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 Radio
Ayria Lyrics

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The radio is playing our old song again
To remind me of times when I thought
The day would never end
I knew this was coming
I thought I could change this
I knew you weren't coming
But that's what insincerity brings me

Visions of you

I have to tell you
I think that I've been haunted
I want to find you
Because I think it's you who haunts me
I never trusted that you would fully come clean
But now we're even because I don't think you trust me

I felt that something wasn't right
You never let me in your life
I knew that something isn't right today
Because you still haunt me

But I know
Because you still haunt me

I have to tell you
I think that I've been haunted
I want to find you
Because I think it's you who haunts me
I never trusted that you would fully come clean
But now we're even because I don't think you trust me

The radio keeps playing our old song again
To remind me of times when I thought
The day would never end
I knew you would go
Because things just haven't been the same since that day
Was it because of what I said?
I knew this was coming

Thought I'd have power to delay certain change
But that's what insincerity brings me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ayria's song “The Radio” are about a past relationship that ended on a bitter note. The song begins with the radio playing their old song again, bringing back memories of the time when the singer believed that the day would never end. She knew that the end was coming, but she thought she could change it. She realized that insincerity was the root cause of the ending of the relationship, and now she is haunted by visions of her ex.

The second verse begins with the singer admitting that she feels haunted and blames her ex for it. She never trusted that her ex would fully come clean, and now she believes that her ex does not trust her either. The bridge of the song acknowledges that something was not right from the beginning, and the singer knew that her ex would leave her, leading to the bitter end. She thought she had the power to delay the inevitable because of insincerity from both parties.

Overall, the song portrays the feelings of the singer as she reflects back on a past love that ended in a bad way. The haunting memories and mistrust still linger, and she continues to be reminded of the past through their old song on the radio.

Line by Line Meaning

The radio is playing our old song again
The singer is hearing a song that reminds them of a past relationship.

To remind me of times when I thought
The purpose of the song is to bring back memories of a past time.

The day would never end
The singer was hopeful that the good times would never end.

I knew this was coming
The artist had a feeling that their relationship was not going to last.

I thought I could change this
The artist believed they were able to change the outcome of the relationship.

I knew you weren't coming
The singer knew that their partner was going to leave them.

But that's what insincerity brings me
The singer thinks that their insincerity caused their partner to leave.

Visions of you
The artist has thoughts and memories of their past partner.

I have to tell you
The artist wants to confess something to their past partner.

I think that I've been haunted
The artist feels like their past partner still has an influence on their life.

I want to find you
The singer wants to reconnect with their past partner.

Because I think it's you who haunts me
The artist believes that their past partner is the reason why they feel haunted.

I never trusted that you would fully come clean
The singer had doubts about their past partner's honesty and transparency.

But now we're even because I don't think you trust me
The singer thinks that their past partner does not trust them either.

I felt that something wasn't right
The singer had a feeling that something was off in their relationship.

You never let me in your life
The artist feels like their past partner never fully let them into their life.

I knew that something isn't right today
The artist feels like their past partner is still causing problems for them in the present.

Because you still haunt me
The singer believes that their past partner is still affecting their life in a negative way.

But I know
The singer is aware of the situation and understands what is happening.

I knew you would go
The artist was aware that their past partner was going to leave them.

Because things just haven't been the same since that day
The artist thinks that things changed in their relationship and it hasn't been the same since that moment.

Was it because of what I said?
The artist is unsure if their own actions caused their partner to leave.

Thought I'd have power to delay certain change
The singer believed they could have prevented the end of the relationship, but they were wrong.

But that's what insincerity brings me
The artist thinks that their own insincerity caused the end of the relationship.

The radio keeps playing our old song again
The singer continues to hear the same song over and over again.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PAUL WRIGHT

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