KÁRYYN is Karin Tatoyan, a Syrian-Armenian American composer turned electro… Read Full Bio ↴KÁRYYN is Karin Tatoyan, a Syrian-Armenian American composer turned electronic artist, based in Los Angeles, CA. Her debut EP Quanta 1 was released in early 2017 and includes the single "Aleppo", a four-minute lament “all about the brain processing memory” that recalls, in the track as well as its home-video style accompanying visual, childhood stays in the city with her cousins. “I wrote this song in 2015 during a time when the word or the name Aleppo wasn’t being said very often,” she explains. Her music and multimedia work (including "Of Light", a multimedia project with American director Samantha Shay inspired by her mentor Marina Abramovic) has been praised by Björk, and she cites John Tavener and Arvo Pärt as influences.

Purgatory
KÁRYYN Lyrics

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Walked in and screaming out
I'm still where I was exploring
At the mouth of
Mountains

And your heat passed down
Making it hard to move
And your limbs put out

Making it hard to move

But can you reach
No you won't have to worry
As long as I'm here
No you won't have to worry

So shields down
You will be carried
And I'll drag you out
Of this purgatory

Behind the walls
Behind my house
I'm stuck where I was exploding
At the mouth of
The fall in my days

And your heat passed down
Making it hard to breathe
And your limbs put out
Making it hard to

So can you reach
No you won't have to worry
As long as I'm here
No you won't have to worry

So shields down
You will be carried
And I'll drag you out
Of this purgatory

No you won't have to worry
As long as
I'm calling
For rescue
And I'll come
To get you
And you call
For rescue
And I'll come
To get you

So you won't have to worry

As long as
As long as I'm here

Overall Meaning

In KÁRYYN's song "Purgatory," she talks about being trapped and stuck in a situation that is difficult to break free from. She uses the metaphor of being at the mouth of mountains, behind walls and in the fall of days to illustrate the feeling of being trapped. In contrast, the singer of the song promises to be there for the person who is stuck and will carry and drag them out of the purgatory they are in. The line "And your heat passed down, making it hard to move, and your limbs put out, making it hard to move" adds to the sense of entrapment and helplessness, and the sentiment behind the lyrics is ultimately about a desire for freedom and liberation.

The metaphor of purgatory as an in-between state, neither fully good nor entirely bad, but rather stagnating in mediocrity, also adds to the overall theme of the song. KÁRYYN touches on the idea of hope, calling for rescue and offering to come and get the person who is stuck, promising that "you won't have to worry as long as I'm here." The song captures the sense of being lost and struggling while also being hopeful that there is a way out of the situation.

Line by Line Meaning

Walked in and screaming out
I arrived emphatically, announcing my presence

I'm still where I was exploring
Despite arriving, I still feel lost and in the midst of discovery

At the mouth of Mountains
In front of an intimidating obstacle, a representation of my struggles

And your heat passed down Making it hard to move And your limbs put out Making it hard to move
I am struggling with physical and emotional exhaustion, caused by both internal and external factors

But can you reach No you won't have to worry As long as I'm here No you won't have to worry
Despite my own struggles, I will always be there to support you and carry you through tough times

So shields down You will be carried And I'll drag you out Of this purgatory
Lower your defenses and let me help you escape from a state of limbo and uncertainty

Behind the walls Behind my house I'm stuck where I was exploding At the mouth of The fall in my days
I am dealing with internal turmoil and trapped in a past where I felt like I was falling apart

And your heat passed down Making it hard to breathe And your limbs put out Making it hard to
The same physical and emotional exhaustion is present, making it difficult to even take a breath

So can you reach No you won't have to worry As long as I'm here No you won't have to worry
My support for you will never falter, even in my own moments of darkness

So shields down You will be carried And I'll drag you out Of this purgatory
Together we will overcome, and my love and guidance will serve as a beacon out of this state of uncertainty

No you won't have to worry As long as I'm calling For rescue And I'll come To get you And you call For rescue And I'll come To get you
We both have an unwavering support system in each other, always ready to lift each other up and provide safety

So you won't have to worry As long as As long as I'm here
My love and support are never-ending, and I will always be there for you in any and every capacity

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Mario Zimmermann

5y↑2

I'm deeply touched by the sound and lyrics and feeling more human than ever. THX. Gasshõ
Here are the lyrics for those of you who want to know why they are so touched....

Walked in and screaming out
I'm still where I was exploring
At the mouth of
Mountains

And your heat passed down
Making it hard to move
And your limbs put out
Making it hard to move

But can you reach
No you won't have to worry
As long as I'm here
No you won't have to worry

So shields down
You will be carried
And I'll drag you out
Of this purgatory

Behind the walls
Behind my house
I'm stuck where I was exploding
At the mouth of
The fall in my days

And your heat passed down
Making it hard to breathe
And your limbs put out
Making it hard to

So can you reach
No you won't have to worry
As long as I'm here
No you won't have to worry

So shields down
You will be carried
And I'll drag you out
Of this purgatory

No you won't have to worry
As long as
I'm calling
For rescue
And I'll come
To get you
And you call
For rescue
And I'll come
To get you

So you won't have to worry
As long as
As long as I'm here

All comments from YouTube:

Ramona Bower

6y↑10

Sometimes, there's a pieceof art that once you have genuinely and honestly experienced it, felt it, seen it,heard or touched it, you realize after pulling back that your actual cells and molecules have been affected, they've been pulled apart and out and put back together a bit differently. This did that for me, I'm leaving here a little different than when I came here. Even if I were fluent in every language that has ever been spoken, written or dreamed I still couldn't adequately describe the way my chest felt during this song. So I won't even try. But thank you for creating this. It's breathtaking and it's kind of like breathing too