Ren - Su!cIde (React/Review) 

Just an FYI guys, the song was initially just the first part and was ready to be released in a couple of weeks but Ren always felt that there was something missing. Then after an interview with Knox Hill here on YT, where the subject of his childhood came up he started to talking about his best friend Joe Hues. The story of night of when Joe jumped from a bridge & Ren rushing there to try & stop him started to choke him up. After the interview was finished he said that, he sat at his keyboard & these words just poured out of him in minutes. He immediately recorded it in one take & sent it to his sound engineer & told him to tack it on the end. It was all a last minute rush, a tribute to his best friends memory.

Imagine... literally being a couple minutes late from saving your best friends life! Then... spending 10 years of misdiagnosis and drug experiments that tore you up! And then there's the Pain he's been suffering from too!!! Imagine that!!!

Great reaction. I'm a 58 year old metalhead but this guy hits me in the heart every time. Simply amazing.

Ren, has a zip line direct to the heart of humanity. What a unique gift. He shares his raw truth and brings us together through that pain. I hope we lighten the load, Ren.

As much as I love Ren's rapping, the songs where he just sings just hits DIFFERENT

We are all sure that Joe is up there, VERY proud of Ren.

Beautiful reaction guys ... I am sorry for your losses. Suicide has touched too many family members and friends of mine to name. This song will help many. If it gets just one person to reach out and get help, then it is a masterpiece. Ren continues to touch "taboo" subjects, but in a way that helps ... I find his music cathartic. much love!

Ren helps us all break that wall of silence. So, bless you Ren. Great reaction, a little silence after hearing this song is so respectful. Thank you. Subscribing.

I don't know if your aware CNN apologised to Ren about the clip they used they never listened to the full song just a clip they took of context why doesn't that surprise anyone with how media is today Great reaction

I can't believe the talent Ren has, like everything I've heard so far has been incredible

Appreciate your reaction! He has such a way of touching people, it is almost as though he is strengthening our empathy by exercising our empathy through is music. I'm so sorry for the people that you have lost and the pain that remains. Peace friends.

he sure does know how to pierce through our hearts. i love his music.

Ren is an ARTIST with a capital letter and not just a songwriter-singer. You have to listen to the story of Jenni and Screech, only there you have to hear all three parts strictly together. It turns out that he is a great guitarist, an excellent actor, and uses his voice and the acoustic effects of the place with the skill of an opera singer. Also, his collaborations with Chinchilla are also gems. This person is not here by chance!!! Many need a voice of hope, and He can give it. And with this song, in addition to saying a dignified farewell to his friend, whose dead body was never found, the example of the two, the grief that comes through in his performance, I think will deter many from taking the fatal step. We should thank him for saying the difficult and sometimes hurtful thoughts on our behalf and encouraging us to think and prioritize HUMAN RELATIONS.

There truly is only one Ren. Thank you for doing this one.

There must be those with whom we can sit down and weep, and still be counted as warriors.

thank you for reacting to this beautiful and powerful song Ren is starting a movement of love ❤❤❤

Besides his obvious amazing talent, Ren letting us into his real world is what’s binding us and getting people to talk. How many artists record not only their raw lyrics, but their tears as well, and share it with the world? He’s an open book, and I think because he’s so respected for his singing, rapping, producing, writing, playing, etc, people listen to him, and they feel empowered or compelled to share their own experiences. He had stated he’s always wanted his music to bring people together, and he’s doing it ❤️

Thanks for your thoughts on Ren's tribute song to Joe Hughs. I think Ren won out on the CNN feature as Hi Ren now has 15 million views and he's near the 1 million followers over 400 thousand since S was premiered so as he said it in a post talking about it and getting help to others isn't promoting the act. Keep dancing in the sunshine peace out

A big hug for both of you. Thx for your reaction/video.

Touching reaction guys, more touching when you revealed you´ve been there too. That´s hard. He really put things in a way that makes you think but he also has upbeat and fun songs. I would love to see more Ren on the channel so I suggest some of those "upbeat" ones: "Animal Flow" for sure is a fun one, "Money Game part 2", and "Illest Of Our Time", these songs stand tall with all his best work. Cheers.

Ren was interviewed in Rolling Stone too

and the beat goes on... We all need each other.

Survivors' guilt plagues me. I lost so many childhood schoolfriends (we were all Disabled and went to a "Special" school) - a few every year from the ages of 7 to 20 as I went to college with Disabled people too. I recently turned 55, and most of my life's been spent looking in the rear view mirror, hoping The Reaper isn't sneaking up on me. I'm currently in hospital, having survived another health scare. I've now been diagnosed with sleep apnea, so that's another new reality I have to face.

Love seeing a fellow mutant doing great reaction videos. The Drive in will never die.

he said he was about 2 minutes late. he wrote another song for his friend joe called freckled angels

Ren is amazing ...great reaction thanks

Great reaction guys most people have been touched by this subject and it is insane not to discuss it. You have earned a sub.

So I'm really sorry I've been absent, you might remember that my cat was sick. Well his suffering was ended in my arms with the help of the vet at home. It's just gone past a few anniversaries of people who have passed, many from sui. One in particular fractured a whole friend group. I was actually one of the last people to speak to him. It was late, we were playing WoW & he was like "well it's getting late, I need to go" & I thought nothing of it. Until when his housemate, a friend as well, called at like 8am when she got in from work. Hearing his phone going off & his mum leaving increasingly frantic voice mail was awful. We weren't allowed to tell his family as they lived a couple of hours away & were sending a team of specialist people to tell them. I was in a domestic violence relationship at the time & this friend was the only person who stood up to my ex. When he went it was like a light went out. I can't even count how many I've lost to this. Between cancer & sui it has to be a close call. Right now I'm very very broken & I just want to hug everyone to try to put the pieces back together. Today I managed to brush my hair for the first time in weeks. I've really hit a critical mass or something. The colour is gone from the world. Ren is doing important things, getting people to talk.

Bless you both,peace and love to you from Wales U.K

Much love to you guys❤️ Showing emotions is a great thing❤️

Said it before here, but again... I come here for the metal, but soooo happy you guys react Ren

Watching your reaction and knowing the musical background that you are coming from, two things became obvious to me: one is that good music is going to touch a lot of people regardless of what their musical preferences normally are. Number two is that this song is so perfect and powerful because it is so “imperfect” in its structure. Although it’s definitely the second part that hits more heavily, it would not be as impactful and deep, or might even come across as cheesy without the first part. On the other hand, the first part would almost come across as superficial and a bit too light hearted considering the subject. But because it is so well done from a production stand point, because it lures you in with the relatable lyrics, and because it has the mesmerizing visuals, it kind of preps you for the second part that suddenly hits you in the face with Ren’s personal and incredibly heart breaking experience of losing his best friend, a story that everybody can relate to in some way. Thank you for your honest reaction!

Beautiful reaction lads. Massive hug to you both.

If you haven't heard it, I recommend listening to Ren's Song Depression. There is one line that I've had to be careful that I don't lash out with towards others. "Don't tell me things will get better 'Cause so far things haven't got better" I feel that lyric deep within my soul. Truthfully I feel that entire song a lot deeper than I'd like to.

Thanks, great react, peace to all hearts!!!!

Don't know if you already have this Ren song planned but looking forward to your reaction to his song the tale of jenny and screech(full). It's a 3 part emotional story in one video so be sure to react to the full version that's about 13 minutes long.

Beautiful reaction, simple but straight from your hearts 💞

a hug and love 🫶 sent from me to you both ❤️‍🩹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️(love how you respected the song and it’s importance)

Suicide doesn't end the pain. It simply transfers it and multiplies it to those around you. Not committing suicide only because you don't want to force that burden on your friends and loved ones might not be the healthiest reason long term, but sometimes it's all I have. I've watched and commented something similar on quite a few reactions to this song. It's as much or more for me than anyone else. I need to keep reminding myself.

Brilliant songwriter and vocalist 💯 powerful message ❤️ appreciate the reaction.

Thanks for the reaction Chels and silent bob.

Big hug my brother. Seemed to unearth a lot of feelings you probably figured you had dealt with. Ren can be devastating…in a non malicious way.

Lovely reaction ,, listened to a lot for this song ,, the worst reactors to this are the ones hitting the sound effects every 2 mins ,, klaxons , cow bells , wild applause ,, fog horns ,, like really guys I’m Not sure this is the track for it ,, any way nice reaction so you win a new sub ❤️

Thank you for your reaction: I agree - most of us have been through some part of it, and those who haven't can begin to understand. Art. We have all of these human emotions that we try to sweep under the rug, and it just doesn't work.

Ren's heavy breathing at the transition represents him being out of breath from running as fast as he could to the bridge where Joe was. He got a call saying Joe was was there and he was thinking about jumping. Ren lived was closest to the bridge so he got dressed ran there as fast as he could and calling Joe the whole time and it's phone would ring alot and go to voicemail so he thought he still okay. When Ren got there he didn't see Joe anywhere so he called his phone and immediately it said, " this phone is no longer in service" and you only get that message when a phone has been broken or submerged in water and no longer working. So Ren was two minutes too late 😢 RIP JOE HUGHES and everyone else in the world lost to suicide.

Great warm and heartfelt reaction guys, subscribed!

Thank you!

Thank you both

Been there, luckily not have done that - it was close, though. Love you, guys. 👌🏻❤

Great reaction! Peace & Love!

You two looked nervous approaching this song

Powerful. Really powerful. Subscribed.

I lost 4 friends to suicide in my twenties and I still blame myself 40+ years latter this so hard to forgive yourself for making it and not being there when people needed you the most.

What a beautiful reaction hopefully that sound ok . Peace love 💙

CNN issued something of a retraction after the reaction from his fans.

Love your reactions! Time to go watch DBZ Abridged to recover from this one. Much love ❤️

Great guys, ❤

It is easy to spot reactors who have unfortunately experienced suicide in their lives while watching this video. You didn't have to say a word, the pain in your eyes was evident and afterwards, when you both confirmed losses, it made my heart ache for you. Chels, survivor's guilt is so destructive and for anyone feeling this I urge you to seek help. I don't know if you read your comments but if you do, please don't let it eat you up inside. I am 65 years of age and lost my sister to suicide when she was just 17, which was 48 long years ago. The impact it has had on my life has been catastrophic and I feel as if I've been walking around in a 'Chalk Outline' ever since (another Ren song ....)

Nice slipknot S. I have wanted one since 99 but haven’t pulled the trigger.

Where y'all been

U need to react to Ren for joe, that's the ending of what really happened and goes into detail more on joe, not sure if it's his friend, brother or father tho just know suicide is about Joe

Highly Recommend his "Crutch" video!

Short form of spelling Healing = Ren. Ren trusts he is safe revealing himself as he needs to. We trust Ren equally. Welcome to the Community of Ren. Here for him and here for you.

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Hugs xx

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This song has meanig

Please react to freckled angels album version ❤❤❤

Open heart surgery on himself and takes us along for the ride.

Have you only reacted to this and hi ren???

I Love you guys

Guys it was emotionap.again! Renegade UK WEADING OUR HEART OUT OF ARE HOODIE! U MADE ME CRY!

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