Tess Clare reaches beyond arrival on ‘Never Gonna Not Want More’.
There’s a quiet kind of heartbreak in chasing a dream that refuses to feel like enough. Tess Clare captures that ache in her latest single, ‘Never Gonna Not Want More’. It's a cinematic pop track that pairs glittering restraint with emotional exhaustion, circling the space between motion and meaning.
It starts with a question that lands like a bruise: “Did happy pass me?” Clare pulls you into a spiral of soft desperation. But the weight never drags the song down. Instead, it moves—shimmering, pulsing, aching. It’s a track that hits just as hard with your eyes closed on the dance floor as it does with your hands in the air. Grief in glitter. Stillness in motion. That rare middle space where the body can dance even when the heart’s still heavy.
By the second verse, the ache deepens. The questions get heavier, and Clare’s not just longing—she’s bargaining. “Tryna find sweetness in the aching / Offer up my faith for the taking” sounds like someone straining to believe there’s still something left to hold onto. Then the floor drops out: “Who could find the purpose in an atheist?” It’s a line that stops you cold. Suddenly, it’s not just about the chase. It’s about whether there’s anything at the end of it.
And still, the song keeps going. The chorus loops like a truth you can’t shake. “Never gonna not want more” isn’t shouted—it’s admitted like a mantra she’s tried to outrun. It’s pop, but it hurts. It sparkles, but it spirals. And it lingers—because wanting more is something most of us never grow out of, no matter how much we achieve.
Tess Clare’s ‘Never Gonna Not Want More’ is the kind of song that catches you mid-spin—halfway between burnout and breakthrough. It’s a restless anthem for the ones who want everything, feel everything, and still wake up wanting more.