Thankyou for reacting to my video guys! The support is massively appreciated, and grateful for the kind words! Will be checking out more reaction videos from you guys for sure!
I’d seen you vid before but wanted to see the lads reaction. I’ve had a rough few years and coming out the other side of the tunnel. This song is such a good articulation of the constant struggle for our soul and hope moving forward. Touched me deep. Keep doing what you doing!! Mad to see you comment on these guys channel too 😊
He's replicating the mind of man having voices in his head bad and good and the fight between them. Fantastic guitar playing and extremely unique music
TO CLEAR THINGS UP: ren puts his negative emotions and ideals in a 2nd personification of himself(like multiple personification disorder), thats the reason he talks to "himself". While that negativity in himself reminds him of a devil on his shoulder he kinda talks to the Devil either(most religions have the right thinking of divinity in human actions and throughts) since we the closest to god beeings that belong ON this earth. He clears things up for himself by saying that we are in fact just imperfect humans that cant compare to the ideal Godbeeing Never the less what impressed me most is the sounds he provides in the bginning and ending having a vibe to it. I worked with mentally Ill people and some of them tend to make such noises when they arent able to talk properly anymore. Well fucking played and performed by Ren on so many different levels there. (My Oppionion though realising that something is not right is a godbeing trait, the visualisation of imperfections needs a picture of perfection which only divine energy is provided with)
His work is powerful and profound. He uses his pain and suffering to relate to all of us. We aren’t angels or demons, and we certainly aren’t God. We are humans. Whether Ren is Christian, or not, he’s doing God’s work. Historically, he may have been called a prophet. At least appreciate the power of his message.
"The Devil" & "Angel" Are us. They both Live in us. There is no "Angel" with Wings, it's the passer-by who pulls you from your burning car. There is no "Devil", it's the Single-Father of 1 little girl, whom doesn't let her sleep at night. They are Us, we are Them. Which ever you choose to let out, is what the rest of us get. We've been told this by multiple Religions, multiple ways.. To which is the problem. It's never really been laid out "at your feet", that You are the God, the Devil, the Angel, and the Demon. What YOU give is what the rest of us GET... Who do you wanna be?
CartierFamily.... "Hi Ren" was the first video I ever saw, or heard anything about Ren.... it absolutely blew me away .... I was so impressed. Then I watched "The Full Tale of Jenny and Screech".... and I started falling in the rabbit-hole..... After listening to "Money Game" 1 and 2, I became a huge fan. It seems to me that Ren uses whatever genre best suits the message He's trying to convey. I'm no expert, but I would say that "Hi Ren" and "The Tale of Jenny and Screech" are 'bardcore', not folk.... He uses Bardcore, spoken word, reggae and rap..... about half of the rap I've seen Ren do is flex.... He's amazing guys, YOU do you, but I would suggest checking out more Ren.... He's the BARD of our time.
He’s having an argument with himself. It’s not the devil.. it’s that subconscious voice in your head that’s always negative. He suffered with Lyme disease which he was diagnosed with AFTER constantly being diagnosed with bipolar etc.. he standing up to the voice that’s always telling him everything is pointless. Hope that helps.
YES! MY ONLY QUESTION... SO SO SO SILENT! WHY NOW? DUDE ON THE RIGHT, SUNGLASSES, GREY HOODIE! U FEEL SOOO MUCH! YOU ARE MY YOUNGEST SON. SHUT DOWN AND FEEL THE TREMENDOUS PAIN. BLESS Y'ALL!🤗
Absolutely I love to watch their face when he turns it around and stands up. And then the end , like an epitaph. And a prayer. It’s fucking fantastic to watch. I love it! Watch the ones from those that deal with mental health. And this one, with multiple people.! This could be a pastime for a long ass time! Have fun!
I jumped on the #Ren train through #HiRen, like 10 days ago, and I can't stop watching reactions. But I've watched Cartier reactions, for a looong time, already. So my boy in green on the left keeping his cool, for once, was hilarious to see. He's the cute showboat of the bunch, and he knows it, and seeing him doing the 🤯 gesture was a genuine reaction I appreciate. 10 points from Griffyndor for your man on the right putting on shades when he got hit in his feels. That kind of depletes the purpose of the video, because you want to see the reactor's eyes, most. It was a telling moment and he revealed some vulnerability and self-consciousness by doing that.
I know Ren doesn't care about the BS industry, but he deserves every accolade and industry wide recognition for this. Seriously, this should be song of the year, video of the year, mental health awareness campaign of the year, and more. Calling on all Ren fans - let's make this happen. Download everywhere, share everywhere, lobby everywhere. Salute. Peace.
@@amydavies2529 friend that's how independent artists work, independent artist doesn't mean making the music and not putting it out anywhere, it means working outside of the mainstream publishers and companies
BRILLIANT! I cried at the young man’s ability to express the internal/ mental struggle. He fought both physically and mentally for years after his diagnosis. God Bless him. HOPE!!!
Ren prior to releasing this song. " Up until I was 9 years old, I would intermittently hear a voice in my head that was not my own. The voice was distinctly different to mine, and always negative. It would self criticise or urge me to do things I knew to be morally wrong. The most peculiar thing about the voice was that it took no effort on my behalf to produce. My own thoughts always felt like there was a process that required effort to bring them to the forefront of my mind, this voice appeared as though it was spoken by another. The sentences felt predetermined like they had already been constructed. I remember very vividly at 9 years old, becoming very frustrated with the voice. I stood in my back yard, internally screaming at the voice to be silent again and again, and it did. In a flash there was silence, to the point where my head felt like an empty room. I wasn't used to the quiet and that voice never returned. It almost felt lonely in my head. When I got older I had intermittent bouts with auditory hallucinations where I would hear perfect symphonies, usually at night when drifting off to sleep. They were so clear that they sounded like they were emanating from a radio in the corner of my room. I knew they weren't there, but for some reason they never came with the feeling of fear. I also recall sitting on a bus at the age of 15, and hearing the sound of a crowded room, with about 100 voices chattering away, I was the only person apart from the driver on the bus. These experiences were always very brief, and few and far between. My last hallucination was during an intense bout of psychosis in 2015, and was my first visual hallucination. I was walking down a pavement after jumping out my mums car in a crossroads in a moment of frustration and distress with my condition. I was trying to run from myself. What appeared to be a homeless man with a dark complexion approached me, and asked me what was wrong. I explained that I had been sick most my life, and I wasn't sure I had the strength to continue. He looked at me, and smiled and told me 'everything is going to be okay in the end Ren.' I had not told him my name. There was something so overpoweringly sincere about this very simple message, which brought with it an overwhelming feeling of inner peace, and in a flash, he vanished. My rational brain always linked these experiences to what the doctors have told me, that there are parts of my brain compromised by the autoimmunity in my body. That the myelin sheaths surrounding the complex electrical system that conduct my thoughts were damaged and compromised, causing these lucid experiences that I knew did not exist inside the physical world. The part of me that edges away from logical and rational thought always attributed these thoughts to some kind of otherworldly intervention, that made my thoughts the battleground of some spiritual tug of war. For a long time I never really acknowledged this part of myself, for with it brought the danger and stigma of sounding like a crazy person. I decided with my latest release, to the best of my ability, to capture and express this chess match of thought. Hi Ren comes out in just over 24 hours. I can't wait for you all to hear it."
This is 100% NOT a christian song...its about the internal struggle, the mental health struggle. Hes simply using allegory to demonstrate the characteristics of his dark side that hes trying to live with.
Exactly!! There is nothing out there, and hasn't been for some time, that even approaches this in terms of artistry. If the music and art 'award systems' fail to recognise this then the world is even more fkd up than we thought.
It’s mad to think cardi b is blowing up and actual musicians like ren have to put every last breath into it just to be noticed. crazy the work he’s been in
Perhaps this song means different things to different people. But to me, it illustrates the eternal battle between good and evil that mankind has endured since the dawn of time. All human beings must fight this battle in our subconscious. Ren’s song allows us to see what we can't see and feel what we can't feel.
Not only is Ren a blosoming genius, he is an excellent guitar player and vocalist. His minstral triology is a must: Jenny, Screech and Violet in that order or you mess up the reveal. If you want to hear him rapping then check out Genesis - both versions! He covers similar areas that X covered but his songs are longer. Can't believe he has not had a hit yet - but maybe because he was messed up with lymes disease for several years. I think Power was an easy radio hit but not noticed by the mainstream. All of his material is excellent!
“That just messed up my frequencies real bad right now.” 😂😂😂 We need to be scrambled every now and then. Thank the algorithm gods for recommending Ren to me - straight obsessed! ❤
It takes a lot to have all yall in the same room locked in like this. I have never heard of this dude but he just took me on a journey. The universe works in mysterious ways. Tonight i been on the final brink of my existence teetering back and forth. Something told me to turn my phone on and go to your page. Yall just saved my life. Thank you
God bless you . I hope you can come to know Jesus who has a unique plan for your life "I know the plans i have for you , plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a future and a hope" Jeremiah chpt 29 verse 11 I dont know your story but i know that there is nothing in this world like experiencing Gods love for you on a personal level-its what each person in the world was made for, its the only thing that makes everything else make sense and fills the emptiness within us all. Heres a prayer that helps to begin that one -to -one personal relationship should you decide to try it- "Jesus please forgive all my sins , COME INTO MY LIFE and Be my PERSONAL SAVIOUR. Show me the plans you have for me -GIVE ME A FUTURE AND HOPE."
Please pay attention to the thoughts going on in your mind. Anything harmful that comes up is not you. The thoughts are floating around and we attract them according to what attitude we are engaging in. The ego is self protection but it is also a parasite. Thank it and tell it see ya down the road. Any helpful or good thoughts are what you want to pay attention to. Save them up like you have a wallet where you can bring them back when you remember they are there. Breathe life into them like they are a flower opening…. Like he did when he stood up. Notice your breath deepening when you have these thoughts…. Feel you are one with them through the breath. Breathe into the thought. Allow yourself to relax with the breath. Allow yourself to be the breath itself. This will also keep you alive. Breathe the thoughts you are letting go out. Breathe in and keep the ones you want If you need to, say silently “I am the breath …. Just breathe”. In doing this, you are affirming life Good luck. You are doing the most important work on the planet - bless you! I love you❤️❤️🔥✨ Ps go to the uncut song and watch it when you are down Place your hand or hands over your heart as you breathe. Try saying I love you to your own heart. If you can’t do it at first, keep trying. Hang in there 🌺🌺🌺🙏🦋
I actually read it as the internal struggles we face ARE the evil in the world. It's not an externality. We're all capable of good and evil. That is the dance.
I see it as battling with his inner demons, as he does mention issues with psychosis. The conversation between the two sides can be applied to a number of things. The struggle between light and dark is eternal and internal. As someone with anxiety I can relate to the conflicting argument within. He’s portrayed this struggle masterfully because he’s walked it. Yet he carries compassion and is also providing a light of Hope for others
I first heard this song two days ago watching a reaction video of someone else.. and maaann I was blown away to read and learn about the backstory regarding this song in particular. Mental illness and emotional disorders are real and legit. We need to open our hearts and minds up to this community and remember to be kind and help when and if we can. I can relate to Ren in so many ways. A total stranger. I have never related to a human or song more than this.
It’s not a Christian song. He’s battling with the darkness inside himself. That line about the devil is about the struggle of darkness that has always been inside all men, and the light that we use to defeat those dark thoughts. It’s not literal.
It is a christian song though maybe not be intention. The christian belief is that all humans are corrupt and evil as the default (which is 100% true). Why have an internal battle if there is no actual internal battle? That would be just delusion. If there was no Satan, there would be no internal struggle. Gotta have evil to show the good in comparison.
Y’all goofy thinking that this was him talking to the devil. It’s him dealing with his psychosis and the people in his head always doubting, manipulating, screaming, but it’s literally his own mind doing it to him.
This song is absolutely incredible, this man is a lyrical genius. This song is a back and forth battle with his subconscious, he mentioned suffering from psychosis so maybe this is a character he’s playing. He also plays temptation and hope and the structure to this song is just beautiful. It’s so interesting and different and melodically perfect I can tell this man is going places!
One of my favourite parts of REN’s music is watching people experience his art for the first time. The commonality of expression and experiencing emotions is wild
It was so good to see their reactions. So many people don't realize that shadow Ren speaks of is in ALL OF US. We think we are going to be able to "get rid" of it, but that only makes it worse. Make friends with your unconscious ya'll. If you don't know what it is, become a student, cause it's the only way we are going to get through the next few centuries is if we recognize our own selves in what we want to reject.
Dudes! This was my first time hearing this song, or seeing Ren at all. What a powerful performance, and I am so glad you reacted to it and that I got to see it. I will be checking Ren out. That was no genre at all: it was a totally unique and soul-filled creative treasure, and it moved me to tears.
Ren also is a busker on the streets who also plays with a band playing every style of music imagineable. He can sing like James Brown Bob Marley and everyone in between while doing beat box. Ren is the most talented musical poet that currently exists.
Ren is a different type of guy and his music is immense. One of 🇬🇧’s up and coming stars. You can see as he says he is def influenced by Eminem & Plan B. Plan B another trend setter in the U.K. rap/grime scene
I've never had an urge before to watch every single reaction video, and share a performance with everyone I know and meet. I didn't discover Ren until 3/26/2023 when you tube inexplicably recommended "Ren - Hi Ren" to me. I'm a 52 year old man, and I am forever changed by this.
Pick any other song he has from the last two years, they are all bangers too!!!!! This dude is crazy crazy brilliant. Thank you for spreading the word.
I was mesmerized. What a message. Thanks to Ren and to all of you for reacting.....it's something the world needs to hear....we are all human beings. Swing that pendulum to the light....hope.
Dude on the right, you're not fooling anyone with those sunglasses! Never be afraid to show emotion, even with the most manly men, women find it appealing, to an extent! We like knowing you have empathy and compassion. Love you guys ! Rein
This song hit me so deep! Similar to Ren, many years of my life were disrupted by Lyme disease (which caused many symptoms of mental illness as the disease inflamed my brain). I have been seeing a lot of reaction videos in the past two days, and this one was great. What I saw from you, is that music doesn't even need to fit in to a category in order to move and effect us. Thank you!
My dad had Lyme that destroyed his short term memory. They thought it was Alzheimer’s disease, disabled him for almost 10 years, and cost him his marriage. Bad stuff.
You guys gotta stop deciphering songs from Wikipedia. Please You've been wrong on so much and missed the true meaning of so many great pieces of music. So do your viewers and most importantly yourselves justice and stop using Wikipedia or whatever source your getting your information from. love your reactions and hate to see your opinions skewed by misinformation
I am so glad that Ren is being listened to by the world, and making people sit up and listen! Hey, Ren, you are already making a change in the world! You will not be forgotten! It's awesome! No matter what happens in your life from now on, good or bad, try and remember where you come from and all the things that you have been through, that are making you be as you are now, and in the future! You have touched many, and that's ALOT for one man as young as you are, to be a le to do in such a short time! I pray to hear more from you! I pray for your health, physically, and mentally. I pray for your family and freinds, and anyone that you have around you that supports you and is there for you. And you are there for them. And for us out here, that will ne er be the same, after listening g to your words and music in" HI, Ren:! You should be proud of yourself! I am proud of you, a d don't even know you! Or you me! But, I am proud to ha e been able to share in this moment with you! Thank you! Be safe and take care of yourself!
I am blown away that almost all of these reaction videos... no one is pausing like they normally do. It is absolutely enthralling. This is an absolute masterpiece performance. Literally unbelievable.
I've watched this too many times to count, and I cry every time. The personal battle we each fight in ourselves, good against evil, is too perfectly expressed in this song.
Need to check out his songs "Sick Boi", "Hunger", "The Tale of Jenny and Screech" & "Money Game" just for some variation. The guy is stunning in his art and is hard to place in a genre. I feel he is first and foremost a storyteller and the style and genre he uses shifts to best tell the story. Regardless, whatever he does, he is off the charts talented.
Ren was misdiagnosed with bipolar/disassociate disorder at 17. 5 years later, they found out it was Lyme disease. He spent ten years bedridden and in hospital, and is in Canada receiving stemcell treatments now. The anti psychotics made him experience psychosis. He is arguing with the other side of himself he found in that psychosis. This guy is tortured and genius.
Wild Ass Song!! It’s everyone’s subconscious in a song.. it’s art.. wild! Before every bad decision, before every Fight with a spouse, abuse, rape, beatings, before any trigger ever pulled on any person be it military or civilian.. there’s a voice inside us all.. do it.. don’t do it.. it’s the devil inside that drives the hate, the fear, jealousy, the grief, the pain..to go through with any bad decision.. there’s also the good inside what says “don’t.. you will get through this.. no one else needs to hurt like you do.. no one is worth the mental nightmares or self made subconscious prison the bad decision will cost you.. love all, make good choices.. because one day we will all be tested.. it’s a deep song.. it’s like folk, rap, rock, metal.. all combined. It’s life. 🤯
No link for his song? Check out his other songs... Genesis, Heretic, Everybody Drops... Love watching you guys, first thing in the morning always puts a smile on my face.
Ren is a bloody genius, a musician, a writer, an actor. For years he suffered from Lyme Disease, but at first they treated him for mental illness. Eventually they found out what was wrong and his treatment is ongoing. He comes from Dwyran on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales. And that was not folk music.
WOW!!! That was great! The eternal struggle between good and evil. Noone is all good. There's that little voice sometimes that tries to convince you to do something you shouldn't. There's that depression (which I suffer from) that tries to take over and you have to fight it. He said he learned to relax. That's something. Over-thinking is so tiring.
You were both right. In the metaphor of Lucifer, the Devil, etc. he is talking to himself. The metaphor is that the darkness and light exists in all of us. God, or hope, or Zeus, or whatever else you want to call it, and the Devil, hatred, Mephistophles, etc. exist within us all as well, and that we need to delicately balance this relationship very carefully within ourselves. "If the light shines too bright, it casts a larger shadow."
PLEASE DO ANOTHER REN SONG!! Like his newest! Or the duet with Chinchilla, Chalk Outlines! And listen to how Amazing of a singer he is!! Or him with he’s band THE BIG PUSH, I Shot the Sheriff, Zion, Hip Hop (The version where’s he’s in Red Suspenders) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
The problem with commercial music is it lacks depth. It isn't real, raw. It's generic to pump out to the masses. This won't ever be on the radio cause it's raw, it's profound and makes you think. Makes you question. Dude is genius.
Artist - sings a rap song, with some reggae-influenced singing. Reactor guy - checks phone, “It says here this genre is folk music.” Dude! Listen with your ears! Respond like a human being! Don’t let your phone define reality! Honestly
No boys I dont think hes talking to the Devill I think hes dealing with the turmoil of self doubt and the inner conflict between confidence and doubt.. Almost schizophrenia.. Tell you what Id love to see him play a role in a film.. Hes hypnotic and has an extraordinary screen presence eh.. Loving your reactions in the UK.. Folk !! Folk off !
it is a representation of the internal battle of good and bad within us all, which is the free will given to us by the deity (who ever or what you believe in, or as Bob Dylan said you gotta serve somebody/something ) even if you don't believe in anything. You still know right and wrong and therefore will still have that Internal battle between the good and bad side of your own conscience
It is far deeper than you realize, guys. He is discussing the dichotomy of the human condition...read the lyrics. This is a masterpiece full of symbolism. Google Mephistopheles and you can piece its meaning together far beyond any "Christian song"...because it's not. We make angels, demons, and gods in our image...personifying our observations of the natural world and our experiences in it for meaning. Of course, you won't hear this on the radio...because the laity couldn't discern its meaning from the cacophony of suck on the airwaves.
Thankyou for reacting to my video guys! The support is massively appreciated, and grateful for the kind words! Will be checking out more reaction videos from you guys for sure!
You blew their minds! 🤯😁❤️
I’d seen you vid before but wanted to see the lads reaction. I’ve had a rough few years and coming out the other side of the tunnel. This song is such a good articulation of the constant struggle for our soul and hope moving forward. Touched me deep. Keep doing what you doing!! Mad to see you comment on these guys channel too 😊
You will be big dude
Talented af! Turn the pain into promise
Hi Ren.
He's replicating the mind of man having voices in his head bad and good and the fight between them. Fantastic guitar playing and extremely unique music
TO CLEAR THINGS UP: ren puts his negative emotions and ideals in a 2nd personification of himself(like multiple personification disorder), thats the reason he talks to "himself". While that negativity in himself reminds him of a devil on his shoulder he kinda talks to the Devil either(most religions have the right thinking of divinity in human actions and throughts) since we the closest to god beeings that belong ON this earth. He clears things up for himself by saying that we are in fact just imperfect humans that cant compare to the ideal Godbeeing
Never the less what impressed me most is the sounds he provides in the bginning and ending having a vibe to it. I worked with mentally Ill people and some of them tend to make such noises when they arent able to talk properly anymore.
Well fucking played and performed by Ren on so many different levels there.
(My Oppionion though realising that something is not right is a godbeing trait, the visualisation of imperfections needs a picture of perfection which only divine energy is provided with)
His work is powerful and profound. He uses his pain and suffering to relate to all of us. We aren’t angels or demons, and we certainly aren’t God. We are humans. Whether Ren is Christian, or not, he’s doing God’s work. Historically, he may have been called a prophet. At least appreciate the power of his message.
Love watching you all trying to categorise Ren. It isn't possible. Just enjoy the trip, and the message.
Guys, what you saw was the literal definition of art. Like textbook art. You just witnessed something that unique and special.
"The Devil" & "Angel" Are us. They both Live in us. There is no "Angel" with Wings, it's the passer-by who pulls you from your burning car. There is no "Devil", it's the Single-Father of 1 little girl, whom doesn't let her sleep at night. They are Us, we are Them. Which ever you choose to let out, is what the rest of us get.
We've been told this by multiple Religions, multiple ways.. To which is the problem. It's never really been laid out "at your feet", that You are the God, the Devil, the Angel, and the Demon. What YOU give is what the rest of us GET... Who do you wanna be?
CartierFamily.... "Hi Ren" was the first video I ever saw, or heard anything about Ren.... it absolutely blew me away .... I was so impressed. Then I watched "The Full Tale of Jenny and Screech".... and I started falling in the rabbit-hole..... After listening to "Money Game" 1 and 2, I became a huge fan. It seems to me that Ren uses whatever genre best suits the message He's trying to convey. I'm no expert, but I would say that "Hi Ren" and "The Tale of Jenny and Screech" are 'bardcore', not folk.... He uses Bardcore, spoken word, reggae and rap..... about half of the rap I've seen Ren do is flex.... He's amazing guys, YOU do you, but I would suggest checking out more Ren.... He's the BARD of our time.
The two in back I could tell felt this the same way it got me😂
Yall so pure and i love that about you, with this song you can tell those with scars
I love how hype you got when you found out this was a Christian song 💕
Faith is one of the hardest dichotomies! When you battle, choices are different. God is great but the devil is always there
This is the fight between a person who has two sides….the sane and the insane….the good side and the bad…and who makes it out the other side….
He’s having an argument with himself. It’s not the devil.. it’s that subconscious voice in your head that’s always negative. He suffered with Lyme disease which he was diagnosed with AFTER constantly being diagnosed with bipolar etc.. he standing up to the voice that’s always telling him everything is pointless. Hope that helps.
You should check his other songs...like money game pt.1,2,3 the hunger,sick boi,murderer etc he is brilliant
Everything about this song is unique.
Never seen Cartier family so quiet. Says a lot about how powerful and captivating this song is
YES! MY ONLY QUESTION... SO SO SO SILENT! WHY NOW?
DUDE ON THE RIGHT, SUNGLASSES, GREY HOODIE! U FEEL SOOO MUCH! YOU ARE MY YOUNGEST SON. SHUT DOWN AND FEEL THE TREMENDOUS PAIN.
BLESS Y'ALL!🤗
Trust bro weird things come together 💪🏻
Watching Ren turn a room from wtf to HOLY FK is my new favorite thing
Absolutely
I love to watch their face when he turns it around and stands up. And then the end , like an epitaph. And a prayer. It’s fucking fantastic to watch. I love it! Watch the ones from those that deal with mental health. And this one, with multiple people.! This could be a pastime for a long ass time! Have fun!
I jumped on the #Ren train through #HiRen, like 10 days ago, and I can't stop watching reactions. But I've watched Cartier reactions, for a looong time, already. So my boy in green on the left keeping his cool, for once, was hilarious to see. He's the cute showboat of the bunch, and he knows it, and seeing him doing the 🤯 gesture was a genuine reaction I appreciate.
10 points from Griffyndor for your man on the right putting on shades when he got hit in his feels. That kind of depletes the purpose of the video, because you want to see the reactor's eyes, most.
It was a telling moment and he revealed some vulnerability and self-consciousness by doing that.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
every time lol. happened to me
@redbandita020 lol yeah the guy in the green gets fully involved. love it. Are all these dudes brothers?
I know Ren doesn't care about the BS industry, but he deserves every accolade and industry wide recognition for this. Seriously, this should be song of the year, video of the year, mental health awareness campaign of the year, and more. Calling on all Ren fans - let's make this happen. Download everywhere, share everywhere, lobby everywhere. Salute. Peace.
he was signed by sony years ago and they dropped him when he became ill hence the never played on radio referance in this song
This song is on Amazon, Spotify...I'm sure it's on iTunes. As are some of his other songs.
@@amydavies2529 friend that's how independent artists work, independent artist doesn't mean making the music and not putting it out anywhere, it means working outside of the mainstream publishers and companies
@@pogobear123 oh I know, but many thought this specific song didn't make any platform. I know he's independent. 🙂
The eternal battle between good and evil that resides within each and everyone's mind. This song is Ren expressing his battle between his two sides.
I couldn't understand how that went over their heads.
@@Scribble336 it didn’t to one of them but to the others it did
@@wesburbstally7391 Which one?
Kinda. It's a little more literal with ren in that he actually heard voices in his head
no, its about his psychosis
BRILLIANT! I cried at the young man’s ability to express the internal/ mental struggle. He fought both physically and mentally for years after his diagnosis. God Bless him. HOPE!!!
Legit. Homeboy has made me cry more than once.
Ren prior to releasing this song.
" Up until I was 9 years old, I would intermittently hear a voice in my head that was not my own. The voice was distinctly different to mine, and always negative. It would self criticise or urge me to do things I knew to be morally wrong. The most peculiar thing about the voice was that it took no effort on my behalf to produce. My own thoughts always felt like there was a process that required effort to bring them to the forefront of my mind, this voice appeared as though it was spoken by another. The sentences felt predetermined like they had already been constructed.
I remember very vividly at 9 years old, becoming very frustrated with the voice. I stood in my back yard, internally screaming at the voice to be silent again and again, and it did. In a flash there was silence, to the point where my head felt like an empty room. I wasn't used to the quiet and that voice never returned. It almost felt lonely in my head.
When I got older I had intermittent bouts with auditory hallucinations where I would hear perfect symphonies, usually at night when drifting off to sleep. They were so clear that they sounded like they were emanating from a radio in the corner of my room. I knew they weren't there, but for some reason they never came with the feeling of fear. I also recall sitting on a bus at the age of 15, and hearing the sound of a crowded room, with about 100 voices chattering away, I was the only person apart from the driver on the bus.
These experiences were always very brief, and few and far between.
My last hallucination was during an intense bout of psychosis in 2015, and was my first visual hallucination. I was walking down a pavement after jumping out my mums car in a crossroads in a moment of frustration and distress with my condition. I was trying to run from myself. What appeared to be a homeless man with a dark complexion approached me, and asked me what was wrong. I explained that I had been sick most my life, and I wasn't sure I had the strength to continue. He looked at me, and smiled and told me 'everything is going to be okay in the end Ren.' I had not told him my name. There was something so overpoweringly sincere about this very simple message, which brought with it an overwhelming feeling of inner peace, and in a flash, he vanished.
My rational brain always linked these experiences to what the doctors have told me, that there are parts of my brain compromised by the autoimmunity in my body. That the myelin sheaths surrounding the complex electrical system that conduct my thoughts were damaged and compromised, causing these lucid experiences that I knew did not exist inside the physical world.
The part of me that edges away from logical and rational thought always attributed these thoughts to some kind of otherworldly intervention, that made my thoughts the battleground of some spiritual tug of war.
For a long time I never really acknowledged this part of myself, for with it brought the danger and stigma of sounding like a crazy person.
I decided with my latest release, to the best of my ability, to capture and express this chess match of thought.
Hi Ren comes out in just over 24 hours.
I can't wait for you all to hear it."
Thanks so much for posting this
Ditto
Thank you
Whoa…🤯🤯🤯
Just…wow.
With that explanation from #Ren , I think the only reason he hasn’t succumbed to the “voices”, is the protecting Hands 🙌 of God.
Ren is very sick, I wonder how much these were the voices speaking to him. Much love.
@@LayDeeTee1 He doesn't seem to be very religious. I don't think any god helped him with anything. It was just himself who did it.
This is 100% NOT a christian song...its about the internal struggle, the mental health struggle. Hes simply using allegory to demonstrate the characteristics of his dark side that hes trying to live with.
I don't agree. This is way more christian than anything you can hear in churches today.
It's open to be interpreted as whatever it needs to be to be understood. Sometimes it's Christian.
Imagine being so wrong with such confidence.
He definitely used Christian imagery but considering he used the word "gods" means he was not specifically speaking about Christianity.
As most art it is open to interpretation but the man is wearing a crucifix for an ear ring in this video.
That was an artistic masterpiece!
Exactly!! There is nothing out there, and hasn't been for some time, that even approaches this in terms of artistry. If the music and art 'award systems' fail to recognise this then the world is even more fkd up than we thought.
Is this anyone else's 38th reaction to this song? Obsessed with seeing people's first-time reactions. Wish I could hear it for the first time again
It’s mad to think cardi b is blowing up and actual musicians like ren have to put every last breath into it just to be noticed. crazy the work he’s been in
No need to put her down to put up someone else, I love Ren but his goals with music are completely different then cardi's
@@ameliabones191 no need to put someone down who admitted to drugging and raping men? How brainwashed are you?
@@ameliabones191 so true
Personally I don't like her music but I guess she's pretty good in her genre and she has a lot of women support
"Cardi B writes music for the kind of women who shoplift at yard sales" - Unknown
Love seeing the families expressiona change from joking and playing to listening and appreciate Ren's talent.
i cried like a baby with this song
this is something else
Try jorden by the rapper complete he did something like this before ren and it's more deep. But this is good tho
Here is a tissue. I've gone through a box. This guy gets me in the FEELS.
He's a genius. He's been invited to play Glastonbury this year, so things could go crazy.
Perhaps this song means different things to different people. But to me, it illustrates the eternal battle between good and evil that mankind has endured since the dawn of time. All human beings must fight this battle in our subconscious. Ren’s song allows us to see what we can't see and feel what we can't feel.
Not only is Ren a blosoming genius, he is an excellent guitar player and vocalist. His minstral triology is a must: Jenny, Screech and Violet in that order or you mess up the reveal. If you want to hear him rapping then check out Genesis - both versions! He covers similar areas that X covered but his songs are longer. Can't believe he has not had a hit yet - but maybe because he was messed up with lymes disease for several years. I think Power was an easy radio hit but not noticed by the mainstream. All of his material is excellent!
Follow it up with anything from his demos. Money game has great flow that gives ten references. Shades of tribe with some conscious hip hop
@@teampetreville8408 Listened to them all - stunniingly brilliant!
Bless his heart 😢!
“That just messed up my frequencies real bad right now.” 😂😂😂 We need to be scrambled every now and then. Thank the algorithm gods for recommending Ren to me - straight obsessed! ❤
It takes a lot to have all yall in the same room locked in like this. I have never heard of this dude but he just took me on a journey.
The universe works in mysterious ways. Tonight i been on the final brink of my existence teetering back and forth. Something told me to turn my phone on and go to your page. Yall just saved my life.
Thank you
Keep your head up and push on . Hope u ok 👌
@ste caton I'm alive and that's all that matters. Thank you for checking in. I appreciate you.♥️
God bless you . I hope you can come to know Jesus who has a unique plan for your life "I know the plans i have for you , plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a future and a hope" Jeremiah chpt 29 verse 11
I dont know your story but i know that there is nothing in this world like experiencing Gods love for you on a personal level-its what each person in the world was made for, its the only thing that makes everything else make sense and fills the emptiness within us all.
Heres a prayer that helps to begin that one -to -one personal relationship should you decide to try it-
"Jesus please forgive all my sins , COME INTO MY LIFE and Be my PERSONAL SAVIOUR. Show me the plans you have for me -GIVE ME A FUTURE AND HOPE."
Please pay attention to the thoughts going on in your mind. Anything harmful that comes up is not you. The thoughts are floating around and we attract them according to what attitude we are engaging in. The ego is self protection but it is also a parasite. Thank it and tell it see ya down the road. Any helpful or good thoughts are what you want to pay attention to. Save them up like you have a wallet where you can bring them back when you remember they are there. Breathe life into them like they are a flower opening…. Like he did when he stood up. Notice your breath deepening when you have these thoughts…. Feel you are one with them through the breath. Breathe into the thought. Allow yourself to relax with the breath. Allow yourself to be the breath itself. This will also keep you alive. Breathe the thoughts you are letting go out. Breathe in and keep the ones you want
If you need to, say silently “I am the breath …. Just breathe”. In doing this, you are affirming life
Good luck. You are doing the most important work on the planet - bless you! I love you❤️❤️🔥✨
Ps go to the uncut song and watch it when you are down
Place your hand or hands over your heart as you breathe. Try saying I love you to your own heart. If you can’t do it at first, keep trying. Hang in there 🌺🌺🌺🙏🦋
@Ttownsend85 Look to Paul le Blanc in the comments
REN’s words before the release of this song could be important for you🤟
He's bipolar, not the devil.
The first verse was a battle between him and himself, fighting his subconscious and his 2nd and 3rd verse was Evil And Light talking to him.
I actually read it as the internal struggles we face ARE the evil in the world. It's not an externality. We're all capable of good and evil. That is the dance.
@@TacoMental , you nailed it.
talking through him - he is showing us that it is not separate from us. i am very grateful to him
@@TacoMental Yes, the world, the nature, the universe is neutral, it is us humans that make thing evil or good. And both of these are inside of us.
I see it as battling with his inner demons, as he does mention issues with psychosis.
The conversation between the two sides can be applied to a number of things.
The struggle between light and dark is eternal and internal.
As someone with anxiety I can relate to the conflicting argument within.
He’s portrayed this struggle masterfully because he’s walked it.
Yet he carries compassion and is also providing a light of Hope for others
I first heard this song two days ago watching a reaction video of someone else.. and maaann I was blown away to read and learn about the backstory regarding this song in particular. Mental illness and emotional disorders are real and legit. We need to open our hearts and minds up to this community and remember to be kind and help when and if we can. I can relate to Ren in so many ways. A total stranger. I have never related to a human or song more than this.
It’s not a Christian song. He’s battling with the darkness inside himself. That line about the devil is about the struggle of darkness that has always been inside all men, and the light that we use to defeat those dark thoughts. It’s not literal.
It is a christian song though maybe not be intention. The christian belief is that all humans are corrupt and evil as the default (which is 100% true). Why have an internal battle if there is no actual internal battle? That would be just delusion. If there was no Satan, there would be no internal struggle. Gotta have evil to show the good in comparison.
Y’all goofy thinking that this was him talking to the devil. It’s him dealing with his psychosis and the people in his head always doubting, manipulating, screaming, but it’s literally his own mind doing it to him.
This song is absolutely incredible, this man is a lyrical genius. This song is a back and forth battle with his subconscious, he mentioned suffering from psychosis so maybe this is a character he’s playing. He also plays temptation and hope and the structure to this song is just beautiful. It’s so interesting and different and melodically perfect I can tell this man is going places!
One of my favourite parts of REN’s music is watching people experience his art for the first time. The commonality of expression and experiencing emotions is wild
It was so good to see their reactions. So many people don't realize that shadow Ren speaks of is in ALL OF US. We think we are going to be able to "get rid" of it, but that only makes it worse. Make friends with your unconscious ya'll. If you don't know what it is, become a student, cause it's the only way we are going to get through the next few centuries is if we recognize our own selves in what we want to reject.
You nailed it! I hope someone will explain the meaning of this video to these young men.
Dudes! This was my first time hearing this song, or seeing Ren at all. What a powerful performance, and I am so glad you reacted to it and that I got to see it. I will be checking Ren out. That was no genre at all: it was a totally unique and soul-filled creative treasure, and it moved me to tears.
Ren also is a busker on the streets who also plays with a band playing every style of music imagineable. He can sing like James Brown Bob Marley and everyone in between while doing beat box. Ren is the most talented musical poet that currently exists.
Ren is a different type of guy and his music is immense. One of 🇬🇧’s up and coming stars.
You can see as he says he is def influenced by Eminem & Plan B.
Plan B another trend setter in the U.K. rap/grime scene
I've never had an urge before to watch every single reaction video, and share a performance with everyone I know and meet. I didn't discover Ren until 3/26/2023 when you tube inexplicably recommended "Ren - Hi Ren" to me. I'm a 52 year old man, and I am forever changed by this.
43 here and I just found him 3/25/2023! I’ve definitely been traveling down the rabbit hole, you?
Almost 70 here
I'd seen him busking on videos and really liked him
This has blown my mind
Billy Strings is another I love
Pick any other song he has from the last two years, they are all bangers too!!!!! This dude is crazy crazy brilliant. Thank you for spreading the word.
I was mesmerized. What a message. Thanks to Ren and to all of you for reacting.....it's something the world needs to hear....we are all human beings. Swing that pendulum to the light....hope.
Not going to be on the radio, thats why we need great reacters like yourselves to promote! Thank you for doing so, great reaction!
Does anyone under the age of 60 still use the radio?
Dude on the right, you're not fooling anyone with those sunglasses! Never be afraid to show emotion, even with the most manly men, women find it appealing, to an extent! We like knowing you have empathy and compassion. Love you guys ! Rein
You’ve definitely got to listen to the tale of Jenny and screech and violets tale by ren, in that order
This song hit me so deep! Similar to Ren, many years of my life were disrupted by Lyme disease (which caused many symptoms of mental illness as the disease inflamed my brain). I have been seeing a lot of reaction videos in the past two days, and this one was great. What I saw from you, is that music doesn't even need to fit in to a category in order to move and effect us. Thank you!
My dad had Lyme that destroyed his short term memory. They thought it was Alzheimer’s disease, disabled him for almost 10 years, and cost him his marriage. Bad stuff.
You guys gotta stop deciphering songs from Wikipedia. Please You've been wrong on so much and missed the true meaning of so many great pieces of music. So do your viewers and most importantly yourselves justice and stop using Wikipedia or whatever source your getting your information from. love your reactions and hate to see your opinions skewed by misinformation
Y'all be slipping if you don't react to The Hunger by Ren.
Hello gentleman I've been watching Ren for seven years he is a trip! He's all about peace love and healing! Exceptional Talent thank you!
I love that this song is making waves and that it is moving others as much as it moves me. I am INSPIRED!!!
I've been waiting for this! This song shifted my entire perspective on a lot of things!
I am so glad that Ren is being listened to by the world, and making people sit up and listen! Hey, Ren, you are already making a change in the world! You will not be forgotten! It's awesome! No matter what happens in your life from now on, good or bad, try and remember where you come from and all the things that you have been through, that are making you be as you are now, and in the future! You have touched many, and that's ALOT for one man as young as you are, to be a le to do in such a short time! I pray to hear more from you! I pray for your health, physically, and mentally. I pray for your family and freinds, and anyone that you have around you that supports you and is there for you. And you are there for them. And for us out here, that will ne er be the same, after listening g to your words and music in" HI, Ren:! You should be proud of yourself! I am proud of you, a d don't even know you! Or you me! But, I am proud to ha e been able to share in this moment with you! Thank you! Be safe and take care of yourself!
Idk wtf this was but I know I need more! ❤🔥❤️
I am blown away that almost all of these reaction videos... no one is pausing like they normally do. It is absolutely enthralling. This is an absolute masterpiece performance. Literally unbelievable.
This is genius. That was like poetry. His guitar skills are on another level. That was incredible. Never seen or heard anything like it!
Ren is a Complete artist A-Z
I've watched this too many times to count, and I cry every time.
The personal battle we each fight in ourselves, good against evil, is too perfectly expressed in this song.
Same
Ren is like a modern day English Bard
~*Love you boyz...best vid ever..watched it 3 times...sooo meaningful you are the best*~
Profound!!!! what an inspirational young man, we can all take hope from what he says. Thanks guys for your reaction to this new sensation that is Ren.
REN - HUNGER or MONEY GAME or FISHER all amazing rap ✌️
Need to check out his songs "Sick Boi", "Hunger", "The Tale of Jenny and Screech" & "Money Game" just for some variation.
The guy is stunning in his art and is hard to place in a genre.
I feel he is first and foremost a storyteller and the style and genre he uses shifts to best tell the story.
Regardless, whatever he does, he is off the charts talented.
That was crazy dope
Ren was misdiagnosed with bipolar/disassociate disorder at 17. 5 years later, they found out it was Lyme disease. He spent ten years bedridden and in hospital, and is in Canada receiving stemcell treatments now. The anti psychotics made him experience psychosis. He is arguing with the other side of himself he found in that psychosis. This guy is tortured and genius.
0:13 “IM TRYING TO HELP YO NOSTRIL… IT STANK. IT STANKKKK!!” y’all always got me dying bruh i love y’all 💀
1:20 skip the fart
Story telling at its finest, this lad with his dark subject content and sublime lyrics is a breath of fresh air in todays manufactured chart junk.
This guy should be worldwide recognised! 💯
Check his new rap song... 'What you want' by Ren it's better than any old school hip hop rap songs you've ever heard
Wild Ass Song!! It’s everyone’s subconscious in a song.. it’s art.. wild! Before every bad decision, before every Fight with a spouse, abuse, rape, beatings, before any trigger ever pulled on any person be it military or civilian.. there’s a voice inside us all.. do it.. don’t do it.. it’s the devil inside that drives the hate, the fear, jealousy, the grief, the pain..to go through with any bad decision.. there’s also the good inside what says “don’t.. you will get through this.. no one else needs to hurt like you do.. no one is worth the mental nightmares or self made subconscious prison the bad decision will cost you.. love all, make good choices.. because one day we will all be tested.. it’s a deep song.. it’s like folk, rap, rock, metal.. all combined. It’s life. 🤯
Ren's music is addictive
It’s inspirational and I have Lupus and PTSD! I’m crying so hard! This is my life!
THANK YOU @RenMakesMusic
Violet’s tale - Ren
You haven’t heard anything like it…
But after Jenny’s tale followed by Screech’s tale then finally Violets tale or you will ruin it for yourselves ! ❤
ren has some great music do more ren please
No link for his song? Check out his other songs... Genesis, Heretic, Everybody Drops...
Love watching you guys, first thing in the morning always puts a smile on my face.
Thanks for introducing me to Ren.
Ren is a bloody genius, a musician, a writer, an actor. For years he suffered from Lyme Disease, but at first they treated him for mental illness. Eventually they found out what was wrong and his treatment is ongoing. He comes from Dwyran on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales. And that was not folk music.
WOW!!! That was great! The eternal struggle between good and evil. Noone is all good. There's that little voice sometimes that tries to convince you to do something you shouldn't. There's that depression (which I suffer from) that tries to take over and you have to fight it.
He said he learned to relax. That's something. Over-thinking is so tiring.
You were both right. In the metaphor of Lucifer, the Devil, etc. he is talking to himself. The metaphor is that the darkness and light exists in all of us. God, or hope, or Zeus, or whatever else you want to call it, and the Devil, hatred, Mephistophles, etc. exist within us all as well, and that we need to delicately balance this relationship very carefully within ourselves. "If the light shines too bright, it casts a larger shadow."
That was a very awesome, beautiful, unique, masterpiece 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thank you for introducing me to this 💕
PLEASE DO ANOTHER REN SONG!! Like his newest! Or the duet with Chinchilla, Chalk Outlines! And listen to how Amazing of a singer he is!! Or him with he’s band THE BIG PUSH, I Shot the Sheriff, Zion, Hip Hop (The version where’s he’s in Red Suspenders) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
Wow, that really was kind of mind-blowing! Very interesting, different, and unique. Thanks for reacting to this! ✌💙✌
The problem with commercial music is it lacks depth. It isn't real, raw. It's generic to pump out to the masses. This won't ever be on the radio cause it's raw, it's profound and makes you think. Makes you question. Dude is genius.
This was my first time listening an this was so dope I’m blown away by the poetical lyrics
Artist - sings a rap song, with some reggae-influenced singing. Reactor guy - checks phone, “It says here this genre is folk music.” Dude! Listen with your ears! Respond like a human being! Don’t let your phone define reality! Honestly
first time I heard this, and this was fire
Great in a broadway play 🔥🔥
No boys I dont think hes talking to the Devill I think hes dealing with the turmoil of self doubt and the inner conflict between confidence and doubt.. Almost schizophrenia.. Tell you what Id love to see him play a role in a film.. Hes hypnotic and has an extraordinary screen presence eh.. Loving your reactions in the UK.. Folk !! Folk off !
You know a song is so good when you can't stop watching and listening. This is one amazing song.
I've never seen the boys this quiet during a reaction. I think that says a lot
This song reaches so many different cultures, ages, demographics, races, genders and religious people. So deep, great watching your reactions boys.
it is a representation of the internal battle of good and bad within us all, which is the free will given to us by the deity (who ever or what you believe in, or as Bob Dylan said you gotta serve somebody/something ) even if you don't believe in anything. You still know right and wrong and therefore will still have that Internal battle between the good and bad side of your own conscience
"Not for the radio" was what they said about Bohemian Rhapsody... history bears witness...
It is far deeper than you realize, guys. He is discussing the dichotomy of the human condition...read the lyrics. This is a masterpiece full of symbolism. Google Mephistopheles and you can piece its meaning together far beyond any "Christian song"...because it's not. We make angels, demons, and gods in our image...personifying our observations of the natural world and our experiences in it for meaning. Of course, you won't hear this on the radio...because the laity couldn't discern its meaning from the cacophony of suck on the airwaves.
Wonderful reaction video underlining the power of the song.