Everything is Never Enough

NEVER ENOUGH

Cut myself open wide
Reach inside
Help yourself
To all I have to give
And then you help yourself again
And then complain that
You didn't like the way
I put the knife in wrong
You didn't like the way
My blood spilled on your brand new floor

What would you say
If I walked away
Would you appreciate
But then it'd be too late
Because I can only take so much of your ungrateful ways
Everything is never enough

Sacrifice my life
Neglect my kids and wife
All for you to be happy
All those sleepless nights
And countless fights to give you more
And then you say how dare that
I didn't write you back
I must be too good for you
I only care about myself

What would you say
If I walked away
Would you appreciate
But then it'd be too late
Because I can only take so much of your ungrateful ways
Everything is never enough

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This is the song from Dream Theater's Octavarium Album. The song is actually about Mike Portnoy's view about some of DT fans that expected too much from them. Portnoy thought that he has done so many things to satisfy the fans. But sometimes, the fans always complain and act just like it's never enough.  And that's why it's called 'Never Enough'.

The Never Enough itself is the Sixth track of Octavarium., and if we take a look deeper, one part of the lyrics on Octavarium song "Sixth : They call them admirers, claim they adore..Drain all your life blood but begging for more". For me, It describes me the meaning of Never Enough very well.

Personally, I see this as one of human nature. We're always growing, coming into one point to another, always dynamic. As we're growing rapid enough, our desire also burns more. The point is we should keep it controlled.