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Why wouldn't I be kind? People are people and people go through things that are hard sometimes. People need to be loved, not hated for expressing themselves. We are all in the same boat. I'm honored to be able to hear his story.
@@pastorbrentreactsI don’t claim to know all things Ren, but I do know he was bitten by a tick about 10 years ago. He suffered with undiagnosed Lyme disease for YEARS! Very very sad! I do know most of his videos are done in ONE TAKE! 🤯That’s major Talent!! Sick Boi would be a great next video! Tells a little of his story. He is an inspirational young man indeed. And growing in popularity by all the reaction channels, and many many fans! I’m so proud and happy for Ren, I believe he’s been making music for a very long time, and happy that he is finally getting the recognition he deserves! Pretty Amazing huh?!
Subbing for more Ren, haven’t even finished the reaction yet 😂🖤 here’s some info 🖤 🔥🔥🔥 .Welcome to the Renaissance! Ren is my favourite artist of all time. I say artist because he is a multifaceted diamond! From singing (all styles) to rapping (bars/flows/schemes for days), Bardcore (story telling) beatbox, makes his own beats, scatting and a multi instrumentalist (guitars, bass, drums, melodica and more). On top of that he is the most beautiful human being inside and out who has been through and continues to go through absolute hell. Ren is 33 from Anglesey, Wales originally but spent most his adult life in Brighton, England. He has been very ill for years, at one point being completely bed ridden. He was misdiagnosed for years, being told he was bipolar, had M.E and more and was prescribed medications that made him worse and ended up in psychosis. It turns out Ren had Lyme disease which has caused havoc on his body. He’s been living in Calgary, Canada all year receiving intense medical treatment for his brain damage and mast cell activation disorder amongst other things that were caused by the Lyme disease. He started off making beats at 12 and selling CDs then moved on to busking. He was part of a band called Trick The Fox and was signed to Sony but they didn’t renew the contract after his health deteriorated. He then started The Big Push. They went on hiatus the end of last year after 5 years partly due to his move to Canada and also because the other members are also soloists and were moving around too. I have a list of songs to check out of all styles. Obviously this is no where near everything but gives you places to start. 🖤 Ren songs in best order to watch them (although there isn’t a specific order technically, this is a good way to go) 📚Serious/storytelling📚 Hi Ren The Tale of Jenny and Screech (full) SickBoi Chalk outlines live How to be me live Suic*de For Joe Money Game 1, 2, 3 🎤Showing off his rap etc talent🎤 Losing it The hunger Power Illest of our time Genesis Genesis acoustic Murderer Murderer acoustic Animal flow Animal flow acoustic what you want (beastie boys homage) 🎸The big push 🎸 I shot the sheriff/ road to Zion/ hip hop Wade in the water/ Nina Simone/ trouble so hard Englishman in New York live Swan song Watch out (red suspenders) Sweet little lady Sweet little lady live Why my woman? War pigs (red suspenders) Paint it black (red suspenders) 🎶Ren and Sam Tompkins🎶 Blind eyed Blind eyed ft angry carpark attendant Blind eyed MC sessions Walking on the moon/ no diggity Earned it/ man’s world/ falling ⛔️More full list below.⛔️ REN ET AL SONG LIST Here’s a list to get you going (I know you’ve seen a few) 🖤 RAP The hunger Illest of our time Power Genesis (also the acoustic one) Sick boi Animal flow (also the acoustic) What you want (beastie boys homage) Murderer (also the acoustic one) Masochist Lost All Faith Down On The Beat ft Viktus 16 bar challenge Seven Sins Wicked Ways SickBoi 2 Loco RETAKES Wildfire (SBTRKT retake) Right here, right now - fat boy slim All my life - foo fighters Bittersweet Symphony - the verve Losing it - fisher BARDCORE The tale of Jenny and screech (full) Hi Ren MoneyGame part 1 MoneyGame part 2 MoneyGame part 3 SINGING Humble ft Eden nash Ocean ft Eden nash Fire FUNNY 1990s (watch the video one) Love music Love music part 2 Love music part 3 Love music part 4 Uninvited SAD Su!cide For Joe Crutch ft Bibi Depression Insomnia OTHERS Dear God Crucify your culture Ahiahiahoha Hold On Penitence ft Molly Mckinna Everybody drops Heretic Diazepam Ready for you Children of the moon Girls It’s alright Jessica ft orlean Hold on Life is funny Do you believe Satellite girl French song ft domain Axisa Can’t help falling in love (Elvis cover) Screech’s tale Instagram stories Wade in the water (live in Berlin) Freckled angels - live performance Freckled angels Pixie Make my way Run away Pocket full of pain Meaning Bullet Patience - Ren Gill M.E. RANDOM Love you CNN One Million Subscribers - defining success Loads of busking ones with his band The Big Push, Trick The Fox, Sam Tompkins and Chinchilla. THE BIG PUSH - MUSIC VIDEOS / LIVE Swan song sweet little lady Sweet little lady - live bongo bong Englishman in New York live what kind of woman is this It’s alright GAK sessions - the big push live These boots are made for walking/satisfaction/everybody The big push live from home (live nation broadcast) Icarus Acustarus (Icarus acoustic) Xbox marijuana Dignity Oh my woman Praise You Precious THE BIG PUSH - BUSKING I shot the sheriff/road to Zion/hiphop N johnny B Goode sweet little lady I shot the sheriff (Bob Marley cover) My generation Damien Marley live Sympathy for the devil live Guns of Brixton Watch out (live busking) Lonely boy (black keys cover) Love will tear us apart (joy division) Jumpin jack flash (the Rolling Stones cover) Lonely boy/paint it black Watch out (live busking 2020) Heroes (David Bowie) Heart attack REN & SAM TOMPKINS earned it/mans world/falling blind eyed live performance Blind eyed live Blind eyed ft angry carpark attendant Blind eyed MC sessions walking on the moon/no diggity improvising around Stevie Wonder what went wrong 1&2 Wild thoughts/crazy in love Latch (live disclosure cover) Same old situation REN & CHINCHILLA Chalk Outlines (live) How To Be Me (live) one dance/drunk in love sexual healing CHINCHILLA fingers (live) Elements Little girl gone Cut you off TRICK THE FOX living room poetry The mash up Lost boy Street lights
I'd check out Chalk Outlines the live version. Mostly due to that one being my favorite by him. But the Renegades aren't wrong. Every song is a banger and u never know what to expect with this guy. His genre is Ren. He also taught himself to play guitar and piano from watching youtube videos
My brother, you will find that Ren is all of the things that you have raised...he shares the struggles of his faith journey, he feels lost, he has a good grasp of the human condition, his theology could use some help, but his talent with words, in multiple genres, instrumentally, conceptually is elite and masterful. He deals with many serious issues in vulnerable ways that make him lovable even in his flawed self...I would love to sit down with him and have a very long and serious conversation about where he is mentally, physically and especially spiritually...it would be fascinating and perhaps helpful. The Renagades who post in the comments will guide you on where to go next, but enjoy your journey and I will tag along.
Thank you John. Much appreciated. And you know I find that when the walls come down and people allow you to get to know them, you find that a lot of things are relatable. It’s rough to know that he’s had to go through some stuff. But I’m right there with you. I would love to sit with him and talk about what’s kept him going. I’m grateful to be on the Ren journey.
If the RENegades come here, they will let you know what a struggle Ren's life has been and what a wonderful human being Ren is. The majority of Ren's songs convey a strong message that has been helping people talk about their hidden issues and getting to open up and get help. Other songs are just pure fun on Ren's part. There are also extraordinary collabs with other artists that you should check, but go slow and "digest" each song with care and I believe you can become a better person, as I like to believe I am after being touched by Ren. When you feel more confortable around this treasure of an artist, please react to Ren's Eden...
I love that. :D I'm not a stranger to the things that people struggle with. I am excited for more. :D Thank you for recommending them! They are incredibly diverse and I love the musicality of it. I like that he included some good vs. evil.
My opinion only, Ren has been tested more then most if you learn a little more about his journey that has lead him to his music. It gives you a understanding and his music has that much more of a impact.He may not hold religion as a guiding light for his vision, But I honestly believe God is working through him on many many levels. He mentions faith in many of his lyrics. Try his Letter to God ! . I think he envisions unity of belief unity of people and unity of economy's. And most everything brings the division and seperation into a light that has been in the dark far to long ! Check out his interviews the one with Knox Hill is very good long ! but informative then his 1 million subscriber thank you.Even further check out unrest when he was still on the verg of suicide and still very sick and in so much pain for so many years.. And with all that said he is a amazing artist and so talented I have difficulty seeing his equal. And he obviously loves making music. And I love listing to his art !! A Renegade !! lol And Welcome
I believe that God uses all things. He used an evil dictator and the Edomites to fulfill a prophecy in the O.T. God can use whoever he wants for whatever he wants and it’s always for his glory. I also enjoy when people use music to help them with the things they are going through in life. I did the same with my rap. I stopped shortly after I met my wife but I had a few songs out there. Writing is cathartic and the creative process helps. So I am 10000% excited to be able to see how REN has overcame these trials.
I hope that these people reacting to Hi Ren for the first time keep going forever!. Thank you Pastor Brent - You didn't disappoint. It is a helping of joy to see reactions like this. This song has saved lives. Subscribed
Hi Brent - nice reaction/breakdown, you are very observant! As an empathetic person, you will relate to Ren's art. Looking forward to your dive into the Ren Rabbit Hole... 😉
Thanks for your authentic reaction and kudos for respecting the artists lyrics by not censoring parts. Enjoy this brave young man bringing it all to the table like there is no tomorrow.
I don’t care for explicit language but I’m also a real person who lives in the real world. we are people, sometimes, people have creative language that resembles when we stub our toe or drop something heavy on our foot. 🤷♂️ thanks for watching. :)
I’m a little late, but welcome to the multitalented genius Ren. This masterpiece is just the tip of the iceberg. A powerful icing on the Ren-cake if you will 😅 He is a relatable voice of comfort and hope for everyone dancing in the darkness. He is eloquently, with all the authenticity of someone who is painfully familiar with it, letting us know that it is human to not be perfect and that we are not alone. I trust that other RENegades will fill you in on his backstory and probably recommend Sick Boi for insight into his frustrations from being misdiagnosed for years. I will just add a suggestion to check out 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. Also if you want to understand the man behind the art (and why we all love him so dearly), check out his 1m subscribers video on defining success. Ren is not just a brilliant artist but a genuinely good human being who wants to inspire positive change in the world. Hope to see you deep down the Ren rabbit hole with the rest of us 🐰🕳️
After all of that, Ren says that the light and dark live side by side whithin us as part of human nature. He awakens our empathy for all of those struggling with whatever demons they have. Ren sufferred and still suffers for 13 years. He has constant pain and sevetal serious medical conditions from being misdiagnosed and sufferinf from the long term effects of Lyme disease and autoimmunity and MCAS. He is multi talented and will always remember and shine light on the problems of mental illness and chronic health issues.
I think there is a lot to be said about him. I love that he overcomes. He takes the cards that have been dealt and turns it around to encourage others. It’s a beautiful thing that comes out of something he shouldn’t have to go through. Thank you 🙏
Welcome to the RENegades 😁 I've got a playlist of Hi Ren reactions & we recently celebrated the 1000th video. Your reaction is currently #1133 but there may be more that came before.
One aspect I've noticed for myself is that the "Whooo Whooo whoo" parts, the 'opera' part as you named it, was Ren's version of make a joyful noise. On my first listen when he sang that in the intro I felt jaded and annoyed by it. But by the end of the song, when he rose up and faced down his inner demons and launched into the reprise, I realized that the sounds were his hope and his joy. His unashamed peace and joy with who he has found himself to be. And I felt ashamed of myself for my jaded first impression. He found something in himself that I never have and my own bitterness made me want to reject it. What I've taken from this is that all of your initial and final thoughts came together to the right conclusion. The bad Ren was mental illness. It was also his inner demon. His inner doubts, inner critic, inner self hated. AND as revealed, that inner voice that we all have IS Satan. By whatever name, whatever form, whatever religion or lack there of. That negative inner voice has been with mankind since the beginning. And maybe mankind needed to give it a form. An identity they could envision so they could recognize and combat it. Satan. Lucifer. Mephistopheles. Morning Star. It's been given many names over ages but it is all the same. Inner darkness.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Musically, I thought it was awesome. :) 😎 I love that about music. Music has interpretive properties while the reason that he wrote it may have been one thing, someone else may get something completely different.
Subbed and liked before it began.I could tell you liked it. It’s just beginning! Wait till you here more Ren. He raps sings and plays multiple instruments! Watch The Tale of Jenny and Screech ending with violets tale. It’s a 3 song journey! Enjoy, Ren is really talented. I’m here to follow your journey!!!
I know about those internal dialogs, I am almost 75 years old and have been arguing with myself since preteen. It's not fun, but sometimes I win the argument. On a good day anyway :-)
Ren Went years misdiagnosed with depression bi polar chronic fatigue syndrome he had a recording deal with Sony in 2010 why working on his album he got sick and couldn't finish it so they parted ways he moved back to Wales he would become so sick that he became bedridden for up 23 hours a day they meds they had him caused him to have psychosis he got PTSD to but not from meds it would take years before he would get the right diagnosis he has Lyme disease he went so long misdiagnosed he has Brain damage Organ Damage Joint Damage he has had 2 stem cell transplants done he in Canada getting treatment done he has to have IV 5 days a week they put this thing on his head to help open path ways in his Brain he can only eat 2 kinds of beef and few Vegetables because the autoimmune cause his body to have allergic reaction to just about everything he eats he also has ADHD too he can play guitar bass drum piano produces his own music mixes his own beats beatboxes can sing and rap he can do any Genre of music he has a band too called the big push they do Busking live street performance they do covers but also have there own music
Ren has psychosis, not DID. The difference is that in DID, the other personas take over, and in REN’s case he hears the voice, but the voice can “only” talk. I’m convinced I briefly had another persona take form in me. The mind is a bunch of competing layers, not a monolithic person. In my late teens, I was dating a girl in college. She was super toxic… not malicious, but she was dealing a lot of personal trauma herself. She was constantly on the verge of suicide, an my 18yr old self was nowhere near qualified to be her emotional animal. It didn’t even occur to me that having sex with her so she wouldn’t kill herself was itself a form of rape. She was holding herself hostage. Her big tactic was when I’d say “this specific thing you’re doing bothers me.”, she’d respond back with “So does that mean you want to break up with me?” Which left me in the position of dropping my complaint so I could reassure her I still loved her, she was worthy of love, etc. with the subtext being that if ii didn’t convince her I was all-in, she’d die and it would be my fault. So one time she did it again, and… it was my voice that said it, but I don’t remember deciding to say it. But I answered her “yes”. And at that point, I was committed. The alternate personality that I had created, so it would have the strength to risk her dying (still not sure if I didn’t believe she’d go through with it, or if I didn’t care if she did), was done. That part of me re-integrated with the rest. She never did kill herself, for whatever that’s worth. We both were on a study abroad program, so all of our classmates (me and my four roommates, plus her and her six roommates) saw only that she was in pain and it was my fault. For the whole semester, I was stuck in another country, surrounded by enemies. I made dean’s list, though… nothing to do but study.
@@pastorbrentreacts - Thank you. I’m better in some ways. I had to escalate my demonstrations of love, over time. So I guess she was my fiancée by the time other-me ended things with her. I was so vehemently against marriage afterwards, it broke up my next relationship entirely. Took me about a decade to sort out my feelings about that. And I learned how to act super romantic… so much so that it now feels like lying and manipulation. These days, I’m painfully honest, even when it’s involves over-sharing. She often drastically misquoted an early feminist thinker who posited that since men have all the political power, any heterosexual act is by definition the man raping the woman. Combining that with her suicide threats, she was effectively forcing me to rape her (and raping me at the same time). The guilt and shame of that is still with me, because regardless of her making me do it, I’m still the bad guy in this story. They had to invent a whole new sexual orientation for people like me: asexuals… I’m not attracted to anybody. So I’ve put a lot of time and energy into understanding how I’ve been damaged by what she did. There’s no fixing it, but I’m more or less at peace with this new equilibrium. Which is a lot of why REN’s song resonates with me so much. He had undiagnosed (or MISdiagnosed) Lyme disease for years. During that time, he developed psychosis. When he says “I have stood in the flames that cremated my brain” he means it… the infection caused neurological changes that can never be undone. He talks about learning new coping mechanisms, not a cure. And he uses his talents to advocate for mental health awareness. I’m a somewhat active member of the asexual community, I advocate for how feminism (real feminism, not the man-hating garbage I was taught in the 90s) benefits men, as well as for male sexual assault victims (I support female victims as well, but there are plenty of strong women fighting that cause, so I mostly just stay out of their way). I don’t have the reach or the talent Ren does, but I try to do what I can with what I’ve got.
Wow, I don’t know how I didn’t see this comment. I’m sorry I didn’t respond until just now. Thank you for sharing this with me. I think you will find that we have a lot more in common than you might think. I appreciate you my friend and I hope you are doing well now.
If you do the tales of Jenny and screech make sure you do the full version trilogy Jenny screech and finally violet's tale in that order otherwise it won't make sense great reaction btw ✌️it's 13 and half minutes long 👍
Hey there Tommy, Thank you for your thoughts on this. Here's my take on it - and you are 1000000% free to agree to disagree. This is a safe place where you can voice your thoughts. I don't think we wouldn't be immune to it. That implies that the only one who could hurt you is yourself. Words do have power. They have the power to bless people and they have the power to curse people. Being our own worst enemy at times doesn't mean we don't get hurt by others. Being our own worst enemy at times is buying into the harmful things that other people sometimes say. Other times, it could be giving into our vices. Other times it could be regretting a decision we've made. Basically, I don't think it's that black and white. While people have the ability to choose to ignore people who hate on them... that doesn't mean it doesn't affect them. We've all had someone get under our skin at some point - myself included. People can be incredibly mean... and I think we've all been on the receiving end of it at some point in our lives. I know for me, high school was that time. However... if we make a blanket statement that we would be immune... it's implying a few things.. either it's the victims fault for letting those words affect them, they're suppressing their feelings by refusing to work through it, or they're not human. There's no one immune to things.. but we have all experienced our own selves believing the words that others say at some point in our lives... whether it be a parent, a friend, or someone else. I don't believe that victim shaming is right. I do believe that feelings are as powerful as hormones.. because think about what Serotonin is, or what Endorphins are... or pheromones... they have a lot of power in someone's life. I don't believe that anybody here is bionic (even though that would be sooooo cool) so that means they must be human.. The only other thing they could really do is suppress their feelings...which I also don't think is good... leading back to that very thing... we are our own worst enemies... when we don't talk about what happened. We don't give ourselves the opportunity to cope or process whatever happened. We buy into the lies that someone else says about us. There's a time in everyone's life where this applies... mine as well. This is what I'm talking about when I say we are our own worst enemy. It's not just a simple phrase.. there's a lot of depth to it.. Also, you're right... our self hardened skin should be able to withstand the blows... but sometimes they can't. Darts get through and it's painful.. it's not your fault.. Everyone is going to handle things differently. Everyone is on their journey through life. And I get the feeling based on how you worded your comment that there's stories. And those stories hold weight because they follow you, and they influence decisions to trust or to walk away. I don't have to know the stories to know how powerful they are - I see them everyday. I have the same kind of stories, the ones that made or broke me. I do know one thing though.. you are valued and you are loved. And I appreciate you for being who you are and sharing your thoughts. I'd love to hear your thoughts back. :) Stay awesome Tommy!
@@pastorbrentreacts I do agree with some of what you've said, but i like to pick up a few things. The original statement was about being "Your own Worse Critic" that seems to have evolved into "Your own Worse Enemy", these are different situations. I won't go into the "Enemy" side as that's not what i was saying but I do agree that, unless we have a Nemesis, then we can be our own worse enemy but i caveat that by saying that we can be our own best ally also. I do believe that words have no power other that what you/we give them, i shall use an example later on. This is about "Us" saying the worse about "Us" to "Us" as individuals. If we are our are own worse critic, there is nothing, no words, that others can use that we haven't already said to ourselves. I don't think that this is the case. We often live within our own bubbles, interacting and talking to certain types of people in certain ways, This leads to familiarity of thought and process. It's this familiarity that means we can only expose ourselves to ourselves within our own experience (i hope that makes some sense :) That's why people outside our bubble can expose to Us things that our own bubble hide or protect Us from. And it's because of this that we don't fully see ourselves as we are, but we see ourselves as defined within that comfortable bubble. It's like someone using the saying "I'm not a racist BUT...." That is their own bubbles experience that is making them think that what they are about to say isn't Racist. However everyone outside that bubble will have a different view. I will concede that within our own bubbles we could be our own worse critic, but soon as we encounter someone outside our comfortable place, i believe they can be much harsher than we'd ever be to ourselves as they can see our whole selves not the part reflected back by our bubble. As for the power of words, If you hear a word that you don't know the meaning of, the meaning of that word will pass you by and you can't be effected by it's intent, it has no power. If you are in a foreign country and someone says something to you that you don't understand, what power has the word/s got, would you know if it's a blessing or a curse? You may infer something from how it was delivered but that doesn't give you the meaning of the words. It's only after you learn the meaning of the word/s that it is given power. It's knowledge that is the power not the word itself. Once i learnt this i became a much more serene person and certainly open up to introspection. It's when i changed my stance on religions. I used to be staunch Atheist, and the bubble i lived in helped to confirm that. Once i realized that our bubbles define how we see ourselves i started to press outside my bubble. I taught myself Hebrew so i could read the Bible as it was written, i studied the apocrypha to make sure that i know about the whole story, i've read the KJB to see what Translation does the the meaning and intent of words. I've read the Torah to see if there are differences, I'm currently learning to read Arabic so i can read the Qur'an as it was written. I studied the ancient Greek and Roman Gods, i also intend to do the same for other current major religions when the time allows. This study outside my Atheist bubble lead to change my position, I now consider myself a Deist/Agnostic Humanist, I am now fully willing and prepared to be proven wrong in my stance and i just wait evidence that will do that. Until then i will use what i have learnt to try and make myself more accepting of others, especially those that are outside my growing bubble.....For example, i really try not to judge people anymore that's an example of Jesus' teaching that I'm am fully behind, but there are things that i just cannot forgive. Personally, I am Autistic with an IQ beyond 150, i really don't process things the way that 99% of people do, I am logical, dispassionate and struggle with empathy, I can empathize but it needs to be in direct correlation with my own experience, i can't "Imagine" what others are feeling/thinking if I've no frame of reference. I had a normal upbringing, there are no skeletons in my past, no trauma, quite an uninteresting life compared to so many, but i couldn't be happier than i currently am....with the exception of having no bills to pay that is :)
He's just using religious archetypes as a device to explain the multiple aspects and effects of the "negative energy" we all carry within us - self-doubt, being one of them. Ren isn't "religious" per se - he briefly toyed with a variety of spiritual explanations and solutions for his sickness and ultimate psychosis - so I figure that's probably the inspiration for his use of religious metaphors. Personally, I see the song as a rejection of the demands of religious dogma. He found healing in final acceptance of the imperfect nature of our being. Trying to attain perfection, and continually beating ourselves up over our inevitable failure can lead us to a very unhealthy state of mind. When I rejected the impossible demands of Christianity, I became kinder to myself, and far less judgmental of others. After his spoken epilogue, I'm pretty sure that you understood the truth of what he was saying, and your confused "what could it all mean?" summary belied that you were struggling to acknowledge the veracity of his message. Think on it, Pastor.
Hey I think that there's a level of interpretation that comes along with any piece of art. You see it one way, I see it another. That's the beauty of our human minds :D I appreciate your thoughts about this. You're awesome.
Thanks for your response, Brent(?). "Hi Ren" is clearly a very weighty piece of work, and your reaction was understandably brief - it's a lot to get your head round. I'd be really interested to hear from you a more considered analysis, or general thoughts on the content of the song, (once you've had a bit more time to absorb it!) It's very much in your field of interest, being fundamentally about "good/evil", or as I would phrase it, positive/negative energy. It wouldn't be the first time a reactor has revisited, to talk more about one of Rens' songs - instant reactions can sometimes be difficult.@@pastorbrentreacts
Thanks for your recommendation :D Eventually, I'll go back and look at it. There's a lot to unpack with Ren - so I'm finding out. And you guys have been awesome with filling in gaps that I don't currently know. It hurts my heart to know that Ren is struggling the way he is. I think it's healthy to have different opinions especially when it comes to music. Are there certain things that mean specific things? Sure. I know there's a lot of things I don't know and I don't claim to know them all. There's ALWAYS more beneath the surface. This was the very first song I had ever heard from him. Naturally, you're right, I'm gonna miss a lot. But going with what I had to go on and what I knew going into the song, that's what I based my reaction on. If I heard something, I would talk about it. Do I think there's more to his music than just what I said? Absolutely! It's no different than if a student goes to a medical school to become a doctor.. they don't know the things a seasoned doctor is gonna know. Renegades have been with Ren for a while, there's gonna be things you guys know that I don't. So, I think revisiting will be something I end up doing after getting to know Ren through his music. I appreciate you! :D
I really have an issue with giving "the evil" the name Samuel L Jackson. I understand from where that is coming from BUT Samuel L Jackson IS NOT "the characters he is playing as an actor" so to make him by his - real name - "the persona of evil" is not fair at all...please choose instead the "played character name/role name" he played which gave you that sentiment. To be real it is actually disrespectful in behalf of his outstanding talent as an actor and for his craft. Because it is way more difficult to play an evil character "believable" than a good character. That is no "critic" or "hate" but just a "request to think about it" Besides that "the good" can not exist or "shine" without "the evil" and vice versa anyway = the one needs the other for its existence.... just to express it philosophical.....in life it´s all about "duality" or as the asiatic approach says "it´s all about the balance between the "Ying and the Yang". ..and as Ren said that ( - meant is duality -) seperates us human beings from demons, angels and gods because those embodiments do not have to face "duality" they are either just solely good or just solely evil as their given characteristics
I mean, look at Morgan Freeman's typical characters in movies.. he plays God.. he's not God. So the same could be said about Samuel L Jackson. I appreciate the thoughts behind the comment from Michael. Interpretation is everything and if he took it that way, he took it that way. Not really a whole lot I can do about how he took it when it sounds like Nubien, you understood the reference. :D
Thanks for joining me at the beginning of my REN journey! I am excited for his music, he is incredibly talented and passionate. I’m excited for more.
Unknown trilogy - 1 Viktus with animal -then Ren with animal flow - then both In down on the beat
this was done live and one take they had 4 camera set up to get this take
The RENagades have shown up~!! It never gets old watching someone experience Ren for the first time😂
I loved this. It was different but I love it.
Over the past year Ren has left many people speechless, laughing, crying and everything in between. welcome to the family ❤
Thank you. I’m looking forward to it.
You'd think after a year I'd be bored of seeing bright eyed little bunnies peaking into the warren, but nope I'm not 😂😂
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Yep - all bunnies welcome.
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Welcome to the World of Ren. Throw ALL expectations out the window. Even what you've already seen from Ren will not prepare you for the next thing. He's the most dynamic artist working today. Here to watch the next stop on your Ren journey!
I love this! Thank you.
The Tale of Jenny and Screech (and Violet). It's a trilogy.
Thank you. This is on my list.
Wow is right! Thanks for the heartfelt reactions and commentary!
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Prepare for the best roller-coaster of your life! Subbed.
Thank you. I can’t go on actual roller coasters so this will be exciting! #RollerCoaster
We love Ren and this🎶🕳️🐰🖤 community and you were very kind in your reaction
So loved your reaction and have subbed to see more!
Why wouldn't I be kind? People are people and people go through things that are hard sometimes. People need to be loved, not hated for expressing themselves. We are all in the same boat. I'm honored to be able to hear his story.
The Samuel L Jackson reference cracked me up 😂
Yeah my wife talks about those two figures all the time Lol
Oh man!!! Ren will blow your mind! He is super talented!!!
I am finding that is the case :)
@@pastorbrentreactsI don’t claim to know all things Ren, but I do know he was bitten by a tick about 10 years ago. He suffered with undiagnosed Lyme disease for YEARS! Very very sad! I do know most of his videos are done in ONE TAKE! 🤯That’s major Talent!! Sick Boi would be a great next video! Tells a little of his story. He is an inspirational young man indeed. And growing in popularity by all the reaction channels, and many many fans! I’m so proud and happy for Ren, I believe he’s been making music for a very long time, and happy that he is finally getting the recognition he deserves! Pretty Amazing huh?!
I’m excited to watch more of him. Thank you for sharing.
Subbing for more Ren, haven’t even finished the reaction yet 😂🖤 here’s some info 🖤
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.Welcome to the Renaissance! Ren is my favourite artist of all time. I say artist because he is a multifaceted diamond! From singing (all styles) to rapping (bars/flows/schemes for days), Bardcore (story telling) beatbox, makes his own beats, scatting and a multi instrumentalist (guitars, bass, drums, melodica and more). On top of that he is the most beautiful human being inside and out who has been through and continues to go through absolute hell.
Ren is 33 from Anglesey, Wales originally but spent most his adult life in Brighton, England. He has been very ill for years, at one point being completely bed ridden. He was misdiagnosed for years, being told he was bipolar, had M.E and more and was prescribed medications that made him worse and ended up in psychosis. It turns out Ren had Lyme disease which has caused havoc on his body. He’s been living in Calgary, Canada all year receiving intense medical treatment for his brain damage and mast cell activation disorder amongst other things that were caused by the Lyme disease.
He started off making beats at 12 and selling CDs then moved on to busking. He was part of a band called Trick The Fox and was signed to Sony but they didn’t renew the contract after his health deteriorated. He then started The Big Push. They went on hiatus the end of last year after 5 years partly due to his move to Canada and also because the other members are also soloists and were moving around too.
I have a list of songs to check out of all styles. Obviously this is no where near everything but gives you places to start. 🖤
Ren songs in best order to watch them (although there isn’t a specific order technically, this is a good way to go)
📚Serious/storytelling📚
Hi Ren
The Tale of Jenny and Screech (full)
SickBoi
Chalk outlines live
How to be me live
Suic*de
For Joe
Money Game 1, 2, 3
🎤Showing off his rap etc talent🎤
Losing it
The hunger
Power
Illest of our time
Genesis
Genesis acoustic
Murderer
Murderer acoustic
Animal flow
Animal flow acoustic
what you want (beastie boys homage)
🎸The big push 🎸
I shot the sheriff/ road to Zion/ hip hop
Wade in the water/ Nina Simone/ trouble so hard
Englishman in New York live
Swan song
Watch out (red suspenders)
Sweet little lady
Sweet little lady live
Why my woman?
War pigs (red suspenders)
Paint it black (red suspenders)
🎶Ren and Sam Tompkins🎶
Blind eyed
Blind eyed ft angry carpark attendant
Blind eyed MC sessions
Walking on the moon/ no diggity
Earned it/ man’s world/ falling
⛔️More full list below.⛔️
REN ET AL SONG LIST
Here’s a list to get you going (I know you’ve seen a few) 🖤
RAP
The hunger
Illest of our time
Power
Genesis (also the acoustic one)
Sick boi
Animal flow (also the acoustic)
What you want (beastie boys homage)
Murderer (also the acoustic one)
Masochist
Lost All Faith
Down On The Beat ft Viktus
16 bar challenge
Seven Sins
Wicked Ways
SickBoi 2
Loco
RETAKES
Wildfire (SBTRKT retake)
Right here, right now - fat boy slim
All my life - foo fighters
Bittersweet Symphony - the verve
Losing it - fisher
BARDCORE
The tale of Jenny and screech (full)
Hi Ren
MoneyGame part 1
MoneyGame part 2
MoneyGame part 3
SINGING
Humble ft Eden nash
Ocean ft Eden nash
Fire
FUNNY
1990s (watch the video one)
Love music
Love music part 2
Love music part 3
Love music part 4
Uninvited
SAD
Su!cide
For Joe
Crutch ft Bibi
Depression
Insomnia
OTHERS
Dear God
Crucify your culture
Ahiahiahoha
Hold On
Penitence ft Molly Mckinna
Everybody drops
Heretic
Diazepam
Ready for you
Children of the moon
Girls
It’s alright
Jessica ft orlean
Hold on
Life is funny
Do you believe
Satellite girl
French song ft domain Axisa
Can’t help falling in love (Elvis cover)
Screech’s tale Instagram stories
Wade in the water (live in Berlin)
Freckled angels - live performance
Freckled angels
Pixie
Make my way
Run away
Pocket full of pain
Meaning
Bullet
Patience - Ren Gill M.E.
RANDOM
Love you CNN
One Million Subscribers - defining success
Loads of busking ones with his band The Big Push, Trick The Fox, Sam Tompkins and Chinchilla.
THE BIG PUSH - MUSIC VIDEOS / LIVE
Swan song
sweet little lady
Sweet little lady - live
bongo bong
Englishman in New York live
what kind of woman is this
It’s alright
GAK sessions - the big push live
These boots are made for walking/satisfaction/everybody
The big push live from home (live nation broadcast)
Icarus
Acustarus (Icarus acoustic)
Xbox marijuana
Dignity
Oh my woman
Praise You
Precious
THE BIG PUSH - BUSKING
I shot the sheriff/road to Zion/hiphop
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johnny B Goode
sweet little lady
I shot the sheriff (Bob Marley cover)
My generation
Damien Marley live
Sympathy for the devil live
Guns of Brixton
Watch out (live busking)
Lonely boy (black keys cover)
Love will tear us apart (joy division)
Jumpin jack flash (the Rolling Stones cover)
Lonely boy/paint it black
Watch out (live busking 2020)
Heroes (David Bowie)
Heart attack
REN & SAM TOMPKINS
earned it/mans world/falling
blind eyed live performance
Blind eyed live
Blind eyed ft angry carpark attendant
Blind eyed MC sessions
walking on the moon/no diggity
improvising around Stevie Wonder
what went wrong 1&2
Wild thoughts/crazy in love
Latch (live disclosure cover)
Same old situation
REN & CHINCHILLA
Chalk Outlines (live)
How To Be Me (live)
one dance/drunk in love
sexual healing
CHINCHILLA
fingers (live)
Elements
Little girl gone
Cut you off
TRICK THE FOX
living room poetry
The mash up
Lost boy
Street lights
Whoa!! You’re a hardcore fan!! I love this. Thank you sooo much for sharing…. Where do I start? :) can you give me an order to do these in?
Lol tobii, just throw the guy down the rabbit hole why don't you? 😂😂
lol I love it!
@@pastorbrentreacts do sick boi next, it kinda accompanies hi ren, then literally do anything because every song is different
I'd check out Chalk Outlines the live version. Mostly due to that one being my favorite by him. But the Renegades aren't wrong. Every song is a banger and u never know what to expect with this guy. His genre is Ren. He also taught himself to play guitar and piano from watching youtube videos
Great reaction Brent! I am another Renegade that has subbed and looking forward to your journey down the Ren rabbit hole.
Thank you so much!
My brother, you will find that Ren is all of the things that you have raised...he shares the struggles of his faith journey, he feels lost, he has a good grasp of the human condition, his theology could use some help, but his talent with words, in multiple genres, instrumentally, conceptually is elite and masterful. He deals with many serious issues in vulnerable ways that make him lovable even in his flawed self...I would love to sit down with him and have a very long and serious conversation about where he is mentally, physically and especially spiritually...it would be fascinating and perhaps helpful. The Renagades who post in the comments will guide you on where to go next, but enjoy your journey and I will tag along.
Thank you John. Much appreciated. And you know I find that when the walls come down and people allow you to get to know them, you find that a lot of things are relatable. It’s rough to know that he’s had to go through some stuff. But I’m right there with you. I would love to sit with him and talk about what’s kept him going. I’m grateful to be on the Ren journey.
A great song of his is dear god a great listen
Awesome sauce. Thank you.
Welcome to the rabbit hole my friend... keep your mind open, strap, yourself in, you're in for a ride... subbed to watch you're journey
Thank you 🙏 I’m very excited to see how his music progresses. :)
If the RENegades come here, they will let you know what a struggle Ren's life has been and what a wonderful human being Ren is. The majority of Ren's songs convey a strong message that has been helping people talk about their hidden issues and getting to open up and get help.
Other songs are just pure fun on Ren's part.
There are also extraordinary collabs with other artists that you should check, but go slow and "digest" each song with care and I believe you can become a better person, as I like to believe I am after being touched by Ren.
When you feel more confortable around this treasure of an artist, please react to Ren's Eden...
I love that. :D I'm not a stranger to the things that people struggle with. I am excited for more. :D Thank you for recommending them! They are incredibly diverse and I love the musicality of it. I like that he included some good vs. evil.
Hopefully, when the renegades do show up, they watch till the end :-) because my thoughts change and progress as the music goes on. :-)
My opinion only, Ren has been tested more then most if you learn a little more about his journey that has lead him to his music. It gives you a understanding and his music has that much more of a impact.He may not hold religion as a guiding light for his vision, But I honestly believe God is working through him on many many levels. He mentions faith in many of his lyrics. Try his Letter to God ! . I think he envisions unity of belief unity of people and unity of economy's. And most everything brings the division and seperation into a light that has been in the dark far to long ! Check out his interviews the one with Knox Hill is very good long ! but informative then his 1 million subscriber thank you.Even further check out unrest when he was still on the verg of suicide and still very sick and in so much pain for so many years.. And with all that said he is a amazing artist and so talented I have difficulty seeing his equal. And he obviously loves making music. And I love listing to his art !!
A Renegade !! lol And Welcome
I believe that God uses all things. He used an evil dictator and the Edomites to fulfill a prophecy in the O.T. God can use whoever he wants for whatever he wants and it’s always for his glory.
I also enjoy when people use music to help them with the things they are going through in life. I did the same with my rap. I stopped shortly after I met my wife but I had a few songs out there. Writing is cathartic and the creative process helps. So I am 10000% excited to be able to see how REN has overcame these trials.
And I’ll check those out. Thank you :)
Ren❤❤❤❤
REN!!!
I hope that these people reacting to Hi Ren for the first time keep going forever!. Thank you Pastor Brent - You didn't disappoint. It is a helping of joy to see reactions like this. This song has saved lives. Subscribed
I believe that! Music saved my life. I haven't really shared the story of how... but I will soon.
Hi Brent - nice reaction/breakdown, you are very observant! As an empathetic person, you will relate to Ren's art. Looking forward to your dive into the Ren Rabbit Hole... 😉
Thank you. I'm looking forward to it too. I'm DEFINITELY an empath. I feel things too much sometimes. But I believe it helps me be a better minister.
Welcome to Ren,enjoy the ride,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
:D I'm excited!!
Ren is a phenomenal artist! Definitely check out more 💜💜
Oh I will!!
Thanks for your authentic reaction and kudos for respecting the artists lyrics by not censoring parts. Enjoy this brave young man bringing it all to the table like there is no tomorrow.
I don’t care for explicit language but I’m also a real person who lives in the real world. we are people, sometimes, people have creative language that resembles when we stub our toe or drop something heavy on our foot. 🤷♂️ thanks for watching. :)
I’m a little late, but welcome to the multitalented genius Ren. This masterpiece is just the tip of the iceberg. A powerful icing on the Ren-cake if you will 😅 He is a relatable voice of comfort and hope for everyone dancing in the darkness. He is eloquently, with all the authenticity of someone who is painfully familiar with it, letting us know that it is human to not be perfect and that we are not alone.
I trust that other RENegades will fill you in on his backstory and probably recommend Sick Boi for insight into his frustrations from being misdiagnosed for years. I will just add a suggestion to check out 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.
Also if you want to understand the man behind the art (and why we all love him so dearly), check out his 1m subscribers video on defining success. Ren is not just a brilliant artist but a genuinely good human being who wants to inspire positive change in the world.
Hope to see you deep down the Ren rabbit hole with the rest of us 🐰🕳️
Oh I am having fun with REN!! Ren is incredible!!!
After all of that, Ren says that the light and dark live side by side whithin us as part of human nature. He awakens our empathy for all of those struggling with whatever demons they have. Ren sufferred and still suffers for 13 years. He has constant pain and sevetal serious medical conditions from being misdiagnosed and sufferinf from the long term effects of Lyme disease and autoimmunity and MCAS. He is multi talented and will always remember and shine light on the problems of mental illness and chronic health issues.
I think there is a lot to be said about him. I love that he overcomes. He takes the cards that have been dealt and turns it around to encourage others. It’s a beautiful thing that comes out of something he shouldn’t have to go through. Thank you 🙏
WOW was the right response
Welcome to the RENegades 😁 I've got a playlist of Hi Ren reactions & we recently celebrated the 1000th video. Your reaction is currently #1133 but there may be more that came before.
Subbed for watching u go down the Ren Rabbithole
Eyyy. Thank you :)
One aspect I've noticed for myself is that the "Whooo Whooo whoo" parts, the 'opera' part as you named it, was Ren's version of make a joyful noise.
On my first listen when he sang that in the intro I felt jaded and annoyed by it. But by the end of the song, when he rose up and faced down his inner demons and launched into the reprise, I realized that the sounds were his hope and his joy. His unashamed peace and joy with who he has found himself to be. And I felt ashamed of myself for my jaded first impression. He found something in himself that I never have and my own bitterness made me want to reject it.
What I've taken from this is that all of your initial and final thoughts came together to the right conclusion. The bad Ren was mental illness. It was also his inner demon. His inner doubts, inner critic, inner self hated. AND as revealed, that inner voice that we all have IS Satan. By whatever name, whatever form, whatever religion or lack there of. That negative inner voice has been with mankind since the beginning. And maybe mankind needed to give it a form. An identity they could envision so they could recognize and combat it. Satan. Lucifer. Mephistopheles. Morning Star. It's been given many names over ages but it is all the same. Inner darkness.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Musically, I thought it was awesome. :) 😎 I love that about music. Music has interpretive properties while the reason that he wrote it may have been one thing, someone else may get something completely different.
Its not a split personality. It's just a conversation with his subconscious
Subbed and liked before it began.I could tell you liked it. It’s just beginning! Wait till you here more Ren. He raps sings and plays multiple instruments! Watch The Tale of Jenny and Screech ending with violets tale. It’s a 3 song journey! Enjoy, Ren is really talented. I’m here to follow your journey!!!
Thank you! :D I will do those together soon! :D
Listen to ALL of them.
*They're good songs, Brent.*
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The duality of man
I know about those internal dialogs, I am almost 75 years old and have been arguing with myself since preteen. It's not fun, but sometimes I win the argument. On a good day anyway :-)
lol. We ALL have those internal dialogues. And we can be our own worst critiques
Welcome to the world of Ren!
Thank you.
Welcome home, Human Being. \o/
Thank you!! :D
@pastorbrentreacts I think we all have to deal with the negative and positive thoughts. The angel and the demon on our shoulders.
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Welcome to the Renaverse
Thank you
Hi Ren is a punch to the gut, but in a good way lol
Agreed. This was incredibly brilliant and creative
Even tho there are video cuts this was a live one shot he has a small Mic on his hospital gown
Oh I believe that. This was truly amazing
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Ren Went years misdiagnosed with depression bi polar chronic fatigue syndrome he had a recording deal with Sony in 2010 why working on his album he got sick and couldn't finish it so they parted ways he moved back to Wales he would become so sick that he became bedridden for up 23 hours a day they meds they had him caused him to have psychosis he got PTSD to but not from meds it would take years before he would get the right diagnosis he has Lyme disease he went so long misdiagnosed he has Brain damage Organ Damage Joint Damage he has had 2 stem cell transplants done he in Canada getting treatment done he has to have IV 5 days a week they put this thing on his head to help open path ways in his Brain he can only eat 2 kinds of beef and few Vegetables because the autoimmune cause his body to have allergic reaction to just about everything he eats he also has ADHD too he can play guitar bass drum piano produces his own music mixes his own beats beatboxes can sing and rap he can do any Genre of music he has a band too called the big push they do Busking live street performance they do covers but also have there own music
Ren has psychosis, not DID. The difference is that in DID, the other personas take over, and in REN’s case he hears the voice, but the voice can “only” talk.
I’m convinced I briefly had another persona take form in me. The mind is a bunch of competing layers, not a monolithic person. In my late teens, I was dating a girl in college. She was super toxic… not malicious, but she was dealing a lot of personal trauma herself. She was constantly on the verge of suicide, an my 18yr old self was nowhere near qualified to be her emotional animal.
It didn’t even occur to me that having sex with her so she wouldn’t kill herself was itself a form of rape. She was holding herself hostage. Her big tactic was when I’d say “this specific thing you’re doing bothers me.”, she’d respond back with “So does that mean you want to break up with me?” Which left me in the position of dropping my complaint so I could reassure her I still loved her, she was worthy of love, etc. with the subtext being that if ii didn’t convince her I was all-in, she’d die and it would be my fault.
So one time she did it again, and… it was my voice that said it, but I don’t remember deciding to say it. But I answered her “yes”. And at that point, I was committed. The alternate personality that I had created, so it would have the strength to risk her dying (still not sure if I didn’t believe she’d go through with it, or if I didn’t care if she did), was done. That part of me re-integrated with the rest. She never did kill herself, for whatever that’s worth.
We both were on a study abroad program, so all of our classmates (me and my four roommates, plus her and her six roommates) saw only that she was in pain and it was my fault. For the whole semester, I was stuck in another country, surrounded by enemies. I made dean’s list, though… nothing to do but study.
Thank you for sharing your story. That is a very difficult situation to be in. :( I hope you're doing better now.
@@pastorbrentreacts - Thank you. I’m better in some ways. I had to escalate my demonstrations of love, over time. So I guess she was my fiancée by the time other-me ended things with her. I was so vehemently against marriage afterwards, it broke up my next relationship entirely. Took me about a decade to sort out my feelings about that.
And I learned how to act super romantic… so much so that it now feels like lying and manipulation. These days, I’m painfully honest, even when it’s involves over-sharing.
She often drastically misquoted an early feminist thinker who posited that since men have all the political power, any heterosexual act is by definition the man raping the woman. Combining that with her suicide threats, she was effectively forcing me to rape her (and raping me at the same time). The guilt and shame of that is still with me, because regardless of her making me do it, I’m still the bad guy in this story. They had to invent a whole new sexual orientation for people like me: asexuals… I’m not attracted to anybody.
So I’ve put a lot of time and energy into understanding how I’ve been damaged by what she did. There’s no fixing it, but I’m more or less at peace with this new equilibrium. Which is a lot of why REN’s song resonates with me so much. He had undiagnosed (or MISdiagnosed) Lyme disease for years. During that time, he developed psychosis. When he says “I have stood in the flames that cremated my brain” he means it… the infection caused neurological changes that can never be undone. He talks about learning new coping mechanisms, not a cure. And he uses his talents to advocate for mental health awareness.
I’m a somewhat active member of the asexual community, I advocate for how feminism (real feminism, not the man-hating garbage I was taught in the 90s) benefits men, as well as for male sexual assault victims (I support female victims as well, but there are plenty of strong women fighting that cause, so I mostly just stay out of their way). I don’t have the reach or the talent Ren does, but I try to do what I can with what I’ve got.
Wow, I don’t know how I didn’t see this comment. I’m sorry I didn’t respond until just now.
Thank you for sharing this with me. I think you will find that we have a lot more in common than you might think.
I appreciate you my friend and I hope you are doing well now.
You really need to do sick Boi next
I have done this one :)
If you do the tales of Jenny and screech make sure you do the full version trilogy Jenny screech and finally violet's tale in that order otherwise it won't make sense great reaction btw ✌️it's 13 and half minutes long 👍
Ok. Thank you.
Jenny screech
Then Violets Tale
You mentioned trilogy, is it just the two? Is there a third one?
If we were truly our own worse critics we'd be immune to the criticism from others as their words would never be able to cut our self toughened skin.
Hey there Tommy,
Thank you for your thoughts on this. Here's my take on it - and you are 1000000% free to agree to disagree. This is a safe place where you can voice your thoughts.
I don't think we wouldn't be immune to it. That implies that the only one who could hurt you is yourself. Words do have power. They have the power to bless people and they have the power to curse people. Being our own worst enemy at times doesn't mean we don't get hurt by others. Being our own worst enemy at times is buying into the harmful things that other people sometimes say. Other times, it could be giving into our vices. Other times it could be regretting a decision we've made.
Basically, I don't think it's that black and white. While people have the ability to choose to ignore people who hate on them... that doesn't mean it doesn't affect them. We've all had someone get under our skin at some point - myself included. People can be incredibly mean... and I think we've all been on the receiving end of it at some point in our lives. I know for me, high school was that time.
However... if we make a blanket statement that we would be immune... it's implying a few things.. either it's the victims fault for letting those words affect them, they're suppressing their feelings by refusing to work through it, or they're not human. There's no one immune to things.. but we have all experienced our own selves believing the words that others say at some point in our lives... whether it be a parent, a friend, or someone else. I don't believe that victim shaming is right. I do believe that feelings are as powerful as hormones.. because think about what Serotonin is, or what Endorphins are... or pheromones... they have a lot of power in someone's life. I don't believe that anybody here is bionic (even though that would be sooooo cool) so that means they must be human.. The only other thing they could really do is suppress their feelings...which I also don't think is good... leading back to that very thing... we are our own worst enemies... when we don't talk about what happened. We don't give ourselves the opportunity to cope or process whatever happened. We buy into the lies that someone else says about us.
There's a time in everyone's life where this applies... mine as well. This is what I'm talking about when I say we are our own worst enemy. It's not just a simple phrase.. there's a lot of depth to it..
Also, you're right... our self hardened skin should be able to withstand the blows... but sometimes they can't. Darts get through and it's painful.. it's not your fault..
Everyone is going to handle things differently. Everyone is on their journey through life.
And I get the feeling based on how you worded your comment that there's stories. And those stories hold weight because they follow you, and they influence decisions to trust or to walk away. I don't have to know the stories to know how powerful they are - I see them everyday. I have the same kind of stories, the ones that made or broke me.
I do know one thing though.. you are valued and you are loved. And I appreciate you for being who you are and sharing your thoughts. I'd love to hear your thoughts back. :) Stay awesome Tommy!
@@pastorbrentreacts I do agree with some of what you've said, but i like to pick up a few things.
The original statement was about being "Your own Worse Critic" that seems to have evolved into "Your own Worse Enemy", these are different situations.
I won't go into the "Enemy" side as that's not what i was saying but I do agree that, unless we have a Nemesis, then we can be our own worse enemy but i caveat that by saying that we can be our own best ally also.
I do believe that words have no power other that what you/we give them, i shall use an example later on.
This is about "Us" saying the worse about "Us" to "Us" as individuals.
If we are our are own worse critic, there is nothing, no words, that others can use that we haven't already said to ourselves. I don't think that this is the case.
We often live within our own bubbles, interacting and talking to certain types of people in certain ways, This leads to familiarity of thought and process. It's this familiarity that means we can only expose ourselves to ourselves within our own experience (i hope that makes some sense :)
That's why people outside our bubble can expose to Us things that our own bubble hide or protect Us from. And it's because of this that we don't fully see ourselves as we are, but we see ourselves as defined within that comfortable bubble.
It's like someone using the saying "I'm not a racist BUT...."
That is their own bubbles experience that is making them think that what they are about to say isn't Racist. However everyone outside that bubble will have a different view.
I will concede that within our own bubbles we could be our own worse critic, but soon as we encounter someone outside our comfortable place, i believe they can be much harsher than we'd ever be to ourselves as they can see our whole selves not the part reflected back by our bubble.
As for the power of words,
If you hear a word that you don't know the meaning of, the meaning of that word will pass you by and you can't be effected by it's intent, it has no power.
If you are in a foreign country and someone says something to you that you don't understand, what power has the word/s got, would you know if it's a blessing or a curse? You may infer something from how it was delivered but that doesn't give you the meaning of the words.
It's only after you learn the meaning of the word/s that it is given power.
It's knowledge that is the power not the word itself. Once i learnt this i became a much more serene person and certainly open up to introspection.
It's when i changed my stance on religions. I used to be staunch Atheist, and the bubble i lived in helped to confirm that. Once i realized that our bubbles define how we see ourselves i started to press outside my bubble. I taught myself Hebrew so i could read the Bible as it was written, i studied the apocrypha to make sure that i know about the whole story, i've read the KJB to see what Translation does the the meaning and intent of words. I've read the Torah to see if there are differences, I'm currently learning to read Arabic so i can read the Qur'an as it was written.
I studied the ancient Greek and Roman Gods, i also intend to do the same for other current major religions when the time allows.
This study outside my Atheist bubble lead to change my position, I now consider myself a Deist/Agnostic Humanist, I am now fully willing and prepared to be proven wrong in my stance and i just wait evidence that will do that. Until then i will use what i have learnt to try and make myself more accepting of others, especially those that are outside my growing bubble.....For example, i really try not to judge people anymore that's an example of Jesus' teaching that I'm am fully behind, but there are things that i just cannot forgive.
Personally, I am Autistic with an IQ beyond 150, i really don't process things the way that 99% of people do, I am logical, dispassionate and struggle with empathy, I can empathize but it needs to be in direct correlation with my own experience, i can't "Imagine" what others are feeling/thinking if I've no frame of reference.
I had a normal upbringing, there are no skeletons in my past, no trauma, quite an uninteresting life compared to so many, but i couldn't be happier than i currently am....with the exception of having no bills to pay that is :)
Hey Tommy,
Thanks for your reply. That makes more sense :D Thanks for being you! It's the best version that exists!
Check out "Eden"
Thank you 🙏
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He's just using religious archetypes as a device to explain the multiple aspects and effects of the "negative energy" we all carry within us - self-doubt, being one of them.
Ren isn't "religious" per se - he briefly toyed with a variety of spiritual explanations and solutions for his sickness and ultimate psychosis - so I figure that's probably the inspiration for his use of religious metaphors.
Personally, I see the song as a rejection of the demands of religious dogma. He found healing in final acceptance of the imperfect nature of our being. Trying to attain perfection, and continually beating ourselves up over our inevitable failure can lead us to a very unhealthy state of mind. When I rejected the impossible demands of Christianity, I became kinder to myself, and far less judgmental of others.
After his spoken epilogue, I'm pretty sure that you understood the truth of what he was saying, and your confused "what could it all mean?" summary belied that you were struggling to acknowledge the veracity of his message. Think on it, Pastor.
Hey I think that there's a level of interpretation that comes along with any piece of art. You see it one way, I see it another. That's the beauty of our human minds :D I appreciate your thoughts about this. You're awesome.
Thanks for your response, Brent(?).
"Hi Ren" is clearly a very weighty piece of work, and your reaction was understandably brief - it's a lot to get your head round. I'd be really interested to hear from you a more considered analysis, or general thoughts on the content of the song, (once you've had a bit more time to absorb it!) It's very much in your field of interest, being fundamentally about "good/evil", or as I would phrase it, positive/negative energy. It wouldn't be the first time a reactor has revisited, to talk more about one of Rens' songs - instant reactions can sometimes be difficult.@@pastorbrentreacts
Thanks for your recommendation :D Eventually, I'll go back and look at it. There's a lot to unpack with Ren - so I'm finding out. And you guys have been awesome with filling in gaps that I don't currently know. It hurts my heart to know that Ren is struggling the way he is.
I think it's healthy to have different opinions especially when it comes to music. Are there certain things that mean specific things? Sure. I know there's a lot of things I don't know and I don't claim to know them all. There's ALWAYS more beneath the surface. This was the very first song I had ever heard from him. Naturally, you're right, I'm gonna miss a lot. But going with what I had to go on and what I knew going into the song, that's what I based my reaction on. If I heard something, I would talk about it. Do I think there's more to his music than just what I said? Absolutely!
It's no different than if a student goes to a medical school to become a doctor.. they don't know the things a seasoned doctor is gonna know. Renegades have been with Ren for a while, there's gonna be things you guys know that I don't. So, I think revisiting will be something I end up doing after getting to know Ren through his music.
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It’s supposed to be funny in parts. Laughing is a-okay
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I really have an issue with giving "the evil" the name Samuel L Jackson.
I understand from where that is coming from BUT Samuel L Jackson IS NOT "the characters he is playing as an actor" so to make him by his - real name - "the persona of evil" is not fair at all...please choose instead the "played character name/role name" he played which gave you that sentiment.
To be real it is actually disrespectful in behalf of his outstanding talent as an actor and for his craft. Because it is way more difficult to play an evil character "believable" than a good character.
That is no "critic" or "hate" but just a "request to think about it"
Besides that "the good" can not exist or "shine" without "the evil" and vice versa anyway = the one needs the other for its existence.... just to express it philosophical.....in life it´s all about "duality" or as the asiatic approach says "it´s all about the balance between the "Ying and the Yang". ..and as Ren said that ( - meant is duality -) seperates us human beings from demons, angels and gods because those embodiments do not have to face "duality" they are either just solely good or just solely evil as their given characteristics
Thank you for your input :) I appreciate your thoughts regarding this.
When he said it I thought of SLJ in "Pulp fiction" but if he said Jules it wouldn't of clicked 😎❤️💛💚🖤✊🏿🇯🇲🏴
I mean, look at Morgan Freeman's typical characters in movies.. he plays God.. he's not God. So the same could be said about Samuel L Jackson. I appreciate the thoughts behind the comment from Michael. Interpretation is everything and if he took it that way, he took it that way. Not really a whole lot I can do about how he took it when it sounds like Nubien, you understood the reference. :D
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