern smile hides my despair Behind this carved-out face, does anyone care? Sally stitches quilts with loving thread While I count spiders crawling overhead She understands the art of gentle things While I'm just known for what October brings [Pre-Chorus] Perhaps there's beauty in the light Not everything needs to hide in night He's the master of the macabre scene But who is he beneath this Halloween? [Chorus] Oh, what a peculiar life I lead Surrounded by monsters who don't understand my need To find something more than tricks and treats More than just collecting fearful screams I'm the Pumpkin King, the Pumpkin King But even monsters need something More than hollow laughs and empty things Oh, what a lonely crown for the Pumpkin King [Bridge] What if I tried something new? What if monsters could dream too? What if scaring isn't all I'm meant to do? What if, what if, what if it were true? I could be more than shadows and screams More than haunting midnight dreams But would they love me if I changed my ways? Or do they need their Pumpkin King to stay the same always? [Final Chorus] Oh, what a beautiful curse I bear To be the thing that teaches them to care Through tricks and treats and frightful screams I show them it's okay to have strange dreams I'm the Pumpkin King, the Pumpkin King And maybe that's a worthy thing To help the odd ones feel they too belong Perhaps that's been his purpose all along [Outro] So here I'll stay in Halloween Town Wearing my peculiar crown For every misfit needs a king And that's a rather lovely thing Tick tock, tick tock The Pumpkin King's returned to his clock

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