| Never Enough | |
| Octavarium | |
| Length | 6:33 |
| Working title | |
| Release date | June 7, 2005 |
| Lyrics | Mike Portnoy |
| Music | Dream Theater |
| First live performance | Norje Havsbad, Norje, Sweden, on Jun. 10, 2005 |
| Total live plays | 86 |
| Recorded | The Hit Factory |
| Other appearances | A Walk Beside the Band (fan CD), Romavarium (fan CD) |
| Previous song | Panic Attack |
| Next song | Sacrificed Sons |
Never Enough is the sixth track off of Dream Theater's eighth studio album, Octavarium.
Written about "the 2% of fans" who are ungrateful about whatever the band does, according to Mike Portnoy. Influenced by a British progressive rock band Muse, especially by the songs "Stockholm Syndrome", and “Hysteria” from the album "Absolution". Referenced in Intervals (Octavarium).
John Petrucci recorded this song using a 6-string guitar tuned 1 whole step down (D-G-C-F-A-D).
Lyrics[]
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 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