When we like a band, we can listen to their entire albums without any problems, but there are always songs that are initially overlooked because they are not entirely to our taste. The album “The Divine Conspiracy” by the Dutch band Epica is one of my favorites from that band. It is heavy and fast, but it also has slow and pleasant songs. There is one song on that album that I always considered an intruder. It doesn't seem like a symphonic metal song, much less one linked to the band's style. “Never Enough,” which is the song I'm sharing today, seems more like a pop song than a metal song, which is why I think it's an intruder on a heavy album like The Divine Conspiracy.
Although I always thought that “Never Enough” was a strange song by this band, over time I grew to appreciate it, stopped underestimating it, and decided to listen to it more carefully. So now I value it much more, to the point of doing a bass cover to share with the community. It was very interesting to study the bass line for this song. They use a 5-string bass, while mine is a 4-string, so I had to adapt, but it was a lot of fun.
Cuando una banda nos gusta, podemos escuchar sus discos completos sin ningún tipo de problemas, sin embargo, siempre hay canciones que en principio quedan relegadas por no ser de nuestro total gusto. El disco “The divine conspiracy” de la banda neerlandesa Epica es uno de los que más me gusta de esa banda, es pesado, rápido, pero también tiene canciones lentas y agradables. Dentro de ese disco hay una canción que siempre consideré una intrusa, no parece una canción metal sinfónico ni mucho menos ligada al estilo de la banda. “Never Enough”, que es la canción que hoy comparto, parece más una canción de pop que de metal, así que por eso mi idea de pensar que es una canción intrusa dentro de un disco pesado.
A pesar de pensar de siempre pensé que “Never Enough” es una canción rara de ésta banda, con el tiempo fui tomándole aprecio, dejé de subestimarla y decidí escucharla con más atención, es así que hoy en día le doy mucho más valor al punto de hacer un cover de bajo para compartirlo con la comunidad. Fue muy interesante estudiar el bajo de esta canción, ellos usan un bajo de 5 cuerdas mientras que el mío de 4, así que tuve que adaptarme, pero fue muy divertido.
Lyrics
Can't you hear me screaming once again?
(Voices you can't hear)
Because you are consumed and incontent
With everlasting greed
Don't you see me on my hands and knees?
(Begging and bleeding)
You're smiling as you bite the hand that feeds
But will you never see?
Always wanting what your eyes can't see
(Needing what your arms can't reach)
Thinking you are in need
Always hearing what your ears can't hear
(Feeling what your hands can't touch)
Thinking you're incomplete
It was never enough that I gave to you
All of the horror that you've put me through
Now can't I make up my mind this time?
This is where I will draw the line
Sacrificed my life to be with you
(Why did you leave me?)
There's nothing more from me you can consume
'Cause you are incomplete
Always wanting what your eyes can't see
(Needing what your arms can't reach)
Thinking you are in need
Always hearing what your ears can't hear
(Feeling what your hands can't touch)
Thinking you're incomplete
It was never enough that I gave to you
All of the horror that you've put me through
Now can't I make up my mind this time?
This is where I will draw the line
Everlasting need, would you please?
Answer me and make me complete
Everlasting greed, would you, please, set me free?
Fulfil all my needs and make me complete
It was never enough that I gave to you
All of the horror that you've put me through
Now can't I make up my mind this time?
This is where I will draw the line
Never again will I be with you
No promise eternal carrying us through
I finally made up my mind this time
This is the end, I've drawn the line
Never enough to devour your greed
To record this bass cover I downloaded the song from the band's official Youtube channel, then, I used the Moises application to remove the original bass line, that way I could record a completely clean line. I applied a couple of effects to give prominence to the bass since it is obviously the central element in my performances, but I tried not to overdo it in modifying the original sound previously recorded. I hope my presentation this week is to everyone's liking, I really like to humbly share my bass covers with the community, best regards!
Para grabar éste cover de bajo descargué la canción del canal oficial de Youtube de la banda, luego, usé la aplicación Moises para eliminar la línea de bajo original, de esa forma pude grabar una línea completamente limpia. Apliqué un par de efectos para dar protagonismo al bajo ya que evidentemente es el elemento central en mis presentaciones, pero traté de no exagerar en modificar el sonido original previamente grabado. Espero que mi presentación de ésta semana sea del agrado de todos, de verdad me gusta compartir humildemente mis covers de bajo con la comunidad. ¡Un fuerte abrazo!
-Credits/Créditos:
- Band: Epica
- Track
- Lyrics Source
-Used tools/Herramientas usadas:
- Video recorded with: Samsung Galaxy A32
- Video edited with: CapCut
- Translator: DeepL Translate