"Jack's Obsession" is a song sung by Jack Skellington in the film, The Nightmare Before Christmas. It is sung when Jack tells the citizens of Halloween Town that he plans to take over Christmas.
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Vampires: Something's up with Jack, something's up with Jack
Don't know if we're ever going to get him back
Werewolf: He's all alone up there locked away inside
Corpse Mother: Never says a word
Corpse Kid: Hope he hasn't died
Citizens: Something's up with Jack, something's up with Jack
Jack: Christmas time is buzzing in my skull
Will it let me be? I cannot tell
There are some many things I cannot grasp
When I think I've got, and then at last
Through my bony fingers, it does slip
Like a snowflake in a fiery grip
Something here I'm not quite getting
Though I try, I keep forgetting
Like a memory long since past
Here in an instant gone in a flash
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
In these little bric-a-brac
A secret's waiting to be cracked
These dolls and toys confuse me so
Confound it all, I love it though
Simple objects, nothing more
Bout something's hidden through a door
Though I do not have the key
Something's there I cannot see
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Hmm... hmm...
I've read there Christmas books so many times
I know the stories and I know the rhymes
I know the Christmas carols all by heart
My skull's so full, it's tearing me apart
As often as I've read them, something's wrong
So hard to put my bony finger on
Or perhaps it's really not as deep as I've been led to think
Am I trying much too hard?
Of course! I've been too close to see
The answer's right in front of me
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 doesn't mean I can't believe it
You know, I think this Christmas thing is 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
Why, I could make a Christmas tree
And there's no reason I can find
I couldn't handle Christmas time
I bet I could improve it too
And that's exactly what I'll do!
Hee, hee, hee
(spoken) Eureka! This year, Christmas will be ours!
