Never Enough
Eternal Yearning: Unveiling the Depths of 'Never Enough' by Tenpenny Joke
Lyrics
When I sleep, the strangest dreams
During sleep, experiencing unusual and vivid dreams.
take me places I've not been
These dreams transport the individual to unfamiliar places.
But something's keeping me awake
Despite dreaming, something is preventing peaceful sleep.
coiled over like a snake
Feeling constrained or troubled, likened to a coiled snake.
Builds a whisper to a scream
Intensity builds from a soft whisper to a loud scream.
as the sun goes down on me
Describing a moment as the sun sets, possibly symbolizing a challenging time.
all these arrows in my heart
Feeling emotionally wounded with metaphorical arrows in the heart.
break the mirror in half
Suggests a desire to break away from self-reflection or self-image.
Never enough, never enough
Expressing a sense of insufficiency, an ongoing feeling of inadequacy.
no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough
-Dizzy at the top of fierce skies
Feeling lightheaded or overwhelmed in an elevated emotional state.
nothing ever let me get quite this high
Nothing has taken the person to such heights before.
and I'm storming back to life
A metaphorical resurgence or revival in life.
infinite dream, infinite time
Describing an endless dream and the vastness of time.
It's all rearranged
Everything has changed or been reorganized.
I broke the white light to see
Breaking through illusions or superficial experiences.
the many colours it brings
Discovering a variety of experiences, symbolized by colors.
and now I can't see a thing
Feeling disoriented or blinded by newfound perspectives.
Never enough, never enough
Reiterating the theme of perpetual dissatisfaction or inadequacy.
no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough
-feel it permeate my sleep
Feeling an emotion or influence penetrating into the subconscious during sleep.
driving nails through my dreams
Suffering from distressing dreams, represented by driving nails.
crossing my palm with barbed wire
Experiencing hardship or challenges, likened to palm-crossing barbed wire.
and I'm slowly catching fire
Symbolizing a slow, internal burning or intense emotional experience.
Can't remember what I've seen
Experiencing memory loss or confusion about dreams and premonitions.
what these premonitions mean
Uncertainty about the meaning of intuitive or prophetic insights.
where it hurts I cannot tell
Unable to discern where emotional pain is coming from.
is it heaven or hell
Pondering whether experiences are positive (heaven) or negative (hell).
Never enough, never enough
Continued emphasis on the perpetual sense of inadequacy or insufficiency.
no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough, never enough
-no, I know it's never enough
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