1) Dystopia was a sludge/… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name:
1) Dystopia was a sludge/crust band that formed in Orange County, USA in 1991. They were popular in both the heavy metal and crust punk scenes, due in large part to their bleak misanthropic imagery. Their lyrics often dealt with human emotion and sociopolitical issues such as environmentalism, racial equality, animal rights, and veganism.
Dystopia is a soundtrack for the world as we know it today. Their sound embodies all of the horrors, pain, agony and desperation of modern day society. They disbanded in 2008, after releasing their third album.
2) Dystopia is a Finnish duo, featuring Pertti Grönholm (synthesizers, samplers, tapes) and Ismo Virta (guitars, effects).
The Second Dawn; a masterpiece of dark ambient music, with the constant threat of a nuclear disaster as the main theme. The second dawn is the ultimate nightmare, still present in our minds when we awake, and realise that everything have changed... at the second dawn. Released December 1998.
3) Dystopia is a Hungarian band, founded in 2003 by Peter Bajusz (bass), Balazs Mezey (guitar) and Gabor Vari (guitar). Their music is a consistent mix of thrash, progressive, modern and southern metal with mostly melodic vocals, guitar solos and generally metaphysical lyrics. They released a debut album, "Incompetence Drive", in 2007.
4) Dystopia is a Finnish experimental hard dance project formed by Nomic (Kimon Kukulis), and Gohai (Antti Pääkkönen.)
5) Dystopia is an extreme metal band from Holland formed in 2004. They are recognized by their eclectic mix of black, death and thrash metal with a raw edge. After numerous demo's they released their first full-length called Decay in 2012.
6) Dystopia was a performance art group from New Zealand that combined poetry, music and photography. Their first album "The Wisdom of Insecurity" was the first release in 2000 on fledgling label Monkey Records, followed by an EP "Live on bFM" in 2002.
Socialized Death Sentence
Dystopia Lyrics
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bust my ass for minimum wage
before im paid...
the system comes and takes half away...
for bombs someday
my boss hates my fucking guts
i was never good enough
if im injured on the job
he'll find someone else to fuck
my job... my life
landlords pissed, rent is due
havent worked in a few
i dont pay i get evicted
im fucking screwed
what am i suppose to do
each day... i die
your..... your job sucks
the system fucks
a timeclock head...im dead
employed... mind void
destroyed... cant avoid
i try... to survive
...losing...
work work
socialized death sentence
system system
fucked all around
work work
like taking cyanide
system system
washing it down...
and i die again tomorrow...
when i wake up
The lyrics to Dystopia's Socialized Death Sentence explore the experiences of a person who is completely trapped within the capitalist system. They describe the daily struggles of someone who is forced to work a job they hate, for minimum wage, and is always just barely scraping by. The central idea that the song puts across is how the system is rigged against the working-class people. No matter how hard they work, they are still oppressed by the powers that be. The juxtaposition of the phrase "socialized death sentence" is an ironic critique of a system claiming to be run for the people but it is just a blatant lie.
The lyrics communicate the feeling of hopelessness and resignation that many people can relate to under similar circumstances. The person described in the song is a victim of a society that does not prioritize the well-being of its citizens. The system has forced them to give their life to a job that does not appreciate them, and the rewards that they do get are often taken away through taxes and other forms of economic exploitation. The landlord is even mentioned, and they are portrayed as being unsympathetic to the plight of the common man. Overall, the song touches upon themes of poverty, powerlessness, and oppression under capitalism.
Line by Line Meaning
i am just a fucking slave
I am feeling trapped because my work is so burdensome that it feels like the same as slavery.
bust my ass for minimum wage
Despite working so hard, I'm not paid fairly and am stuck at the bare minimum salary.
before im paid... the system comes and takes half away... for bombs someday
Even before being paid, significant portions of my income are taken away by the government for warfare and other destructive purposes.
my boss hates my fucking guts, i was never good enough
My boss is never satisfied with my work, forcing me to work longer hours and deal with their anger and bad treatment.
if im injured on the job, he'll say tough luck, he'll find someone else to fuck
My boss doesn't care about my wellbeing and is ready to replace me without any remorse, even if I am hurt on the job.
my job... my life
As I don't have any other options available to me, my job has become my whole life.
landlords pissed, rent is due, havent worked in a few, i dont pay i get evicted, im fucking screwed, what am i suppose to do
As my financial situation is very difficult, I worry about getting kicked out of my house and I have no idea what I can do next.
each day... i die
Every single day feels like torture and, as a result, little by little, I lose my hope and motivation for life.
your..... your job sucks, the system fucks
You work in a terrible job, just like me, and the government is not providing any real assistance.
a timeclock head...im dead, employed... mind void, destroyed... cant avoid
As my job is so unfulfilling, I feel like a zombie with no real thoughts or hopes, and this leads to a total mental breakdown that I can't avoid.
i try... to survive
Although it is challenging, I am making an effort to persevere and keep going.
...losing...
But, despite my best efforts, I am still failing and not succeeding in life.
work work, socialized death sentence, system system, fucked all around, work work, like taking cyanide, system system, washing it down...
Working as a cog in this socialist system feels like a death sentence and mentally destroys me with little reward or consolation, with every tiny wage of the government taking me one step closer to my grave.
and i die again tomorrow... when i wake up
Every day, when I wake up, it's another day of suffering and hopelessness, little different from the last.
Contributed by Elijah P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.