Down With Boring

Join thousands of music lovers getting the best new tracks, exclusive interviews, and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox every week.

In print now

May 2026

Latest issue variants

Dork, May 2026 (Ruel cover)

Ruel

Dork, May 2026 (Eric Cantona cover)

Eric Cantona

Dork, May 2026 (Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE cover)

Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE

Advertise|Support|About Dork|Privacy Policy|Genres|Years|Sitemap|RSS

© 2026 The Bunker Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Hype- THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST

Upset- DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD

Mixtape- DORK'S BEST NEW TRACKS

Play- DORK'S NEW MUSIC FRIDAY EDIT

Dork Radio

Live

Live 24/7

Dork Radio

Preoccupations – Degraded (2016) | Track profile | Dork

Tracks
Preoccupations
Preoccupations
Degraded

TRACK

Degraded

Release date: 15th September 2016

From PreoccupationsTrack 54:01

Spotify Apple Music More on Preoccupations

About This Track

"Degraded" is a track by Preoccupations, from the album Preoccupations, released 15th September 2016. The track is 4:01 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Preoccupations.

About the Artist

Preoccupations

Preoccupations

Lyrics

Degraded

We're throwing caution to the wind
We are consistent in our flaws
Predictably, we have no goals
Incapable of abstract thoughts

Wondering how long it might take to be through
I can't improve, I can't improve, I can't improve

Some good ideas split in two
So solemn and melancholy
Another thing that you can do
Unwillingly for some money

We're absolutely obsolete
Intolerant and overheating
Leaving our footprints in the concrete
There's nothing left here to compete for
Degrade into a fraction of yourself
Degrade into a fraction of yourself
Degrade into a fraction of yourself

Wondering how long it might take to leave you
I can't improve, I can't improve, I can't improve

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

View full lyrics page →

Track details

From Preoccupations

4:012016

Listen

Album

16th September 2016

Track number

5

Release year

2016

1Anxiety
4:30
2Monotony
2:54
3Zodiac
3:43
4Memory
11:27

More from Preoccupations

Albums & EPs

Ill at ease

Arrangements

New Material

Explore

More tracks by Preoccupations

AndromedaIll at ease

Krem2Ill at ease

PanicIll at ease

SkenIll at ease

BastardsIll at ease

RetrogradeIll at ease

Ill at EaseIll at ease

FocusIll at ease

AdvisorArrangements

RecalibrateArrangements

RicochetArrangements

SlowlyArrangements

Death of MelodyArrangements

Fix Bayonets!Arrangements

Tearing up the GrassArrangements

Telemetry at Howe Bridge

ManipulationNew Material

DoubtNew Material

SolaceNew Material

DecomposeNew Material

DisarrayNew Material

ComplianceNew Material

AntidoteNew Material

EspionageNew Material

MonotonyPreoccupations

ForbiddenPreoccupations

FeverPreoccupations

StimulationPreoccupations

MemoryPreoccupations

ZodiacPreoccupations

SensePreoccupations

AnxietyPreoccupations

Newspaper Spoons

March of Progress

Pointless Experience

Continental Shelf

Structureless Design

Select Your Drone

Unconscious Melody

Preoccupations — MUR
Preoccupations — MUR/PONR
Preoccupations — Andromeda (from Ill at ease) [4:48]
Preoccupations — Krem2 (from Ill at ease) [4:04]
Preoccupations — Panic (from Ill at ease) [5:48]
Preoccupations — Sken (from Ill at ease) [4:42]
Preoccupations — Bastards (from Ill at ease) [4:29]
Preoccupations — Retrograde (from Ill at ease) [5:26]
Preoccupations — Ill at Ease (from Ill at ease) [5:29]
Preoccupations — Focus (from Ill at ease) [3:33]
Preoccupations — Advisor (from Arrangements) [7:34]
Preoccupations — Recalibrate (from Arrangements) [5:38]
Preoccupations — Ricochet (from Arrangements) [5:04]
Preoccupations — Slowly (from Arrangements) [5:01]
Preoccupations — Death of Melody (from Arrangements) [3:54]
Preoccupations — Fix Bayonets! (from Arrangements) [4:45]
Preoccupations — Tearing up the Grass (from Arrangements) [6:13]
Preoccupations — Pontiac 87
Preoccupations — Telemetry at Howe Bridge
Preoccupations — Manipulation (from New Material) [3:14]
Preoccupations — Doubt (from New Material) [4:40]
Preoccupations — Solace (from New Material) [4:32]
Preoccupations — Decompose (from New Material) [4:19]
Preoccupations — Disarray (from New Material) [3:49]
Preoccupations — Compliance (from New Material) [5:08]
Preoccupations — Antidote (from New Material) [6:01]
Preoccupations — Espionage (from New Material) [4:28]
Preoccupations — Off Duty Trip
Preoccupations — Key
Preoccupations — Monotony (from Preoccupations) [2:54]
Preoccupations — Forbidden (from Preoccupations) [1:32]
Preoccupations — Fever (from Preoccupations) [4:32]
Preoccupations — Stimulation (from Preoccupations) [4:42]
Preoccupations — Memory (from Preoccupations) [11:27]
Preoccupations — Zodiac (from Preoccupations) [3:43]
Preoccupations — Sense (from Preoccupations) [1:02]
Preoccupations — Anxiety (from Preoccupations) [4:30]
Preoccupations — Newspaper Spoons
Preoccupations — Bunker Buster
Preoccupations — March of Progress
Preoccupations — Pointless Experience
Preoccupations — Death
Preoccupations — Silhouettes
Preoccupations — Continental Shelf
Preoccupations — Throw It Away
Preoccupations — Oxygen Feed
Preoccupations — Structureless Design
Preoccupations — Dark Entries
Preoccupations — Select Your Drone
Preoccupations — Static Wall
Preoccupations — Unconscious Melody

Bunker Buster
March of Progress
Newspaper Spoons
Pointless Experience
Silhouettes
AdvisorArrangements
7:34
AndromedaIll at ease
4:48
AntidoteNew Material
6:01
AnxietyPreoccupations
4:30
BastardsIll at ease
4:29

Showing 10 of 51

If you like Preoccupations

Viet Cong

Viet Cong

Protomartyr

Ought

Ought

Bambara

Cola

Cola

Omni

METZ

METZ

Gilla Band

Gilla Band

Shame

Shame

The Murder Capital

The Murder Capital

READ MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONS

READ MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONS

READ MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONS

READ MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONS

READ MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONS

READ MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONS

READ MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONS

READ MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONS

Preoccupations announce new album 'Ill at Ease'

Preoccupations announce new album 'Ill at Ease'

The Canadian post-punk quartet have also shared new single 'Focus'.

Feb 11, 2025 • 9:33 PM

5Degraded

4:01

Credits

Writer: Matt Flegel
Producer: Graham Walsh, Matt Flegel, Scott Munro
Credited: Flemish Eye, Jagjaguwar