Never Enough

Lyrics

Intro
(Fade in: Swelling synth pads. A clean, delayed electric guitar picks a lonely melody. Then, a massive drum fill crashes in, leading into a heavy, melodic guitar riff that screams 1987.)
​Verse 1
​I laid a bed of roses, but you preferred the thorns
I’m standing in the wreckage of the love that you’ve outworn
A thousand candles burning, then you blew ‘em all away
Left me standing in the shadows with nothing left to say
I tried to build a kingdom, but you drove a stake right through
Now I’m a ghost inside this city, just searching for a clue.
​Pre-Chorus
​I’m outside your window, staring at the light
A prisoner of the rhythm in the middle of the night
I’m reaching for the fire, but I’m freezing in the rain
Tell me, baby, is there any pleasure in this pain?
​Chorus
​‘Cause it’s never enough, no matter what I do
I’d rip the moon out of the sky and bring it down to you
I’ve painted every town in red, I’ve bled for every line
But you just keep on walking, leaving me behind
Yeah, it’s never enough, no, it’s never enough!
​Verse 2
​You give me icy glares, yeah, you wear ‘em like a crown
I’m the king of nothing, baby, when you’re coming ‘round
I’ve fought a million battles, I’ve been battered and rebuffed
But I’m the kind of man who’s made of much tougher stuff
So go on, keep on pulling, go on and try to break
There isn't any sacrifice that I’m not gonna make.
​Bridge
​(Tempo slows—just a piano and a weeping guitar lead)
I know your heart is somewhere else, a thousand miles away
And I might never reach you ‘til my dying day
But my soul is standing steady, and my heart is standing true
I’d pull it from my chest just to prove my love to you!
​Guitar Solo
​(A blistering, high-octane solo with plenty of whammy bar dives and soaring bends)
​Final Chorus/Outro
​‘Cause it’s never enough! (Never enough!)
No matter how I try!
I wanna be your only man until the day I die!
(Big finish: Power chords echoing out into a final, dramatic sustain)