Ren - Troubles

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  • @RenMakesMusic
    @RenMakesMusic  22 วันที่ผ่านมา +3482

    There's a really good chance we could chart with tthis one! This would be the first time in history a song about M.E and lyme disease would make the top 40 which would be huge for awareness. Moments like this are pinch me moments and make me feel good about keeping the promise to my younger self. That's because of all you guys so thankyou so much!!
    If you wana help secure that spot you can download Troubles on all platforms by following the link below
    Let's go!!!
    First official release of the year!
    renmakesmusic.lnk.to/troubles
    Heres the lyrics for anyone who wants them
    I don't reach into the past very much for these shards of shattered glass and harsh paper cuts,
    leave me stuck when I reach in, memories are seaped in hydrochloric acid, I go to war and get passive and freeze up,
    But music helped the ice to thaw,
    put a chizzel in the middle swing the hammer of Thor
    pull it out of the impossible,
    Excalibur sword
    etching note pads full of reasons why my feelings are sore
    The first day that I got sick ejected from cock pit of living
    Ninteen ,young teen, waking up Bitten
    posters up, man hunt, Ren went missing
    Hard to have faith when the gods don't listen
    The first year maybe was the hardest
    Waking in a body that was buried like a carcass
    Brain in the lions den
    Body in a sharkpit
    Waking up in pain again
    Aching broken hearted
    Persistent little bugger I was bouncing from a doctor to a doctor to a doctor like a table tennis game that has no end
    So be the fate of Ren
    Every single question asnwered with a question on the end
    The second year I came to terms with giving up my dreams mind severed from the means that helped me write these rhyme schemes
    brain was inflamed
    The fatigue was Crushing
    Hard to remain sane with your brain combusting
    And the third year was murder
    Living in a purga-tory full of worry wouldn't live to be thirty
    Life style style hurt me
    Always in my bed tomb
    Re-arrange the alphabet and all the letters spell doom
    Light hurt my eyes
    Popping pills to survive
    When you're 23 and mentally you steadily decline
    24 I was poor disability benefits
    What's the benefit of disability it's irrelevant
    25 and the scars that were etched...
    they cracked
    Elastic bands only stretch so far and then snap
    Deep in phsycosis
    hallucinations, troubled vision
    Visits from the underworld were conjuring my Superstition
    25, living back at home with my mum
    But not because I'm a bum
    Alone and physically done
    So thin, so frail, so week I'd become
    And my skin so pale, never kissed by the sun
    One time I carved a whole in my chest, just to feel
    I wish that was a metaphor, the struggle was real
    When you're living in a holocaust you buckle and kneel
    There's relief in the teeth of the kiss of cold steel
    Facts
    26 im highly medicated and the pain sophisticated while im laying broke and naked on my back
    I brought my microphone into my Coffin, started droppin raw thoughts with the grim reaper knocking on the track
    Then man, lo and behold
    I heard an angel beckon on this treacherous road
    Was a stem cell doctor with a generous glow
    And a cell transplant brought Me out of the Cold
    And my body got stronger
    And my skin got younger
    And my stomach felt hunger for a door that was closed
    And my soul heard music for the first time
    Beauty was a word I'd use for this gift of gold
    Oh lord I forgive you
    Lord I forgive you
    Lord I forgive you
    Make me whole
    This music I give you
    Pain that I live through
    Everything I been through
    Is yours to hold

    • @EmmaBaker-ty2bj
      @EmmaBaker-ty2bj 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +31

      Be amazing if you chart …I’ll pre order now on Bandcamp! Love ya Ren ❤

    • @tomrobben5324
      @tomrobben5324 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +29

      Done, lets go for that top 10❤

    • @bethanmcdonald9890
      @bethanmcdonald9890 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      You gave me hope back then and even more now! Thank you seems too feeble for all you have done for everyone so I ordered ordered ordered 😉

    • @kimmchenry4383
      @kimmchenry4383 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

      Done ✅ Preordered in a couple places ❤

    • @heathercurtis8840
      @heathercurtis8840 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +51

      I realized today that we used to know one another, I was part of the ME/CFS FB community where I met Jennifer Brea also - you've been my hero for the last two years, your music is an anthem for the pain we've experienced. One of these days, I would love to create something along side of you. Keep being brilliant, I am so stoked for tomorrow.

  • @martinrossiter8714
    @martinrossiter8714 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1454

    About a month ago I met a woman in her 50’s with Lyme disease. She’s from Brighton (REN’s hometown) and is part of a support group for other sufferers. I mentioned that I’d learned more about the disease through a musician called Ren. Her face immediately lit up, she described all the work he’s done to support her group - called him their hero. All of this done quietly, without fuss and without seeking any credit. He’s a good man. ❤

    • @helenbicknell6659
      @helenbicknell6659 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +25

      He’s the best ❤️

    • @tomrobben5324
      @tomrobben5324 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +34

      love this! Brighton is not his hometown though, but I guess he spent as much of his life there as beïng ill

    • @tomrobben5324
      @tomrobben5324 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

      His hometown is Dwyral iff I spellt it correctly, as I recal from his stories and intervieuws

    • @simonerm76
      @simonerm76 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

      ❤️💪🏻

    • @helenbicknell6659
      @helenbicknell6659 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

      @@tomrobben5324 home is where your heart is, and he was happy there.. 🥰 x

  • @ilianam.3392
    @ilianam.3392 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +23

    Last Friday a women in my town got medical assistance in dying because Lyme disease . At the end the only thing she could eat was bananas and she only weight 60 pounds. Spend all her days in darkness, she could not handle light. I can't believe that we send people in space but can't do nothing to help someone with Lyme disease. Sorry for my English. But I am so pissed about the way the human race is going right now. I had to get it off my chest. Thank you for bringing attention on that disease.

    • @AS-ok2ni
      @AS-ok2ni 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m so sorry! This song is trying to help bring light to these diseases. No one should be like that poor Angel and not be able to get treatment for something that is treatable. It just not considered a money maker by pharmaceutical companies. The insurance companies.
      I hope you get your place to change it.
      Thank you for having the ability to share this horrible facts.
      I hope you can grieve and find a path to healing. Hyper focus that anger on making sure people listen to you and change what needs to changed

    • @GODHATESADOPTION
      @GODHATESADOPTION 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      We never went to space... everythings a lie, its satans little season post judgement day post millenial reign of Jesus, Satan has 2 yrs left

  • @t4lizman
    @t4lizman 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +32

    I am not a fan boy... I don 't folllow a football team but enjoy a good game. I've never had a favourite singer/band but have songs I prefer over others, Theres's no particular
    actor/actress I would specifically tune in to a film to see. However, I just feel a connection to what Ren does beyond anything i've experienced before, I genuinely look forward to every release.

    • @dottiemurray6013
      @dottiemurray6013 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Feel the same, 💞just touches my heart & soul , I haven't heard a musician like this in decades. 🎶🎶and then to find out he brings awareness to chronic conditions ( took 13 years for me to get correct diagnosis) was icing on top 👌

    • @andyholloway11
      @andyholloway11 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm right there with you.

    • @kellyt5341
      @kellyt5341 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Same...☺

    • @REN4eva
      @REN4eva 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      We are obviously so many who feel the same about this extraordinary human being.
      I love what he does, he’s a real one ❤

  • @RenMakesMusic
    @RenMakesMusic  29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2238

    May is Millions missing month, or M.E. awareness month.
    When I was first diagnosed with M.E. the amount of support and understanding of this illness was very low. I was left to suffer with no real explanation as to why. I wasn’t told at the time that this can be a by product of conditions like Lyme, POTS, MCAS, reactivating viruses. I had to figure that out by myself and it took years of trial and error, and treatments that often left me worse off until I was a functional human again. Over a decade later and the landscape still looks very much the same. Sufferers all over the world re left with debilitating, confusing symptoms and are left to drop off the face of the earth, unnoticed, because of the limited energy people have to advocate for themselves.
    People go from living fully active lives to trapped in bed, sometimes for decades, with no reasons why.
    M.E. a debilitating and cruel condition receives less than 6 times the amount of annual funding than Male Pattern Baldness.
    Nancy Kilmas, a proffesor of microbiology and immunology once stated: ‘My H.I.V. patients for the most part are hale and hearty thanks to three decades of intense and excellent research and billions of dollars invested. Many of my ME/CFS patients, on the other hand, are terribly ill and unable to work or participate in the care of their families. I split my clinical time between the two illnesses, and I can tell you if I had to choose between the two illnesses (in 2009) I would rather have H.I.V.’
    I first hand experienced the crushing defeat of having a condition that there is little to no support for, and it breaks my heart to know that every day people are dropping off the face of the earth, and in many instances will be left to suffer for years with no full explanation or support.
    I am one of the fortunate ones who managed to manage symptoms enough to resume a mostly functional life. I therefore see it as a duty to speak on behalf of people who find themselves in a position where it’s difficult to speak for themselves. I wish I’d had more stories of hope at the time.
    Now I’m in a position where I could actively make a dent, even if a small one. Ive spent the last month putting together a detailed account of my story in hopes that it helps the people suffering feel less alone, gives them hope, and also hopefully raises awareness and rattles enough cages to highlight the severity of this illness to the point where more is done for it.
    The first instalment will debut on my TH-cam and twitch channels tomorrow at 6:15 PM UK time, and will continue every day until the release of my next track ’Troubles’ on the 9th of may.
    I hope for the sake of all of us still actively fighting their hardest to participate in life, that this offers some kind of help, because I know what it’s like to feel hopeless.
    I love you
    Ren
    You can pre-save troubles by following this link! renmakesmusic.lnk.to/troubles

    • @inesschulz4033
      @inesschulz4033 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +29

      I have a lump in my throat😢 you cant wait until life is'nt hard anymore before you decide to be happy❤ much respect Ren.

    • @belgand5555
      @belgand5555 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      ❤❤❤

    • @JointdaleRecords
      @JointdaleRecords 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      always keepin it real..much luv bro

    • @RoarinRoots
      @RoarinRoots 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

      Thank You for continuing to bring awareness and understanding to illnesses like this that some of us suffer so horribly... 💯Greatly appreciated.. 🫶

    • @DonnaPoynton.
      @DonnaPoynton. 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      We love you Ren ❤❤❤

  • @MattLocke82
    @MattLocke82 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1033

    I never comment, but I will for you Ren. TH-cam gods please throw this on the recommended of everyone out there!

    • @RenMakesMusic
      @RenMakesMusic  21 วันที่ผ่านมา +317

      Thank you for your sacrifice to the TH-cam gods! Every little helps! 🤘

    • @louisecozens5971
      @louisecozens5971 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

      Each & every time. You Never fail to move me. Thankyou 🌟

    • @elisabethstermo9396
      @elisabethstermo9396 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +25

      I'm so sorry for your pain. Something I know every thing about. I have come so far that I see pain as my friend. If not I would be nuts. 27 years with pain now and for the rest of my life. I see you and I feel like you. And I feel with you. 😔😇 Love from Norway 🇳🇴

    • @bobbycollins6783
      @bobbycollins6783 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      There is s very good documentary on TH-cam called Lyme disease and the fight for recognition. It's on the D C Documentary channel. It talks to people who are suffering with it. And their story's are the same as what Ren says.
      Worth watching for anyone that wants to know how hard it is for people suffering from it.
      Also Kris Newby's books & documentaries.
      And if you Google
      Plumb Island and Lyme disease. For a different take on it.
      The comments for the D C documentary video are worth reading for peoples own experiences about living with it.

    • @Pawsitive4710
      @Pawsitive4710 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

  • @clairederozier42
    @clairederozier42 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    THANK YOU, brother! Fibromyalgia has changed my life. Took years to be diagnosed and still no actual treatment. You are such a a gift!

  • @KOJote-ow8uf
    @KOJote-ow8uf 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Ren, my man, this is the first time I've left a comment on one of your videos. But I've been here since "It's alright" first scattered through my recommendations nearly a decade ago. Your story, your music, has been a huge help with my own journey through depression, anxeties and all the pains that make one human. I can confidently say that your music helped me stay alive. And I just want to say thank you for that. Thank you for growing up with me. It's been a pleasure and even tho i don't know you personally, know that i have a deep love for you.

  • @MissMeKate
    @MissMeKate 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +394

    I've been missing for more than half my life. Sometimes it feels like I'll never be found. Thank you, Ren, for helping people to see us before we disappear. #MillionsMissing #M.E

    • @RenMakesMusic
      @RenMakesMusic  21 วันที่ผ่านมา +71

      🫶🫶

    • @davidjarvie9546
      @davidjarvie9546 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +21

      I SEE you, you are there,you are SEEN!
      🇬🇧🙏🙏🙏

    • @MissMeKate
      @MissMeKate 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@davidjarvie9546 ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @WaterGaveMe
      @WaterGaveMe 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      Missing for 6 years, I see you ♥️

    • @lajoyous1568
      @lajoyous1568 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      ♥️

  • @lilygal4975
    @lilygal4975 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +426

    I just played this for my daughter who has a Connective Tissue disorder, POTSsnd heart condition. It made us both cry, because we felt heard. Thank you Ren. Keep pushing bro, but remember to stop, breathe and just be as well. Luv ya ❤❤

    • @tayaa4846
      @tayaa4846 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

      🦓 My daughter and I both have a CTD, she has POTS and I have MCAS. I see you both ❤

    • @shaneanigans440
      @shaneanigans440 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      My GF of 9 years has POTS, classical EDS, and heart issues as well. It's a powerful song for anyone who has ever been in that world.

    • @TheConfuddled1
      @TheConfuddled1 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      hEDS, POTS, MCAS ++++++ here. This one hit hard

    • @zoe6489
      @zoe6489 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@TheConfuddled1 I have the same. This song made me cry so hard

    • @Skittenmeow
      @Skittenmeow 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      EDS POTS MCAS ADHD ASD alphabetti spaghetti here!

  • @roobs4245
    @roobs4245 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +113

    My wife (GF at the time) fell ill suddenly at age 24. She spent 15 years unable to feed herself and sometimes slipping into a coma. Finally we found a clinic that could and wanted to help her. Now at 46 she has the energy of a 60-y.o. woman. Which doesn't sound all that great -- but it is amazing progress for someone who sometimes could not even speak, focus her eyes, or recognise her husband. At this very moment she's outside in the drizzle, planting seedlings in the garden. There is always hope.

    • @JR-tr1df
      @JR-tr1df 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      hells yeah =)

    • @spanky541
      @spanky541 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ✊️

    • @larablackburn9649
      @larablackburn9649 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      what kind of clinic was it? x

    • @zMarcusHD
      @zMarcusHD 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      what was her diagnosis

    • @roobs4245
      @roobs4245 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@larablackburn9649 An ME-CFS specialised clinic in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Finally some doctors and reseachers willing to look outside of the DSM.

  • @tjh5716
    @tjh5716 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +715

    To all you artists, performers, writers, poets, etc…. Ren has demonstrated a template to create meaning, solace, compassion, and empathy. I for one, had lost a considerable amount of my passion for music appreciation and my own creative potential. Though it may sound like hyperbole, the art Ren has created has markedly improved my life in several ways. I see REN’s influence in other aspiring independent artists who have written more creatively and made videos pushing their previous practices and methods.

    • @jacqui114
      @jacqui114 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      Totally agree ..what a phanomar this guy is ❤

    • @Hailstarr86
      @Hailstarr86 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +25

      Love this! I think he does this for so many. His genuine heart is contagious. The ripples he is creating have such a power of good for the world 🌍

    • @Tinkerbell9332
      @Tinkerbell9332 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

      1000 percent agree! Ren has sparked my creativity. So has the people around him! Brigita is so talented! His lyric videos are amazing and I have created canvas pieces just because I like what she's done and want to create it to have for myself! He is very fun to follow and certainly gets creative juices flowing! He is capable of making people think! I enjoy every part of it!

    • @tjh5716
      @tjh5716 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      @@Tinkerbell9332 I’m not familiar with who she is. Although I’m a renegade, I don’t have the broader knowledge that a lot of others have.

    • @Tinkerbell9332
      @Tinkerbell9332 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@tjh5716 You have still seen her work and may not realize it😊 If you're familiar with Rens 7 sins cover that's a drawn Ren with the 7 sins words around him in red she did that. Also all his lyric videos😊 She is a friend of his and does some awesome work! Next time you watch a lyric video of Rens check her work out😊

  • @wimv3987
    @wimv3987 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +422

    I love how we typically beg for forgiveness but Ren is like "Lord I forgive you" for what he's been through. Generational artist ❤

    • @Waterlily588
      @Waterlily588 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +25

      That struck me, too.. Such an interesting twist on the "norm." Makes it so much more powerful, really hits hard...

    • @rowanelessar5892
      @rowanelessar5892 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      Jesus Christ, it hits hard. The nail right on the head. 🥺

    • @xxispeth
      @xxispeth 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

      Because God will not give us anything we can’t handle,
      When you fight like he has and come out the other end you become thankful for the struggle.
      You see why he put you through it and still give God all the glory.
      Jesus Christ is the Lord ❤

    • @despiertenamores1271
      @despiertenamores1271 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Stop medicatin broh

    • @fiksch9351
      @fiksch9351 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@xxispeth thats rly dumb man

  • @callme_adam
    @callme_adam 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    My blessings go to all you people who are sick/chronically ill right now. Life is fragile. Just keep going. Keep holding on. I'm sending all my love. God loves you as well. He will be beside you while you go through deep waters. Ren is awakening a community. A community that needs a voice! There's people who need help!

  • @TheMartinScott
    @TheMartinScott 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

    Ren's writing ranks him among literary greats like Wilde, Byron, Poe and Keats. -- I would love to see a published book of his lyrics.

  • @terezahasnikova99
    @terezahasnikova99 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +199

    This isn't entertainment, this is real life. This is HOPE for so many people. Thank you! ❤

    • @daniellelangille9947
      @daniellelangille9947 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Amen 💯 Ren IS an absolutely, amazing, beautiful Divine Angel on this treacherous Road. 😇 #sickboi #TheRenEffect #renegades #northernmaine #troubles #love 1.1M views 💥💥💥

  • @cynthiahall2379
    @cynthiahall2379 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +282

    I watched woodstock happen, and yet I'm completely taken over by the brilliance of this vibrant artist.. Excellence is always appreciated 🌟

    • @patrickquinlan3056
      @patrickquinlan3056 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      Yes, I have tried and failed to find comparisons until I think of the late sixties and the "scene", the social movement with a soundtrack of mind blowing music. Ren reminds me of the entire movement.

    • @LauraWilson-hk2ge
      @LauraWilson-hk2ge 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      @@patrickquinlan3056 Yeah! I have been thinking the same thing. I truly believe this is a happening moment and this young man is a catalyst for positive change in the world, i mean, it could just be a great beat and catchy tunes but I really think there's something going on here now.

    • @nicholefraser9762
      @nicholefraser9762 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Unreal

    • @scottishemmaa2457
      @scottishemmaa2457 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Totally agree! 💯
      The only artist/band I feel the same way about, and who invokes the same feelings and vulnerabilities as Ren does, for me, is twenty one pilots.
      The ‘message’ and lyrics can be a bit more challenging to break down as the writing is more abstract, but definitely similar thoughts and these 😉

    • @davidjarvie9546
      @davidjarvie9546 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

      As an old fart myself, Ren has inspired a generation and he did it without music industry help, no radio play,no funding, no A&R backing,,no media shorts,....he and a few good friends produced a phenomenal performance with "Hi Ren"...and the journey took hold.....its just like the late 60's and 77....independent musicians broke the system..
      🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🇬🇧👍🤔🎵🎶🎵🎶

  • @grahamsnowden6173
    @grahamsnowden6173 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    This needs to be commented on so that more people see it........ and then ....... more Ren!

  • @justice100forwin2
    @justice100forwin2 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Thanks for keeping that promise to your younger self REN , it is so powerful for those of us who suffer from these horrid illnesses to have an advocate like you out there. You are not one of the industry arse holes who as soon as they see fame buy a mountain of coke and play the money game. You are the genuine article...and it says so much about you to do this and the Chapters , man I related to so much I cried ( me a grown arse man...got M.E and Fibo at 20, got worse over the years and am now bed bound ). You're a good man Ren and I admire your humility and your talent in equal measure.

  • @Veeliscious
    @Veeliscious 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +88

    🙏For this to reach the charts - not just for you, Ren, but for everyone you're singing for💞

  • @liquidbananna
    @liquidbananna 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +120

    'ejected from cock pit of living' was a really powerful line to me, stay strong ren ❤

  • @emmamarriott
    @emmamarriott 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

    Congratulations on troubles reaching number 10 in the singles download charts 🥳❤

  • @louisdifabio293
    @louisdifabio293 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

    When I got diagnosed with ME last year the whole process and ignorance in the medical community is so incredibly shocking. Thanks so much for bringing public awareness to these horrible illnesses

  • @RetroToMetroReactions
    @RetroToMetroReactions 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +448

    Dearest Ren,
    As a parent , my son has been through something very similar (started when he was 6 and he's now 18) and we are STILL trying to get help/answers. He has PANS which is a type of autoimmune disorder that results in basal ganglia encephalitis and are believed to be triggered primarily by infections or 'other' things like medications, certain vaccinations, etc. He had very abrupt onset OCD, oppositional disorder, anxiety and depression. We finally figured out what it was about 5 years ago and are still trying the different 'suggestions' for medication, IVIG, etc. Right now, his meds, take the edge off, but nothing is actually helping. It's very frustrating. But first we had to fly from Toronto to Edmonton because there was literally ONE medical doctor in Ontario who believed/treated PANS and they were backed up.
    When you put it in perspective of the money spent on male pattern baldness... it's insane and really pisses me off. We are literally at a standstill. Just surviving. Meanwhile he has not been able to attend high school and barely gets through the day because of his OCD.
    Anyway, I don't mean to whine, I just wanted to point out that I 'understand' (albeit from a different perspective) and I wish you all the best in your journey.
    Much love from Ontario!
    P.S. My whole family appreciates and respects you so much. We are so grateful that we came across your talent/genius/compassion/knowledge.

    • @kellyt5341
      @kellyt5341 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      Sorry about your son sweetie. 😥. Thanks for doing Ren reactions. I bet Ren knows (you react to his videos) because you got a heart from him. 🤗

    • @RetroToMetroReactions
      @RetroToMetroReactions 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@kellyt5341 Thank you. :)

    • @mikeb7379
      @mikeb7379 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Hello Charlene or should I say Jolenne? Lol. I'm subbed to your channel and a idiot? I knew that you would like Ren's stuff? Given your own circumstances. You should do more of what YOU like? Hope your neck trapped nerve is better? And eventually you might even reach a conclusion on the family medical issues etc? ❤

    • @RetroToMetroReactions
      @RetroToMetroReactions 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@mikeb7379 Hey Mikey B! You make it sounds like being subbed to my channel makes you an idiot. LOL (But I get the inside joke. 😜) I actually like most of what I've done on my channel so far... at the very least I appreciate the talent. I also like that I am expanding my ideas of what I like and don't like. That has been the biggest treat for me. I feel as if I am growing. Thank you for your support!

    • @omfayebooks
      @omfayebooks 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      🤍🤍🤍

  • @Holly_Joy
    @Holly_Joy 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +169

    My close nurse-colleague friend got COVID from a patient in 2021. Now she has been diagnosed with M.E.
    Initially, doctors said "You have long-COVID.. so sorry... we have no cure and no answers." Finally, she got a diagnosis of M.E. -- she lives in her house, afraid and alone. My heart is broken for this brilliant, highly educated, successful woman who dedicated her life to helping others survive illness. She has all kinds of crazy symptoms and is really drowning . Thank you, Ren, for bringing awareness to your terrible illness. I want to show my friend that you never gave up, and now you have HOPE. God bless you, precious one.

    • @SD-uk1pp
      @SD-uk1pp 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      Somehow ME seems to get the ones. Yet to meet a person with ME that isn't an amazing person despite all their troubles.

    • @gavin2678
      @gavin2678 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Similar to what happened with me. Crazy world we live in

  • @scottallmond968
    @scottallmond968 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +28

    One MILLION views baby! Congrats Ren! I've said it before, your life may be tragic, but the soundtrack is fucking awesome. Love you brother!

  • @jennasharp8536
    @jennasharp8536 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Thank you so much for being my voice!

  • @shmeagle1358
    @shmeagle1358 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +35

    "For those of you still living in the dark, hold on."
    You've done it again, brother. Every time you create, you reach out and touch millions of lonely wounds. Thanks for always talking to us through your music. Your heart and words do land and make a difference. 🙏🏻❤️

  • @sinjaja5836
    @sinjaja5836 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +45

    Only just discovered this genius. Mesmerized by the music and beauty of the message. As a survivor of decades of depression: I can see the light now and you will, too.

    • @braca977
      @braca977 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Enjoy the ride. Ren is once in a century talent. Please listen to: Hi Ren, Suicide, Money game 3, Diasepam, Depression (but most of his songs are amazing) !!!

    • @justinthompson7226
      @justinthompson7226 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Chalk line is one of my absolute favorites. Especially acapella

    • @birtesmolnig8692
      @birtesmolnig8692 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@justinthompson7226 mine too

  • @Jillightful1
    @Jillightful1 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +76

    Mom here again. Where are your boots? You're going to get frost bite! Now that's out of the way....I've listened so many times now. I can't help but Imagine people with a collection of similar symptoms being able to show it to their family. Just to set it on the kitchen table, press play and say, "Here. This is what I'm talking about." Just to be heard would be such a relief. Love you honey. Get some boots.

    • @dottiemurray6013
      @dottiemurray6013 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      😂The mom in me thought same thing 👌his feet were probably freezing 😬I hope this song of his journey and outcomes brings hope to the masses of ppl suffering (((🤗)))

    • @regreg5416
      @regreg5416 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

      The one constant in life is that Mom's never give up on you😊

    • @annaberkley7575
      @annaberkley7575 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      As a mom, him sitting on those snow-covered stairs and benches made me sit up and take notice... I thought "you're literally gonna freeze your hind-end off" (Southern momma here).

    • @heather-jeanvandenberg1961
      @heather-jeanvandenberg1961 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      My children were very young when Fibro hit for the 3rd time and never left again. I had to learn to hide how much it hurt to get a hug from them. The pain and confusion on their faces when they had just tried to help make me feel better will haunt me forever even now when they have children of their own.
      Thank you for your music and message. Having a hidden chronic painful condition has so many judgements for even parking in a handicapped spot so I can get food for my family before I'm too weak to get the grocieries back to my car. Its upsetting which of course steals my energy faster and turns up the pain beyond mindless.
      It took almost 8 years to be able to go from bedridden to a wheelchair to a walker and now ironical I have to apologize for walking a few feet on steady feet going into the store but often can barely lift my feet high enough to get back into my vehicle by the time I get back out,and worry I may not be able to get the bags back into the house.
      Some time the people are so angry thinking I'm just lazy and using a spot a "truly" disabled looking person should have instead that I become so wracked with muscle spasms and pain I need to go home. But crying so hard I can't dare to drive.
      I know they are technically protecting my rights as a disabled person to park close enough to be able to look after my family.
      Its just that there are times I don't look disabled.
      I hope at times people will look for or ask to see my parking permit rather than go on the attack though.
      I have had to apologize more times than I can count anymore for the good days where I have learned to save my strength enough to walk a few feet at a slow enough pace that its hard to notice even the slightest of limps even.
      It won't last long but I fought valiantly for years to be able to do it.
      The permanent deep crease down the center of my forehead from the grimaces of pain that fill most my day are just one of the signs though not hard to find if you look for them of the pain and hardships that I will always face to the end of my days.
      So I just ask that people be not so quick to judge and that others like Ren continue to find such wonderful music to share the struggles and triumphs that are possible to endure and achieve in that order in a way that others can better understand what we have gone through but can't always be so eloquently describe as his music has.
      I hate that anyone understands things I've gone through and still go through.
      However feel blessed to know others understand and can relate as his music explains and many comments show many others do understand so very much how it all feels. Thank you all so very much.

  • @anitagoodwin4785
    @anitagoodwin4785 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +130

    As a mom of a 30yo with health issues. I want to acknowledge his mom who was there for him.❤

    • @InnerPeaceFoundation
      @InnerPeaceFoundation 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      YES...the forgotten, the family suffers and feel so helpless....

    • @AS-ok2ni
      @AS-ok2ni 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Thank you for being a lovely soul.

    • @rhiannonsilvacunningham2662
      @rhiannonsilvacunningham2662 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      As a mama I totally agree! Thank you Rens mama!!❤️‍🔥💪🏼❤️‍🔥🎉

    • @melanies734
      @melanies734 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Yes! And she should know that she's not alone. ❤

  • @kmr3614
    @kmr3614 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +95

    I am a 20+ years experienced Social Worker who specialises in Trauma and Complex Trauma…my work is diverse and heartbreaking and predominantly involves working within the horrific Mental Health System in Australia…..your words hit hard and with such INTEGRITY and TRUTH…only those who have been through the horrendous Health System which includes the Mental Health System revolving door or worked and supported and advocated for those within these systems intrinsically KNOW this…..YOU young Man are the most Inspirational, captivating, compassionate and ground-breaking musical genius I have witnessed in a very long time…and I am old enough to have witnessed the whole Michael Jackson evolution that turned the music industry upside down with his genius…..
    THANK YOU for all that you are and all that you do…sending Love and Blessings.

  • @GarnetJ
    @GarnetJ 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +21

    1 million views in 5 days is incredible! 🎉 Glad to see people drawn to your story and message 🫶🏻

    • @JulitaLena123
      @JulitaLena123 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Yes, pew pew pew🔫🔫🔫😊❤

  • @TonnieGenXLeigh
    @TonnieGenXLeigh 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +110

    As a mother of 3, I feel proud of you as if you were one of my kids. I can only imagine how your mom felt throughout this whole process and see you come out shining brighter than ever. She raised a remarkably strong and determined person. I imagine she must be just as remarkable. ❤

    • @Insanenthemombrain
      @Insanenthemombrain 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Awesome comment 👏👏👏 You can tell you’re a good mom

    • @carladicarlo3255
      @carladicarlo3255 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      I was just said the same thing. I think a lot of older (slightly, lol) fans are like mama bears. I came for the unbelievable talent, and stayed for the openness and vulnerability. How could anyone not want to protect him and see him succeed? Watching Ren grow actually made me proud, so I can't imagine what his parents went through, and how relieved and overjoyed they must feel now.

    • @rowanelessar5892
      @rowanelessar5892 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      🫶🏻

  • @GeometrickYT
    @GeometrickYT 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    I've been struggling with depersonalization and derealization heavily for over 5 years now. Your music makes me feel like I'm not going crazy and that one day I will be back to "normal". It's an understatement to say thank you with how much you have recently helped me to evolve into the conscience I once was.

  • @natemills9238
    @natemills9238 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    You might be one of the best musicians, currently making music.

  • @jamesmacphee4868
    @jamesmacphee4868 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +87

    I live in the Highlands, tick central, I know a few folk with Lymes, yer music has raised awareness in bairns everywhere to the dangers of Lymes, my hat is doffed...

    • @RenMakesMusic
      @RenMakesMusic  21 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

      🫶🫶

    • @KLP.177
      @KLP.177 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ❤ loving the shares

  • @cozydelaney
    @cozydelaney 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +103

    i'm crying, i've never seen ME have such a big audience before 🥺 thank you!!! 💚💚💚

  • @rowanelessar5892
    @rowanelessar5892 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Ooh! Oooh! SO CLOSE to 1M!!! Come onnnnnn!

  • @Lou-xq9br
    @Lou-xq9br 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    ❤ praying for No.1 ❤️
    Can't even put into words how much this song and other's of Ren's has gave me and million's more hope 🖤❤️🖤

  • @Sjudit84
    @Sjudit84 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +56

    The last days have been a wild ride with this song and the crazy chat at the premiere topping it off.
    Please do not forget about us, world! We are still here, even if hiding under the sheets, behind the curtains, in pain, in agony!
    Don't give up hope!

  • @shelleybelly66
    @shelleybelly66 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +88

    Oh Ren. Thank you for mentioning POTS. My beautiful daughter has been living with this for 5 years - came on at 19, like you... a good chunk of youth robbed away. I just sent this to her... I think it will give her HOPE. So much love to you, sweet Ren.

    • @dottiemurray6013
      @dottiemurray6013 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      🙏🙏 Took me 13 years to figure out that I have POTS , OI ,and other forms of Dysautonomia. Sadly the Lyme took a toll on Ren's body and caused autonomic nervous system to falter too. I'm so glad that he is bring awareness to it now, and giving hope to keep pushing that we will have better treatment 💞 We need it more than ever now that long COVID ppl body have been damaged to their ANS and there's only 47 specialists in the entire United States😢

    • @tayaa4846
      @tayaa4846 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      My daughter is 12 and was recently diagnosed with POTS. She’s not heard much of Ren’s stuff because her age but I showed her the captions at the end and that it’s part of why he’s my favorite, since she & I are both chronically ill. 🫶🏻

    • @shelleybelly66
      @shelleybelly66 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@dottiemurray6013 Low dose naltraxone has been life changing for my daughter. Not a suggestion, just throwing it out there... until they find a CURE.

    • @Threadbow
      @Threadbow 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @dottiemurray6013 rapid training and specialist center needed.
      I'm sad for lc patients 😢
      But this makes it mainstream now.
      Massive funding needed.

    • @Threadbow
      @Threadbow 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @dottiemurray6013 fauci been hiding this for years now.
      Dam that man who knew that hiv was in the blood supply.

  • @Sog8045
    @Sog8045 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    I have no other words but " Amazing!"

  • @niaaaa764
    @niaaaa764 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    Hi from Wales! I’ve just recommended you to someone I know with Lymes disease so thank you for sharing your story. It’s helping others already!

  • @JulitaLena123
    @JulitaLena123 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +46

    Seventeen year old Ren was right, you are here to do something important, you are already doing it, thank you for everything Ren❤😊

  • @sylviayoung1901
    @sylviayoung1901 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +68

    I have lived with severe Fibromyalgia for years, since before I was forty and I'll be 64 in August. Before that I had a life, good job, marriage, kids, home, gym for 17 years, snow skied 30, surfed 15 (did a serious scorpion on the bottom of the ocean,), that ended that and had walked great distances all my life. Slowly one by one it was all gone including 34 years of marriage. All because of the pain, the brain drain, exhaustion, inability to be me. I'm on so many meds and so sick and I look forward to the day I am no more. It's such a sad way to be. I'm raising my grandson whose ASD & ADHD and he keeps me going. He is the love of my life, but every day is torment. I get true hope from God but thank you Ren for understanding. No one else can who doesn't walk in our shoes. Keep on keeping on and you will reach great height's. When you do, don't let them change you. Fame is a complete mind f*ck. Stay real. God bless.

  • @ruthjohnson4380
    @ruthjohnson4380 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +21

    I have ME/CFS and yes, it’s painful. Really painful. I also have two autoimmune diseases so it was ridiculous getting a diagnosis. But here I am. Thankfully I haven’t had a total breakdown. I can’t even imagine how difficult this is for such a young man. REN is such a great communicator and talent, that we’ve been the beneficiaries of his great music.

    • @gramslam6307
      @gramslam6307 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I don’t know what I have…. How did you find out what it was??? I’m so desperate and lost!

  • @steveames5797
    @steveames5797 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +139

    Ren - beautiful song. I was the 90th documented case of lyme in the US back in the early 70s. At that point it wasn't known what caused it. Without a causative agent to target I just got tons of antibiotics, and then sent home. They thought it was Rocky Mtn Spotted fever, RA, among others. I went back into hospitals numerous times and would sometimes get so bad that my parents would have to carry me to bed because my joints were inflamed and painful. Got lyme twice more as an adult as I live in a hot zone for deer ticks. So far I've been lucky and don't appear to have 'Long Lyme" as they now call it (chronic). As you know, the latest buzz is that Autoimmunity arises AFTER the spirochete is cleared (previous infection) and there are many experts now experimenting with steroids to suppress the response. This is a HUGE sea change from only a few years ago. I hope you continue to heal and get distance between the present and those terrible days when you were bed bound. Thank you for your music and having the stamina to make and release it. Cheers.

    • @kimpreston3628
      @kimpreston3628 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      I live in The Lake Tahoe area of the US and was diagnosed around 2000. I had suffered for around 5 years before being tested. Found a lyme’s specialist in San Francisco (at $500 a visit, no insurance taken) was a life saver.
      16 months of IV antibiotics made be feel alive again but not forever.
      Sadly my life has never been the same. Autoimmune everything is the easiest way to explain. I am still grateful for this life and even more grateful for my family (not including my ex husband) that have loved and supported me. 💚

    • @steveames5797
      @steveames5797 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@kimpreston3628 I'm sorry to hear about the lyme challenges. I'm assuming the long regimen was doxy? If your symptoms continue you might consider asking about steroids. The latest research is indicating that 'long, or chronic Lyme' is NOT due to the spirochete still being in one's system, but is the result of a previous infection that was cleared after treatment (treatment right after the tick is discovered). These researchers claim that this is why so many people don't get better when taking super long regimens of doxy...because there isn't a spirochete left in the body to clear. Steroids are showing some success and the idea is that they reduce the over-activity of the immune system (auto immunity). I'm not an MD, so please only take this as a suggestion the next time you communicate with a doctor about your symptoms. I wish you good luck.

  • @samatkinson7641
    @samatkinson7641 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +115

    My new favourite artist. There's this saying 'Art is how we decorate space. Music is how we decorate time.' You have managed to incorporate both art and music to create space in our time. ❤

    • @margaretc5679
      @margaretc5679 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      I've never heard that saying before, but I love it.

    • @puppenbuhnebauchkribbeln1183
      @puppenbuhnebauchkribbeln1183 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      WOW - this is wild...LOOOVE it 😮👌🏼✨

    • @rowanelessar5892
      @rowanelessar5892 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      Beautifully put!

    • @jorice5528
      @jorice5528 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Perfect ❤️🙏

    • @serenadingsatan
      @serenadingsatan 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That is f***ing beautiful! 💚

  • @theresilientspud
    @theresilientspud 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    I am one of the MISSING. Thank you ❤

  • @ladyybulletz
    @ladyybulletz 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +21

    1 million views in 5 days not many can do it especially a song with substance so proud of you and of us! The sky is the limit 2 milly next! 💜

  • @stormypeepai5715
    @stormypeepai5715 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +80

    I have MCTE, POtS and Fibro and I can attest to it taking years and feeling so alone and lost. I found a friend in REN’s voice. His voice in the darkness was my angel and I thank him.

    • @tylerhouse7551
      @tylerhouse7551 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I have fibromyalgia and it’s the same man. This dude is such a different animal

  • @justicedelayed
    @justicedelayed 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +30

    How powerful is it to twist "lord forgive me," to, "lord I forgive you?" Saying you forgive any sort of higher power that never seemed listen during the worst times... This just gets better with every listen. ❤

  • @Tinkerbell9332
    @Tinkerbell9332 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

    I just watched Unrest Ren. What an amazing documentary! Thank you so much for everything you do and being a voice for the missing!
    #Unrest #RenMakesStuff

  • @VJspoonbender
    @VJspoonbender 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +54

    No other artist has made me hit replay more often.

  • @cConversationOverload
    @cConversationOverload 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +30

    I only just discovered your music and your story about a month ago. I've struggled to comment on videos because I've felt profoundly moved by your personal story and music. You are an insanely talented person. More than that, though, you seem to be a genuinely kind human being who is driven, ambitious, and a true warrior in this life.
    I scroll through the comments on your videos as I watch, and it's the same every time. So many people thank you for giving voice to their pain, fears, and loneliness. Time and time again, people have said they were so close to giving up until they heard a lyric or a melody that helped them. You may not single-handedly defeat all evil in this world, but even one life you have changed has a ripple effect that can change the whole world. One person that you helped can go on to help many others, who can go on to help many others.
    I am currently in school for psychology. I am working to become a behavior therapist for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. What discovering your story and music has done for me is to highlight the areas in this profession that need change. More compassion, more empathy, more LISTENING. I plan to use this lesson to help others. I can be more compassionate and empathetic in my own work, and I can work to raise awareness within the system as well.
    I have worked with people with disabilities for over twenty years, and I know there are not enough advocates to speak on issues that need to be driven into the public eye. I have an astounding amount of respect for you and your work. You advocated for yourself, and you advocate for others. You have done amazing things in this world, sir, even if you don't always see the results. I believe you will do even more.
    Sending love and well-wishes as you continue your journey, and I look forward to continuing my journey into the rabbit hole.

  • @X-Stream24
    @X-Stream24 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +68

    Lets run this up. WOW im gonna have this on repeat all DAY!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @essencesofgaia7491
    @essencesofgaia7491 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

    1M views Rennnnn!!! You rock so much, love youuuu!!

  • @AssignP
    @AssignP 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

    I'm 71. Yeah, I connect with this very deeply. Ren, you take me back in music style and messaging/eloquence & life journey - yet thrust me forward with your positive thinking and brilliant musicianship. Love this one-of-a-kind musician to bits. Transcends genre, boundaries, and age demographics. A bright shining star to watch.

  • @jaredhill167
    @jaredhill167 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +70

    Top 40, here we come!!!!

    • @thecubester
      @thecubester 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      RENegades could get this in to the top 10 easily 😉

    • @tayaa4846
      @tayaa4846 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      46K views in 3 hours! ❤

    • @RenMakesMusic
      @RenMakesMusic  21 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

      Let's goooo!!!

    • @tayaa4846
      @tayaa4846 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      @@RenMakesMusic 88K views in 6 hours!

    • @Elissa66
      @Elissa66 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      How do we get this on MTV? Needs to be on there as well.

  • @livingandhealingwithmcs
    @livingandhealingwithmcs 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +61

    I wish there will be more survivers like you and me. I was bed bound, dead written by doctors and yet here I stand again, dancing to your music. I celebrate you 👏

  • @mterrell9928
    @mterrell9928 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +40

    This guy is brilliant. He's changing his world, which then positively impacts ours. Amazing.

  • @alexandrafossey9267
    @alexandrafossey9267 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +28

    1 million 🎉 let's push this higher RENegates 🔝🙌🔥

  • @paultolman2832
    @paultolman2832 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    Aside from the important message it's a fantastic piece of music!

  • @NaNAmbient
    @NaNAmbient 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +67

    Story time.
    A few days ago was my 39th birthday and me and a very close friend of mine (32) decided to have a celebratory acid trip. The trip was very intense, but also very good, there was a lot of laughter and love. When we were on our way down (still under it but definitely slowly coming out), we were listening to some songs on TH-cam and have stumbled completely randomly upon the video for Hi Ren. Listening to it for the first time our jaws remained open throughout. We were amazed how talented and versatile Ren is and how original and awesome his music is. Then we watched it for the second time, this time paying closer attention to the words. And that time we cried. A lot. Firstly we were stunned by how brutalny honest the song is, how much emotional effort it must have taken to write and produce it. But also both of us could really relate, though in different ways. For me the internal battle represented my own battles with self-loathing, debilitating need to please others, self-doubt that I'm still learning to navigate (especially in my artistic activities) and a possibly undiagnosed ADHD. For her it preresented her lifetime battle with psychological issues, depression, also undiagnosed problems she's still working out. In that context she really resonated with the internal battle of doubt in the validity of her mental issues, but also the inability to explain to other people what it's like to live inside her head. Over the following hours and days I listened to that song a couple dozen times (and other Ren's tracks, but none hit me as hard - and continues to do so every time I listen to it - as Hi Ren).
    Ren, I hope you are aware of how important your message is, and how appreciated your art is. You done good. You're a beautiful soul. Continue to be true to yourself and keep creating. We both wish you all the best, especially in your fight for health. Sending you a metric shitton of love from Poland.

    • @Ink_Panther
      @Ink_Panther 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Metric shitton of love ☺️❤

  • @LucVanHecke0007
    @LucVanHecke0007 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    I played the video Hi Ren today at work and every one liked it 🤘😉

  • @christihanyi5538
    @christihanyi5538 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +70

    My girlfriend and best friend died almost one year ago, she had Lymes and for 7 years got almost zero help from the medical system here in Spain, your story resonates so much with hers. I am so happy to know Ren, that you will always champion this issue, please don't ever stop pushing for more awareness and recognition in the medical industry for this and other illnesses, it is so so needed. Thank you for being you, for your music, for the beautiful soul you are and share with us all.

    • @PippaHinchleyComedy
      @PippaHinchleyComedy 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      💔 🧡💛💚💙💜🤎

    • @hollyryalsgrubb1273
      @hollyryalsgrubb1273 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Hugs

    • @isbe8810
      @isbe8810 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      And here I am considering to go to Spain to hopefully get a diagnosis for my illness and health issues 🤦🏽‍♂️😔😔

    • @aimlesscruz
      @aimlesscruz 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      So sorry for your loss.

  • @ericaveillette6388
    @ericaveillette6388 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

    1 Million!!! 🎉💪❤Congratulations Ren!

  • @susan9919
    @susan9919 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Addicted to Ren currently....❤

  • @Trakzero
    @Trakzero 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    Great track, best of luck. 47 years, living with ME/CFS, POTS, hearing loss, PTSD and now erosive osteoarthritis. My body is failing bit by bit and I've gotten nothing but gaslighting and pain from the medical community. But I can still make music. Hope we can all find a way through this, hate to see my kid or his friends go through the same.

  • @flogertadriza4703
    @flogertadriza4703 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Lord I forgive you, Lord I forgive you... Why does this artist always make me cry damn it?

  • @gregoryheelan
    @gregoryheelan 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    I’m 56 - I love REN. You inspire me! Rock On.

  • @NanaM1984
    @NanaM1984 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    Yes!!!! I knew he would get to 1 million today. Whoop!!🎉

  • @umbra1212
    @umbra1212 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

    Tears streaming down my face. I've never met you, I will never meet you, yet the happiness I feel is immeasurable. I'm a doctor and the way you compare your doctor with an angel, is the highest honor ever.... May you never have health problems ever again.... modern-day Shakespeare...

  • @laurenhams58
    @laurenhams58 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +35

    "Everything I've been through is yours to hold" HOLY SHIT how I wish someone had said this to me years ago. Thank you Ren

  • @84bravado
    @84bravado 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +21

    Dam, this put a massive smile on my face. Had a couple chats with you years back & we both are at a stage with our Lyme where we get to live in our purpose. Hard to put this long journey into 1 song but you killed it. Keep living your best life Ren.

  • @gwoolman
    @gwoolman 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    You did it again REN.

  • @gothicqueen1995
    @gothicqueen1995 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    It’s hard to live life with a condition that’s so debilitating, waiting times for the nhs are horrendous , I’ve suffered with chronic ear condition which causes me vertigo, headaches that leave me in vomiting and getting constant infections. Listening to your music helps knowing we are not alone and change needs to happen in listening ❤

  • @madcat528
    @madcat528 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +104

    My 87 year old mother just got Lyme disease. Because of you Ren, I can understand more what she's dealing with. You help more people in so many ways, that you will never know. Thank you for everything you do. I'm so happy to know you are feeling better. We love you! ❤❤❤

  • @michaelmonette7256
    @michaelmonette7256 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    Bro, I understand how fulfilling being on the mainstream charts must mean to an artist but trust me. How your art inspires people with your message of HOPE, is more important. Your authentic transparency has become a beacon to millons of people and I would bet that means more to you than anything else. You have the greatest gift, making people believe in hope again. Thank you.

  • @HannahBernstein-ud6ql
    @HannahBernstein-ud6ql 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +33

    I'm bed bound with ME and this made me cry. I never thought there would be musicians out there advocating for us. I know you don't have to. Thank you.

  • @ioanamirunacibiBLlover
    @ioanamirunacibiBLlover 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +21

    I want you to know that I listen to you everyday and find myself in many of your lyrics and songs. I'm from Romania 🇹🇩 and I stayed In UK Almost 4 years. Right in Brighton 2 years and 1 year and 7 months near of the big wheel in London (I forgot exactly what it's called) That's where I heard about you and in 2019 I started listening to what you do. I can tell you that I felt immense pleasure to know that there is someone like you and so far from my home.I know someone is reading these comments and I hope it reaches you.. this message:
    "Thank you for what you are doing, keep it up! Even if the whole world is upside down...you managed to bring a ray of hope and peace to my soul and to others"Thank you for existing! I adore you and respect you the most! You are a crazy guy who calls "things" by name! You have all my appreciation and admiration ‼️I wish you more health, if that exists..we can do a lot..even move mountains"!Congratulations Ren! You deserve nothing but good... ☮️ Big Up 👍

  • @nicholassmith2223
    @nicholassmith2223 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    Holy shit bro I needed this.

  • @OfficialGamerGuides
    @OfficialGamerGuides 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

    I used to always see him busking, he only had a small fan base back then, and now wow !! Almost 1.5 million subs !! Keep it up ren, glad to see you chased your dream and succeeded 💯

  • @bethosbornefischer3315
    @bethosbornefischer3315 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

    You once said, Ren, that it is--or should be--a duty of those of us who have never walked in this shadow to do more. Years before that, in a Lyme Disease Awareness Month video you said that those who were ill, and those who love them, needed to find a way to band together to demand better treatment.
    This song is helping accomplish those things. So proud of you, Ren.

  • @rus5p1
    @rus5p1 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +54

    A walking talking singing acting thesaurus. So fucking talented this man is incredible.

  • @deadwrx
    @deadwrx 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +134

    It takes real bravery to turn your soul inside out and bare it, opening yourself up to judgement but vulnerability isn't a weakness. It's a strength. You inspire others to be strong with you, for you and for themselves.

    • @Govancat1
      @Govancat1 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I agree

    • @saragates2255
      @saragates2255 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Couldn't agree more! Well said. And I must admit I'm terribly grateful to Ren for his vulnerability. I know it carries a very heavy cost ❤️‍🩹

    • @il3mendo
      @il3mendo 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Whenever I did talk about my weakness they miss labeled as a victim and that is why, as Ren did, I studied all my conditions which are connected in somehow with many of us. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @renejanssens4515
    @renejanssens4515 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    for the charts

  • @2smg
    @2smg 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +50

    I’m 19, I’m trying. Thank you for this (actual shivers)

  • @user-kd7to5xf9e
    @user-kd7to5xf9e 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +63

    Ren, you're the most underrated artist to ever exist, your music is incredible in millions of ways and hundreds of us are healing from it! Love from 🇮🇳

  • @lellysaur
    @lellysaur 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

    I cannot thank you enough for this. I'm 36. I've spent 20 years deteriorating and being ground to dust by pain, medical gaslighting and mental health shit. You have mad talent and a range that astounds me... but this song, this video, the raw and realness... I KNOW you know what real pain is, I KNOW you know how it drives you insane, you've told us so succinctly and explained hell well enough for the message to get out. Silent diseases that eat at us, feed on our misery and leave us drowning in a wasteland of pain are being brought to the masses, by you, and I hope you are so fucking mad proud of yourself man.
    Thank you Ren.
    I was a fan before, now I'm a fucking devotee.
    Best wishes 🫶🏻🖤

  • @balance8888
    @balance8888 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +29

    This is for everyone. It gives hope to "invisible" patients and teaches others empathy.

    • @somogyieva
      @somogyieva 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      We need the public, because many people don't even know about such problems

    • @balance8888
      @balance8888 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@somogyieva Campaigns would be needed for prevention

  • @cleanwithjaimie7586
    @cleanwithjaimie7586 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +60

    “There’s relief in the teeth of the kiss of cold steel” 😢
    Well done Ren, you’ve outdone yourself with this one. 🤍🤍🤍

    • @Waterlily588
      @Waterlily588 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Sh*t! That one blew my mind... how does he manage to repeatedly phrase such tragic truths so poetically?!?

  • @AlSnoopsReid
    @AlSnoopsReid 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +52

    The backing track and production are out of this world. Seriously, one of the best performed and produced songs I have in my collection; and I'm nearly 71 and still own 45s of the Beatles, so you're in exalted company my young friend.

    • @ricksurratt9034
      @ricksurratt9034 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      For sure

    • @ShadySideUp
      @ShadySideUp 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The backing track is absolutely stunning

  • @elishachristine
    @elishachristine 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +73

    I know that the message is an important one, but can we talk about the music production?! Fresh af
    ❤ this guy

    • @CasperLD
      @CasperLD 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Does it all himself.

    • @dskovar
      @dskovar 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      yea, especially when one saw that video of making that sound ... its magic. and I totally admire that video, that colours of that "abandoned" places. and that is for me masterpiece, excelent sound, great graphics, massive message of hope, poem lyrics, emotion expressions ....

    • @yUrie-cx2hb
      @yUrie-cx2hb 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      so true, man knows whats hes doing

  • @nancydenis8059
    @nancydenis8059 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    You did it, over a million views in five count 'em five days!!!! Now up on the charts!!!🔥⭐💥❤🧡💛💚💙💜😁

  • @jessibankston2441
    @jessibankston2441 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    I don't think I've ever commented on a video on YT, but I feel compelled here. I know you've heard so many stories, but this was the story of hope I need. I'm currently at the point of trying to get my doctors to listen; to get anyone to listen. It's nothing as devastating as your journey, but your story and your music has touched a part of my heart and mind I didn't realize needed to be reached. Thank you for bringing awareness to the "invisible" struggle - the physical struggle and the mental struggle that goes hand-in-hand. Thank you for your words and the hope you spread. Just...thank you.

  • @ArtistLisaM
    @ArtistLisaM 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +95

    Having watched all of the chapters of your story and now this... Ren, you are a fucking inspiration. Please, never stop providing a voice for those that don't have one for whatever reason.

  • @nicholasharding5746
    @nicholasharding5746 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    I suffered from Sarcoidosis. Similarly, by the time the doctors figured out what was wrong with me, I couldn't walk. I ended up using a cane and/or wheelchair for 4 years, and needed both of my hips replaced. I completely agree, the entire experience left me with hope that I try to share as much as I can. Thanks, Ren.

  • @somogyieva
    @somogyieva 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +27

    I hope that doctors also see this and learn from it.

    • @anmshell
      @anmshell 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      So do I! 🎉