Converge is a four-piece American band, formed in February of 1990 in Salem… Read Full Bio ↴Converge is a four-piece American band, formed in February of 1990 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and extreme metal, this pioneer outfit helped define a lot of the rudiments of the fast-burgeoning metalcore and mathcore genres formed by vocalist Jacob Bannon and guitarist Kurt Ballou in Salem, Massachusetts in 1990. During the recording of their seminal fourth album Jane Doe, the group became a four-piece with the departure of guitarist Aaron Dalbec and the addition of bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller. This lineup has remained intact since. They have released nine studio albums, three live albums, and numerous EPs. The band's sound is rooted in both hardcore punk and extreme metal, and they are considered pioneers of metalcore as well as its subgenre mathcore.

Converge have enjoyed a relatively high level of recognition. According to AllMusic, they are "regarded as one of the most original and innovative bands to emerge from the punk underground." Their popularity rose with the release of Jane Doe, which was ranked as the best album of 2001 by Terrorizer and later as the 61st Best Metal Album of All Time by Rolling Stone. Subsequently, Converge moved from Equal Vision Records to the considerably larger label Epitaph Records and their records gradually became more elaborate and expensive to produce. Special releases have traditionally been handled by Deathwish Inc., established by Bannon in 1999. The band's ninth studio album, The Dusk in Us, was released in November 2017 through Deathwish and Epitaph.

Worms Will Feed
Converge Lyrics

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Saw you coming around my bend
Cutting teeth and breaking bread
Making moves and smearing friends
Your karma has been racking debts
Left your throne in foreclosed homes

Claimed that crown of decay
Built castle walls with blood and bone

To shield your soul from wither and decay

Worms will feed
Saw you slither around their necks
Sinking teeth into their flesh
Spitting venom seeing red
You will fall where you lay your head

Rats will feast

The worms will find a way
The rats will find a way

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Converge's song "Worms Will Feed/Rats Will Feast" delve into themes of greed, karma and how one's actions ultimately lead to their downfall. The first verse describes the singer's arrival and their actions, which are cutthroat and selfish, as they break bread and smear their friends for their own gain. However, their actions have consequences, and their karma has been building up debts that they will soon have to pay.

The second verse is where the imagery of worms and rats come into play. The singer leaves their throne in foreclosed homes and builds castle walls made of blood and bone in an attempt to shield themselves from the consequences of their actions. However, the worms will feed on their decaying remains, and the rats will feast on the scraps. The chorus reinforces this concept, where the worms and rats will find a way, indicating that even if the singer tries to run away from their karma, in the end, it will catch up to them.

In summary, "Worms Will Feed/Rats Will Feast" is a metaphorical expression of how our deeds catch up to us, and there's no escaping the consequences of our actions.

Line by Line Meaning

Saw you coming around my bend
I saw you coming towards me, trying to interfere with my life.

Cutting teeth and breaking bread
You were both friendly and untrustworthy at the same time.

Making moves and smearing friends
You were making calculated moves to gain power and influence by hurting those who considered you their friend.

Your karma has been racking debts
You have been accumulating debts in the form of bad karma due to your actions.

Left your throne in foreclosed homes
You have been kicked out of your position of power due to your questionable actions, and you now live in places that have been foreclosed.

Claimed that crown of decay
You took over a position of power that was already failing and corrupt.

Built castle walls with blood and bone
You built walls around yourself using the people that you hurt and killed.

To shield your soul from wither and decay
You used these walls to protect yourself from the guilt and consequences of your actions.

Worms will feed
That which you have left behind will eventually be destroyed and consumed by nature.

Saw you slither around their necks
I saw how you manipulated people to gain control over them.

Sinking teeth into their flesh
You were taking advantage of their vulnerabilities to get what you wanted.

Spitting venom seeing red
You were filled with anger and hate and acted out on it by hurting others.

You will fall where you lay your head
You will eventually suffer the consequences of your actions in the place where you call home.

Rats will feast
The destruction that you caused will not go unnoticed and will attract scavengers.

The worms will find a way
No matter what you do, nature will eventually reclaim its place.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALEC BENJAMIN, DAN WILSON

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