Wormrot is a grindcore band from Singapore signed to Earache Records. The b… Read Full Bio ↴Wormrot is a grindcore band from Singapore signed to Earache Records. The band formed in 2007 after the founding members finished their two years of mandatory national service. The band have released four full-length studio albums to date, as well as a number of EPs and split releases with other bands. Their latest full-length album Hiss was released on July 8, 2022. They have been described as one of the top 10 grindcore bands by OC Weekly, and have toured Europe and the United States.

Current lineup:
Arif Rot (vocals),
Rasyid Juraimi (guitar),
Vijesh Ghariwala (drums)

Deceased Occupation
Wormrot Lyrics

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Working from night until day,
Never once realize
You are under paid.
You fucked your life,
Your own willing,
To stay in your shitty job.
Feed on your own sweat and tears,
All day long with nothing to say,

Back home no one gives a shit
You have been deceased,
It's a matter of time
You have finished
Digging your own grave.

All this while
You are actually dead.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Wormrot's song Deceased Occupation speak to the soul-crushing mundanity that defines many people's daily lives. The song is a scathing condemnation of the capitalist system that forces people to work long hours for little pay and no recognition. The opening lines, "Working from night until day, never once realize you are underpaid," sets the tone for the rest of the song, which is all about the desperate and hopeless existence of those stuck in dead-end jobs.

The lyrics suggest that the person being described has given up on any hope of a better life, willingly choosing to stay in their current situation despite the misery it brings. They are trapped in a cycle of hard work, little reward, and no recognition, and the only thing they have to look forward to is the release of death. "You have been deceased, it's a matter of time / You have finished digging your own grave," sings Wormrot, making it clear that this person's life is essentially over.

The final lines of the song are perhaps the most powerful: "All this while you are actually dead." This is a powerful statement about the dehumanizing effects of modern capitalism and the way it turns people into cogs in a machine. Despite being alive, the person being described in the song is already dead inside, having given up on any hope of a better life. The message is hauntingly bleak, but it's one that resonates with many people who feel trapped in their own lives.

Line by Line Meaning

Working from night until day,
Spending long hours at work, from start of night till the end of day,

Never once realize
Without ever realizing or acknowledging,

You are under paid.
That you are not being paid fairly for your work,

You fucked your life,
To ruin your own life,

Your own willing,
By your own choice and will,

To stay in your shitty job.
Choosing to remain in a wretched and unpleasant job,

Feed on your own sweat and tears,
Working hard and putting in a lot of effort and emotions,

All day long with nothing to say,
Throughout the day, without anything noteworthy to share or express,

Back home no one gives a shit
No one in your personal life cares or is concerned,

You have been deceased,
You have been dead personally and emotionally,

It's a matter of time
It's only a question of when,