The original version of this song has Ren dying at the end (his morbid outlook) but he played the song to a friend who told him he should make it an upbeat ending, so Ren went and thought about it and wrote the new ending, which is the version we all know and love!

This isn't a song, it's a stunning piece of art. Sonically, lyrically, musically. The best thing I've heard in years of listening to music

Morgan Brannon understood the message and felt his struggle from the beginning. One of the best reactions I have seen. Thank you Melvin and Morgan for taking the time to make this reaction. Much love from Liverpool UK.

Loving having Morgan as a guest!! About to binge ALL of the reactions with her. ❤❤❤

Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection, and if diagnosed quickly is easily treated with a course of antibiotics. If it doesn't get treated quickly, the damage from the bacteria becomes systematic affecting various parts of the body and brain. Antibiotics are still used to get rid of the infection, but at an extended duration, and often harsher medication, and while that "cures" the Lyme Disease itself, it doesn't fix all the damage done (or fix the associated conditions resulting from the damage). Ren has had (and continues to have) various treatments, and is much improved from the time when he was bedridden 23 hours a day, but may never get back to "Normal".

WooHoo! Such a great reaction/ interaction. Lovely thoughtful guest that one can tell was truly moved and will revisit Ren’s performance, his lyrics, and these images for awhile to come. Kudos to you fine sir for continuing to share this powerful message and artist. 🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼

More comments by Ren with Morgan reacting. It’s the exact reaction I had since December. On repeat. 😂😂😂

Hope you bring Morgan back! Really loved her reactions! 😊

Hi Ren is the perfect introduction to Ren. The title even implies it. Such a genius. We are all Ren.

This was great. Her excitement is contagious.

Great work Melvin in bringing Morgan, she added so much to the experience of watching Ren again ( must be 600 times by now ) , a great reaction Morgan really looking forward to the others now.

Morgan was great.

Each time it's a treat to watch somebody experience Ren for the first time. His message is so strong. It's like an addiction for me. Between DIMASH and REN there's no room for any more GOATS. Messages delivered by humans that could also win BEST HUMAN Award in the world... If there was one. You got to try experiencing the fun side too with Melvin. You don't know this yet but your favorite rap song is by Ren too. "LOSING IT..." It has BEAST mode too.

Ren has said that even though he is not particularly religious himself, he finds the stories people tell about religion interesting.

"..settle on the ocean floor.." is a reference to the sun. It rises in the east, and sets over the ocean. Ren had said that he came up with that line whilst watching a sunset at the beach.

Really enjoying Morgan's reactions, great guest reactor. And she's gorgeous which is nice!

Watching all your reactions today I heard you say you haven't watched the interviews et al because you didn't want spoilers for the videos. I've watched it all and without spoilers I want to clarify some things you keep saying to guests about Ren's health as a young man that aren't quite right. Ren didn't have autoimmune disease as a child. He had rather serious ADHD (which likely got him expelled from school) and either clinical or bipolar depression (or both). This is why when he was bitten by a tick at around 17 and he presented at doctors with extreme fatigue and joint pain, after testing negative for all the usual diseases that could be a cause (Lyme disease, which can trigger autoimmunity, is still not considered widespread in Britain and is rarely tested for), given his childhood history of depression, doctors were left to conclude it was psychologically based. Severely depressed people often can't get out of bed and can experience muscle and joint pain. Thus they proscribed psych meds, which didn't work because it wasn't psychological. Ren got worse and worse and the doctors couldn't think of anything else but giving him more and stronger psych meds, again because he was suffering and they could find no physical cause. If you give powerful psych meds to someone without psychosis, it tends to INDUCE psychosis, which is what happened to Ren. And of course the entire situation would make anyone massively depressed, so that added to the problems. In his never-ending search for an answer, Ren managed to finally self diagnose (it's a long story he tells in an interview) and trick the system into giving him the first treatment that helped, which led him to his current diagnosis and regimen. That's the scoop as I've heard him tell it, in brief. Truly remarkable he made it through.

Awesome.. what a great guest.

Best one yet Melvin, she is great. Love your one-man crusade to educate the world about Ren and I am really looking forward to seeing Morgan's reaction to more..

Thanks for being part of this rising tide! XXX

When you're introducing people to the video, let them know it was done live, and it's a one-take, but he did it a few times to get the footage they needed. That's a little fuller explanation for what they're seeing.

OMG Melvin, what a lovely young lady and may her problems lessen with time.

Wow - fab reaction from you both.....!!

Great reaction, lads. Morgan get's it first time, better than most, it seems to me.

She is very quick in catching the essential things, and in a lovely and gentle way, I enjoyed this reaction

Amazing reaction video, Your guest reactor is a natural.....

I think Morgan would benefit from listening to Chalk Outlines by Ren & Chinchilla.

*Please* let it finish. The last look at the camera before the shot goes to black was left there for a reason. (imo)

One more thing. I had Lyme but was fortunate to stumble upon Ledum as a treatment during phase 2 if the disease - it was like waking up out of a stooper within 12 hrs. I don't know how effective his treatments will be. My advice to him is to eventually seek answers outside the "sickcare" system. For me, they wanted to do a Whipple procedure on me with 6 - 7 yrs of pain in hell then death. It was that day I quit my job, traveled around the country for a year in an RV and motorcycle towed behind. It became my healing journey and never looked back...

Another beautiful reaction thx

Morgan is awesome! This is gonna be a fun Ren Rollercoaster🎉

She is a brilliant reactor,

I've watched all 19 of your reactions to Ren with Morgan Brannon and really enjoyed revisiting Ren's music all over again.....! It strikes me that you two could run a great channel together - Morgan & Melvin, or Melvin & Morgan, whatever. Morgan's reactions are very genuine and she has some real insight too. Well done both x

What a great reaction. I loved Morgan's interpretation and thoughtful commentary. She truly seems to get Ren. I made a full playlist of all of her Ren reactions with you. It will be a long night. Lol.

He originally ended the song when the darkness conquered. Sometime later he felt a need to revise it, and added the last verse, and then the spoken word. He mentioned the line about face to face with the beast, i will rise from the east and settle on the ocean floor, just kinda came to him because he was sitting on the beach while pondering where the song should go. I believe it could be a reference to Revelations, or maybe Daniel, both of which Beasts rise from the seas during the end times. but i think he might actually be talking about the Sun (Son), and is just invoking Christ. Maybe someone who is a little more biblically inclined would like to step in here with their thoughts.

Yoooooo! Going to take a couple of days to catch up. Lol

Great reactions and commentary; Morgan! I believe this was born out of the journey through his illness and somewhere along the way he handed it off to God. Some of his other songs reflect this as well. Thx!

Beauty and brains ❤

I interpret the oooh ooh melody as Ren's dark side's introduction, and his chaotic retreat at the end. Great reaction.😊

Beautiful Reaction. Loved it.

Ren is amazing...great reaction guys...thank you

I love this reaction and Morgan bringing up her battle with psoriatic arthritis. I suffer from ankylosing spondilitis, an inflammatory arthritis very closely related to yours (that fuses up the spine) . In my case caused by the b27 gene. It's a nightmare physically and mentally , and yep , those heart issues are getting to be an issue in my fifties (got my dad in his sixties). Thanks for talking about this one.

OMG. Reactions were obvious throughout. Fantastic. There is no need to stop it when you "get it." AND SHIT... SHE GETS IT SO MUCH.

Great reaction. Please have her on to react to Ren's thank you yalk for reaching a million subscribers. It speaks to who Ren is and I believe you both would have a lot to say about it, as well as, get a lot out of it.

Ren isn't religous but he does like the iconography, I have read.

got to add in "bongo bongo" "suicide" and "murderer"

Finally - an expressive reactor!👍(maybe I missed another one - I had thought of suggesting a strong g+t beforehand!) But she is great! 😁

Nice reaction. ❤

Great job!

I love Morgan! ❤

The beighter the light shines, the darker the shadow it casts. Hope you've noticed the how the lights were played in this performance. Or the shadow of his figure.

You should have her listen to the Tale of Jenny and screech and violet she would like that one too?

Morgan Brannon, that’s a very Welsh name she has, both Morgan and Brannon are Welsh so I am guessing she has Welsh ancestry. The beauty of the Welsh language is that most words have multiple meanings due to how words are formed. Morgan comes from Môr + Can Môr meaning that is infinite or boundless, that is in motion/flowing or fluctuating, the Sea. Can means a Song, Sight, Brightness, Whiteness So Morgan can mean abounding with song, Sea Song, someone who with endless brightness, etc Brannon is Brân + Non Brân meaning one that is over, the bird that hovers over or the ominous bird, a crow, the bridge of a musical instrument Non meaning a stream or brook So Brannon means something like the bird the hovers over the stream, so that could be a name for a Kingfisher, or the stream of the crow. So in whole, her name would mean something like the abounding song of the bird that hovers over the stream.

It’s time to add Murderer to the ride as well!🔥🔥🔥

Let's do this. 😂

First comment,she got it👍

Check our Ren doing Wade in the Water live in Berlin

please make sure you share Ren's emotional back story with your guest reactors..........they should know the source of his pain and illness.......after the end, of course

The most impactful lines? Not biblical/ religious. . "You have to kill you if you want to kill me" That'll be suicidal thoughts (confirmed by other songs) . During the "manic" section... "I am you, you are me, I am you, Ren" It's HIS demon. ... "Some know me as the voice that you hear when you loosen the noose on the rope" .... The voice in your head that stops you...... Pulls you back from the ledge.... Liberates you. .... "Ferocious, persistent, immortal like you.... We're a coin, minted different sides" . Recognition of his demon, that it will always be there, but also that his rational self is just as strong, two sides of the same coin (person). . Go back to "calm Ren", understanding lets him live with it. ....

So many miss the battle between Hope and Temptation. Temptation: You can't kill me I'm immortal. Hope: Oh yeah? I go by many names also, some people know me as Hope; and I am enteral! Cower at the man I've become! We are coins of a different side. Also, 21:00 Many things are not "curable" in the united states. Like arthritis and many other things. Stemcells are banned in the united states. Aloud in Canada, Mexico. Mushrooms for depression and anxiety in U.K. However, the damage from Lymes attacking his bones and such is permanent but with cells can regenerate much.

Yes, you caught the spiritual meanings! I've watched a lot of reactions for this song, and very few catch it! This song is way more religious than most people realize. This song is Satan cast to the earth, people being made from the very same earth (we are satan), and our only hope being Christ in us. This song is Matthew 24:27, Most of the beast references in Revelation, and Ephesians 3:16 among many others! Nice job guys!

The attention to detail is staggering. Lights flashing, key changes, etc... even his earrings seem meaningful.

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melvin,, what are you doing ? this is very dangerous. 12 vids in 1 sitting, too much ren in 1 day. your going to melt this young ladies brain. great reaction tho. :)

Even if the ocean

Rise from the East & settle on the ocean floor isnt biblical. Its the Sun. But the snake in Eden etc is biblical. The pig is a runing theme in his work. It references 2 cult classics. 1. Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Shipwrecked schoolboys descend into savagery & murder while hunting wild pigs to survive. The pigs represent many things in this . 2. Cukt classic & political allegory Animal Farm by George Orwell. Aninals take back the farm from the abusive humans, but then the pigs take over & abuse their power too, ending up walking on 2 legs, like humans.

Cyclone Twister blood and blister

Bye 17:28 17:38

This girls health problems, I have encountered a lot of people with similar symptoms who have gotten relief from psoriasis and Arthritis by eating a carnivorous diet, I have eliminated a lot of my own autoimmune problems by doing the same, that's how I came across the info, doing research.

Psalm 139:7-12

Sleeping under a rock?

"And there were students" line kicks me in the head every single time I watch this. There are WAY TOO MANY students in the field, wish they would all just pack it up and go away, you are not helping to be honest.

So, slight corrections: He heard a voice when he was young (around 7) but that faded as he got older. Then, at about 17, he contracted lyme disease. Then for about a full decade, he was misdiagnosed with a variety of neurological and mental issues and provided with improper medications. He never gave up and found a specialist in Belgium that did the test and gave him a proper diagnosis, but the treatment for the damage that the lyme disease caused to his body was so far out of his reach that he was certain he wouldn't live to see 30. While he was at his lowest point, he recorded videos about his situation in the hope that he might save someone else from suffering the same issues that he has. A specialist in California saw his videos and offered him an experimental stem cell treatment provided he could get himself to the clinic. Needless to say, he wasted no time in getting the money together to swing the travel. He responded very well to the treatment, which allowed him to regain a significant improvement to his quality of life. He still suffered a lot of pain and damage to his brain, joints, and organs. He started specialized treatment in Canada at the beginning of 2023, with an optimistic estimate of half a year. Once they were able to do a full diagnostic, however, that estimate was extended, and it now looks like he will likely be in treatment through the end of the year. Meanwhile, on March 29, he turned 33.