It’s crazy how he manages to elevate each track he does acoustic! I love the original )and it’s so cool that it’s been viewed over 2M times!!) but the lyrics really pop and hit even harder in this version. I also love how he mixes up the arrangement. The intro guitar reminds me of the beginning of Sting’s “Shape of My Heart,” which is one of my favorites. Ren said in the live chat that Kai filmed this one. He did a great job!
This version has a raw authenticity to it that hurts my heart. Like all of Ren best performances. It makes us feel the pain for a minute that he felt it for years.
This is so well said 🙏 I heard someone say ‘music is the only time we get to feel our own feelings, together’ and I feel like ren brings a whole new experience to that
I definitely have an addiction to this song! I can't count the number of times I've watched/listened to it. So powerful and this acoustic just elevates it even more. Really enjoyed your thoughts on this one. And I completely understand how you feel about Ren feeling alone in Calgary when we are so close by 💜💜
With that depth of emotion, pretty sure he would feel alone anywhere. I just read his contribution to Hussain Manawer's book, " i Wanted to Quit Too" He mentions the feeling of alienation from family and friends. The human condition,feeling a separation that isn't really there. Thank God for music.
I have always envied the super power that (real) musicians have to convey emotion. Make people laugh or cry in 3 minutes just with music, even more with touching words. REN has this super power. He is a gifted, intelligent musician and fabulous performer.
He affects aaaallll of us this way. His vulnerability and honesty makes him a beloved family member from the start ! And my lord, there is nothing like his music out there.
I’m praying that I’ve learned all my lessons this time on earth, I can’t come back here again. I feel like I’ve lived a 10 lifetimes since my Chronic illnesses began in my life. Fibro, Lyme, depression, anxiety, depression, insomnia, so many other physical issues .. It’s miserable watching life from the sidelines.. The pain physically, emotionally and feeling like a burden, missing my old life.. Putting any energy into my grands and letting everything else fall apart because it no longer matters, just time with them. I’m so ready to go home but keep fighting to watch them grow. I’ve never felt more seen than by Rens music. I’m so thankful he can sing so beautifully for all of us that can’t even express all of our loneliness and pain 💕I love the kid. He’s two years older than my Sons.
Oh I wish you the best of times 🙏 you obviously put in your work and deserve rest for your soul! I’m also excited to return home, one day, the moon calls for me 💛
Ren is our angel now❤ I just discovered Ren number in numerology is 33, In numerology, 33 is considered a "master number." It radiates harmonious and caring energy, emphasizing the importance of helping others and fostering unity. It also promotes creativity and expression, encouraging you to let your artistic side shine😊 How you doing Jessy? 🙂
I can feel you truly resonate with this track Jesse. I can feel and see how much it speaks directly to you. Ren has given us such a powerful interpretation of his track Troubles in this acoustic version. You can hear that he still finds a lot of what he went through difficult and sense how he keeps a lot of it at a distance even now, despite the fact that he can talk about everything in more detail these days. I love how Ren can ‘let go’ and give away so freely the gifts of his beautiful voice and music, the two things he strived really hard to reclaim and master during the worst part of his illness, at a time when he was left with nothing both physically and emotionally. He chooses not to cling to his gifts but share them with us and the universe, which is amazing considering these are the only things that brought him any relief and peace. Because of his ability to release with such passion his inner thoughts, fears and feelings so beautifully expressed through his lyrics and melodies; we all get to benefit through connection and understanding. Ren is showing others how to release their own pent up physically emotional difficulties and troubles which is incredibly cathartic and liberating for those of us who hear his message. The art of letting go and freeing up the mind, body and soul is so wrapped up in what Ren is and does. Ren knows the way to be whole is to accept all side of himself and in walking through the mirror of perception he is able to release the resentment for all he has been though that is bound up in the self and ego; and because of this he can offer compassion through action to others. This is what makes Ren so inspiring and amazing. As an aside, I love how Ren mixes Shape Of My Heart into this track. It’s one of my favourite Sting tracks, as I remember it from the movie Leon which I love. It is a track about giving up wealth, position, power and game playing to show your true self, to protect others and give freely with a resonating energy. When we truly feel the resonance and beauty of another’s heart, it shapes and changes us. Hence to know the “Shape of someone’s Heart” is to understand them fully without the need to say a word.
Just want to say my husband does not love reaction videos I do. But he always watches yours. He loves your take and your opinions and your information you give us. Thanks for what you’re doing.
Im really glad to hear this can be a safe space 🙏 just cause im willing to turn a camera on, doesn’t mean I don’t struggle too! I just had to use it as fuel to make a place for my friends to be able to gather and feel ok feeling 🙏
How i can still sit here and sob myself after so many views...... Great reaction my guy. We click on the sane phrases. Think when we die,what we take with us is the emotion.
I read that Ren rented a Tesla because it’s so quiet. I think Josh is driving and Kai is filming. Or the other way around. Kai films all BtS on Patreon. Ren is our Messenger of Hope for people like me. I enjoyed your reaction
hello dear!! i understand the way you feel about our man ren. a move to LA would put him only about an hour away by car from me, and i want to be his grannie and bring him some home made cookies or something-lol!! but i never made anyone cookies and i don't leave the house anymore, so i get what ya mean about caring so much about someone you'll never meet. friends just shake their heads. but, how could i not fall in love with someone who sings about my pain, who knows what agoraphobia and fibromyalgia are?? i love your style dude!! kathleen 🙃
Listen anybody who puts themselves out there on YT can expect two things. When they do something well they get commended for what they’ve done. Alternately when they don’t do something so well they’ll get criticised for it, which is understandable because in effect you’re wasting people’s time. I’ve watched most if not all of your Ren reactions because they are typically middling to good. This however was a bit of a yawn fest.
It’s crazy how he manages to elevate each track he does acoustic! I love the original )and it’s so cool that it’s been viewed over 2M times!!) but the lyrics really pop and hit even harder in this version.
I also love how he mixes up the arrangement. The intro guitar reminds me of the beginning of Sting’s “Shape of My Heart,” which is one of my favorites.
Ren said in the live chat that Kai filmed this one. He did a great job!
This version has a raw authenticity to it that hurts my heart. Like all of Ren best performances. It makes us feel the pain for a minute that he felt it for years.
This is so well said 🙏 I heard someone say ‘music is the only time we get to feel our own feelings, together’ and I feel like ren brings a whole new experience to that
How comfortable he is playing that guitar, that he can rap and accompany it with various background melodies.
I definitely have an addiction to this song! I can't count the number of times I've watched/listened to it. So powerful and this acoustic just elevates it even more. Really enjoyed your thoughts on this one. And I completely understand how you feel about Ren feeling alone in Calgary when we are so close by 💜💜
With that depth of emotion, pretty sure he would feel alone anywhere. I just read his contribution to
Hussain Manawer's book, " i Wanted to Quit Too" He mentions the feeling of alienation from family and friends. The human condition,feeling a separation that isn't really there. Thank God for music.
I have always envied the super power that (real) musicians have to convey emotion. Make people laugh or cry in 3 minutes just with music, even more with touching words. REN has this super power. He is a gifted, intelligent musician and fabulous performer.
Ren has such a way of hitting us in the feels. His story is so personal yet so relatable because he's authentic and fills each line with meaning.
He touches all of us❤
He affects aaaallll of us this way. His vulnerability and honesty makes him a beloved family member from the start ! And my lord, there is nothing like his music out there.
100% agreed! It’s so refreshing to have new music that is so connecting
Such a great song, and such a great performance. The two together are absolutely incredible.
We all want to see him fully better and in the best place in life
I’m praying that I’ve learned all my lessons this time on earth, I can’t come back here again. I feel like I’ve lived a 10 lifetimes since my Chronic illnesses began in my life. Fibro, Lyme, depression, anxiety, depression, insomnia, so many other physical issues .. It’s miserable watching life from the sidelines.. The pain physically, emotionally and feeling like a burden, missing my old life.. Putting any energy into my grands and letting everything else fall apart because it no longer matters, just time with them. I’m so ready to go home but keep fighting to watch them grow. I’ve never felt more seen than by Rens music. I’m so thankful he can sing so beautifully for all of us that can’t even express all of our loneliness and pain 💕I love the kid. He’s two years older than my Sons.
Oh I wish you the best of times 🙏 you obviously put in your work and deserve rest for your soul! I’m also excited to return home, one day, the moon calls for me 💛
Ren is our angel now❤
I just discovered Ren number in numerology is 33, In numerology, 33 is considered a "master number." It radiates harmonious and caring energy, emphasizing the importance of helping others and fostering unity. It also promotes creativity and expression, encouraging you to let your artistic side shine😊
How you doing Jessy? 🙂
He know where to hit ya at times.
Right in the feels!
I feel like you can touch the emotion through the screen and that he is singing to you (the viewer) alone. 💜🔥
Love Ren, he is just amazing. Enjoy your reactions and love your support of him, thank you. ❤❤❤
Genuine REN. Inspiring, yes. I feel like I just want to hug him, tell him it’s going to be okay.
Ren never fails to hit me right in the feels! Love him so much. Appreciate ur reaction my friend xx
I can feel you truly resonate with this track Jesse. I can feel and see how much it speaks directly to you. Ren has given us such a powerful interpretation of his track Troubles in this acoustic version. You can hear that he still finds a lot of what he went through difficult and sense how he keeps a lot of it at a distance even now, despite the fact that he can talk about everything in more detail these days. I love how Ren can ‘let go’ and give away so freely the gifts of his beautiful voice and music, the two things he strived really hard to reclaim and master during the worst part of his illness, at a time when he was left with nothing both physically and emotionally. He chooses not to cling to his gifts but share them with us and the universe, which is amazing considering these are the only things that brought him any relief and peace. Because of his ability to release with such passion his inner thoughts, fears and feelings so beautifully expressed through his lyrics and melodies; we all get to benefit through connection and understanding. Ren is showing others how to release their own pent up physically emotional difficulties and troubles which is incredibly cathartic and liberating for those of us who hear his message. The art of letting go and freeing up the mind, body and soul is so wrapped up in what Ren is and does. Ren knows the way to be whole is to accept all side of himself and in walking through the mirror of perception he is able to release the resentment for all he has been though that is bound up in the self and ego; and because of this he can offer compassion through action to others. This is what makes Ren so inspiring and amazing.
As an aside, I love how Ren mixes Shape Of My Heart into this track. It’s one of my favourite Sting tracks, as I remember it from the movie Leon which I love. It is a track about giving up wealth, position, power and game playing to show your true self, to protect others and give freely with a resonating energy. When we truly feel the resonance and beauty of another’s heart, it shapes and changes us. Hence to know the “Shape of someone’s Heart” is to understand them fully without the need to say a word.
I absolutely love this comment...thank u for taking the time to write it ❤
@@xxnik76 Thank you for taking the time to read it.
Just want to say my husband does not love reaction videos I do. But he always watches yours. He loves your take and your opinions and your information you give us. Thanks for what you’re doing.
This means so much to me 🥲 thank you both so so much!!
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Ren has a beautiful soul, and the troubles he's had are heartbreaking ..... ❤
Another stunning acoustic version from Ren. I love the melodic choices in this! The performance is so raw and beautiful ❤🐰🕳️
It gives it so much depth doesn't it? Just super. Sending a hug. ❤
❤...this guy never ceases to astound - from a long term follower - collaborations, busking, eden nash blah blah 😂
It's amazing to see how much his music moves you
Im really glad to hear this can be a safe space 🙏 just cause im willing to turn a camera on, doesn’t mean I don’t struggle too! I just had to use it as fuel to make a place for my friends to be able to gather and feel ok feeling 🙏
How i can still sit here and sob myself after so many views......
Great reaction my guy.
We click on the sane phrases. Think when we die,what we take with us is the emotion.
So emphathic and real! He and you same! ❤
Ive seen this many times and still cry🥲thanks for sharing appreciate you always.
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Beautiful reaction!!❤
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Love your reactions
I read that Ren rented a Tesla because it’s so quiet. I think Josh is driving and Kai is filming. Or the other way around. Kai films all BtS on Patreon. Ren is our Messenger of Hope for people like me. I enjoyed your reaction
hello dear!! i understand the way you feel about our man ren. a move to LA would put him only about an hour away by car from me, and i want to be his grannie and bring him some home made cookies or something-lol!! but i never made anyone cookies and i don't leave the house anymore, so i get what ya mean about caring so much about someone you'll never meet. friends just shake their heads. but, how could i not fall in love with someone who sings about my pain, who knows what agoraphobia and fibromyalgia are?? i love your style dude!! kathleen 🙃
Unusual for you but poor! I don’t think many people need you to explain the lyrics. I might be wrong but if I am,I’d be surprised.
I didn’t remember asking any people how to do my video 😂😂
Listen anybody who puts themselves out there on YT can expect two things.
When they do something well they get commended for what they’ve done. Alternately when they don’t do something so well they’ll get criticised for it, which is understandable because in effect you’re wasting people’s time.
I’ve watched most if not all of your Ren reactions because they are typically middling to good. This however was a bit of a yawn fest.
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