Chalk Outlines by Ren X Chinchilla Reaction Video - What voices! WOW!

This is our third reaction to Ren. In this video he sings with Chinchilla. They both have amazing and moving voices.
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[@ryanwilliams5017]

After my 2nd deployment to Afghanistan I was struggling really bad with PTSD and I felt like I was walking around with a floating chalk outline, numb, hollow, this song hits so hard for me personally and I've loved watching others find more of Ren's music.

[@garywillow6578]

Ren's music heals. The world needs Ren. Find peace brother.

[@leeg628]

PTSInjury, find happiness brother, you deserve it!

[@markmiller897]

Stay strong brother! You are never alone. Reach out if you're down. People care.

[@ThatguyPurps]

I hope by the tense in your comment that you aren't struggling with this now, bit if you ever are please remember there is support out there, and brothers and sisters from different parts of the world you can reach out to. I hope you are in a better place now though. 💜🇦🇺

[@tracyrodgers5179]

I struggle with PTSD in large part from my experiences in the medical system. I agree with how hard this hits. Walking around in a floating chalk outline, going through the motions, staying in the box, while feeling dead inside. I think that is a universal human experience. Negative inner self talk that was fed data from every experience that ever hurt you or gave you the message that you were not enough,… we all feel isolated with this in one way or another and Ren shows us through his art, born of his pain, what a universal experience this is.

[@aprilpeterson9399]

“Such a perfect day, take it just in case.” My daughter lost the battle with Mental illness and Addiction in 2021. She would manage to ruin good events with us by doing this very thing. Times when I had such hope for some “normalcy “ that I could provide for her, her daughter, and us. This song brought me to a breakthrough in healing and understanding of her point of view. Every freaking word. Also working on my own “reaction lyrics” because my perspective as a Mom can be described with this, as well. Ren is somewhat my “savior” at the moment. Much love, One love.

[@jamesw6899]

Unable to enjoy a “perfect day” because you’re always waiting for the bad thing to happen. Is there a better way to summarize that than “a beautiful shame”?

[@spycedezynuk]

❤

[@suevick637]

I lost a daughter also. Same thing at age 38. She walked around in the floating chalk line for over 20 years. Finally, her heart gave out. You are not alone. Her daughter had a daughter of her own just 4 months ago. ❤

[@LeapOfFaaaith]

Right with you. Survivors know your words are true

[@philflynn9161]

Sending all my love to everybody

[@matthewcollins5451]

For reference, Chinchilla's first words, Sertraline is a SSRI. Brand name is Zoloft. And the whole time she is singing, she is tracing a "Chalk" outline around Ren with her hands.

[@CedricandBrian]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing that information with us Matthew and we appreciate you taking the time to watch our channel. - C -

[@bikeboysyd292]

I’ve watched it at least 20 times so don’t mind the stoppages. The reaction is what I came for

[@markphipps9463]

Why was this not a hit? Why is he not more well known? People tend to believe that the radio is giving them the best music that is around at the time. If you want to find gold you need to dig for it!

[@TheBigburcie]

Radio play is initiated by marketing departments with very few exceptions. Ren is his own marketing department, cinematography department, sound engineer....

[@alexsattler7589]

He was signed to Sony but they dropped him after he was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Later they finally diagnosed him with Lyme disease. But by that time he had no choice but to do it all on his own and the radio doesn’t want to play anything he puts out.

[@scottrogers1493]

​​@@alexsattler7589to be a little more charitable to Sony (granted, I don't know a deeper story), they didn't explicitly drop him because of his diagnosis. Ren was unable to complete the recording in his struggle.

[@tinadavis5626]

So glad you are reacting to Ren. This kid is unbelievably brilliant.

[@bashab3098]

Love to hear two guys of a similar sage to me connect in the same way that I have done to this new Baird of our times 🎶

[@BallisticAero]

"I'm scared of being okay" I think is referring to people who literally feel a sense of guilt for having a good day, like they don't deserve it. Negativity becomes normality. Positivity is abnormal and becomes feared because it always gets "taken away"

[@CedricandBrian]

That is an excellent observation, and thank you for sharing that. We are looking forward to taking the NF journey and hope you continue to ride with us my friend 👍🏾. - C -

[@BallisticAero]

@@CedricandBrian I will be there my dudes y'all are too dope to miss like Saturday night cartoons 🤙

[@JensRandolff]

Chinchilla (Daisy Bertenshaw) is 26 years old, from London, UK, and she is a rising star on the British music scene. She was a supporting act on Sting's 2019 European Arena tour and the opening act for the 2021 McFly tour. Chinchilla has also played some big European music festivals.

[@tattoodude8946]

It is criminal that she only has 4.9K subs here on KZbin. Go support this amazing artist people! www.youtube.com/@chinchilla_music

[@JensRandolff]

@@tattoodude8946 Agreed. She is extremely talented.

[@sketchtherapy1218]

I been loving her collab here.

[@JensRandolff]

@@sketchtherapy1218 It is one of my favorite songs. Hauntingly beautiful, and unfortunately way too relatable for me.

[@sketchtherapy1218]

@@JensRandolff I was in the infantry till i cracked my head open if i let them the VA will make me a pill head I smoke sometimes if I’m in a rough patch but I haven’t been in a rough patch in nearly a year. There is pain always but with pain I know I’m alive on pills I’m just dead inside just numb just a chalk outline. I don’t know why I’m telling you all this lol proly cause you seem like a very understanding person. It’s also why I like them they sing like they understand this kinda thing

[@angelaprzybylski1425]

This is my favorite of his right now. I found Ren Last week after finding out my mom unexpectedly passed away. I had Ren on repeat during the 12 hr round trip. This one needs to be on the radio. As someone whose been on certain meds, now a days we aren't suppose to feel anything. Just take a pill that deadens your emotions. I'm also one who is afraid when things are going good because when they go bad it will be worse. Love yalls reactions. Thank you

[@richardhuff1256]

Check out some of his older stuff if you haven't yet. Freckled Angles and Do you believe are beautiful.

[@angelaprzybylski1425]

@richardhuff1256 oh I've been listening to all his stuff. For the last 2 weeks Ren has played non stop. I would love to hear this one on the radio. His stuff is so relatable to so many

[@Ak-hz1kh]

sorry for you loss angela, my mom passed like 12 years ago she was sick my whole life beat cancer 3 times 28 surgeries from the time i was 2 to 12 had up to 30 siezures a day for couple years but had gotten alot better, even tho id been told she was gonna die possibly my whole life, i just didnt didnt think it would happen especially doing so much better and it totally fuckin blindsided me, and its a heartwrenching life- altering, flipping, changing, rearranging, thing to have to go through, the waves of it all are so overwhelming, the trying to get the fact that this is real, they are gone, the numbness and shock of it all at first , then as it slowly fades, and the waves of grief and loss pound away at cha it litterally took my breath away when id see her in my minds eye, cuz i couldnt for a long time, not when id try to close my eyes n see her in detail, but then mostly thjroug music, fleetwood mac, ne time i hear fleet wood mac i see her vibing and feeling her music run through her, clear as day there she is for a sec and would litterally stop my breath and my heart and take my legs id melt like screech melted poor girl jenny, im sorry wish i could give you a hug hun, i cant say the void of not having her will go away or any of the pain ever will i guess i can say you just slowly learn how to live with the wounds and they bleed slower over time so you dont die to glad ren was there for you hes the fuckin shit i am overwhelmed by this kids talent hes so young to be so old god bless ya my heart and prayers are with you

[@rachelgoodwin3924]

I’m so sorry! Heal soon, don’t fight the big emotions, but I know they’ve so overwhelming ☮️

[@rachelgoodwin3924]

@@Ak-hz1kh you put it so well… my Dad passed 12 years ago. Hugs 💜

[@davem12dim17]

The scared of being okay line is interesting, and something I find very relatable. I struggle with anxiety, and you kind of get used to always being a little on edge. It becomes your normal. You get used to that heightened awareness, the edginess, it's almost comforting. I have had days where I have woken up and just felt really off. My heart rate has been lower than usual, and I had this really weird feeling, and that feeling almost becomes disconcerting and worrying. And then you realise, that feeling is calm. You just aren't anxious. And however silly it sounds, that, what is essentially "feeling ok" because it's not the norm, is very scary.

[@rachelgoodwin3924]

Heal soon honey. Anxiety and being in constant fight/flight &Freeze becomes normal/natural, absolutely! Anxiety helps us get shit done and escape from predators, so it’s great! But been hanging around, for far too long lol 😂 We need to have an intervention, and tell it to do one ha ha! You’re not alone 💜

[@jennyrogers6045]

I adore this song. REN is such an amazing, powerful and impactful artist. So happy we are all experiencing his genius.

[@AttitudeAdjusterAA]

past few days been on a binge of Ren reaction videos, love to see others enjoy his music

[@mrsmith6763]

Same here...🤷💯🔥🎯

[@tonyhealey8121]

Snap

[@belindamelville2270]

Heartbreaking, beautiful....amazing Ren xxxx

[@donald7244]

A chalk outline is a representation or a reminder of the person that used to be there and signifies the moment they were lost.

[@lockandloadshari]

I only found him 4 weeks ago, you're not really that far behind. I found him on a British reactors channel and once I watched one, I watched them all. This young man is so talented, I pray he gets the proper treatment to heal him in Canada.

[@nomaddamon100]

I'm into all sorts of music, but it's been quite a while since I've discovered an artist who consistently gives me spine tingles

[@ThisCharminManc]

Same.

[@JensRandolff]

This was another great reaction. This song moves me to tears whenever I watch this video or hear this song because it describes my daily struggle over the past 25+ years. Ren has been able to express through his songs what I have been unsuccessfully trying to communicate to others regarding my mental, emotional, and physical struggles. I would also recommend you also check out Ren's other collaboration with Chinchilla, "How to Be Me," as well as their busking sessions in Brighton. As for "Chalk Outlines," it is one of my favorite songs right now; it is beautiful yet sad. Given Ren's medical history, I interpret this song to address mental illness diagnoses, and prescription psychotropics, which leave you emotionally dead (hence, the chalk outlines around your dead self). I can attest to the reality of this; for over 15 years, I was prescribed a cocktail of max doses of psychotropics until I decided to carefully wean myself off all medications in 2014. The side effects of the drugs were too many and too severe, left me an emotional zombie, and the benefits were negligible. I still struggle with my mental health, as well as physical symptoms, daily, but I rather feel pain than nothing at all.

[@jgilmer]

I'm glad you are ok brother!

[@reneeterra9863]

Ren is special.....what a time to be alive to witness this amazing young man!❤ Much love to you both! ❤

[@smack_pop7]

Thank you guys for reacting to Ren's music. An other great one with Chinchilla is How to be me. Genesis is great too, so.. so many, just pick one guys is hard to chose which is the best ♥️

[@FairyGoffMother]

This is one of my favourite songs. I cried the first time I heard it, I suffer from depression and this song just hits so hard! Not to mention their voices are just amazing, so much raw emotion

[@Larsvegasism]

♥

[@jenjensage7242]

So glad you are reacting to Ren. He is such a phenomenal artist. Both artists in this song are sooo incredibly talented. This is music that you feel in your soul. Looking forward to more Ren. ✌🏻❤️😊

[@BluRadoZ71]

Yeah i tear up and get goosebumps everytime i hear his songs, no matter how many times i hear them.

[@TriviaDropQuizzes]

I am absolutely love Ren, his storytelling is something else and when he works with Chinchilla they just blend so well together

[@gazdoyle7857]

Ren made a post guys saying he's arranged so if KZbin flag you for copyright on any of his songs hit dispute and you'll be able monetize it no issue. His way of thanking for the help in spreading his talent

[@ct5625]

"Act as if you're happy" is actually pretty good advice. I'm not a psychologist, I just have an interest in the topic, but it has been scientifically proven that even forcing yourself to smile changes the chemical state of your brain and can change your mood quite successfully. When combined with other behavioral changes, such as cutting out social media and the news, changing your diet, or avoiding negative influences and people in your life, it can really help to counteract the dark spiral many people get themselves into and eventually become a "habit" that continually works to protect you from returning to that state. I love this song so much, it really shows off his vocal skills. And Chinchilla is great, too. I would recommend checking out How To Be Me next, it's just as moving as this one.

[@Apollo.Rising]

I go back and forth on the "Act as if you're happy" bit. On the one hand yes, exactly what you said, the physical actions of your body can influence your mental state towards happiness. On the other hand, suppressing what's making you sad and covering it up with a smile isn't healthy either, what's pushed down just festers until you deal with it. I think its a balance, of acknowledging your pain and accepting its okay to feel that way, and then also using the tools at your disposal (including things like making yourself smile for the chemical boost) to move through it into the light.

[@thinuslamprecht6124]

Much ❤ to you guys l. Your reactions are just so real and honest and true. Thanks. Ren is just on another level. Not from the UK but from another planet😂😂. Can't wait for the day when my method meets my madness.

[@JohnGatesIII]

Art is Supposed to make you FEEL. Ren is a Singer, a Rapper, a Musician, a Composer, a Songwriter, an Actor.....an ARTIST. The only singer-songwriter that I can even begin to compare him to is Harry Chapin (with the songs "Taxi" and "Sequel" and then "Cats in the Cradle"). As an artist though, he reminds me a lot of Sting (from the Police). Ren is basically at the same place as Tom Macdonald was when he released "Dear Rappers", so I have a sneaking suspicion that he has studied Tom and taken copious amounts of notes on what he's done. The thing Ren has going for him, that Tom can't even begin to touch, is his musical ability. Ren cut his musical teeth Busking (street performing) in England, and that's given him an inherent ability to reach the audience (if he wanted to eat that night).

[@JohnGatesIII]

To show that Ren isn't ALL about "going through stuff" in his songs, this is a Great song he did with "The Big Push"....(warning, it becomes an Ear Worm in short order)....."Bongo Bong" kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4KkhqimhKuUqNk

[@robinbrynjones]

This is one of my favourite songs, it helped me through really dark times when it was released a few years ago. It’s the line ‘I’ll bury myself with a great big smile’ that helps me focus on striving for happiness.

[@JointdaleRecords]

glad u reacted to this one, great reaction ... keep up the great work guys, feel free to check out: Ren X Chinchilla - How To Be Me (live)

[@mumblez22]

Amazing how he uses the acoustics of the rooms he shoots in. I see people saying he edits things into it to make his performances sound better but he doesn't. It's pure talent from this man. The only thing edited afterwards is the camera angle footage to create his videos.

[@Gaelic98]

This music video made me cry... As did Hi Ren, & many others. I need your glasses Brian! I think I'm going through a healing process myself right now, & Ren's music is really speaking to me. I did enjoy a chuckle though... Twice actually. Brian, when you said "I'm not seeing any chinchillas yet..." and then again, when you said, "That's what she said!" I'm a female in a male dominated trade. I was rigid for many years, for fear of giving off the wrong impression & I didn't learn to relax for a very long time. Once I did, I had so much fun laughing with the guys at work. I can't tell you how many times I've heard, "that's what she said!". Good memories. Brian, I love your groove & sway when your feeling the music! I'm so happy you guys are enjoying Ren.

[@stub011]

The reference you made to the gallows being a block of wood with your hands in, in the UK is called the stocks. But the reference works either way either way with the noose because your neck is being constricted if you don’t stand on you tip toes… great reaction and loved the Tom reference to big Pharma doesn’t cure you dog as a patient cured is a customer lost🤘🤘🤘

[@iandavison3704]

My breakdown ..Rehab clothing ..they are singing about taking medication for mental heath issues and recreational drugs together ..the medical drugs to try fix the problems and the recreational drugs to try numb the pain of the side effects ..Not every medical drug works but the side effects are horrendous ..as she says in the video ..but dont worry theres a pill for everything

[@jodiwest3534]

My mum used to say you have to practise being happy. Because if you look for the bad side, look for the ugly, act miserable then that's what you will be. And yes it's harder to look for the beauty, to find the good, to act happy but if you practise being happy then that's what you will be

[@mckenziepaigemusic]

I know you guys apologize for pausing all the time, but I love it, seeing you process Ren's lyrics is just so good. He is truly a wordsmith. Even on MY first listens to most of Ren's music, I have to pause to process. I cry almost every time I hear one of his emotional songs as well, he really is genius at helping a listener feel his pain. So is Chinchilla, she's just got a stunning range and her power gives me chills. She has amazing texture with the things she can do with her voice. I'm not religious, but I relate to the concept of using habits to escape pain so much and for me the thing that heals and helps the most for me is Music. It's a universal language that can unite people so much when it's used the right way. Please keep up the Ren love, the rabbit hole of Ren is seemingly unending and it's a pleasure to watch you go down it!

[@fangirl6115]

Great reaction, thanks. Please be assured there are plenty of clips where Ren is upbeat, check out his busking with Sam Tompkins. They're having a blast !

[@lisamayreed6399]

Ty for your reaction❤👍🔥. Hauntingly beautiful and sad. I relate.

[@TwistedPixie69]

Good morning Cedric and Brian. I'm 54. Long story short, I was up to 58 pills a day. A lot were psych. I took myself off of them. Sometimes, you're told things, convinced of untruths. Took THIS long to finally figure out what happiness is. To figure out that people project themselves and that their opinions don't matter...Some people suck. That doesn't mean you do. I can really relate. Every time you react to one of his videos, I'm in tears. Truth in his words.

[@JensRandolff]

I can relate. I am 57 and for over 15 years, I was prescribed a cocktail of max doses of psychotropics until I decided to carefully wean myself off all medications in 2014. The side effects of the drugs were too many and too severe, left me an emotional zombie, and the benefits were negligible. I still struggle with my mental health, as well as physical symptoms, daily, but I rather feel pain than nothing at all.

[@TwistedPixie69]

@Jens Randolff I've had drug induce diabetes from the meds before. Now I'm left with drug induce Parkinson disease. But I'm down to 4 pills for my transverse myelitis. That's it. Take care!!

[@JensRandolff]

@@TwistedPixie69 I pray that you will regain all of your health again. God bless you.

[@TwistedPixie69]

@Jens Randolff I'm blessed to be where I'm at today and very grateful. Thank you

[@suzannemurnane2714]

Absolutely love this song! I get the chills through the entire song. It's so refreshing to hear "A Ren genre"! He is the best artist out there and like no other. Great Reaction guys!

[@oceanlover650]

I interpreted the floating chalk outline as he felt like the meds made him feel like he was dead or numb inside. Chichilla's first line, "Sertraline and a sip of serotonin' hit me hard. Then when her voice explodes later in the song gives it such a punch in the gut. His insane writing ability explains so clearly those feelings and everything he went through. I'm so glad you're listening to him and Chinchilla. He doesn't have a bad song in his catalog.

[@Tarlain]

Thanks for another Ren reaction. You never have to apologize for pausing. I, for one, love to hear your take on his songs. And the more you pause, the more it means you are feeling it, hearing it, understanding it and loving it. Keep being you. I appreciate your work!

[@PeteFindsObscureStuff]

Great reaction again fellas. If/when you react to Ren x Chinchilla 'How to be me' (Live), make sure you have the shades close by!! It is the conclusion to this song.

[@CedricandBrian]

Thank you Peter, we appreciate you watching. We will definitely check that song out my friend. Have a great weekend. - C -

[@palsgraph]

This is the perfect combo. She, Chinchilla, is fucking awesome, add Ren and you get Unique. Spectacular, So Beyond me. OMG. They are so perfect in their imperfection.

[@JennyAnton]

Great reaction. I am so glad you recognise Ren's creativity, talent and brilliance. I have been watching Ren busking live for seven years but this is my favourite of all his songs because it is so hauntingly beautiful. Another great thing about Ren’s music is that it is encouraging other people to discuss their own mental health issues. The stigma is melting away.

[@kellynavarromontes7244]

i'm in the office alone today, which is just as well as this has really got my crying, its so beautiful

[@Grecianfan1]

I am an old punk from the UK and have never felt a love for music so much since those days, until I heard Ren a few months back. I hate to do this to you guys but check out his Hunger track. It changes it up completely.

[@truckinleprechaunscottcask9747]

Ren is so amazing and his story is one for the ages. Another really good song by these two is; How To Be Me. Watch the lyric version it will come across so much better. Plus the way the words are written, amazing.

[@sch7194]

Ren is amazing 🔥🙏🔥

[@reviewandreactionvideoswit7200]

You guys are solid!. Thanks for being vulnerable in your reactions

[@StantonMoira]

I think it’s a homage to those who try so hard to do right and get well, but they have no control over their health, instead it’s the system and “professionals” with the power.

[@Ak-hz1kh]

brian thank you for being so awesome and feeling shit for real, the struggle is real and anyone whos ever battled this truely gets it, in my oppinion if someone doesnt understand or even if they cant realate (who couldnt tho ,,,,,,fuckin robots,,,or emotionally shallow mfks,,,,thats who lol) but if someone thinks you shouldnt react like you genuinely and to be touched and truely moved by someting especially so deeply for us then they are cold and i pity them love ur rawness reaction like i love his rawness performace, ppl like you are beautiful and make the world warmer and prettier thanks brian......

[@Phoennix3]

The 'burying myself with a great big smile' line, is also referring to feeling good on the high you get from the drug... It's how you face the world. It's not about how the world sees you.

[@AlSnoopsReid]

Ren allows reactors to play his whole songs/movies and also tells reactors that if they are blocked due to a copyright claim, to appeal it and he will approve their videos.

[@abbyg5069]

Yes, in the UK at least, the gallows ARE when they put a noose around your neck and pull the floor from beneath you so you hang. The wooden contraption where your head and hands poke out of holes and you are trapped is called a stock, used in the olden days as a form of punishment and humiliation. In this instance Ren is referring to the gallows/noose.

[@matthewvan-de-burgh1699]

You’s got it, floating dead half way between… bless 🙏🏽🔥🙏🏽

[@maynarddrivesfast804]

The "gallows" is the structure that the hangman's noose is hung from. The blocks where the head and wrists are locked in are called "stockades".

[@ClearTheRubble7]

I love Ren's rap, but this song has been growing on me the more I hear it. I'm also blown away by Ren's cinematographer (I think Ren said his name is Sam), who is "making music" with his camera work. When he pans down to the corner of the room where Chinchilla is crouched, it made me think of a Hitchcock movie, where the camera would draw the audience's attention to a particularly important detail. Each of Ren's videos is like a miniature movie.

[@ClearTheRubble7]

I hope Ren continues to use Sam (if that's his name) as his cameraman, because it's a great partnership. I also hope he does more work with Chinchilla; their voices complement each other very well.

[@andrewrogers9839]

The stocks - head, and hands through the wooden stocks.

[@CedricandBrian]

👍🏾. - C -

[@DeathUnicorn1]

It's called The Stockade. The Gallows are where you're hanged. The Stockade is where your hands and head are through the wooden plank and you are left in the street.

[@danielbarron1988]

I really appreciate the way you two thoroughly break down every line of Ren.. He is someone that needs to be properly listened to like that, not just in the background of your mind

[@GG-ud1ib]

Stockade are the what cedric was discribing. The gallows you can stand on you toes, until the trapdoor drops. Than as you dangle, you are still above the ground.

[@benstarmes6356]

Let's not bypass the fact this is a live take, both singing like this and playing with no dubs. "Talented" feels like not a strong enough word to describe REN

[@seanmcgee8981]

Sorry to hear, brother. Glad you found some comfort in this.

[@TobiiRheaStarr]

Such a heartbreaking but beautiful song 🖤

[@NixyRose72]

Dealing with severe chronic pain for the past 10 years that sent my (already effed up) mental illnesses into a downward spiral, that first line hits so hard. I just want a break. I need a moment please or just stop. Constant, Neverending, levels of hell pain definitely makes you feel sad, sometimes, when you wake up in the morning. Ppl don't want to hear about your illnesses so you keep it quiet keep it down... smile at everyone... die inside... wish you could just stop. Medications help some but fade who you are. You live in a foggy moderately painful world, or a clear excruciating, bedridden hell. Or you can go away for good. Three options. So far I'm choosing foggy. The clear was unsustainable. The third... well...I think of my son and my parents and bf and those who love me. And the pain it caused when others left that way. I'm 50 years old. Sometimes I feel too old to keep trying. So far... therapy and meds are keeping my head above water. I do wonder sometimes when it's gonna just be too much. I'm tired and old. I've battled MDD, DID, CPTSD, ADHD, agoraphobia and anxiety/ panic disorders my whole life. Since I was about 7 and first diagnosed. I've fought through and won so many times. I survived attempts to end myself as a teen. Medications, therapy.... and I finally started to get a handle on things. I was going out. I had friends. I was dealing with the anxiety and learning to actually LIVE not just survive. I had a bf (who stuck by me every day of this horror for the last 10 years, bless him). Then I fell. I fell down on my butt in the snow. Didn't even bruise. The next day I woke up with my back cramped. I figured I'd just strained something and it'd go away eventually. But it didn't. Over the next 6 months, the pain in my back became the least of them. I had to leave a fantastic job and fight for disability. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, arthritis, cfs, and degenerative disk disease. The fibro was triggered by the fall and the rest was already blooming but fibro apparently takes the pain volume and cranks it past the max. Sorry for the novel I just meant to share why these songs of his hit so hard. I truly hope his treatments get him to a place where he is truly dancing in the light more often than the dark. He's so young. If I quit it's no big deal, but he's gonna make a difference just by putting his music out there. Hell he's already making a difference. I think his videos should be mandatory viewing for all medical health workers. Listen to your patients. Anyway, great reactions!❤

[@rachelgoodwin3924]

I’ve had 10+ years of severe chronic pain as well. I get through it the best I can! I wish I hadn’t moaned in my twenties that life was hard 🙄😆😆 think I’ve jinxed myself ha ha Sometimes I’m amazed at how high achieving I am considering, other times it’s so hard and I’d rather be giving birth than deal with the pain level 🤩

[@rachelgoodwin3924]

I hope a miracle cure is found soon!! 💜

[@a.Stitch-in-Time]

I'm in that bed with you. Much love sibling. ❤️❤️❤️

[@thomasdowd4452]

It's basically saying we are so drugged up. We are like the walking dead...floating chalk outlines

[@mldkenny]

So beautiful, what an amazing duo, love them both.

[@CedricandBrian]

Yes they are! We appreciate you taking the time to watch our channel. - C -

[@sketchtherapy1218]

Ren will never strike you never.

[@meroeguitars4633]

Gallows are the things with two holes for your hands and another for your neck.

[@RebeccaHails]

I see it as drawing what we think we should be, so we push ourselves and our minds to be how we think it should be.

[@RebeccaHails]

Hence the chalk outlines, but it took me 14 years to realise these outlines can be redrawn.

[@elbowguynn]

Gallows is the hanging, stockade is the thing where people have their head and hands in the wooden thing haha

[@ChrisLawton66]

Gallows were where they hung people. Stocks were where you had your head and hands held.

[@jackabalas]

The head/ hands “like that” torture device is called The Stocks

[@vanburger]

I think Ren is making a tenuous link between the chalk outlines on the floor and the chalkyness of pills.

[@erikduggins228]

Solid reaction guys! Appreciate it!

[@bojnebojnebojne]

The best thing is that Radio is a remnant of the past compared to KZbin so even if he doesn't get radio time he get enough exposure to make waves.

[@jeffhall2411]

dead inside feeling.. walking dead... chalk outlines.. that is how i perceive it.

[@ryderjohnson1293]

Cedric sneaking in #HOG bars lol. Outstanding reaction and commentary, as always.

[@dukecunning7046]

Appreciate your reaction. Thanks. Have a Great Day!

[@CedricandBrian]

👍🏾. - C -

[@fearreavers]

I was told by a cop that the chalk outlines are put down when they have to move the body. So like if the person isn't dead and they need to get them to the hospital. The stocks are what your hands and neck are trapped in the wood frame. The gallows are the structure they hang people from. The line "bury myself in a great big smile" hits me because I lied for so long and pretended to be happy until I lost all sense of who I was. Nothing felt real. I still have trouble.

[@kraqah]

Ive been running through the Ren reaction tour and I really like you guys so I hit the ol subscribe

[@element4studios]

If they're walking around in a chalk outline, aren't they just going through the motions of life but are dead to the world perhaps?

[@RandallBeCraft]

Great reaction!! Thank you!!

[@stevehartley7504]

The living dead. Devoid of feeling/life Living in chalk outlines. The stocks are head and hands locked in place

[@Iwan.Spillebeen]

you were right about the gallows the first time around, the other thing you were referring to is stockades. So yes it is in the gallows, balanced on my toes (with a nose around his neck) so I can breathe

[@Peter_Cetera]

Best reaction to this song i´ve watched yet!

[@debrashrider4062]

Along for the bumpy ride that is Ren

[@davemick7216]

AThe gallows are where the hang people. The thing Cedric was describing, where your neck and wrists are pinned, are called the stocks.

[@danielleahazelton2794]

Gallows = hanging Stocks= hands and head in bind

[@scottcourville7779]

So just so you know this song was shot live, meaning there was one take which is what we are watching. There wasn’t a video set up they didn’t shoot this scene 10 times practicing none of that! That’s what makes Ren a freaking Genius the song How to be by these two were shot the same exact way!

[@michellefarley7319]

Beautiful song and I tear up and get chills listening. Prob cuz I do relate. Maybe not with pills but fake smile and “I’m ok” chalk outline. Used to use some alcohol and bottle up my feelings. Not anymore. I’m unapologetically me but this is a reminder of where I was and now I use my past pain to help others And look at Cedric pullin up with Tom bars! Lol.

[@devinpelech]

Gallows is for hanging. Stocks is for constraining your ankles and wrists in the wood planks. Pillory is like stocks but for wrists and neck.

[@ginanoland9175]

I take it as he's feels like the walking dead. Like he is in a zombie state while medicated.

[@alvajjoe]

No way big pharma allows this on the airwaves they own. 75% of commercials are big pharma

[@loadedorygun]

You had it right with the hanging and gallows. Cedric was talking about the stocks.

[@willowmallow]

Brian- you’re right. Cedric is thinking of being put i the stocks! 😅

[@ignis86]

Gallows are hanging, hands and head locked in wooden bars are stocks.

[@h.nguyen4193]

You're thinking about Guillotine. Famous in Paris with the Phrase "OFF WITH THEIR HEADS".

[@scottconine1832]

Man that kids unbelievable thank you guys once again

[@ErasedSins]

How to be me is another great one from these two