Love the reaction but one thing I may add is that Mac millers lyrics were ideas. Like what a lyric meant to him, meant something completely else to someone else. He wanted the listener to listen to what he had to say and use it in accordance with their life. His lyrics don’t just mean one single thing. Always up for interpretation of the listener. That’s why I’ve always loved Mac. RIP miss you everyday

This is one of the most depressing songs I know. He's so deeply depressed. The other side is death. This came out after he died, and it's painful how much he hurt in this life

Unfortunately he passed away a few years back may he rest easy but this was great Tom! I'd love to see you react to Self Care by Mac Miller

This song and music video (especially) always leaves me feeling melancholic because I was a fan of his from the very beginning and knowing that he’s not around anymore hurts. I connected with him a lot personally. And this was released posthumously so it feels like he’s talking to us from the other side. And yes, when he says “there’s a whole lot more for me waiting on the other side” he’s talking about death. The dog in the car was his dog that died before he died I’m pretty sure. That ending where he walks off into the white light is even more sad because it’s like his soul being claimed from death. He had a really infectious smile and good heart. Super down to earth and chill guy. Insanely talented songwriter, singer/rapper, producer, and multi instrumentalist. Struggled heavily with drug addiction and depression associated with it. He started his career with his mixtape KIDS which he made while he was graduating high school. His musical journey and evolution of growth is mind boggling. He really went from a “frat boy rapper” to this. I love all of his music but he was definitely hitting new heights with his last album “Swimming” and posthumous album “Circles”. He released swimming in august 2018, died in September 2018, and circles was released January 2020 by his label and family. They did a great job honoring his legacy and they still do. RIP Mac Miller. Thanks for everything

Mac was a troubled guy that allowed us into his mind and struggle to help I believe but it was also therapy for him, it is wild to have watch his evolution thru the years. Wish his journey didn't end so soon

REST IN PEACE MAC WE REALLY LOST SUCH A GREAT HUMAN AND ARTIST HE GAVE SO MUCH JOY AND HAPPINESS TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND NOT JUST ONLY THOROUGH HIS MUSIC EITHER

“It’s not been such a good day, honestly.” Good insight, Tom, when I ask people how they are doing, I try to be prepared for something other than a positive reaction. Helps me to be a better listener.

This song means so much to me, still makes me cry. The fact that this came out after he passed away and some of the things he says just gives me the shivers. I love your reactions and I appreciate your point of view on alot of the music I listen to. Thank you

Mac had died by the time this record was released. “there is a whole lot more for me waiting on the other side” has quite a lot of meaning, meaning he may or may not have intended at the time of reciting them

"Why I got to build something beautiful just to go set it on fire" I believe he’s taking about his everyday life where he has built this great career and all those great relationships and always destroys things and making them worse with his addiction etc.

Mac Miller grew up in Pittsburgh and was known as “Easy mac with the cheesy raps” when he was about 16-17 and as he kept growing up you can hear his music change into more meaningful and thought provoking as he battles with mental illness and falling in and out of love. He talks about his battle with drugs which is ultimately what killed him from an overdose in 2018. Personally, Mac’s album “Swimming” which was released my Freshman year of high school saved my life. I was suicidal and would listen to that album on repeat all day. If it wasn’t released I don’t think I’d still be alive. Mac Miller is one of the most uplifting rappers ever.

Mac Miller suffered from depression and drug addiction throughout his adult life. He has a song from a very early mixtape called “Poppy” detailing his anguish of losing his grandfather who he felt closest to. I always took the lines about the other side and flying to be references to his eventual death due to his drug addiction which he often wrestled with. A good example of him wrestling with these concerns is the two part song Perfect Circle / Godspeed. Perfect circle is a more brag rap at first but starts to get dark as Mac recounts his drug and alcoholic tendencies and his relationship issues, then Godspeed opens with a voicemail from his older brother wishing him a happy holiday, and from there Mac raps about needing to sober up before he dies and details his use of cocaine and pain pills. The videos are fantastic and the insight of a therapist is really interesting.

RIP Mac, we miss you every day man.

Hey Tom, thank you so much for doing these reactions. This song and album has helped me through some tough times and you have inspired me to reach out to a therapist in my city. Hope you enjoy the rest of your night.

im so excited he did this song, this is a daily song for me

Thank you for this reaction Tom. I’m not sure if you got context from other comments but Mac Miller unfortunately passed away from an overdose. This was the first single released from his posthumous album after he passed. I remember sitting in my room when it came out with the video and crying a bit because it was so surreal. The lyrics “there’s a whole lot waiting for me on the other side” hit me so hard because it was like he knew it was coming when he wrote this song. It was the perfect first song to release after the tragedy for me. Especially with the last part of him having fun and smiling in the studio. Thank you again for the videos, love your reactions!

The fact the mystery song was one that my ex used to put on in the car.. kinda made me sit there and really pay attention to what he was saying because I think little coincidences like this happen so you can learn little things through your own though process. Great video! You’ve low key been my therapist for the past 3 weeks that I’ve been watching your content. Love your reactions especially the juice one’s, keep up the great videos and I hope life is treating you well. With good vibes and love :)

Hey Tom i am LOVING "mystery song" week!! I love seeing you enjoy all these different artists. Keep up the fantastic work as always!!!

Hey, Tom if you choose to listen to more Mac Miller in the future I'd recommend Everybody or Come back to earth, both beautiful songs in their own way. I've been thoroughly enjoying the reactions and mystery week. Keep it up, your doing an amazing job! 😁

It was my first time hearing this song. I enjoyed it a lot. Ive known about Mac Miller for years but never gave him a chance. Thanks for your reaction. Play some more Mac Miller

Love this song. When my ex broke up with me, I was heart broken. This song kept me through it. So while this song hits a sore spot, I still love it. No kidding I had this song on repeat from 9am to 9pm until I went to bed. I appreciate you reacting to this song. RIP Mac.

What I love about his music is that it’s always up for interpretation. I see it as both sobriety..like the other side of the addiction and mental well-being…but I’ve also listened to it like fear of death, or ending something to start something else…or actual death..he was a pretty spiritual person…so I think it could also be even when it’s over it’s not actually over and that’s really helpful when you live in fear or anxiety/depression.

This Song made me quit smoking!! With the lyrics "why I got to build some beautiful fortune, to go set it on fire" Mac miller accidentally overdosed. He had addiction problems. He managed to get clean, but still struggled. He was super humble. Wish I would have gotten to meet him. I LOVE YOU MAC!!

I love that I found this channel it’s exactly what I needed thank you. A little context on the song the artist Mac Miller was a famous hip-hop artist. Prior to the song coming out he passed away from a drug overdose he was suffering from a lot of depression anxiety. So when this song came out after his death and the album the song is on a lot of people took the song as a final goodbye or him explaining his feelings as to what led up to his final moments on earth. But I love how you broke it down and explain each individual lyric and gave your all your own interpretation.

He passed away back in 2018 this song is off his posthumous album and the lyrics in each song are very hard to listen to being a fan. But still puts a smile on my face :)

one of my favorite songs from my favorite artist of all time. always bring tears to my eyes. thanks for reacting to it!

"Why can't it just be easy, why does everybody need me to stay" is something I've thought quite literally when having actively suicidal episodes. This whole song is a very good description of moderate-severe depression and where your thoughts go in a helpless way, you know you should be better, you know you could be better, but you can't seem to get out of your own way and do it, and you can't seem to muster the courage to end your struggle the other way, either. This song's struck me as a way to try and reach peace in that frustration, maybe because I'm there right now, maybe because the lyrics seem to point at a sense of hope tarnished with pain and self loathing. Either way I think Mac produced true art here, his music can be interpreted to mean many things depending on the subject experiencing it, as the best art pieces do.

Yessss thank you Tom for the Mac !!!!!! He passed away in 2018 and it was like losing a friend to me and many others. This means a lot man, thank you!!!

I remember crying when this was released. It was just so sad to hear these lyrics after him passing. Ugh

This is one of the most impactful songs I've ever heard. It was a shared song between me and my baby brother as we related on a lot of mental health, spiritual, and philosophical ideas. He hung himself and this song amassed gravity that challenges my ability to adapt. It is to me an honest attempt to speak on a toxic trait that is programmed into us. A stigma is put on the honest approach to the "question" how are you. I have resigned to just replying something to the effect "far to complicated to sum up in a prepackaged palletable answer" or genuinely starting a conversation attempting to full disclosure answer to my best ability. We don't want to love the darkness in people. But it is a part of them and we could do better to not white wash it. Being seen and feeling understood can be profoundly healing.

So near the very end of the video they show the Mercedes G wagon, that was macs car and it starts getting closer and then goes inside of the vehicle. Sitting in the front passenger seat is a dog the looks almost identical to his dog ralphie/Ralph sonic you look there is no one sitting in the driver seat, but if you look in the rear view mirror you can see macs face looking back at you.. symbolizing that he is gone. Also mac played almost every instrument.. and at the end he is walking into the otherwise, going into the light and we will never see him again... that's my little breakdown of macs video for you. He is my favorite artist, I named my dog after him, and I got a tattoo because of him. Macs first album dropped when he was 15 years old. From 15 years old to when he passed at 26 he made 13 mixtapes and 6 studio albums... in the span of 9 years he made 19 albums... he produced beats for countless artist and also took a ton of big artist on their first tours. He didn't just brag in his raps he made almost every kind of music there was. He would go into record stores and play a game he called record roulette. He would put on a blind fold pick 3 random vinyls (didn't matter of when they were made or what genre they were) and he would make a song out of those 3 albums. He was a special person. He he finally moved out on his own he was already a star artist and in an interview he talked about he rented his own uhaul and moved all his own stuff by himself because he wanted real life experiences and he knew being the star artist he was, that he wasn't going to get alot of those experiences. Mac was an amazing artist and an amazing person but unfortunately didn't get the love and credit for the critics until he had already passed. I hope you do more videos by Mac. Like I said he has aloy of different kinds of music, but right at the end his last 2 albums "swimming" and "circles" he really hit his stride and was making some of the best music i personally have ever heard. 1 more thing about his last 2 albums. They were made to compliment each other...the meaning of them were supposed to be "swimming in circles"... and the very last thing im going to say about the album circles I learned from a different music break down person... the album circles the very last song, the very last note of the album ends with a note that sounds off key... well it was put in there on purpose... because if you play it in a loop the last note that's off key... it hits perfectly to introduce the very first song on the album... thus creating a circle... If you made it this far down, thabk you for reading my interpretations of the album and mac, I hope you listen to more of his music and i want to thank you for your reaction. I can't wait to watch some more of your videos. Have a great day. Most dope That's forever

I don’t listen to that much Mac Miller. But this song is amazing. I’m a big juice fan so I watch all the juice reactions but the past two mystery’s have been some of my faveorite songs

I would LOVE to see a video where you share your thoughts after reading comments and educating yourself on Mac

I AM SO GLAD I CLICKED ON THIS AND SO GLAD YOU DID THIS SONG THANK YOU!!

I loved macs songs !! I wished he got help as he was sooo damn cool and talented!! The end of this song is very hard for me to hear and watch !! Rest easy Mac !!

The mystery week is soooooo good every song has been one of my fav songs ever

You should react to joji slow dancing in the dark it’s so good and deep

The white SUV during the video game scenes was his G wagon also. Thanks for doing these videos Tom on the legend that was Malcolm.

Mac actually passed away in 2018 to overdose sadly but his music still lives on, i do recommend self care by mac tho, its just a well rounded and produced song by him, great reaction btw.

my honesty tends to make people laugh but there are indeed awkward moments where I'm the only one amused and I go back to serious.

Such a feel good song from Mac. Great mystery song!

i absolutely love these videos. it so interesting hearing your perspective on some of my favorite songs. mac miller means alot to me so your reactions to his songs are very interesting to me🖤

7:49 Ive worked some retail and whenever a customer replied its a bad day etc. I would always ask if they wanted to vent a bit. Some would and it would help others didnt want to but they were all a bit grateful i think.

I love Mac Miller. There’s a Mac Miller song for absolutely any type of mood I’m in. I can always relate to him and get so bummed knowing he’s not continually creating anymore. 😔

mystery day number 2, so excited to watch this tom. were loving it, thankyou

This song was prophetic as he died of a drug overdose and this song was about how his drug use made his mangers and friends uncomfortable. "Theres a whole lot waiting on the other side" is literally talking about the afterlife. Ironically he never heard the finished album as he was mid-production of this when he died, hence the fact that the video is made with still pics produced posthumously

Back at it again, love you have a great day/night/morning or whatever it is when you see this and where you are

And you may know this by now, but the video and song were released post-humously, that's why that video is mostly illustration and animation. Him walking off into the clouds is him in heaven.

I don't know how much you've discovered about Mac since this video but he grew up in Pittsburgh. Went to the same high school as Wiz Khalifa. Always had a knack for music and started young and made some great music. Watching his career progress as I grew up was an incredibly personal thing, as he went through his party phase, I did too. As he sunk lower into his depression at the end, I did as well. If you start with the KIDS album and end on the Circles album, you can truly see that all the fame and money cannot cure someone's mental illness. He struggled with his and it unfortunately won in the end. RIP to the man, Mac Miller.

Love ya Tom

Great video I love this so far it really keeps me on the edge of my seat before I see the song

Absolutely love mac miller, I got a painting of him shortly after he died and I look at it everyday

I was born in 2000 but I also grew up with the atari because my mom was an OG gamer and I can relate that it reminds me of atari, I’m only 23 too

If you didn't know Tom, he passed away from an overdose of alcohol, cocaine and fentanyl, and this song was released posthumously a year and a half late. ( idk, might make you look at the song differently) Great video though, I was waiting on this for awhile and it finally came! :D

for me the biggest lyric in the whole song was " there's so much more waiting for me on the other side", personally the idea of being reunited with my loved ones who are now healthy and happy and getting to be happy and not have to experience any negativity for the rest of eternity is such a beautiful thought that it brings me to tears, I have been a mac miller fan for a decade or so and the music is just so good

My Favorite Mac Miller Songs are: Dang!, Carnival, and Frick Park Market. In no particular order. Frick Park Market was back in his earlier days. You can definitely see the progression of attitude and energy.

I've been requesting this forever, I genuinely love your channel

i used to work at walgreens and i was checking out this man who seemed to be in his 60s and i asked him how he was doing and he said horrible and i said oh im sry to here that and he said i dont need you sympathy i got terminal lung cancer and man that was prolly the most real moment ive had with another individual

One of my favourite mac songs

This song gets me every time. rip Mac, most dope forever 👍

You should react to the entire circles album by mac Miller. It's an absolute masterpiece. That album helped me get through some really dark days

I think you'll like collors and shapes. Great song

Watching your videos finally convinced me to get back into therapy, thanks bud.

"Waiting for me on the other side" most assume he's talking about the afterlife. If you've listened to all his discography he talks about wondering whats after death

Honestly its awesome seeing how quickly your channel has grown! I must say that you and your son's work ethic is something to admire. Great job, Mac Miller is one of my favorites ❤️

RIP the homie.. Love.

rest in peace Mac. one of the greatest artist's of my generation and it isn't even close.

I didnt know what to expect from the mystery song nd what is it but one of my favorites. This song got me from some serious stuff man

Not breathing till you do Dance with the devil by immortal technique

Hope YT doesn’t ever block your content I know juice and Mac would love this channel

Love this series

Notigang. Waddup Tom

Great reaction Tom - really enjoying mystery week so far!!! Your numbers are looking great too - an extra 20K + subs since the live stream!? Congratulations on all your success so far! Mac Miller isn’t an artist that I have on heavy rotation, but I always enjoy his music when I do listen. This is a great track and I think was one of the first his label released after he died 3.5 years ago from an accidental overdose, RIP Mac. The melody always reminds me of that Bruno Mars song that goes ‘I just don’t feel like doing anything, I just want to stay in my bed…’ Can’t wait to see what else you have in store for us this week!

I've been watching reactions to this song for years now. I gotta stop cause I cry every fucking time! 🤣 I miss mac so much

Yay!! Great reaction and choice of artist Tom! Mac Miller and Alice in Chains are my favorite ever! Can't wait for more Mac and for you to dive into more talented musicians 🙏

This song was written shortly before he OD'd if that puts any of it in perspective. I highly more off of his album "Circles" which was all written shortly before he died

Gotta do Black Sabbath - spiral architect or a national acrobat!! A reaction to both would be great :)

i cried hearing this song the first time

That's so funny, I'm from a country that's known for having moody/rude or grumpy people (Czech Republic). And that's mainly because we just don't smile at each other without a reason and I swear I have so many stories from the US where all the fake smiles by cashiers were just shut by me saying HOW MY DAY HAS ACTUALLY BEEN as an honest asnwer.. Everyone from my country struggles with this when moving to US.. it's so uncomfy telling everyone "hey, how are you".. when all I need is my morning latte and silence :D

I commented on another video but Corbin's 2021 album Ghost With Skin (ctrl alt del, don't give up, Tell me). Or even some of his older stuff as Spooky Black... like Burden or Frozen Tundra (ft. Bobby raps), Without you, or reason. All great songs, but with a very depressing undertone. I think you'll really be able to break it down. Thanks and love the content!

The channel is growing so fast! You guys deserve it

this is such a beautiful and tragic song

The most beautiful souls are the most troubled. We miss you buddy.

Love Mac! Great reaction

Mac miller - another night . Old song but so good 🙏

I think "a whole lot more for me waiting on the the other side" is talking about happiness, sobriety, or at least contentment & peace in his life. "Healing" is a great way of putting it. He had hope for himself.

Been here since the beginning and I remember u responded too me about this being nice if it brought money along the ride I prayed for yalls success and your almost there

I can’t describe how much I love this song and album.

Rest easy Mac

Get everything I need then I'm gone. But it ain't stealing 🙏🧠 to me this line is referring to life in general, he was ready to go in my opinion. RIP legend ❤

*I love this "Mystery song" content!*

Music is an incredible outlet.❤ Inside Outside is a great Mac Miller song to check out!!

@7:44 An interesting tidbit: in Finland small talk isn't really a thing so phrases like "How are you?" are not very common. If someone asks that is usually means they actually want to know whats going on in your life haha

Seeing this vid brought a smile, rip mac

You can literally choose an song from circles album. All are Similar to this song and is actually my favorite album of any genre ever. It was the album that came out after he past. Some songs are -complicated -once a day -that’s on me -surf Those are some of my favorites.

I would love to hear your reaction to "Love the way you lie" - Eminem and Rere

Absolutely love this video. Mac is my favorite artist. If you'd like to find more songs by him to react to, ROS, Everybody, and Come Back to Earth are some of my favorites by him. Love what you do Tom and glad you do it.

Hey Tom also react to Graduation by Benny Blanco, Juice wrld

Such a fun and great concept of this weeks reactions. I like it

This IS fun Tom :) keeping me on my toes lol