A singer/songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jennifer Parkin has beco… Read Full Bio ↴A singer/songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jennifer Parkin has become a true icon on the electronic music scene with her unique writing and performing style. In 2003, she began her project Ayria and shook the foundation of the electro-industrial scene by mixing striking feminine visuals, straight old-school industrial music with harsher, aggressive electro while still maintaining elements of electro-clash and 80’s new wave.

Ayria has been intensively and successfully touring across the globe over the past 3 years gaining a very solid reputation for putting on energetic live performances. Ayria toured the U.S.A as the chosen supporting act for legendary electronic-goth band The Crüxshadows (over 80 shows) and supported Combichrist. Ayria has also toured U.K., Europe, Russia, Mexico and Japan. Not fitting into any one musical category has allowed Ayria to gain a very broad fan base of underground goth, various underground club scenes as well as more mainstream audiences who are all addicted to Ayria’s infectious hooks.

Ayria has released three full length albums on the Belgian label [labelAlfa Matrix, including the highly acclaimed Hearts For Bullets released in September 2008. This release brings 12 hard hitting, tightly written and produced tracks each track uniquely evolving the Ayria sound. Hearts For Bullets was produced in Canada by none other than Sebastian R. Komor. Ayria hits straight and hard with Jennifer’s in-your-face sonic approach hanging between minimal electro, gritty bass synth lines and forceful stomping beats while never straying from the extremely feminine side of the project. Extravagant, provocative, bitchy and edgy yet all gut wrenchingly emotional and lyrically insightful; she hits a target somewhere between influences of Nitzer Ebb, M.I.A., Miss Kittin and Ladytron.

Before Ayria:
Jennifer Parkin is also known for her earlier work in Epsilon Minus, having released two albums as the lead vocalist, before leaving to form Ayria. Jennifer was also featured as a guest vocalist on many other projects, including Implant, Glis, Parallel Project, Aiboforcen and the Mexican project Isis Signum. Ayria has completed remixes and added vocals for bands such as Angelspit and Celldweller.

Official website: https://ayria.com/

The Gun Song
Ayria Lyrics

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Put down the gun. (13x)

Put it down.
"SHUT UP!" he said
"Let me speak for a minute!
Or two or three. Now you're going to stop interupting me!"
So watcha gunna do 'cause looking at a space shows a life revealing years of pain
So we'll drop down, let go, Oooh we'll get you set so..

boys with shiny violent killing toy
It's all a bit to real now noise
The cycle will continue boys

Put down the gun. (13x)
Put it down (3x)

SHUT UP!
My turn
To be heard

The voices are all that occur to him.
And now he's blaming everyone, 'cause he's always been a victim.
[He's] filled with rage.
Heart beatin' so fast, don't set him off
I tried to make a move
But the little one said,
"SHUT UP OR I'LL KILL YA"

put it down (3x)
"SHUT UP OR I'LL KILL YA"
Put it down (5x)

boys with shiny violent killing toy
It's all a bit to real now noise
The cycle will continue boys
'cause we can't all be heros
Boys with shiny violent killing toy
It's all a bit to real now noise
The cycle will continue boys
'cause we can't all be heros

Put down the gun. (13x)
Put it down (3x)

Scatter gun!

its a war game naming enemies and allies
Scatter gun
Push to hard, to fast totally off side
Its scatter gun
Big gun in the hands of a greedy man
Gotta gun

Take a hit, take a shot just to take a stand
Put it down (12x)

Overall Meaning

Ayria's song The Gun Song is an emotional plea for an end to gun violence, and a call for those with violent tendencies to put down their weapons. The lyrics speak to the pain that violence causes in communities and individuals, and suggest that the cycle of violence will only continue unless someone takes a stand. The song paints a vivid picture of the damage that guns can cause, with lines like "boys with shiny violent killing toy" and "the voices are all that occur to him." The chorus is a simple, repetitive plea to "put down the gun," emphasized by the repetition of the phrase.

The verses tell a story of anger and pain, with lines like "heart beating so fast, don't set him off" and "filled with rage." The singer seems to be trying to reason with someone who is on the verge of violence, desperately urging them to put down the gun and not act on their impulses. The bridge introduces the idea of a "scatter gun," which seems to represent the indiscriminate and reckless nature of gun violence. The song concludes with a final plea to put down the gun, repeated over and over until it fades out.

Line by Line Meaning

Put down the gun. (13x)
The singer repeatedly urges the listener to put down their gun, likely because they recognize the danger it poses.

Put it down.
The singer repeats their request for the listener to put down their gun.

"SHUT UP!" he said "Let me speak for a minute! Or two or three. Now you're going to stop interupting me!"
Someone interrupts the singer, but they assert their voice by demanding attention and pushing back against the interruption.

So watcha gunna do 'cause looking at a space shows a life revealing years of pain So we'll drop down, let go, Oooh we'll get you set so..
The singer asks what the listener is going to do with their weapon, recognizing that it has likely seen use and pain. They offer to help the listener move on from this troubled past and let go of the gun.

boys with shiny violent killing toy
The singer refers to guns as 'toys' but recognizes how dangerous they can be.

It's all a bit to real now noise
The singer recognizes that gun violence is a tragic reality.

The cycle will continue boys
The singer acknowledges that violence is self-perpetuating. If people keep using guns, violence will continue.

SHUT UP! My turn To be heard
The singer reasserts their need to speak, demanding attention from the listener.

The voices are all that occur to him. And now he's blaming everyone, 'cause he's always been a victim. [He's] filled with rage. Heart beatin' so fast, don't set him off I tried to make a move But the little one said, "SHUT UP OR I'LL KILL YA"
The singer paints a picture of someone who is emotionally volatile, blaming others for their problems and quick to react with violence if provoked. They've tried to intervene, but the person responds with a violent threat.

put it down (3x)
The singer once again implores the listener to put down their weapon.

"SHUT UP OR I'LL KILL YA" Put it down (5x)
The singer repeats their request for the listener to put down their weapon, using the violent threat from earlier as a rallying cry for disarmament.

'cause we can't all be heros Boys with shiny violent killing toy It's all a bit to real now noise The cycle will continue boys
The singer recognizes that not everyone is capable of being a 'hero' who can use a gun responsibly. The use of guns is a sobering reality that perpetuates violence.

Scatter gun!
The singer announces the name of a 'war game' that glamorizes violence and weaponry.

its a war game naming enemies and allies Scatter gun Push to hard, to fast totally off side Its scatter gun Big gun in the hands of a greedy man Gotta gun Take a hit, take a shot just to take a stand
The singer describes the hyper-masculine, violent world of a war game, where people take huge risks for questionable reasons. Guns become symbols of power and greed that corrupt and divide people. The idea of 'taking a stand' with a gun is flawed and dangerous.

Put it down (12x)
The singer repeats their request for listeners to put down their guns multiple times.

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