For me personally, as someone who has battled depression and addiction for most of my life, the line "afraid of being ok, all things change " is real af, you become so used to not being ok that feeling ok seems so foreign and you don't trust it because it always feels like it will crumble at any moment or that you don't deserve to be ok at all. So when you start feeling like you are ok, it's scary as hell
Chinchilla's first line is "Sertraline and a sip of serotonin". Sertraline is an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety medication that's called Zoloft in the US (as far as I know). This is one of my favourites by Ren and Chinchilla along with How To Be Me.
I've had autoimmune illnesses for 32 years since my service in Navy. I was fighting to be believed, then, for a diagnosis for 9 years. Once I could get Dr. to believe me, then you have pills for treatment, getting dosage correct, fighting to receive pain pills, etc... but I still today have the biggest trouble with handling the crash after having hope after new treatment works. For a bit. In the first few years after diagnosis of fms, I felt so hopeful. As it's been fms, sjogrens, dercums disease ,rheumatoid arthritis, pots, dysautonomia, hypogammaglobulinemia, trigeminal neuralgia, complex chronic migraine, seizures, and many comorbidities it is important not to become overly hopeful. Because allowing yourself the belief that the relief you are feeling is equivalent to being cured or new normal. May be a fall too deep to come up out of. When ren spoke of the " And like a dance, the more rigid I became the harder it got The more I cursed my clumsy footsteps the more i suffered And so I got older and I learned to relax, And I learned to soften, and that dance got easier." In the beginning you fight to be believed. But then there must be some degree of acceptance or you're just battling yourself. I had to learn that autoimmune illnesses doesn't define me , it's just a part of me. It's very isolating to be sick. Once you are not dependable, or even able to show up for others, when it seems you aren't doing well enough to even leave bed, there are people who feel guilty living their lives. So as time goes by there are fewer and fewer. If anyone is reading this please read " the spoon theory " it explains everything that breaks down an easy understanding of what its like to be chronically ill. 🥄 🥄 🥄 🦋 when is the last time you were able to lay in bed and not be able to feel every part of your body. For those in chronic pain, it's constant. I don't remember what it was like not to hurt. Mental health is so important do not be afraid, ashamed, shy, insecure about needing someone to help. Humans need humans. Let's be there for each other, kindness is free
I'm an old head, don't do instagram, but will continue to show love here for you all now that I found you. Amazing how Ren has brought so many different walks of life together.
"such a perfect day, take it just incase." " I'm scared of being okay cause all things change." THIS hits HARD. When you've been through this exact feeling and can genuinely relate to every single word, it makes your struggles actually feel seen and heard instead of feeling isolated and alone.
It’s about feeling suicidal, but then feeling nothing but numb on the meds. Mental illness a complicated thing to be treated for adequately, in order to make your life better. Numbing everything can’t be the only answer. But without it, you have thoughts of ending your own life. A double edged sword. And the recorded version is too light, this live more tortured version really drives home the emotional pain of the lyrics. Their voices are just unbelievable ♥️
The other song they do is called “How to be me” definitely check it out. It’s about his friend Joe Hughes that took his own life. He had another song call Freckled Angels that is about Joe as well.
Hi guys fantastic reaction chinchilla and ren sexual healing ( Marvin Gaye cover) live busking it's awesome love and respect from the UK 👍👍👍👍👍👍🌟😀😀 amazing channel 👍
As someone that is on Sertraline, I sometimes feel empty when im medicated, and like im a shell of a human being. I never thought about that as a 'Chalk Outline' but it makes perfect sense. I listened to this one before the original. The original isn't anywhere the level of this version IMO.
@@ricksurratt9034Withdrawal from antidepressants sucks. Finally felt ready to get off Citalopram after 9 years a few months back; Speed worked great to keep the brain chemistry in check for the two or three weeks.
I was on it for a bit & it terrified me the day I realized my depression had lifted but all joy was gone along with it. That scared me more than living life off the meds.
Medications are one way to numb pain but so are other habits like alcohol, smoking, porn, etc.. there are good habits too, of course, but I get the sense he’s talking about the bad ones and he buries himself with a great big smile to mask them all. Also, as a person who has a chronic illness (Lyme disease), at least for me, I’m afraid of being okay in this sense: you will inevitably have good days or a stretch of good days when things seem nearly “normal” and you think maybe this time you’re finally going to get well. Hopes are raised and you also see how great it is to feel decent. Then, just as inevitably, “all things change” and you crash again having your hopes dashed while also having the bitter reminder of how great it would be to feel well, or at least somewhat well, all of the time. So, while the good days are great and I’m grateful when they come, I kind of dread them in a way too. I don’t know if that makes any sense…. Anyway, my 2 cents. Really enjoy you guys. Great reaction as usual.
@@keira-P007 Thank you, Keira. That’s kind of you. Others have a lot worse so can’t really complain. Ren’s music hits hard with me because I feel like I can really relate to what he’s been going through and appreciate how he expresses it in his music. Of course, I can’t be sure he means things the way I interpret them but its meaningful to me regardless. Best to you, too!
What is wonderful about watching your reaction videos: you're both noticeably developing the skill to listen and critique what you are listening to. That is a great skill to develop, as a reactor, as a person.😇
I completely agree. You can see them growing in compassion and understanding as they reach into the minds of the songwriters they react to, whose lives and experiences are often very different to their own. Ren talks about things that they may not have firsthand knowledge of, but watching the guys listen and analyse the meaning, responding as well as 'reacting', is really nice. They both seem very genuine and it's fun to watch them discovering new things.
HE is still HERE in the bed he crawled in. HOPING he is SOMEONE ELSE in the morning. He was hoping to be someone pain and prescription addiction free in the morning..... In the gallows balanced on my toes so I can breathe, Pain, painkillers, autoimmunity are represented by the noose. He wants to live, but the difficulties in doing so have him balanced on his toes just to breathe, hence the fragility of life and life situations can be. Relief & sip of seratonin, don't cry cause there's a pill for everything. You go to the doctor for relief of an ailment. But what you get is relief and a new addiction, don't work there's a pill for that too. Feeling goes and you draw a chalk outline. When you feel nothing, no emotion, you become a zombie. Dead ( chalk outline). But still walking around. And so it goes, let it be. Your doctor is sopposed to know what is good for you, right? Take this one.,... No one questions this system, once the drug hits you -you're high- you no longer care, feel or think, you let it be. Ren is concentrated talent. What makes him so special is what he evokes in people, you feel, you think. He awakens something in our hearts, minds and souls that has been on life support for far too long, and it is starving. Industry only wants money, not what moves you. So we get junk food music with no soul enriching value. No sustenance. Ren can take reality, truth, dark evocative subjects and not only makes music with them - but turns them into a thing of beauty, art, healing, a safe place, a window, and does this with integrity, eloquence, creativity and intelligence. Ren gave this world a gift that has largely gone unnoticed. The last two lines of the monologue from Hi-ren has created a feeling of unity. WE are all human beings. That is a powerful gift. Equality and unity. It's strength comes from being said from a position of vulnerability. He also hits different because his fun side is layered with references and meaning that will keep you coming back because his fish hook got set into your curiosity. I have been on a discovery adventure lately learning about the Easter eggs he puts into his songs. Mind blown again! I know I don't get all of his references, sometimes it takes a few listens or a reaction video to realize there was a reference. That makes me love them even more because there is something for everyone and it will stand the rest of time, "swinning backstroke" because the light will come on at some point in the future, and I will finally get it go back to hit replay.,..... So that's what he meant..... Ren introduced me to Django Reinhardt in the Hunger. So I have been having fun making a scavenger hunt from his catalogue of songs. It is a huge list of references that is fascinating and rewarding. Ren's rabbit hole is way deeper than I could have ever fathomed and I am so glad that I dove in All the best to you & yours Ann
This is an absolutely beautiful song and this is the main version. However the first time I watched it, I couldn’t take my eyes off Chinchillas nails to the point I wasn’t fussed about the song. I then heard it again without the video and absolutely loved it. How to be me is also beautiful. The last verse is about his friend Joe who passed away. The main version is a lyrical video, then there is a live version, both with chinchilla. However there is also an Instagram version where he cries trying to sing the last verse. There is another song about his friend Joe called freckled angels.
If you go to her site her clothes are equally distracting. She is such a great talent. I hope more recognition gives her the confidence to drop all that and let herself be seen. No disrespect... I remember the utterly ridiculous crap I wore in the 70s and 80s.
You guys really hit the mark on this one!! The pill not only refers to medicine but the fact that he has to accept his fate as being sick and a slave to his own body at least that’s what I got from it
Also, just a sidenote, A therapist does not give prescriptions. They guide you through issues so you can learn how to cope that’s what he talks about in hiring psychologists. They are the ones who give you the diagnosis and usually prescribe medication‘s due to chemical imbalance in the brain, also a lot of times people are misdiagnosed and giving pills just like Ren so whatever they’re taking actually makes them worse this same thing literally just happened to me a few weeks ago I had to have a DNA test to see what medicines my body can absorb and which ones would cause negative or no affects I had to do the same for my daughter because we have an issue producing dope mean because of our ADHD possibly autism. We are all being tested in the next few weeks . Also, as another sidenote, most of us kids who were born in the 80s and 90s suffer from adhd and are being diagnosed so late because our parents just thought we were bad kids 😂
@Maggsreacts82 u mean Psychiatrists are the ones that are qualified to prescribe medication & diagnose. Psychologists are the therapists that aren't qualified to give medication or diagnose, only speculate & communicate with the psychiatrist on what their perspective is on the patient.
I think the penny dropped for you when Chinchilla came in. About being given a pill for everything. That seems to be alluded to in a few of his songs. Great reaction again.
I love how even though you are both such upbeat people, you really love Ren's deepest most meaningful songs. You are good at striking a nice balance. By the comments you made on this song, I'm so ready for you to react to his 'Sick Boi'!
I just heard two songs of Ren I've never heard before...WAR PIGS & its alright ! Endlessly talented! We are having the best times of our life ! Great reaction guys !! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The other song by Ren and Chinchilla is the live version of How to Be Me, about REN’s good friend who committed suicide. Very beautiful and touching. You can hear the emotion in REN’s voice. Also kind of has a double meaning the whole song can be taken from the point of view of the person who committed suicide or of the loved ones they left behind.
"I'm scared to being ok, cause all things change" ...ya..do you know these times when everything is fine and everything is in your favor...you already have this feeling....shit how long does these days will last... atm. everything its so good, when will the shit times come back. Cause there is always a balance in your life....but dont be scared...learn to enjoy the good times you have! Enjoy the sunny days! til the last beam of sunlight hits you, until the dark and cold days begin!..but dont take these days as a punish..take them as a lesson and grow on it. Until the sunny days will come back ! God bless you all and keep ya head up !
The perfect video to follow this one up with is the other live collaboration you mentioned with Chinchilla called "How to be Me". Diazepam would be a great follower to both of those, as all 3 are about his struggles with medications and side effects for such a long time. The man writes what he knows.
Lmao old people don't do Insta...I missed the live cuz I had to feed my goblins 🤣 and this one hits me so hard and now I welcome you to the chinchilla rabbit hole. Do lock down get down from her it's a vibe lol the other song is forgot how to be me by them it's amazing as well
Please react to “Life is Funny” by Ren. Loving all your reactions guys on Ren btw oh and also the live version of Ren with Chinchilla “How to be me” is set on a bridge, his friend commit suicide jumping off a bridge and this song is in relation to that. Their vocals are amazing on it!
Regarding pills and therapists. Some of us do need them. It depends on what your problem is. I have complex ptsd and traumatic brain injury and before i got my meds i was a mess from hell. The way to make pills work is to take them situationally. I use them to take the edge off my flashbacks so that i can be steady enough to use the coping skills i learned. For the song itself... its when you dont find meds that help...the chalk outlines thing is a sort of meme in mental health. You have to find a therapist that will work with your limits and expectations. But thats not all therapists. So you struggle to find the right balance of everything and working towards that is a stress only those in it can understand.
Should also say that what i mean is like...i ask for lower doses than they recommend and i only take them when i know im gonna be in a context that is risky for me. The nature of my problem is similar to what happens to war veterens. I just was exposed to a different kind of violence than war. So much so that if im in a situation where things seem similar...my brain will take me back to the place where im experiencing the violence. Like it will feel like its happening again...complete with the terror and the pain. The real world fades away and im right back in hell. The meds stop me from slipping away entirely until i can talk myself back into full reality on my own.
I'm with you on your comment about the live versions having so much more power. This one, How to Be Me, and the Tales I would LOVE to have live versions of on Spotify. I can't even listen to the studio versions, I need that rawness 😂
Great pick boys!!! 'How to be me' with Chinchilla is great, but a bit different. Another really awesome collaboration is with Eden Nash in Ocean and Humble - mixed rap and vocals -super fun! But honestly, it's just a beginning - there is too much to list - Bongo Bong and Englishman in NY with the Big Push - has amazing vocals and great vibe! Love Music 1,2,3 is another fun one. Money Game 1 and 2 - is a must! Money Game part 2 has more views and more people relate to it, but part 1, is more creative and lots of nuance there to decipher - in one of the interviews Ren mentioned that's the song he put a lot of thought in not just lyrics, but also performance and symbolism - most people have a hard time figuring it out though, so it might be fun to see you guys deconstruct what he is trying to say between the lines. Anyways, as always great pick and great reaction, it's hard to miss with Ren - haven't found a song I didn't like yet.
It would be interesting to hear your reactions to MoneyGame and Money Game 2... There you realize that Ren is also politically aware of the game that is going on in the World...
"Sertraline and a sip of serotonin..." Sertraline is an antidepressant medication (aka Zoloft), and serotonin is a chemical that occurs naturally in the body which helps you feel happier and regulate anxiety. (Don't discount the usefulness of medications. It can be tricky to find the right ones, but they can make a world of difference for some people.) Ren always has such intelligent lyrics!
Man I really judged yall when the video started by setting and everything, but god damn Im glad i stuck around, this is one of my favorite reactions to a Ren song.
I really like your reaction to this and I’ve listened to a few now. Your interpretations are expressed with insight and care. Keep up your good work. I give you two an A+❤
Many have mentioned their song How to be Me, but you can also check them out busking to Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing”. Also check out Ren’s “Right Here, Right Now” (Fatboy Slim one take remix) and “Diazepam”
I've listened to this song every day for about 5-6 weeks now!!! It's so amazing! I say each time I hear it it brings new thoughts to me!!! Thank you for reacting to it!!!! You did a great job!! Love you guys for what you're doing!!
"I'm scared of being ok, cause all things change" I've lived that one. I had a about 6 months last year that were just incredible because everything was working for me. I spent a while trying to figure out what I was missing that was wrong because there had to be something. And the rest of the time, I was doing my best to ignore the horrific fear that I was going to lose it. That it couldn't last. And I had no idea how much time was left.
The thing with this is, yes, there's a really deep message to it - reliance on medication - but it's a damn good song. Really catchy and really beautifully done.
I'm a huge Ren fan. But I'd love to see you guys do a reaction to wetleg and there song Chaise lounge... wetleg are a British group from the UK on the Isle of Wight they started releasing music In 2019 and they won 2 brit awards this year .... I think you may like them x
I’m living here in Brighton England looking forward to his new release on his 33rd birthday next week, He’s currently in Canada getting treatment…. It’s expensive and he’s still raising funds for his treatment, help him out guys spread the word ☮️🏴☠️
You guys might like Chinchilla's live video of 'Fingers'. She's such a talented musician and very creative in her image. The song you mention is 'how to be me'. Go for the live version, imo it's the better version.
To give abit of perspective, when chinchilla comes in with "sertraline and a zip of serotonin, don't cry because there's a pill for everything". When most kids go the doctors and get diagnosed with depression these days, the first pill you always get given is sertraline, it's an antidepressant! I've personally taken it in the past, but they're pretty addictive which is scary!
He's talking about the prescribed meds he's been using, each one has side effects, hence the "floating chalk line) as his body becomes used to one med and it no longer helps, he is prescribed a new, sometimes stronger med, which leaves him feeling "numb" inside (Chalk outline) So the doctors who keep upping his dosage or switching out meds for stronger meds, are feeding his bodies "habit"
For me the lyrics represent health struggles and how doctors often just send you straight to medication, sometimes medications that don’t help and cause addictions. Rens verse represents physical health. Chinchilla’s represents mental health.
I don’t want to poopoo on the fun vibe you guys have on your channel. This song is such that it lends itself to heavy talk, though. I got really sick a couple years ago and had to be put in medical coma. Then it took several weeks to wean back off all the medications they used to keep me asleep. During that time, my 3 year old died. Even following doctor's orders, I was on so much medication I couldn’t keep stuff straight. For the first 2 weeks after he died, I woke up every morning unsure if I was at home yet or still in the hospital. I was pregnant and didn’t always remember I was, and sometimes thought I was pregnant with the child who died. This is, hands down, the most painful and devastating experience of my life. And there I was, so fucked up on medicine, I couldn’t even remember all the time that my son was gone. That's messed up. Medicine CAN help, but it shouldn't numb people to the point they can't feel the normal feelings of life. I was definitely like a zombie. Walking around in a chalk outline. 😢
Meds absolutely work. It's pretty clear cut with anxiety. Depression is a little different because it doesn't fix the initial reason that caused it, just balances your mood out. You've either gotta fix the cause or learn to think differently to get through it.
This song is AMAZING, like top 100 all time song IMO. "....Scared of being OK, Cause all things change..":... Me, as a 'former' anxiety sufferer, the only thing now that gives me anxiety is knowing its still creeping in the shadows, just like he said in Hi Ren "Im always in periphery"........"but I focus on my power...get it"🤘
I found you guys because you react to Ren. I subscribed, you guys are so connected and funny and you compliment each other on screen so well. OMG I swear this song tears my heart every time I hear it. I'm hoping you've already done "How to be Me", which also featured Chinchilla. It is awesome, like this one.
“In the gallows, I’m balanced on my toes so I can breathe”. That line kills me every single time.
I feel like some youngsters are not aware of what the gallows are .
This line choked me the first time i heard it!
100%. Same here.
Between this and the one in "Hi Ren" about "being the voice you hear when you loosen the noose on the rope " both get me every time I hear them.
I feel that a lot of us feel the same.
For me personally, as someone who has battled depression and addiction for most of my life, the line "afraid of being ok, all things change " is real af, you become so used to not being ok that feeling ok seems so foreign and you don't trust it because it always feels like it will crumble at any moment or that you don't deserve to be ok at all. So when you start feeling like you are ok, it's scary as hell
Very scary 😢
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Facts dude about depression!💜
"you become so used to not being ok "
100%
Chinchilla's first line is "Sertraline and a sip of serotonin". Sertraline is an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety medication that's called Zoloft in the US (as far as I know). This is one of my favourites by Ren and Chinchilla along with How To Be Me.
How to be me will have to be next if it’s anything like this one!
@ItsMrMills Check out the live version, and you definitely won't be disappointed.
I wouldn't have known what Sertraline was until 6 months ago when I was prescribed it - working my way through things ok though
@@Rob-bt3evKeep on keeping on and you'll make it through. I've been on and off sertaline for a long time as it's the only one that works for me.
I've had autoimmune illnesses for 32 years since my service in Navy. I was fighting to be believed, then, for a diagnosis for 9 years. Once I could get Dr. to believe me, then you have pills for treatment, getting dosage correct, fighting to receive pain pills, etc... but I still today have the biggest trouble with handling the crash after having hope after new treatment works. For a bit. In the first few years after diagnosis of fms, I felt so hopeful. As it's been fms, sjogrens, dercums disease ,rheumatoid arthritis, pots, dysautonomia, hypogammaglobulinemia, trigeminal neuralgia, complex chronic migraine, seizures, and many comorbidities it is important not to become overly hopeful. Because allowing yourself the belief that the relief you are feeling is equivalent to being cured or new normal. May be a fall too deep to come up out of.
When ren spoke of the " And like a dance, the more rigid I became the harder it got
The more I cursed my clumsy footsteps the more i suffered
And so I got older and I learned to relax,
And I learned to soften, and that dance got easier." In the beginning you fight to be believed. But then there must be some degree of acceptance or you're just battling yourself. I had to learn that autoimmune illnesses doesn't define me , it's just a part of me. It's very isolating to be sick. Once you are not dependable, or even able to show up for others, when it seems you aren't doing well enough to even leave bed, there are people who feel guilty living their lives. So as time goes by there are fewer and fewer. If anyone is reading this please read " the spoon theory " it explains everything that breaks down an easy understanding of what its like to be chronically ill. 🥄 🥄 🥄 🦋 when is the last time you were able to lay in bed and not be able to feel every part of your body. For those in chronic pain, it's constant. I don't remember what it was like not to hurt. Mental health is so important do not be afraid, ashamed, shy, insecure about needing someone to help. Humans need humans. Let's be there for each other, kindness is free
So well said. Hugs from across the Internet. I can feel your pain and I really hope it goes away and stays away. Much love and support to you xxx
Thanks for sharing your story brother. I hope things improve for you.
Yes. Very well said. 🙏🙏🙏
@keirap532 thank you so much. Love to you as well
@cgl1966 thank you. Hope you are well
I'm an old head, don't do instagram, but will continue to show love here for you all now that I found you. Amazing how Ren has brought so many different walks of life together.
"such a perfect day, take it just incase." " I'm scared of being okay cause all things change." THIS hits HARD. When you've been through this exact feeling and can genuinely relate to every single word, it makes your struggles actually feel seen and heard instead of feeling isolated and alone.
It’s about feeling suicidal, but then feeling nothing but numb on the meds. Mental illness a complicated thing to be treated for adequately, in order to make your life better. Numbing everything can’t be the only answer. But without it, you have thoughts of ending your own life. A double edged sword.
And the recorded version is too light, this live more tortured version really drives home the emotional pain of the lyrics. Their voices are just unbelievable ♥️
Another deep one is about 6 years old called Crutch. Very powerful.
I'll second Crutch. That's a great one.
Yes ! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Have a listen to : Its alright ~Ren...🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The other song they do is called “How to be me” definitely check it out. It’s about his friend Joe Hughes that took his own life. He had another song call Freckled Angels that is about Joe as well.
Maybe Precious too
How to be me is definitely another to check out. Also, they have a great street busking cover of Drake/Beyonce - One Dance/Drunk in Love. 🖤🖤
Hi guys fantastic reaction chinchilla and ren sexual healing ( Marvin Gaye cover) live busking it's awesome love and respect from the UK 👍👍👍👍👍👍🌟😀😀 amazing channel 👍
“How to be me” Ren and Chinchilla next. Love you two guys 🏴
That song is on autoloop in my head
The song that you may be thinking about is How To Be Me (live).....and it's stunning. Please react to it!!
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TRACKS FROM REN! 🩷
As someone that is on Sertraline, I sometimes feel empty when im medicated, and like im a shell of a human being. I never thought about that as a 'Chalk Outline' but it makes perfect sense. I listened to this one before the original. The original isn't anywhere the level of this version IMO.
I take that Zoloft also I’d like to get off, but I become an asshole
@@ricksurratt9034Withdrawal from antidepressants sucks. Finally felt ready to get off Citalopram after 9 years a few months back; Speed worked great to keep the brain chemistry in check for the two or three weeks.
I was on it for a bit & it terrified me the day I realized my depression had lifted but all joy was gone along with it. That scared me more than living life off the meds.
You havent heard anything yet! You gotta react to them doing "How to be Me" Live!!!!!
Medications are one way to numb pain but so are other habits like alcohol, smoking, porn, etc.. there are good habits too, of course, but I get the sense he’s talking about the bad ones and he buries himself with a great big smile to mask them all. Also, as a person who has a chronic illness (Lyme disease), at least for me, I’m afraid of being okay in this sense: you will inevitably have good days or a stretch of good days when things seem nearly “normal” and you think maybe this time you’re finally going to get well. Hopes are raised and you also see how great it is to feel decent. Then, just as inevitably, “all things change” and you crash again having your hopes dashed while also having the bitter reminder of how great it would be to feel well, or at least somewhat well, all of the time. So, while the good days are great and I’m grateful when they come, I kind of dread them in a way too. I don’t know if that makes any sense…. Anyway, my 2 cents. Really enjoy you guys. Great reaction as usual.
That's really sad to hear. I feel for you having to go through that. Hopefully you do finally find those good days and they stay. Keep strong. xxx
@@keira-P007 Thank you, Keira. That’s kind of you. Others have a lot worse so can’t really complain. Ren’s music hits hard with me because I feel like I can really relate to what he’s been going through and appreciate how he expresses it in his music. Of course, I can’t be sure he means things the way I interpret them but its meaningful to me regardless. Best to you, too!
This song gives me chills, no matter how many times I listen.
The other track he does live with Chinchilla is, How to Be Me
What is wonderful about watching your reaction videos: you're both noticeably developing the skill to listen and critique what you are listening to. That is a great skill to develop, as a reactor, as a person.😇
I completely agree. You can see them growing in compassion and understanding as they reach into the minds of the songwriters they react to, whose lives and experiences are often very different to their own. Ren talks about things that they may not have firsthand knowledge of, but watching the guys listen and analyse the meaning, responding as well as 'reacting', is really nice. They both seem very genuine and it's fun to watch them discovering new things.
The song is “How To Be Me”. Definitely check it out
Ooooh we will have to for sure then!
Live version🙏
HE is still HERE in the bed he crawled in. HOPING he is SOMEONE ELSE in the morning.
He was hoping to be someone pain and prescription addiction free in the morning.....
In the gallows balanced on my toes so I can breathe,
Pain, painkillers, autoimmunity are represented by the noose. He wants to live, but the difficulties in doing so have him balanced on his toes just to breathe, hence the fragility of life and life situations can be.
Relief & sip of seratonin, don't cry cause there's a pill for everything.
You go to the doctor for relief of an ailment. But what you get is relief and a new addiction, don't work there's a pill for that too.
Feeling goes and you draw a chalk outline.
When you feel nothing, no emotion, you become a zombie.
Dead ( chalk outline). But still walking around.
And so it goes, let it be.
Your doctor is sopposed to know what is good for you, right? Take this one.,... No one questions this system, once the drug hits you -you're high- you no longer care, feel or think, you let it be.
Ren is concentrated talent. What makes him so special is what he evokes in people, you feel, you think. He awakens something in our hearts, minds and souls that has been on life support for far too long, and it is starving.
Industry only wants money, not what moves you. So we get junk food music with no soul enriching value. No sustenance.
Ren can take reality, truth, dark evocative subjects and not only makes music with them - but turns them into a thing of beauty, art, healing, a safe place, a window, and does this with integrity, eloquence, creativity and intelligence.
Ren gave this world a gift that has largely gone unnoticed. The last two lines of the monologue from Hi-ren has created a feeling of unity. WE are all human beings. That is a powerful gift. Equality and unity.
It's strength comes from being said from a position of vulnerability.
He also hits different because his fun side is layered with references and meaning that will keep you coming back because his fish hook got set into your curiosity.
I have been on a discovery adventure lately learning about the Easter eggs he puts into his songs. Mind blown again! I know I don't get all of his references, sometimes it takes a few listens or a reaction video to realize there was a reference.
That makes me love them even more because there is something for everyone and it will stand the rest of time, "swinning backstroke" because the light will come on at some point in the future, and I will finally get it go back to hit replay.,..... So that's what he meant..... Ren introduced me to Django Reinhardt in the Hunger.
So I have been having fun making a scavenger hunt from his catalogue of songs. It is a huge list of references that is fascinating and rewarding.
Ren's rabbit hole is way deeper than I could have ever fathomed and I am so glad that I dove in
All the best to you & yours
Ann
Nice job guys. MONEY GAME 1&2 together. You'll love it.
Yes ! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
“Englishman in New York” live-w/his band members.
Ren's DEEP, but y'all TOOOO funny! 😁 🤣🤣🤷♀️🫶🔥🎶💯😎 His BUSKING is sick! 🥳🥳🍿🍿
This is an absolutely beautiful song and this is the main version. However the first time I watched it, I couldn’t take my eyes off Chinchillas nails to the point I wasn’t fussed about the song. I then heard it again without the video and absolutely loved it. How to be me is also beautiful. The last verse is about his friend Joe who passed away. The main version is a lyrical video, then there is a live version, both with chinchilla. However there is also an Instagram version where he cries trying to sing the last verse. There is another song about his friend Joe called freckled angels.
If you go to her site her clothes are equally distracting. She is such a great talent. I hope more recognition gives her the confidence to drop all that and let herself be seen.
No disrespect... I remember the utterly ridiculous crap I wore in the 70s and 80s.
You guys really hit the mark on this one!! The pill not only refers to medicine but the fact that he has to accept his fate as being sick and a slave to his own body at least that’s what I got from it
Also, just a sidenote, A therapist does not give prescriptions. They guide you through issues so you can learn how to cope that’s what he talks about in hiring psychologists. They are the ones who give you the diagnosis and usually prescribe medication‘s due to chemical imbalance in the brain, also a lot of times people are misdiagnosed and giving pills just like Ren so whatever they’re taking actually makes them worse this same thing literally just happened to me a few weeks ago I had to have a DNA test to see what medicines my body can absorb and which ones would cause negative or no affects I had to do the same for my daughter because we have an issue producing dope mean because of our ADHD possibly autism. We are all being tested in the next few weeks . Also, as another sidenote, most of us kids who were born in the 80s and 90s suffer from adhd and are being diagnosed so late because our parents just thought we were bad kids 😂
@Maggsreacts82 u mean Psychiatrists are the ones that are qualified to prescribe medication & diagnose.
Psychologists are the therapists that aren't qualified to give medication or diagnose, only speculate & communicate with the psychiatrist on what their perspective is on the patient.
@@Kermitdafrawg9 yes! Thank you 🙏🏼 sometimes the words get all jumbled 😅
I think the penny dropped for you when Chinchilla came in. About being given a pill for everything. That seems to be alluded to in a few of his songs. Great reaction again.
I love how even though you are both such upbeat people, you really love Ren's deepest most meaningful songs. You are good at striking a nice balance. By the comments you made on this song, I'm so ready for you to react to his 'Sick Boi'!
I just heard two songs of Ren I've never heard before...WAR PIGS & its alright ! Endlessly talented! We are having the best times of our life ! Great reaction guys !! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The other song by Ren and Chinchilla is the live version of How to Be Me, about REN’s good friend who committed suicide. Very beautiful and touching. You can hear the emotion in REN’s voice. Also kind of has a double meaning the whole song can be taken from the point of view of the person who committed suicide or of the loved ones they left behind.
Keep the reactions coming you guys are the highlight of my day! I will follow on Instagram after this!!
You did my 2 favorites today. Have this and power on all my Playlist. This one should really be on the radio. Keep up the great work guys ❤️
You two need to keep doing this, you are good at it and will do well.
I'd love a conversation between Ren and NF.
"I'm scared to being ok, cause all things change" ...ya..do you know these times when everything is fine and everything is in your favor...you already have this feeling....shit how long does these days will last... atm. everything its so good, when will the shit times come back. Cause there is always a balance in your life....but dont be scared...learn to enjoy the good times you have! Enjoy the sunny days! til the last beam of sunlight hits you, until the dark and cold days begin!..but dont take these days as a punish..take them as a lesson and grow on it. Until the sunny days will come back ! God bless you all and keep ya head up !
Spread the word about these guys let’s give them a little help🇬🇧🤙
The perfect video to follow this one up with is the other live collaboration you mentioned with Chinchilla called "How to be Me". Diazepam would be a great follower to both of those, as all 3 are about his struggles with medications and side effects for such a long time. The man writes what he knows.
Lmao old people don't do Insta...I missed the live cuz I had to feed my goblins 🤣 and this one hits me so hard and now I welcome you to the chinchilla rabbit hole. Do lock down get down from her it's a vibe lol the other song is forgot how to be me by them it's amazing as well
Live and done in one take.. one camera. Brilliant
Please react to “Life is Funny” by Ren. Loving all your reactions guys on Ren btw oh and also the live version of Ren with Chinchilla “How to be me” is set on a bridge, his friend commit suicide jumping off a bridge and this song is in relation to that. Their vocals are amazing on it!
This one gives me chills. One of my favorite all time duets.
Excellent guys! Good stuff is on the horizon and better times🤙 music is in us all, keep putting out your great vibes🤙🇬🇧
Ren and Chinchilla, "how to be me" the live version!!! A MASTERPIECE!!!!!
Crutch is an old one of Ren's that is getting very little exposure. One of his best imo.
Crutch is it unbelievable piece of art in my opinion
Regarding pills and therapists. Some of us do need them. It depends on what your problem is. I have complex ptsd and traumatic brain injury and before i got my meds i was a mess from hell. The way to make pills work is to take them situationally. I use them to take the edge off my flashbacks so that i can be steady enough to use the coping skills i learned.
For the song itself... its when you dont find meds that help...the chalk outlines thing is a sort of meme in mental health. You have to find a therapist that will work with your limits and expectations. But thats not all therapists. So you struggle to find the right balance of everything and working towards that is a stress only those in it can understand.
Should also say that what i mean is like...i ask for lower doses than they recommend and i only take them when i know im gonna be in a context that is risky for me. The nature of my problem is similar to what happens to war veterens. I just was exposed to a different kind of violence than war. So much so that if im in a situation where things seem similar...my brain will take me back to the place where im experiencing the violence. Like it will feel like its happening again...complete with the terror and the pain. The real world fades away and im right back in hell. The meds stop me from slipping away entirely until i can talk myself back into full reality on my own.
Sertraline is another name for Zoloft an antidepressant
I'm with you on your comment about the live versions having so much more power. This one, How to Be Me, and the Tales I would LOVE to have live versions of on Spotify. I can't even listen to the studio versions, I need that rawness 😂
Fantastic song!! Thank you!
Great pick boys!!! 'How to be me' with Chinchilla is great, but a bit different. Another really awesome collaboration is with Eden Nash in Ocean and Humble - mixed rap and vocals -super fun! But honestly, it's just a beginning - there is too much to list - Bongo Bong and Englishman in NY with the Big Push - has amazing vocals and great vibe! Love Music 1,2,3 is another fun one. Money Game 1 and 2 - is a must! Money Game part 2 has more views and more people relate to it, but part 1, is more creative and lots of nuance there to decipher - in one of the interviews Ren mentioned that's the song he put a lot of thought in not just lyrics, but also performance and symbolism - most people have a hard time figuring it out though, so it might be fun to see you guys deconstruct what he is trying to say between the lines. Anyways, as always great pick and great reaction, it's hard to miss with Ren - haven't found a song I didn't like yet.
like always great reaction and energy. Earned you self a sub and im suer many more to come.
You gotta do Money Game - Ren. You would Bloodly love it,
It would be interesting to hear your reactions to MoneyGame and Money Game 2... There you realize that Ren is also politically aware of the game that is going on in the World...
Love music pt3 is one of my favourites great reaction guys, much love from 🇬🇧
Yes, it is a hauntingly beautiful song! Glad you enjoyed it! Try Diazapam and Insomnia!
Aside from the brilliance of Ren the acoustics choices of where he films his one take videos are also perfect. Here and Jenny's Tale in particular
"Sertraline and a sip of serotonin..."
Sertraline is an antidepressant medication (aka Zoloft), and serotonin is a chemical that occurs naturally in the body which helps you feel happier and regulate anxiety. (Don't discount the usefulness of medications. It can be tricky to find the right ones, but they can make a world of difference for some people.)
Ren always has such intelligent lyrics!
How to Be Me is the one you're thinking about. The live version is very emotional, but you won't understand why until the last verse.
Man I really judged yall when the video started by setting and everything, but god damn Im glad i stuck around, this is one of my favorite reactions to a Ren song.
I was like 2 dudes in a car...... I was skeptical.
Love this song! Great reaction you two!
The other song "how to be me live" about his friend who took his own life...sad but also awesome
Love this one,Thanks guys ❤
They are two angels in the basement of a hospital near the morgue sending us a clarion message…
I really like your reaction to this and I’ve listened to a few now. Your interpretations are expressed with insight and care.
Keep up your good work. I give you two an A+❤
Many have mentioned their song How to be Me, but you can also check them out busking to Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing”. Also check out Ren’s “Right Here, Right Now” (Fatboy Slim one take remix) and “Diazepam”
I've listened to this song every day for about 5-6 weeks now!!! It's so amazing! I say each time I hear it it brings new thoughts to me!!!
Thank you for reacting to it!!!! You did a great job!! Love you guys for what you're doing!!
You should put all of your media handles in the description of every video.
"I'm scared of being ok, cause all things change" I've lived that one. I had a about 6 months last year that were just incredible because everything was working for me. I spent a while trying to figure out what I was missing that was wrong because there had to be something. And the rest of the time, I was doing my best to ignore the horrific fear that I was going to lose it. That it couldn't last. And I had no idea how much time was left.
Big Raptor claws. I burst out laughing. I was hoping you'd mention them.
The thing with this is, yes, there's a really deep message to it - reliance on medication - but it's a damn good song. Really catchy and really beautifully done.
How to be me is another song they did together. It's amazing like all Ren's catalogue.
“Some people just need an ear to listen…”. @ 8:37 better than any existing substance. 🤟
Have you done 'Ren - the hunger' yet? The more you play it, the more you get into it. It's my favourite now, it's SO good
Yess! On our page😁
Another masterpiece composition by Ren! :)
I'm a huge Ren fan. But I'd love to see you guys do a reaction to wetleg and there song Chaise lounge... wetleg are a British group from the UK on the Isle of Wight they started releasing music In 2019 and they won 2 brit awards this year .... I think you may like them x
Thank you I love your reactions and I love Ren.
I’m living here in Brighton England looking forward to his new release on his 33rd birthday next week, He’s currently in Canada getting treatment…. It’s expensive and he’s still raising funds for his treatment, help him out guys spread the word ☮️🏴☠️
How to be me by chinchilla and ren
Never fails to move me 😢 Really appreciate you feel it too
You guys might like Chinchilla's live video of 'Fingers'. She's such a talented musician and very creative in her image. The song you mention is 'how to be me'. Go for the live version, imo it's the better version.
Great job boys! Chinchilla is awesome in her own right. How to be me, their other song is more intense. Beautiful.
Chinchilla's nails draw the chalk outlines hahaha, sound effect be like the screeching on a blackboard, (ooh scuse the pun 'Screech')
She's harmonizing...she gets the pain 😔
To give abit of perspective, when chinchilla comes in with "sertraline and a zip of serotonin, don't cry because there's a pill for everything". When most kids go the doctors and get diagnosed with depression these days, the first pill you always get given is sertraline, it's an antidepressant! I've personally taken it in the past, but they're pretty addictive which is scary!
Ren 😍🥰👏👏👏
He's talking about the prescribed meds he's been using, each one has side effects, hence the "floating chalk line) as his body becomes used to one med and it no longer helps, he is prescribed a new, sometimes stronger med, which leaves him feeling "numb" inside (Chalk outline) So the doctors who keep upping his dosage or switching out meds for stronger meds, are feeding his bodies "habit"
You guys are so sweet - your reactions are so authentic .
ive enjoyed watching the seasonal changes through the back window, looks cold today
Thank you guys continue to enjoy your reactions. 😊
For me the lyrics represent health struggles and how doctors often just send you straight to medication, sometimes medications that don’t help and cause addictions.
Rens verse represents physical health. Chinchilla’s represents mental health.
Watch crutch and bongo bong completely different my favourite songs of his
I don’t want to poopoo on the fun vibe you guys have on your channel. This song is such that it lends itself to heavy talk, though.
I got really sick a couple years ago and had to be put in medical coma. Then it took several weeks to wean back off all the medications they used to keep me asleep.
During that time, my 3 year old died. Even following doctor's orders, I was on so much medication I couldn’t keep stuff straight.
For the first 2 weeks after he died, I woke up every morning unsure if I was at home yet or still in the hospital. I was pregnant and didn’t always remember I was, and sometimes thought I was pregnant with the child who died.
This is, hands down, the most painful and devastating experience of my life. And there I was, so fucked up on medicine, I couldn’t even remember all the time that my son was gone. That's messed up. Medicine CAN help, but it shouldn't numb people to the point they can't feel the normal feelings of life. I was definitely like a zombie. Walking around in a chalk outline. 😢
Yeah money game, money game 2 he kills it
You boys are the bomb…absolutely love your Ren reactions !!
You deserve way more subs for the great channel and reactions 👊👊
Good review guys. You are watching true feelings on display. That is why it is so great. ❤
How to Be Me is Excellent
Meds absolutely work. It's pretty clear cut with anxiety.
Depression is a little different because it doesn't fix the initial reason that caused it, just balances your mood out. You've either gotta fix the cause or learn to think differently to get through it.
Love this, love your react, cheers guys
Definitely check out the other live one with Chinchilla. It’s called How to be Me. Do the live one for that too.
Sertrelin is a mood stabilizer
Ahhhhhhhhhhh
This song is AMAZING, like top 100 all time song IMO. "....Scared of being OK, Cause all things change..":... Me, as a 'former' anxiety sufferer, the only thing now that gives me anxiety is knowing its still creeping in the shadows, just like he said in Hi Ren "Im always in periphery"........"but I focus on my power...get it"🤘
I found you guys because you react to Ren. I subscribed, you guys are so connected and funny and you compliment each other on screen so well. OMG I swear this song tears my heart every time I hear it. I'm hoping you've already done "How to be Me", which also featured Chinchilla. It is awesome, like this one.
Thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoy our content and yes we have done “How to be Me.” It was a AMAZING song!