Beaton grew up at 8 Mile until her parents separated when she was six years old. Her mother rejected her father's marriage proposal and married another man. Beaton has the logo of her biological dad's hair salon on her hand, Beaton Colors. He was her first introduction to Rock N Roll as a child and growing up she would always be with him backstage at fashion shows and photo shoots. When she was 15 years old she discovered her dad had cancer, he died when she was 16. Beaton was so hurt by the experience she was expelled from schools for fighting against people making fun of her situation, she later ran away from home and started doing drugs, drinking and begging on the streets.
At 16, Beaton moved to Ann Arbor, MI, where, attracted by her volatile charm, some University of Michigan students let her crash at their dorm for six months. Then she went on the road with Armor for Sleep, whose drummer, Nash Breen, is a childhood friend. When Beaton returned to Detroit, she quit doing drugs and talked another friend into road-tripping with her to New York.
“My dad wanted to take me there for my 16th birthday and never got to do it, so I wanted to go for him,” Beaton says. “We checked into the W Hotel in Times Square and this lady came up to me and said, ‘Are you in a band?’ And I said, ‘Yeah,’ even though I hadn’t recorded anything yet.” The woman introduced Beaton to her manager, who was struck by her appearance and personality, he told her to move to Los Angeles and look him up when she turned 18. Eighteen months later, Beaton packed a suitcase and bought a ticket to Los Angeles.
After moving out of Detroit Beaton had an audition for the Virgin Records CEO who then quickly signed her to Virgin Records, she had explained the type of music she wanted to do but when she presented the Porcelain And The Tramps album to them they refused to release it. The album demos she released online garnered over 30 million views on MySpace and YouTube. She was then stuck on a major label RedOne that refused to release her music and refused to let her leave the label. Beaton was in a legal lawsuit with the label for 3 years. She was approached by Interscope, Republic Records, Dr. Luke and RedOne who wanted to sign her out the contract.
Beaton chose RedOne’s label 2101/RedOne Records, as he convinced her the releases would go smoothly and would let her experiment with her sound and not have to water it down. In truth RedOne didn’t had much dedication to any of the artists signed to his label as most would go on years without being allowed to release any material. One of Beaton's label mates cites RedOne as a man that cares more about what's gonna be a hit on the radio than music itself.
After having enough of mistreatment Porcelain Black cut all ties with RedOne and started recording her debut album independently. She has released a debut album called ‘313’. The album title refers to the area code of Detroit, the city where she was raised.
Sidenote: The "Self-titled E.P." isn't Beaton's. It's by a band named Porcelain Black before Beaton started with the name.
Too Much of Not Enough
Porcelain Black Lyrics
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Talking like you're baby Jesus dressed up in high up cloud
You're acting like a hot shit you should be embarrassed
You're just a bitch and a fraud and hunny everbody knows that
There's a war inside your head so far back as we are dead
You're too much of not enough not a reason left to trust
So believe you when you say you say you're gonna change
'Cause noting's gonna change
Do me a wrong once shame on you
Do me a wrong twice fuck you
It was never me and you never me and you always about you
Do me a wrong once shame on you
Moving on you're so cofused
It was never me and you never me and you never trust a fool
You were always so heated and you didn't even see it
Trippin' up and defaeated round and round we go
I would've wrote you a love song but you have to go and do me wrong
So listen up I wish you'd look I'm done with the high and lows now
There's a war inside my head oh look at what you did
You're too much of not enough not a reason left to trust
So believe you when you say you say you're gonna change
Too much of not enough so I gotta give you up
'Cause noting's gonna change
Do me a wrong once shame on you
Do me a wrong twice fuck you
It was never me and you never me and you always about you
Do me a wrong once shame on you
Moving on you're so cofused
It was never me and you never me and you never trust a fool
There's not enough drugs in the world to alter my memory of you
Not even a bump of coke and a vodka n a white glass of champagne
There's not enough drugs in the world to alter my memory of you
Not even a bump of coke and vodka anyway
You're too much of not enough not a reason left to trust
So believe you when you say you say you're gonna change
Too much of not enough so I gotta give you up
'Cause noting's gonna change
Do me a wrong once shame on you
Do me a wrong twice fuck you
It was never me and you never me and you always about you
Do me a wrong once shame on you
Moving on you're so cofused
It was never me and you never me and you never trust a fool
There's not enough drugs in the world to alter my memory of you
Not even a bump of coke and a vodka n a white glass of champagne
The lyrics of "Too Much of Not Enough" by Porcelain Black depict a relationship that has come to an end due to one person's lack of trustworthiness and selfishness. The singer describes the person she was with as everything she wanted but nothing she needed, highlighting a mismatch between her desires and their qualities as a partner. The lyrics are full of anger and frustration towards the other person, accusing them of acting superior and being a fraud. The singer also recognizes the presence of a war inside the other person's head, which ultimately leads to the demise of their relationship.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "too much of not enough" which can be interpreted as the other person being too much to handle while also not being enough for the singer's needs. The repeated lines "Do me a wrong once shame on you" and "Do me a wrong twice fuck you" express the singer's determination to move on from this relationship and not let the other person hurt her again. The final lines of the song reinforce the idea that there's nothing that can erase the memory of the other person from the singer's mind.
Overall, "Too Much of Not Enough" captures the raw emotions of being in a toxic relationship that has run its course. The lyrics reflect the singer's journey towards realizing the other person's flaws and accepting that they are not good for her.
Line by Line Meaning
You were everything that I wanted but nothing that I needed
You may have been what I thought I wanted, but I realized I don't actually need you in my life.
Talking like you're baby Jesus dressed up in high up cloud
You speak as if you are the most important person and your opinions are better than everyone else's.
You're acting like a hot shit you should be embarrassed
You behave as if you are better than everyone else, but in reality, you should feel ashamed of yourself.
You're just a bitch and a fraud and hunny everbody knows that
You are deceitful and unkind, and everyone around us is aware of that fact, even if you don't want to admit it.
There's a war inside your head so far back as we are dead
You are in a constant battle with yourself, and the issues you face are so ingrained that they will never be resolved.
You're too much of not enough not a reason left to trust
You are too inconsistent and unreliable to be trusted.
So believe you when you say you say you're gonna change
It's hard to trust that you'll change your ways when you say you will.
Too much of not enough so I gotta give you up
You are too much of an unstable, negative influence in my life, and I need to let you go.
'Cause noting's gonna change
I don't believe any improvement or growth will come from continuing our relationship.
Do me a wrong once shame on you
If you hurt me once, I will give you the benefit of the doubt and blame you for your mistake.
Do me a wrong twice fuck you
If you hurt me again, I will not tolerate it and will not forgive you.
It was never me and you never me and you always about you
Our relationship was never equal, and you always put your own needs and desires above mine.
Moving on you're so cofused
You are having a hard time accepting the ending of our relationship and seem unsure about how to move forward.
There's not enough drugs in the world to alter my memory of you
No matter what I try, I will never forget the negative impact you had on my life.
Not even a bump of coke and a vodka n a white glass of champagne
Even if I indulge in drugs or alcohol, it will not change the way I remember you and the pain you caused me.
It was never me and you never me and you never trust a fool
Our relationship was never based on mutual respect and trust, and it's unwise to trust someone like you who has consistently shown themselves to be foolish.
Contributed by Evelyn K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mel
You were everything I wanted, but nothing that I needed
Talking like you're baby Jesus, dressed up and high on blow
You're acting like you're hot shit, you should be embarrassed
You're just a bitch and a fraud and honey, everybody knows that
There's a war inside your head, so fall back 'cause we are dead
[Chorus]
You're too much of not enough, not a reason left to trust
Still believe you when you say, you say you're gonna change
You're too much of not enough, so I gotta give you up
'Cause nothing's gonna change
[Post-Chorus]
Do me wrong once, shame on you
Do me wrong twice, fuck you
It was never me and you, never me and you
Always about you
Do me wrong once, shame on you
Moving on, you're so confused
It was never me and you, never me and you
Never trust a fool
[Verse 2]
You were always so heated and you didn't even see it
Trippin' up and defeated, 'round and around we go
I would've wrote you a love song, but you had to go and do me wrong
So listen up, I wish you luck, I'm done with the high and lows
Now there's a war inside my head, oh, look at what you did
[Chorus]
You're too much of not enough, not a reason left to trust
Don't believe you when you say, you say you're gonna change
You're too much of not enough, so I gotta give you up
'Cause nothing's gonna change
[Post-Chorus]
Do me wrong once, shame on you
Do me wrong twice, fuck you
It was never me and you, never me and you
Always about you
Do me wrong once, shame on you
Moving on, you're so confused
It was never me and you, never me and you
Never trust a fool
[Refrain]
There's not enough drugs in the world to alter my memory of you
Not even a bump of cocaine, a Vicodin or a glass of champagne
Not enough drugs in the world to alter my memory of you
Not even a bump of cocaine, a Vicodin or a...
[Chorus]
You're too much of not enough, not a reason left to trust
Don't believe you when you say, you say you're gonna change
You're too much of not enough, so I gotta give you up
'Cause nothing's gonna change
[Post-Chorus]
Do me wrong once, shame on you
Do me wrong twice, fuck you
It was never me and you, never me and you
Always about you
Do me wrong once, shame on you
Moving on, you're so confused
It was never me and you, never me and you
Never trust a fool
[Outro]
There's not enough drugs in the world to alter my memory of you
Not even a bump of cocaine, a Vicodin or a glass of champagne
Megan Mcdonald
I've always admired Porcelains ability to produce music that others can relate to. A little disappointed by this because I just think that it doesn't do her voice any justice. I know her voice is incredible and powerful and all of my favourite recent songs of hers are the ones where she really shows that. I totally understand that this is a soft song, im in no way suggesting she screams and growls into the microphone because it wouldn't work for meaningful lyrics like this. I just think more could have been done with this.
Fucking beautiful nonetheless. ♥
Anthony_Blaine
I think this is her best song lyrically, I get a Lana Del Rey vibe from this
RadMusic
this song is so perfect and it's just a demo...I'll probably die of perfection when this comes out professionally produced
Stellamusa101
Porcelain is gettin' better and better <33
Jan Grabowski
It's always such a happy moment hearing new porcelain's music
Dionnnnz
This song is a refreshing change from her normal hits, I'm fine with songs like that once in a while but yeah, I still miss the other style.
BeautyFromDecay
this is a great song! i recently used it for one of my songs while dancing at the club i sometimes dance. i have used alot of PB songs while performing there. the dj went nuts the first time i used one of her songs (mama forgive me) and he plays her music regularly now. nothing like walking into a strip club and hearing her voice :)
Ariel Martinez
Very great song. Its bot a hard rock thing we're used to but it have meaning this song has a lot of emotion & I love it
Ava Jade
Love coming back to all her old songs. Remember listening to Porcelain and the tramps way back in the Myspace time, such nostalgia
Momo Puffy
I'm loving the emotion in this song <3