To me, this is the absolute peak of Ren. Musically it's really pleasing to listen to, lyrically, it's absolute genius writing, and there's so much depth to what he's saying too. This is in my personal top 5 Ren tracks.
So sad that his Lyme has flared up anymore, his message sounded filled with sadness, let's show him all the love we have for him coz he probably feels like this song right here
I think his use of the word heretic ties in with his song "Dear God", which is: "If God loves us, then why won't he ease our suffering?" If he won't help me with my illness, then I renounce him as not being worthy of my worship.
Ask not what your god can do for you but what you can do for your god. & before anyone starts shouting at me. I’m not religious. I do have a Higher Power, that I’ve learned to neither blame nor condemn for the pain of existence. Sending love and wishes of peace to everyone 💜
I'm shining like Kubrick (The shining) My method is clockwork (Clockwork Orange) A full metal dude with (Full Metal Jacket ) All top shelf movies by Stanley Kubrick Missed a lot but there was a lot to miss A really artistic deep early piece is Crutch - You gotta see that, its a top tier one like so many
This is a great track. Seven Sins and Loco are a must for you guys as audio engineers too. Loco is all acappella with only his voice as an instrument and seven sins is a great track with great audio mixing!
Ren is so intelligent and an absolute wordsmith. He is a gem in the world of music. I love him in case you couldn't tell! 😁 Great reaction guys, love you too! ❤
Some time ago, one of our lovely Renegades passed away due to illness, her daughter posted on a fan group that she would like to give her mother's Ren merch jacket, which she liked very much, to one of the Renegades, her mother requested this song at her funeral💔
He was releasing his soul from his body when it separated. Maybe the troubled and sick soul he was releasing. The apples I think meant, he was tired of fighting his demons (because he could not get away, it followed him) and he decided to coexist with it. He watched the demon struggle to grab the apple, so he decided to share the apples with the demon. He doesn't really have a choice, if anything it was to relieve his mind. My opinion anyways.
Almost exactly what I think. Though for me it is the pain, darkness inside oneself. You can't fight the hurt self, you can only embrace it and learn to live with it.
Thanks for another great reaction. This song and Ready for You (which you also loved!🥰) are both from his Demos Volume 2 album. Yeah, I believe he is talking directly about Trump in this song and in the first Money Game when he says “Dear Mr. President…”). I believe he wrote, played, sang and mixed these Demos albums from his bedroom while he was going through some of his darkest days. 😢 This whole album is brilliant and it is etched in my soul. 💔❤️🩹❤️
I grew up Mormon with my brothers and sisters until I was about 13, and we became the black sheep of the family, a heretic. Except, only to my dad, my mom got out too when I was born. But since we had to visit my dad on the weekends, he made us go to church until we got jobs, I left my dad's at 14 bussing tables. He was in a cult and if my mom didn't leave my life would have been so different! I think this song goes with the lyric video "Dear God."
Watching you guys react to this made me appreciate how brilliant this song is. The idea which came to my mind is that he is conveying a feeling of being haunted by creativity, his thoughts/feelings. illness and beliefs. The non lyrical vocals are the howling of the ghosts in his mind.
Great reaction boys, please check out Crucify your culture by ren ,love how you appreciate our boy ren and his talent and can't wait for more, all the best to you both.
If it is Rensday, why is there only one song reaction? I mean how is it different from any other day? My vote is to do 3, but at least 2. Just sayin . Love you guys
Dang it, this is the end of your playlist. Now I have to wait. I totaly agree with Dominos. He has SO many, that you could throw a dart at his playlist and NEVER hit a dud. I am HERE with notifications ON. It has been wonderful watching your journey. ❤🤗❤
YES!!! You are the first one to say something about the baby piano! Love that he put that in there. I feel it's intentional as it gives this childlike innocent feeling behind all the serious lyrics. My personal favorite song. So glad you guys got to this one. Rensdays are the BEST!!!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE check out the acoustic version of ANIMAL FLOW.... as a fellow guitarist I GUARANTEE YOU GUYS WILL LOVE IT... some of the notes he plays are not "technically" in the key for the song but it he makes it appealing to the ear. Im seriously thinking Ren is not real but A.I. and that is the real reason he is not on tour right now. 🙃
Great reaction! This is one of Ren's most layered songs imo. You guys got that right away. It's one where the more times you listen and watch, the more you get. I asked myself once what does Ren mean by 108 reasons I want to escape? Turns out 108 is a sacred number in many cultures and religions 1. It's the distance between our body and the God within us 2. In Hinduism, represents cosmic energy and divine connection. Also, mathematicians consider it is special, also Fibonacci, it was his theory that the number 108 has a way of representing the wholeness of existence. Ren uses the lyric Fibonacci sequence in his song Suic*de too.
I love this one, it doesn't get as much love as the big cinematic productions but there's so much going on in the production musically and it's lyrically so smart.
This song is a bit of an unsung hero in the reactor world so thank you for picking it 😊 A favourite of mine & lyrically the one that swims around my head the most. I live by the ocean, I've sat & counted many a crashing wave.
Ooh this is one of the great ones! Out of the other great ones 😂 But seriously I love it. There’s something special about it. Like this odd mix of very raw/dirty sounds with very polished and pretty ones. Hard to explain but I love the contrasts. Just an amazing production. And the lyrics are just beautifully 100% Ren in the best way. Very emotional and highly intelligent. What an artist 🐰🕳️
I’ve been a Renegade for the last few months and while I’ve done deep dives on the Sick Boi album and some of Ren’s other more famous bangers, I’ve been saving a handful of tracks to watch later. With Ren songs, they’re like opening gifts and I wanted to save some to open with people I consider musical friends. When I saw you guys were doing a reaction, I knew it was the perfect time. What a beautiful song. Of course I’ll give it a dozen more listens, but the line that popped out and brought tears instantly was after the word president, he said “When fear trumps love, the soul becomes irrelevant.” WOW. Why’d ya have to punch me in the gut like that, Ren??! So thanks for another great reaction. You guys have a beautiful friendship you should be very grateful for. ❤
method like clockwork...,clockwork orange, another Kubrick film. The breakdown reminds me of Boulevard of broken dreams, Green Day...ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah
❤❤❤ another banger reaction from you two sweet gentlemen. Matt really great observations I this I have not heard before and love your breakdown. Justin I could see you really feeling this song! Just my opinion but you seem a little down today. If so hope all gets better. If not than heck. Either way you look like you need a big Ole squishy from a gal RENegade in ND. 🤗
Although “heretic” is generally used to describe someone who does not believe in a mainstream religion, although it can also be applied to anyone who runs counter to any deeply held and widely accepted belief in a sub-set of society or society as a whole. For example, claiming that Shakespeare was a woman is described as “heretical” in an a newspaper review that I came across when I was googling for non-religious examples of heresy.
ooaah....I would have LOVED to have heard every second...of an intelligent breakdown of this FANTASTIC PIECE. I don't possess the ability or the nerve to speak about it...but I felt like you guys WERE RIGHT THERE....too bad you backed off. This is a good one for sure
Another great reaction and I really do appreciate and enjoy learning more about u guys and how far back your friendship goes ❤ Thanks for breaking the lyrics down. I always pick up something new with you two 😊
While you were taking notes, you missed some very important bars; PLEASE simply pause the video, say what you need to say, then rewind 5 seconds and carry on. It's relatively simple and then we don't get frustrated watching you miss some amazing lines. Also, watch the bloody video!!!!!!
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To me, this is the absolute peak of Ren. Musically it's really pleasing to listen to, lyrically, it's absolute genius writing, and there's so much depth to what he's saying too. This is in my personal top 5 Ren tracks.
Same, top 5 for me as well
Yupp. And top 5 of Ren is about as good as music gets
‘… I wish that life was celibate’ that line is underrated.
Long live the RENegades!
So sad that his Lyme has flared up anymore, his message sounded filled with sadness, let's show him all the love we have for him coz he probably feels like this song right here
I recommend Diazepam. Its my favorite song from Ren. Somehow Ren created a song that makes you literally feel like you're on Valium. Check it out.
I think his use of the word heretic ties in with his song "Dear God", which is: "If God loves us, then why won't he ease our suffering?" If he won't help me with my illness, then I renounce him as not being worthy of my worship.
Ask not what your god can do for you but what you can do for your god.
& before anyone starts shouting at me. I’m not religious.
I do have a Higher Power, that I’ve learned to neither blame nor condemn for the pain of existence.
Sending love and wishes of peace to everyone 💜
I'm shining like Kubrick (The shining)
My method is clockwork (Clockwork Orange)
A full metal dude with (Full Metal Jacket )
All top shelf movies by Stanley Kubrick
Missed a lot but there was a lot to miss
A really artistic deep early piece is Crutch - You gotta see that, its a top tier one like so many
Even had the Joker’s helmet from Full Metal Jacket on 🤛😎👍🔥
This is a great track. Seven Sins and Loco are a must for you guys as audio engineers too. Loco is all acappella with only his voice as an instrument and seven sins is a great track with great audio mixing!
Yes please
Ren is so intelligent and an absolute wordsmith. He is a gem in the world of music. I love him in case you couldn't tell! 😁 Great reaction guys, love you too! ❤
Some time ago, one of our lovely Renegades passed away due to illness, her daughter posted on a fan group that she would like to give her mother's Ren merch jacket, which she liked very much, to one of the Renegades, her mother requested this song at her funeral💔
He was releasing his soul from his body when it separated. Maybe the troubled and sick soul he was releasing. The apples I think meant, he was tired of fighting his demons (because he could not get away, it followed him) and he decided to coexist with it. He watched the demon struggle to grab the apple, so he decided to share the apples with the demon. He doesn't really have a choice, if anything it was to relieve his mind. My opinion anyways.
Almost exactly what I think. Though for me it is the pain, darkness inside oneself. You can't fight the hurt self, you can only embrace it and learn to live with it.
Started watching yesterday, subbed today and your collection of Ren reactions got me through 6 hours of chef life! Loving the vids chaps!
Right on! Welcome. And thanks for watching! Cheers
Penitence is an amazing song and highly underrated
This is one of my favorite Ren songs… I love everything about it ❤ I love that you did see the awesome video with this!!! ❤❤❤
One of my favourite Ren tracks/videos
Yeah, I love Demos Vol2 playlist. My favorite is Diazepam though.
Nice reaction ❤❤ speaking of the ocean check out Ren and Eden Nash in Ocean
Ready for you is another great song❤❤❤
They already have reaction to this one and they love it😊❤
Thanks for another great reaction. This song and Ready for You (which you also loved!🥰) are both from his Demos Volume 2 album. Yeah, I believe he is talking directly about Trump in this song and in the first Money Game when he says “Dear
Mr. President…”). I believe he wrote, played, sang and mixed these Demos albums from his bedroom while he was going through some of his darkest days. 😢 This whole album is brilliant and it is etched in my soul. 💔❤️🩹❤️
"Ready for you."
Thanks, guys! Great reaction. This is one of my favorites
I grew up Mormon with my brothers and sisters until I was about 13, and we became the black sheep of the family, a heretic. Except, only to my dad, my mom got out too when I was born. But since we had to visit my dad on the weekends, he made us go to church until we got jobs, I left my dad's at 14 bussing tables. He was in a cult and if my mom didn't leave my life would have been so different!
I think this song goes with the lyric video "Dear God."
I was raised Roman Catholic too. This track gets stuck in my head the most ❤
Heretic along with diazepam are two of my favorite "older" ren songs. So good 😊💜💜
AH, you glided over the "Life keeps on fu*king me, I wish that life was celibate"... LOL
Watching you guys react to this made me appreciate how brilliant this song is. The idea which came to my mind is that he is conveying a feeling of being haunted by creativity, his thoughts/feelings. illness and beliefs. The non lyrical vocals are the howling of the ghosts in his mind.
Great reaction boys, please check out Crucify your culture by ren ,love how you appreciate our boy ren and his talent and can't wait for more, all the best to you both.
If it is Rensday, why is there only one song reaction? I mean how is it different from any other day? My vote is to do 3, but at least 2. Just sayin . Love you guys
Harpsichord! and you missed when he said like clockwork after Cambridge before full metal clockwork Orange ahhhhhhhh so happy!❤❤
Dang it, this is the end of your playlist. Now I have to wait.
I totaly agree with Dominos.
He has SO many, that you could throw a dart at his playlist and NEVER hit a dud.
I am HERE with notifications ON.
It has been wonderful watching your journey.
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YES!!! You are the first one to say something about the baby piano! Love that he put that in there. I feel it's intentional as it gives this childlike innocent feeling behind all the serious lyrics. My personal favorite song. So glad you guys got to this one. Rensdays are the BEST!!!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE check out the acoustic version of ANIMAL FLOW.... as a fellow guitarist I GUARANTEE YOU GUYS WILL LOVE IT... some of the notes he plays are not "technically" in the key for the song but it he makes it appealing to the ear. Im seriously thinking Ren is not real but A.I. and that is the real reason he is not on tour right now. 🙃
Amen brothers! I too was raised Catholic and became a hetetic after college. ❤
Becoming evident that we make fear president
When fear trumps love, that's when the soul becomes irrelevant…
I love Rensdays!!! Great reaction guys! from the UK.
Thanks Gents, loved that reaction, 🙏🦉❤️🐊👍
Great reaction! This is one of Ren's most layered songs imo. You guys got that right away. It's one where the more times you listen and watch, the more you get. I asked myself once what does Ren mean by 108 reasons I want to escape? Turns out 108 is a sacred number in many cultures and religions 1. It's the distance between our body and the God within us 2. In Hinduism, represents cosmic energy and divine connection. Also, mathematicians consider it is special, also Fibonacci, it was his theory that the number 108 has a way of representing the wholeness of existence. Ren uses the lyric Fibonacci sequence in his song Suic*de too.
He counted 108 waves. The number 108 has significance in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Also in some martial arts. 108 has it's own Wikipedia page.
Yes. Definitely one of my many favourite Ren songs.
Fire
Thanks for reacting to an underappreciated Ren deep cut that cuts deep. Loved it.
I love this one, it doesn't get as much love as the big cinematic productions but there's so much going on in the production musically and it's lyrically so smart.
This song is a bit of an unsung hero in the reactor world so thank you for picking it 😊
A favourite of mine & lyrically the one that swims around my head the most.
I live by the ocean, I've sat & counted many a crashing wave.
Big love, this song is a beautiful gutpunch every time. Don't expect it to hit so hard each time.
After Ready for you and Heretic I realized that you guys love sounds of Ren Demos albums, have a look "Everybody drops" or "" Diazepam "❤😊
💯 one of my favourite REN tracks.
Ooh this is one of the great ones! Out of the other great ones 😂 But seriously I love it. There’s something special about it. Like this odd mix of very raw/dirty sounds with very polished and pretty ones. Hard to explain but I love the contrasts. Just an amazing production. And the lyrics are just beautifully 100% Ren in the best way. Very emotional and highly intelligent. What an artist 🐰🕳️
I haven't seen enough reactors look at this song, it's personal fave! I'm soooo glad you guys heard it
Good reaction - surprised you didn’t mention REN’s production skills on this bearing in mind your backgrounds.
You missed clockwork orange -Stanley Kubrick. Great reaction!
great tune...🟩⬜🟧
Thank you for reacting to this one. It's one of my favourites and not really getting enough attention I think. Another one is Pocket full of pain.
Thanks guys I love this one❤
George Carlin said he was a Catholic until he reached the age of reason.
George was a heretic.
Great reaction
subbed
One of my absolute favorites. So good. Thanks guys
I think the water calm you down❤
The haunting vocals towards the end of this track always get me in the gut. He's a clever boy is our ren.
Always appreciate your Ren reactions. Thanks ❤
Best song ever
Great one again gents! I think your producing minds will enjoy Seven Sins and Loco. Can't wait for you guys to do those
Great reaction guys! This is in my top 5 ren tracks and the visualiser works perfectly for it i think
Forget what everyone else says i love your guys insight and pausing so keep doing what you're doing❤
I’ve been a Renegade for the last few months and while I’ve done deep dives on the Sick Boi album and some of Ren’s other more famous bangers, I’ve been saving a handful of tracks to watch later. With Ren songs, they’re like opening gifts and I wanted to save some to open with people I consider musical friends. When I saw you guys were doing a reaction, I knew it was the perfect time.
What a beautiful song. Of course I’ll give it a dozen more listens, but the line that popped out and brought tears instantly was after the word president, he said “When fear trumps love, the soul becomes irrelevant.” WOW. Why’d ya have to punch me in the gut like that, Ren??!
So thanks for another great reaction. You guys have a beautiful friendship you should be very grateful for. ❤
If you like word play and metaphors "Life Is Funny" is a good and highly underrated one.
method like clockwork...,clockwork orange, another Kubrick film. The breakdown reminds me of Boulevard of broken dreams, Green Day...ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah
Great reaction as usual! 😉❤️❤️❤️✌️
I read Ren used a kids toy piano on this! So creative and it fits perfectly.
Excellent writing and the way he used his voice 3/4 in was haunting good 🎶🎶
He references Stanley Kubrick (the shinning, a clockwork orange and full metal jacket
That haunted toy piano always gets me... Brilliant song! 🌟🦇🌟🦇🌟
Awesome reactions and insights!
❤❤❤ another banger reaction from you two sweet gentlemen. Matt really great observations I this I have not heard before and love your breakdown. Justin I could see you really feeling this song! Just my opinion but you seem a little down today. If so hope all gets better. If not than heck. Either way you look like you need a big Ole squishy from a gal RENegade in ND. 🤗
One of my favorites.
Awesome ❤
I was raised Roman Catholic too.
Death Note demon Ryuk liked apples. He worked out how to tame the demon.
Love this!!!
Love this ❤
Please consider doing Humble and Depression, if you haven't yet.
Powerful lyrics
I love you guys and your amazing reactions!!; this is another of my favourites ! 🇬🇧
❤ Great Rensday ❤
Great job lads...... I love this song by Ren.... It gets to me everytime
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Although “heretic” is generally used to describe someone who does not believe in a mainstream religion, although it can also be applied to anyone who runs counter to any deeply held and widely accepted belief in a sub-set of society or society as a whole. For example, claiming that Shakespeare was a woman is described as “heretical” in an a newspaper review that I came across when I was googling for non-religious examples of heresy.
Don't you hate when yt shows a video 5 months later like you already watched it?
Please react to the band Eluveitie and their Song Aidus or rebirth😁
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You see the eyes?
Ya ever watch Rick and Morty? I'm sure part of this tune - the plinky plonky bit - appears in some of the episodes.
Do Ren's Jessica featuring Orlean next please
React to ren sick boi
You can say it is a person that goes against the comments belive in ex Gud or other belivs❤
a heretic commits heresy.
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ooaah....I would have LOVED to have heard every second...of an intelligent breakdown of this FANTASTIC PIECE. I don't possess the ability or the nerve to speak about it...but I felt like you guys WERE RIGHT THERE....too bad you backed off. This is a good one for sure
Why Stimpy was left aside?!
Another great reaction and I really do appreciate and enjoy learning more about u guys and how far back your friendship goes ❤ Thanks for breaking the lyrics down. I always pick up something new with you two 😊
The lyrics and sound in this one are phenomenal. I think this is one of Ren's best as far as lyrics go. Thanks for this one! Loved it as always 💜💜
Do place for us by nick nittoli guysse
A heretic could also be a Maga republican to a true republican party member from before 2000's...lolz
While you were taking notes, you missed some very important bars; PLEASE simply pause the video, say what you need to say, then rewind 5 seconds and carry on. It's relatively simple and then we don't get frustrated watching you miss some amazing lines. Also, watch the bloody video!!!!!!
There are plenty of other reaction channels that may suit your needs. Peace, and enjoy your day. ✌️
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