🔥🔥 Reaction.! This is one of the songs that Ren recorded from his bedroom while he was at the peak of his illness. (He says 25yrs old in the song). He said he has a least 1,000 songs on hard drives from that period. He picked through them and put them out on Demos 1 and 2. Ren's song Penitence is one his best from that period.
Always remember he was signed by Sony at 19. Only got dropped because he got sick and the clock ran down on the contract. So his talent was apparent 15 years ago. That's why he's got this massive back catalog that's only getting attention now. The timing of him being found is in lock step with his health and his ability to spare the energy to put out the music and promote it even virtually. Can you imagine how long he'd have been a household globally renowned name by now if his health hadn't derailed that first contract?
That Beat though... as a guitarist of 40+ years... he blows my mind with his simplicity! Whodda thunk to tap strings to make a beat like that! Respect Earned... IMHO!!!
Hold On" I got tears on my sleeves, hold on And holes in these jeans, hold on I haven't slept in weeks, hold on I haven't found no peace, hold on I get mighty tired, hold on And these tears run dry, hold on Two bloodshot eyes, hold on Two bloodshot eyes I don't belong here in the place where life has left me I'm 25 going on 150, my body feels old and I'm trying to lift the Weight from my soul but it's moving against me I've emptied out my tear ducts I lift my middle finger up I'm screaming fuck you to all the demons here that keep me stuck The pain is sharp like paper cuts I hate them much but yes I trust I must combust, I must blow up And muster all this courage up Boom, sparks fill the room, I feeling the rhythm I move My soul is more worn than the soles in my shoes Nike trainer blues, a man with none to lose I think I lost my sanity calamity ensues Poor choice make up, I'll rip out the pages of faith And I'll roll them up like rizla paper, Descartes Lung full of destiny a man with no path is a very strange entity Tears on my sleeves, hold on And holes in these jeans, hold on I haven't slept in weeks, hold on I haven't found no peace, hold on I get mighty tired, hold on And these tears run dry, hold on Two blood shot eyes, hold on Two bloodshot eyes Do you ever question your fate, (huh?) The questions I make Is this all predetermined the script or a play Am I the protagonist in this tragedy Or will I be the author of stories unmade If so, I'll dip in my quill to my ink pot Keep on writing never stop until my beating heart it flops I'll write a whole different story Seen one a boy full of hope, a boy full of glory Who st-st-st-st Stutters I'm at-at I would rather be tougher Than live it smoothly like butter but not so bitter ricotta But so I sit up and shut up it's like I a little bit struck up The courage never to fuck up and now I'm feeling the ruckus Feeling the static and now I'm feeling the flames And now I'm feeling the strength inside the room with my pain My boxing gloves are my hope that I trust to bust an uppercut Cut my demons up (what?) Boom like a tsunami, smooth like a poonani Bending words like origami, Salvador I'll be the Dali Only love like Bob Marley, golden ticket call me Charlie Riding Harley, Bengali Tiger style, call me Arnie (I'll be back) And I cut the slack, track your back, relax your inner beast And then seek your inner peace And I'll reach the cannopees and yes we climbing Building a brave new world inside a whole new designing With all this fire we burn like the sun A new dawn is rising, the new dawn it come (Ya) Diggity diggity down with all these corporation They burn up the land for the greed that they run Runs deep with the roots but their roots can be lifted I'll be a renegade, yes I'll make a fist kid Tried to seek truth in the kingdom of lies A boy so lost with two bloodshot eyes Tears on my sleeves, hold on And holes in these jeans, hold on I haven't slept in weeks, hold on I haven't found no peace, hold on I get mighty tired, hold on And these tears run dry, hold on Two blood shot eyes, hold on Two bloodshot eyes
I'd love to see Ren and Ronnie Radke collab on a song about their mental health struggles. Ren's style and sense of lyrics with Ronnie's rage and voice. No idea what would happen but if they could make it work I'm betting it would be legendary.
you always hit the nail right on the head with your Ren reviews. (its ok to have a shit day sometimes) its the only way we know when good ones are with us 🙏
Lol. You pause as many times as you want to! We don't mind! Sometimes (most) I'm a rewind freak trying to catch everything from Ren. His whole catalogue is like that! 🤗I love find all the little subilties and Easter eggs. There's A LOT!!😎 If you're 8 yrs back....still got plenty behind that to find!! I cant wait! Peace and love always until there is no more!😊❤
It's his life and he turned around something that was bad for the good.👌 No gimmick. Giving the message of hope, So others can have a good day or a better life 🌷 And to have amazing voice and genius lyrically writing and self taught musically 🎸 Ren It's so refreshing, & is what we need now 👌 Glad you found it refreshing after listening to some of the bleep 🎶 out there today 😉Love the rabbit hole 🐇🕳️ Can't wait to even find more stuff 👌
Ren puts words to emotions we can't sometimes express ourselves at times and that we this we are feeling alone. It is like he says "alright I'll go first, I will share my pain and my story and open the floor and create a space where others can feel safe. So they can tell their own stories of struggling, pain or something similar and not be shunned or judged". We see these stories in the comments and share our own... Thinking "damn, I thought it was just me". That is the beauty of Ren and of reaction videos like yours. We listen, watch and then scroll down to see our own pain reflected in other people's stories and comments. ❤
I contemplate that he may be the David of our day. He hasn’t had such a deep dive as to be a full on Job. But flying too close to your source of “light and truth” can lead to burns no one can survive 0:03 .
Yoooo you nailed it 👏🏼💯 Ren makes u feel better when you cant speak to anyone, its ok to not be ok ✔️ you put what i was thinking and couldn't say into words
Thank ya so much for soing this Bro!!! I knew youd enjoy this one! Rens been doing his thang a Long Time!!! Earned it... is not only a rrack ya Gotta see of him Busking... but he Did Do so!!! Been theu Hell... still makes great music! Anyone who says orherwise... obviously never accomplished anything in their pathetic lives!!!
As always, this was a fantastic reaction, Jay. Lol. This one is so fun. And to think how much pain he was in while making something that helped me dig out of my own hole just 😢 ❤
Super emotional. I hope anyone in distress seeks help. Hope Ren sharing this personal story has a positive effect. I saw one fellow who said Ren saved his life just today.
Rens favs playlist gotta be MASSIVE! Like you... ive heard Sooo many influences! This Cat is a true student of Hip Hop! Not only Hip Hop... of music in general! Hes done every genre except country... that i know of! I mean he even Nails Frank Sinatra! Watch his Kareoke Frank Sinatra Fly me to the Moon session... froma live twitch stream! Hes just messing around... but Damn!!! He Nailed Frankie!!!
Love your reaction man 👍 Hold on is fire ! Underrated, old one, great one ! But which one sucks ? 🤔 None 😂 You could check Life is funny, old one too, great one too 😜
🔥 reaction, can you believe that was 8 years ago?? Another early Ren that will definitely be playlist for you is "Fire". There's no music video, but this song lives up to its name.
This one of my(many) fav's,if you haven't listened to Ren-Spontaneous Stream Jam,you will love it.He does a remix version live with just his guitar of this song,followed by a medley of songs we all know off the cuff,pure fire.If no-one has said yet-Ini Kamoze- Here Comes the Hotstepper is what i hear inspiration from in the chorus
First time I heard the chorus it sounded incredibly familiar. I was sure it was a cover of a Moby or Fatboy Slim song. But nope, it was an original Ren banger. Love it
Nice! Now that you know the song though I think you should totally check out the Spontaneous Stream Jam to see a completely raw and playful version of this song and some other little bits. It’s pure unedited Ren magic. Also I would love to see your reaction to one of my personal favourites: Crutch feat. Bibi. It’s an older song from before Ren was finally correctly diagnosed with Lyme disease and was written after a breakdown following multiple emergency trips to the hospital. It is heart wrenching and stunning. It is also very different from everything else in his catalogue and deserves way more attention than it gets.
2:53 - I know others have answered as well already, but I'll answer again anyway, for the sake of your engagement numbers ;) "tear ducts" are what he emptied out... crying too long to have any tears left, I guess. 😭
I hear some influence of the out stepper, the lyrical gangster excuse me, Mr. Officer still love me like that! But all seriousness this mofos music helps us all bro. Three years this been helping me and I support him. Every chance I get got his stickers T-shirt albums pray for recover from his relapse.!
Your reactions to Ren make me happy. ❤ Just wish you had figured out what that hook reminded you of. I’ve been trying to figure it out for over a year now😊
Awesome video! Since I first heard it, this has been one of my top 5 favorite Ren tracks. I don't see it getting nearly the love it deserves, so thanks for this! Keep 'em coming!
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🔥🔥 Reaction.! This is one of the songs that Ren recorded from his bedroom while he was at the peak of his illness. (He says 25yrs old in the song). He said he has a least 1,000 songs on hard drives from that period. He picked through them and put them out on Demos 1 and 2. Ren's song Penitence is one his best from that period.
I'll give him 1,000 song ideas. But it'd impressive if he had triple digits of finished concepts.
He mentioned in an interview that he has 1000+ on his hard drive
@@ThroughGreyEyes They're not all complete . They're in different stages.
I saw you share this in the Rabbit Hole and I couldn't get here fast enough! Love Jay and this is one of my favorite songs 💜
Penitence is by far his best underplayed song ❤️🔥
Always remember he was signed by Sony at 19. Only got dropped because he got sick and the clock ran down on the contract. So his talent was apparent 15 years ago. That's why he's got this massive back catalog that's only getting attention now. The timing of him being found is in lock step with his health and his ability to spare the energy to put out the music and promote it even virtually. Can you imagine how long he'd have been a household globally renowned name by now if his health hadn't derailed that first contract?
"Empty out my tear ducts..."
... I lift my middle finger up
I'm screaming fuck you to all the demons here that keep me stuck!!!!! SO POWERFUL !!!
That Beat though... as a guitarist of 40+ years... he blows my mind with his simplicity!
Whodda thunk to tap strings to make a beat like that!
Respect Earned... IMHO!!!
and he's self taught from watching RUclips videos. He's incredible.
@TanyaQueen182 right! My son didn't wanna learn guitar from me... his Dad! So RUclips taught him!
Of course he's 180° from my style! Lol
Thanks Jay - always appreciate your thoughtful comments and appreciation for Ren, the real deal. ☮️💪🏼
Hold On"
I got tears on my sleeves, hold on
And holes in these jeans, hold on
I haven't slept in weeks, hold on
I haven't found no peace, hold on
I get mighty tired, hold on
And these tears run dry, hold on
Two bloodshot eyes, hold on
Two bloodshot eyes
I don't belong here in the place where life has left me
I'm 25 going on 150, my body feels old and I'm trying to lift the
Weight from my soul but it's moving against me
I've emptied out my tear ducts I lift my middle finger up
I'm screaming fuck you to all the demons here that keep me stuck
The pain is sharp like paper cuts
I hate them much but yes I trust
I must combust, I must blow up
And muster all this courage up
Boom, sparks fill the room, I feeling the rhythm I move
My soul is more worn than the soles in my shoes
Nike trainer blues, a man with none to lose
I think I lost my sanity calamity ensues
Poor choice make up, I'll rip out the pages of faith
And I'll roll them up like rizla paper, Descartes
Lung full of destiny a man with no path is a very strange entity
Tears on my sleeves, hold on
And holes in these jeans, hold on
I haven't slept in weeks, hold on
I haven't found no peace, hold on
I get mighty tired, hold on
And these tears run dry, hold on
Two blood shot eyes, hold on
Two bloodshot eyes
Do you ever question your fate, (huh?)
The questions I make
Is this all predetermined the script or a play
Am I the protagonist in this tragedy
Or will I be the author of stories unmade
If so, I'll dip in my quill to my ink pot
Keep on writing never stop until my beating heart it flops
I'll write a whole different story
Seen one a boy full of hope, a boy full of glory
Who st-st-st-st Stutters I'm at-at I would rather be tougher
Than live it smoothly like butter but not so bitter ricotta
But so I sit up and shut up it's like I a little bit struck up
The courage never to fuck up and now I'm feeling the ruckus
Feeling the static and now I'm feeling the flames
And now I'm feeling the strength inside the room with my pain
My boxing gloves are my hope that I trust to bust an uppercut
Cut my demons up (what?)
Boom like a tsunami, smooth like a poonani
Bending words like origami, Salvador I'll be the Dali
Only love like Bob Marley, golden ticket call me Charlie
Riding Harley, Bengali Tiger style, call me Arnie (I'll be back)
And I cut the slack, track your back, relax your inner beast
And then seek your inner peace
And I'll reach the cannopees and yes we climbing
Building a brave new world inside a whole new designing
With all this fire we burn like the sun
A new dawn is rising, the new dawn it come
(Ya) Diggity diggity down with all these corporation
They burn up the land for the greed that they run
Runs deep with the roots but their roots can be lifted
I'll be a renegade, yes I'll make a fist kid
Tried to seek truth in the kingdom of lies
A boy so lost with two bloodshot eyes
Tears on my sleeves, hold on
And holes in these jeans, hold on
I haven't slept in weeks, hold on
I haven't found no peace, hold on
I get mighty tired, hold on
And these tears run dry, hold on
Two blood shot eyes, hold on
Two bloodshot eyes
Ocean and Humble ft eden Nash are 🔥. If you want to keep going down that rabbit hole.
This!!!
Fucn’ love your Ren reactions. I love that you appreciate the talent and the worth. And you’re fun to watch.
Fact... my favorite reactor!!
To me, it has a reggae feel to it. Empty out my tear ducts
I love your Ren reactions. You've got such a good ear.
Ini Kamoze! Hotstepper. It was killing me. This a Ren deep cut
Yep and a sprinkle of "i got, myself a 40, i got, myself a shorty..." m e t h o d - release yo delf.
Theres a few more layers yet to discover from Ren! Losing It, Fire, Ocean, and Ready for You in particular!!!
Hold on! (See what i did there?) Jay hasn’t reacted to Losing It yet??! C’mon bruh
@@patrickcarlin9477 That is literally the thought that went through my head, too.
It took me FOREVER to figure out that the chorus is inspired by the intro to The Beatles - Come Together. Drove me nuts!
Ren and Eden Nash doing Ocean is another level youre gonna enjoy!!
It’s ok to feel fucked up today. I vibe w that
I'd love to see Ren and Ronnie Radke collab on a song about their mental health struggles. Ren's style and sense of lyrics with Ronnie's rage and voice. No idea what would happen but if they could make it work I'm betting it would be legendary.
🎶 Here comes the hotstepper!! 🎶
How'd I not see that you said the same thing LOL ❤️ agreed 💯
Yes! He lifts me up in my moments too
you always hit the nail right on the head with your Ren reviews. (its ok to have a shit day sometimes) its the only way we know when good ones are with us 🙏
Lol. You pause as many times as you want to! We don't mind!
Sometimes (most) I'm a rewind freak trying to catch everything from Ren. His whole catalogue is like that!
🤗I love find all the little subilties and Easter eggs.
There's A LOT!!😎
If you're 8 yrs back....still got plenty behind that to find!!
I cant wait!
Peace and love always until there is no more!😊❤
Emptied out my tear ducts
Loved your reaction
Reminds me of Come Together with The Beatles!!!
im a fat old white guy but I can tell a genuine guy. Jay your common sense is refreshing wish I was a 1/4 as cool as you. Im wishing you the best
One of my favorite songs right now.
Ren has helped me live as my authentic self.
Humble for real it’s one of his best
Gotta react to his acoustic version of Troubles. Live Ren is even better
Yes, we all feel the same...
It's his life and he turned around something that was bad for the good.👌 No gimmick. Giving the message of hope, So others can have a good day or a better life 🌷 And to have amazing voice and genius lyrically writing and self taught musically 🎸 Ren It's so refreshing, & is what we need now 👌 Glad you found it refreshing after listening to some of the bleep 🎶 out there today 😉Love the rabbit hole 🐇🕳️ Can't wait to even find more stuff 👌
Ren puts words to emotions we can't sometimes express ourselves at times and that we this we are feeling alone.
It is like he says "alright I'll go first, I will share my pain and my story and open the floor and create a space where others can feel safe. So they can tell their own stories of struggling, pain or something similar and not be shunned or judged".
We see these stories in the comments and share our own... Thinking "damn, I thought it was just me".
That is the beauty of Ren and of reaction videos like yours. We listen, watch and then scroll down to see our own pain reflected in other people's stories and comments. ❤
Ocean and Believe.
It's comforting because it's like "Oh, you too man?" It's someone in reality you can fall in step with.
Absolute despair (and madness there forth) is how Ren warns you about the grip your demons can have when you've lost the strength to search for peace.
I contemplate that he may be the David of our day.
He hasn’t had such a deep dive as to be a full on Job. But flying too close to your source of “light and truth” can lead to burns no one can survive 0:03 .
Fire!!! East coast inspired for sure! Wu Tang style beat, all the different flows! Damn!!
Yoooo you nailed it 👏🏼💯 Ren makes u feel better when you cant speak to anyone, its ok to not be ok ✔️ you put what i was thinking and couldn't say into words
Salvador Dali, the king of the melting clocks on trees with no leaves. I’ve been to his museum in Tampa. It’s dope. Smooth like a Punani.
The music and bassline in this one reminds me of something cypress hill wouldve done. Love it man!! Killing the reactions!
This really is a great song, work of art in its sonic simplicity with layered on top complex lyricism providing the melody
Preach! ❤❤❤
Jay, you are my favorite Ren reactor. Love your insights and you are just awesome!! ❤
I appreciate the hell outta this, thank you!! ✌🏿💚💪🏿
This is a total bop!
Ren Hold On and Power are vibes I try to live daily!!!
Thank ya so much for soing this Bro!!! I knew youd enjoy this one!
Rens been doing his thang a Long Time!!! Earned it... is not only a rrack ya Gotta see of him Busking... but he Did Do so!!! Been theu Hell... still makes great music!
Anyone who says orherwise... obviously never accomplished anything in their pathetic lives!!!
As always, this was a fantastic reaction, Jay. Lol. This one is so fun. And to think how much pain he was in while making something that helped me dig out of my own hole just 😢 ❤
This song speaks to my soul..❤
🔥🔥🔥reaction!!! You’re always so thoughtful and sincere with your commentary
It is also helpful to know others are dealing with crap and they manage to keep singing
This song is all Ed Sheeran influenced, and it would be an amazing Collab to see REN and Ed Sheeran do a song together
Thanks Jay for continuing to react and support my favourite artist ever ❤❤
Yes... I getcha Bro... hard enough to acknowledge to yourself what's bothering ya... but sharing that... that's Not what Men do!!!
Super emotional.
I hope anyone in distress seeks help.
Hope Ren sharing this personal story has a positive effect.
I saw one fellow who said Ren saved his life just today.
Love your reactions!!❤
Rens favs playlist gotta be MASSIVE! Like you... ive heard Sooo many influences!
This Cat is a true student of Hip Hop! Not only Hip Hop... of music in general! Hes done every genre except country... that i know of!
I mean he even Nails Frank Sinatra!
Watch his Kareoke Frank Sinatra Fly me to the Moon session... froma live twitch stream!
Hes just messing around... but Damn!!! He Nailed Frankie!!!
This is a bloody brilliant song
Love your reaction man 👍 Hold on is fire ! Underrated, old one, great one ! But which one sucks ? 🤔 None 😂 You could check Life is funny, old one too, great one too 😜
Ren found his own ROAD !! Nice reaction !!
Only Love like Bob Marley... thats a BAR!!!!
🔥 reaction, can you believe that was 8 years ago?? Another early Ren that will definitely be playlist for you is "Fire". There's no music video, but this song lives up to its name.
8 years ago, if you listen to troubles -- is about when he brought the mic into his coffin...
You missed one part of the Salvador Dali line. He was also talking about being the Dalai Lama.
Just grateful for you.
This song is criminally underrated in my opinion. Awesome reaction as always Jay!
This one of my(many) fav's,if you haven't listened to Ren-Spontaneous Stream Jam,you will love it.He does a remix version live with just his guitar of this song,followed by a medley of songs we all know off the cuff,pure fire.If no-one has said yet-Ini Kamoze- Here Comes the Hotstepper is what i hear inspiration from in the chorus
Great reaction. Ren's music does give us permission to feel our feelings. True medicine ❤
Another fabulous gem from the Master that is Ren. Love your reactions, this one is a 🔥🔥track 👏👏❤️
HEROTIC
you will LOVEEE it ❤
You probably already know this of course, but Prof and Ren dropped a song couple days ago. Called 'pain salesmen'. Freaking amazing....
Thank you so much. 💜
First time I heard the chorus it sounded incredibly familiar. I was sure it was a cover of a Moby or Fatboy Slim song. But nope, it was an original Ren banger. Love it
That last verse tho. Boy is a fkn 20 piece drumset. 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you, Jay and woodywoodman, for the reaction and suggestion! Definitely one of my favorites by Ren.
Wish i could like more than once!
Thank you. I also recommend this song🤗
Nice! Now that you know the song though I think you should totally check out the Spontaneous Stream Jam to see a completely raw and playful version of this song and some other little bits. It’s pure unedited Ren magic.
Also I would love to see your reaction to one of my personal favourites: Crutch feat. Bibi. It’s an older song from before Ren was finally correctly diagnosed with Lyme disease and was written after a breakdown following multiple emergency trips to the hospital. It is heart wrenching and stunning. It is also very different from everything else in his catalogue and deserves way more attention than it gets.
Emptied out my tearducts
#RENegade #HOPE
#ren #holdon
Great reaction 🖤🔥🤍
2:53 - I know others have answered as well already, but I'll answer again anyway, for the sake of your engagement numbers ;) "tear ducts" are what he emptied out... crying too long to have any tears left, I guess. 😭
Fire!
Yes please 🔥💚
This song is absolute 🔥
Ren is ewrythng 🪄🎼✨💯👍 🇫🇮💙
Your Audio quality is grazyGooD 🔛🔝🔊🎶🎉
The rabbit hole doesn't end. Proof? Chalk outlines, how to be me (acoustic), or troubles (acoustic).
I don't think any other comments mentioned it, but the intro & outro beats were taken from "Here comes the Hotstepper".
You need to see the live acustic versión!! Is astounding!! ❤❤
I love your Ren reactions. Check out his live spontaneous jam session to see him play this. It's very cool.
Jaaaayyy! Ren n Chinchilla! and Ready For You, pleeeeease! Brilliant react, as always, mate. Love ya, Pippa ❤
One of my fav Ren tracks👍thanks
Top tier reactions, Fact.
Only two types of people in the world, those that agree and those that are wrong 🤣
Keep it coming Jay 👊
There's a fantastic little live stream twitch spontaneous jam, knocking about the internet. Definitely worth seeking out. 👌
You have to react to his spontaneous stream jam . You Will love it 😊
Nice reaction again. I love This Song .
Could you react to Rens speculate jam live stream video? Ren just chats with the live chat and starts singing and playing for fun while eating!
I hear some influence of the out stepper, the lyrical gangster excuse me, Mr. Officer still love me like that! But all seriousness this mofos music helps us all bro. Three years this been helping me and I support him. Every chance I get got his stickers T-shirt albums pray for recover from his relapse.!
Thanks Jay... knew youd vibe to it!
"Empty out my tearducts"
Your reactions to Ren make me happy. ❤ Just wish you had figured out what that hook reminded you of. I’ve been trying to figure it out for over a year now😊
Awesome video! Since I first heard it, this has been one of my top 5 favorite Ren tracks. I don't see it getting nearly the love it deserves, so thanks for this! Keep 'em coming!
This is is always in my top 5 Ren songs! So good! Thanks, Jay!
LESSS GOOO BANGER
You're one of my favs! I appreciate your perspective. (He had a studder for awhile) Much love ❤️ Sue