Falling In Reverse - Prequel | Psych Analysis & First Time Reaction

[@dave4reel188]

I don't see it calling out religion. I see him calling out those that kneel down to any power to have power. Once the power is given, people follow blindly like sheep and express whatever narrative that power deems. Once you come to realize the masses (especially those that have been beat down) do whatever is being pushed, even if one narrative contradicts the next, and you start to have a mind of your own, that power will turn to crucify you in an instant. At fist watch, I was troubled by this, but after watching with captions and studying each scene. It's actually very smart

[@GamerDaSkater]

Perfectly well said

[@gregoryosbun4141]

Well explained. It's mainly focuses on ideology. The angels represent those ideology: good and evil. However, in this song, he explains( me trying to phrase it) that no matter which side you choose it has a negative outcome. When he did a blast that split both good and evil, it means that he will decide and make his own fate.

[@rosalieelliottofficial]

Very well put! True. Personally I still see parallels between what you shared and aspects of religion, as people will kneel to a higher power/religion/deity and thus find power themselves to now be a messenger/prophet, someone who speaks to the masses on the deity’s behalf. I often see people following blindly without studying scriptures for themselves or seeking God for themselves. There often seems to be a longing for a mediator. (Not saying religion and faith is a bad thing). I just see parallels between the search for power and perhaps by doing so in our own finite ways, trying to come to terms with the lack thereof.

[@dave4reel188]

@@rosalieelliottofficial I agree, people will interpret things based on their beliefs. As a Christian, it would be easy for me to view most of what Ronnie does as negative, but I can see a very useful tool in his messaging. I think he's brilliant

[@rosalieelliottofficial]

@@dave4reel188 i like that you are willing to look at it that way and consider various ways of interpretation.

[@eachandeverything6460]

Those tears, you are not alone. This band are talking to our souls, healing.

[@gabriels2406]

That Angel scene might be the best imagery I’ve seen on any music video. Absolutely breathtaking.

[@azuraug8693]

Wow you really are just copy pasting on every react video to this song

[@derdiedaswasndas]

@@azuraug8693 thought i was having a stroke seein this guy all the time

[@ThatSeriousGoose]

100% best I’ve ever seen. The budget for their videos must be insane.

[@kyletheune6280]

You know one thing I love? Reading these comments. Everyone sharing what they think the video any lyrics mean. Everyone reading and accepting and opening their minds. And she’s reading and learning other views too. This is what we need

[@amandasilvis448]

The crown of thorns is tattooed on his head. The crown doesn’t disappear he’s taken it and cannot escape it. I also didn’t see it as a battle with religion I saw it as a way of being crucified for his beliefs and being a self sacrifice to opening the eyes of others. So many psychological layers and displayed in such a dramatic powerful cinematic experience with the musically beautiful…… just chefs kiss all around. I’m blown away and so proud for him.

[@rosalieelliottofficial]

Oh I see! I didn’t notice that. Very good points!! Thank you for commenting. This is a great perspective. And yes!! Def such a master piece

[@amandasilvis448]

Also just thinking about it. The black man on his knees awakens as does the woman both of whom have the cattle numbers in their ears as part of the sheep herd and as they awaken so does he and he begins to turn and fight the power. He is then crucified. Even more establishes the fact it’s about fighting the power. All forms of power I believe as he’s layered so many that are now laid upon us in society.

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

The band members of Escape the Fate abandoned Ronny when he went to prison, and he didn't get any support from them whatsoever. He escaped his fate.

[@nyr3485]

Not the full story, but yes they kick him out if the band after that

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

@nyr3485 Yeah, I'm newer to Falling In Reverse (Last 5-10 years). So I only have the bullet points on the history.

[@ZysT_VaaL]

They are all good now though they have had 2 tours with them so far.

[@dano8726]

I cried too. His artistry is unparalleled, his message is true.

[@m00nl8t8]

Same 😢😭❤

[@knblibra]

I cried the first time I watched this too. And this was the song I found FiR from. I was like, "Who TF is this and why have I never heard them??"

[@captbunnykiller1.0]

Imagry like this made people cry in churches way back when.

[@calebspencer3451]

Wasn’t calling out religion. Was him feeling “crucified” by the mainstream media and all the haters. All the chaos in the world. Kneeling to the powers at be. All of that. The angels and demons fighting for him. Lots of crazy movie like imagery.

[@michaelvasconcelos1788]

Almost like this has happened before, in the eyes of 500 eye witnesses. Jesus Christ our lord and savior. Roman politicians kept verbally attacking Jesus and trying to twist his words and have him arrested, all while Jesus was performing miracles and helping others, to the point of the Roman Government arresting him and putting him on the cross, and ultimately crucifying him.

[@ultmotive]

It's both. I believe he's been outspoken about religion as well.

[@chaucerianfraud6767]

Religion is the start of all this. You cannot criticize society without its origins.

[@Veritatis.Cupitor]

@@ultmotive many agnostics and atheists rightly see the tyrannies and abuses of false religions that sell lies to the world as "...they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them."

[@PaulBosenJr]

Having watched your growth and acceptance of the ideas and imagery of metal is really unique and cool in the reaction scene. Your honesty and emotional reactions always bring integrity and exploration. Great job!

[@marymiller4624]

Girl…. There’s so much information in this video…. I was definitely in tears at the end… he is a living legend!!! ❤❤❤His voice and imagination is off the charts !

[@brianpharris917]

I'm a Christian. I don't take this as sacrilegious, or blasphemous. I believe in the end jesus will come back. That being said. I take this as a call to arms. We can't look outwards. Not to Ronnie. Not to our government. Not even to God at this point. We must look inward, and start to change. Only we can resist the Evil that is upon us.

[@Nightc1tyronin]

1000% this. Very well said. All these non-believers keep saying that this video will trigger us Christians. This isn’t mockery or blasphemy at all imo.

[@SWREngineering]

Doesn't the bible say somewhere that Jesus will return with fire in his eyes to judge the living and the dead?

[@vaden706]

Nailed it

[@trentrockwell6598]

You aren’t defeating any of that evil without god but yes everyone at some point has to do things for themselves god will not take care of it all you are responsible to

[@dodododger]

Dear U your faith is DUM you're not the words from a biblical sense Grow Up ❤ya

[@inyourbunnyhole6652]

I just give in to the tears at this point, Ronnie is a genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SaraJfai]

You are not the only one who cried. I did it to. Ronnie is a musical genius. No one can take that from him.

[@somewhereinarizona793]

Unbelievable video and song, and your reaction is just what we were feeling.

[@knblibra]

There are lots of celebrities and famous people in the world today. Lots of actors, rappers, singers, musicians. VERY FEW actual artists. I think that's why Ronnie stands out. He's an actual artist creating timeless art. In 10 years people will still understand and feel what he's expressing. I think that's why we're all shocked at our emotional response, even when music makes us feel something, it rarely touches people so deely and drags into focus thoughts we couldn't put words to, or feelings we didn't realize were simmering underneath. Ronnie creates experiences that touch the soul.

[@manofleisure75]

Thank you for an unapologetically honest review. Wow!

[@nandtc1]

Wow. The expression of chaos in our world. The fight between good and evil. Its a choice!

[@TheG69c]

After he become the king people started to act like him, folow him, pray to idols of him, ad he who know who the true rulers are wanted to burn the world (to stand against them, to start a revolution). But all these people were deceived(brainwashed) by these dark rulers, and those who once prayed to him as a god, crucified him. Same like in real life, if you have fame, power, ambition, knowelege and go against system then you will be "crucified" by same people who followed and listened to you (with some help and manipulation from system).

[@willeymiller4760]

I absolutlely love your breakdown of this entire thing and your open mind as well as really digging deep this was amazing on every level I so appreciate Ronnie not holding back and saying everything that everyone wishes they could say or what they want to say but just dont. Your emotion in this as well and how it made you feel was very powerful to see Thamk you for not being fake about anything you show and say everything that you feel and think about it call BS where you see it as well it makes everything you do real on the best level, And this is why I am and forever will be a ride or die thanks for this intense and very eyeopening ride. Eyyyyy Ooooo

[@rosalieelliottofficial]

You rock, Willey!! Thank you so much :)

[@johammy]

First time I've ever seen you on KZbin, but I absolutely LOVE how you speak and think and Im subscribing right now. Also, I've been on a two week, full-blown FIR addiction tour for the past two weeks as I've JUST discovered Ronnie Radke and am completely HOOKED on his music. I've watched more of these reaction videos than I honestly care to admit, and I appreciate SO MUCH that you go in-depth to dissect and understand these lyrics. Beautifully done and, when it comes to music, Im of the mind that, like poetry & art, there is no wrong interpretation, because it put forth for other to do what they will with it, right?

[@BilboBagginsWPG]

I watched this three times before looking at reactions and my eyes still get glassy every time I hear it.

[@stormyx94]

I must say the angel and demons scene got me emotional this song is so powerful and meaningful wow just wow

[@RayzorSOS]

Rosalie - what a blessing you are to this world. Thank you!

[@Showmemercy123]

The visuals, Ronnie's vocals, the sound design, the messages behind the lyrics, everything was so masterfully put up together. I also teared up at the end, because i was in awe, inspired and a little bit sad from everything relatable in the song/video. It's just amazing what Ronnie and his band can create and how mordbidly beautiful this song is.

[@HeidiBullard]

Even without the visuals, the second he ramps up to the high notes it becomes a punch in the heart. Personally I like when any artist puts their own experiences into their music so that everyone can feel like they can relate to something in the song. I relate to this song particularly when he sings about acknowledging and facing his flaws, which I think a lot of people don't like to do. It can be so hard to do.

[@Michael-xb4ws]

Incredible analysis, you really added something new to the discussion. Thank you!

[@sarahsmith8780]

Rosalie, all I can say is u r TOP NOTCH!! ❤🎶 🌎❤️!!

[@lightsaver7785]

I only discovered you today. The “pause and observe” is so real and I love it!!! I'm so glad you are experiencing what you are watching for yourself and not just pausing the video every 5 seconds like other reaction channels do

[@mariecaldwell4855]

You hit the nail on head with this one!! very powerful and Ronnie is awesome!!

[@benlatham6040]

Finally I saw someone else but me get emotional during this video. The call out to “Escape the Fate” his old band was wonderfully done. The song is called prequel because we see the suit in the end that he is wearing during Ronald and Watch the World Burn. Both of those videos are him in the fight that he is essentially joining in after this crucifixion in Prequel. I think he’s portraying that has allowed himself to be hated and trashed by people for years and this is his comeback where he destroys everyone and rises above. It’s very clear he’s doing just that by becoming one of the most successful artists in the scene today!

[@nolawest5183]

I wrote on the actual music video of the "Prequel" that I cry every time I watch this... There's something SOOO Powerful about Not Holding Back the Painful Truth & His Screaming The Pain Gets My Heart Every Time!!! Brilliant Analysis, BtW!

[@ThatAustralianDude]

Your facial expressions perfectly mimic my reactions too. Ive listened to Ronnie's music since i was an angsty teen and now at 32 im still in awe!

[@TheBengstonWoodshop]

5:56 Dude!!! Ronnie!! You son of a gun 😂😂

[@RADICAL_RIDER]

Wie kann man nach einmaligem schauen des Videos soviel auf den Punkt bringen? Krass … weiter so 🖤

[@tiffanygriffith7996]

He is a recovering addict most of this is an internal battle and he says it all in the song but at every turn made the bad guy. So he is one of the most controversial artists out there he gets a lot of hate from other artists but in my opinion that's projecting their own shortcomings. I as a recovering addict as well understand this more than I'd like to but Ive grown and I'm still learning

[@Mortiel_Nox]

This has nothing to be with religion. Is the symbolism what lets me mind blown. He really has grown as an artist. He really was crucified by a lot of people and he escape his fate(his first band). Is a showcase of the war that has been his life.❤

[@jamestuccillo9901]

I watch a lot of people react to FIR videos because I love to see how different people react differently to such powerful art like Ronnie's. But I rarely watch what the reactor has to say after the video is done. I watched all of yours, multiple times. I can feel your connection to this song by the way you describe what it means to you, and your passion and emotion. These are the kinds of reactions I look for but rarely find. Thank you. I heard a question asked to a speaker on stage one time: “The depth of my consciousness makes me suffer. Is it a blessing or a curse to feel things so deeply?” My perspective is that feeling- good or bad- is a blessing. Because almost nothing that we know of ever gets to feel.

[@joshmedina5471]

You nailed the breakdown! Well done 👍! You’re awesome!

[@FeliciaRoseArt2]

Awesome analysis again. This is a prequel to his Watch the World Burn and Ronald videos as this video shows Ronnie finding the suit he wears in those videos. He tends to make his videos connect in a story line. It would be interesting to see your reaction to his Trilogy. He has a 3 video series he made some years back telling about his personal history. The videos you watch in order 1. Losing My Mind 2. Losing My Life 3. Drugs

[@dutchessofmilpitas]

Very good analysis. Very detailed. Thank you for spending so much time to break down the lyrics. I'm afraid others may not be nearly as open-minded. But I'm glad you were able to do it!

[@KrisThroughGlass]

Glad you were open to think about the deeper meaning. I hope you'll check out more FiR.

[@BlueTiamat]

I watched at least 30 reactions to this song already, almost cry in all of them so dont worry xD The overstimulation of truth is what makes it for me. In a world of lies listening to something so truthfull really touches me.

[@dabsteelpimp]

Right there with you, the imagery and lyrics got me in my feels lol

[@timryan7509]

Ronnie is tying all the other videos together with threads in this video to make you think deeply as to what it means ,open to interpretation.

[@jess_Bond]

Well what a great reaction and breakdown you definitely have a new fan in me.❤❤❤

[@rosalieelliottofficial]

Thank you very much!! :)

[@Hockeydad90]

The reference to escaping his fate was a dig on the issue with his previous band, "Escape the Fate"

[@kylehall6072]

And I don’t think that was a dig at The ETF like many want to jump to. More of a call to his past and where he’s at now. As far as I know he’s long buried the hatchet and moved past his issues with ETF.

[@Choosie99]

Escaping the fate is Ronnie‘s living theme…

[@nikwriter]

Yeah, I think it was like taking ownership of that phrase. The only way it was a dig was that they kept that name which may mean more to him than it does to him. Like, here in this song, he's showing how he's escaping his fate, and it has real meaning to him, while it's just a band name to those other guys. So I can see how it feels a bit like a dig, but to me it seems more like he's owning that phrase and showing how much it still means to him.

[@ronvandeursen7335]

Love your reaction btw. I teared up 2 the first time heard en saw the song

[@NYQUISQUEYA]

He makes me cry every time. Gives me Hope . Im not the only one.

[@adamboyle6099]

Epic breakdown. Got me on the waterworks too 😂

[@sarahsmith8780]

#FallingInReverse 🔥🔥!! 🌎❤️

[@docx02]

I love this assessment!

[@Laurael626]

I think this is one of his best so far!

[@Thempathyourway]

this teared me up too, because its fckn amazing ❤

[@amydavies2529]

I think that was the best breakdown of this this song I've heard. ❤

[@rosalieelliottofficial]

thank you very much!!

[@ShroocidanaMaricidoom]

Just on a note here, the line "I Escaped my Fate" may be a call out to his previous band Escape the Fate, any OG's here will know. But hey only Ronald will know and tell we just theorize 😄

[@scott_kreglow]

This song made me cry also the first few times I heard it, and I am a pretty stoic person. There's a lot to it.

[@suefantastic4584]

No shame in emotions.. shame is in not having them.. your review is exceptional!! xo

[@latchkeygamer]

Fantastic analysis!

[@shaunpalmer2944]

I think it’s a wake up call to be more self aware as well as aware of what’s going on around us and how we are manipulated

[@rawkmode6315]

The songs are about what they are about, but the videos are telling a connected story. The order for the story is Prequel > Voices in My Head > Popular Monster > Ronald > Watch the World Burn > Last Resort. Prequel: He is some kind of savior figure with supernatural powers in another dimension/reality/universe/whatever. He is initially embraced by the elites of their world and raised to a high status. They even construct giant statues of him for the people to worship. Eventually he begins to walk in the markets of the city, seeing the world from the perspective of the poor and marginalized. He realizes he's on the wrong side, and begins to encourage the people to awaken and take control of their lives. The elites who once embraced him as a way of ensuring their own power are now horrified that he is beginning to teach people the truth. They seize him, and have him executed on the cross for sedition while the people pack the arena and cheer for the free macabre entertainment they are being offered. Enraged by the betrayal and in agony from the crucifixion, he attempts to destroy the arena with his laser eyes. He fails as he weakens and then dies. His soul is freed and the angels of Heaven come to claim it, as do the demons of Hell. Since he belongs to neither Heaven nor Hell, he rejects both realms, destroying their minions. Refusing to be carried into the afterlife, he arrives in Purgatory, and follows a beacon that leads him to a portal through which he can be resurrected in our world. While there he sees a vision of a suit of black armor. Voices in My Head: Now reborn as a human in our world, he can no longer remember his past, his powers or his purpose. He has strange fragmented glimpses of memories that make no sense, weird powers that work poorly, randomly or not at all, and voices in his mind saying all sorts of insane things that cannot be true. He grows to adulthood believing himself insane and unworthy. In an attempt to get his life right, he enters a prison (one he has created for himself in his own mind,) and there tries to quiet the voices by killing them off one by one. In the end he fails, realizing that the voices are a part of him and that he must accept them. This epiphany opens the door to his mind prison, and he is released. Popular Monster: His mental issues and isolation lead him to have legal and criminal issues. He appears in court but then blacks out and loses time. When he awakens he finds himself standing in the center of the room and discovers that every person present in the court has been brutally murdered. He knows that he is responsible, but does not know how or why. He seeks help from a therapist who becomes alarmed at what he is being told and leaves the room to call the police. Ronnie runs from the police but is cornered by a SWAT team. He is overcome by emotional distress and transforms into a monster that quickly murders the police. A quiet, child like part of himself (played by his real life daughter, Willow) manages to calm him, allowing him to turn human once again. Once again he cannot remember what has happened, and he is forced to run. Off camera (between the end of this video and the start of the next,) he is captured by the authorities. Ronald: After being captured, he is drugged and restrained within a SWAT van taking him (presumably) to some kind of secure lockup, or perhaps a lab where he can be dissected (invent something that feels right to you and just go with that.) He breaks his restraints, kills the cops in hand to hand combat, then escapes the van when it crashes. He is pursued through the city by various groups, including a weird occult coven that tries to perform a ritual on him. While they were most likely trying to steal his powers for themselves, the ritual backfires, restoring many of his powers and memories. After escaping the cultists, he survives a variety of attacks until confronted with an armed helicopter. He transforms once again into the monster, leaping aboard the aircraft. He kills everyone on board, resulting in a catastrophic crash in which he himself is killed. He is immediately resurrected on a plane of Purgatory where he meets some kind of divine messenger (once again, feel free to make this guy whatever you want him to be.) The messenger gifts him a set of black armor (that first appears as a vision in "Prequel,") explains to him that the world is fucked, and charges him to take action. The messenger then restores all of his powers and memories, along with his life, before then sending him to confront an arch-demon. The battle between the savior and the devil begins. Watch the World Burn: After defeating the devil, the savior returns to the material world and becomes a super hero. We see that he has boarded a military aircraft that was about to nuke the city below. He has already killed the crew and now causes the weapon to detonate at high altitude as he jumps clear. Once on the ground we learn that people are beginning to betray him once again to protect their own power. We see that he is beset by snakes (figuratively,) and is being followed around by the media who seek to get evidence that the elites can use to discredit his efforts. We then see him on a stage, addressing legions of soldiers. This is not real, and just represents the way the elites are attempting to portray him to the masses...as an evil dictator in the making. The scene changes to the inside of his mind where he carries on a conversation with a portion of his conscience (which he plays himself, wearing heavy makeup and prosthetics.) Think of how you have an angel on one shoulder representing your conscience, and a devil on the other representing temptation. The character he is talking to is that devil sitting on your shoulder. He tries to figure out how to handle all the nonsense but Temptation doesn't want to hear these doubts and weaknesses, and so kicks him out of his emotional-mental state and back into reality (his patient attire is replaced by his black armor as he comes to his senses.) Back in the real world again, he suddenly has an idea of where to start in order to get things back under control. This is represented by the scary nuns, and leads him to visit a church that is opposed to him and everything he stands for. He tries to talk to the parishioners and the priest, but nobody will listen and the priest attempts to exorcise him. Realizing that he knows how this all ends (as we saw in "Prequel,") he decides he's not going through that again. He tells everyone that everything they know is a lie, then uses his powers to set the priest on fire and seal the church exits, trapping everyone inside. He then uses his eye lasers to kill everyone inside the building before detonating like a human rage bomb, destroying the church, the city and probably a third of the entire planet. Last Resort: Walking alone through a destroyed and depopulated city (see the events at the end of the previous video,) he reflects on his life, his isolation and his own mistakes. Deciding to correct the damage he has done, he uses his powers to restore the world and begin its healing. Obviously this is all open to interpretation, but hopefully my description will help you navigate the video imagery.

[@davidgrant5927]

Whatever it is, it’s intense. We can all be grateful he has music to channel it. I hope he finds peace.

[@I.I_ENTERTAINMENT]

I love that you get it.

[@dianejones8225]

Excellent reaction. ❤️‍🔥

[@kodevicious]

The angels and demons were fighting over his soul .... and i think the visual message there is he is neither good nor bad and doesn't want to be controlled or a part of any side he wants the freedom to be himself.

[@shaunpalmer2944]

Best deep dive for sure 👍🏻

[@joshmedina5471]

K…. You have legit blown my mind…. You’ve quite literally left me speechless! 🥹🤙 I truly hope he reacts to this! You’re the GOAT!

[@LadyAnimeli]

It's an incredible opening to his album as it touches base with each of his songs. When the song mentions "twist the knife, your sacrifice will break the curse" I take reference from Watch the World burn where he sings "The pain inside is the fuel that drives...The fear is what keeps you alive. Break the fucking chains, take back your life". Thinking for yourself, questioning and being willing to speak up against the norms and 'burning down' the societal/cultural/political structures that you are raised in is a painful process; people turn against you, they become offended; you can feel alone, lose friends, get canceled - a lonely voice in a world that's pushing their own agendas. This is Ronnie's story and his mantra/call to action moving into the album to listen, consider and grow.

[@bartonbagnes4605]

Powerful message. Theatrical visuals.

[@paulczerny6772]

,,Heavy is the crown, you see When everything falls apart,,🔥🔥🔥

[@psp5597795]

"You Can say I Escaped my Fate" BARS

[@Tylerbsmith90]

Usually when someone goes on and on about the videos, I shut it off. This time I watched it all the way through, and I do not regret it. Beautiful interpretation. My belief is that art is in the eye of the beholder, which means (at least the way i took it lol) that art is always interpreted differently to each person. What one art means to one person, means differently to another. The crucifixion in this video to me means hes constantly crucified by others for his beliefs.

[@erikguyette5026]

I thought I was insane too when this gave me a super emotional reaction the first time too! Not even sure why lmfao

[@NICODERECHTE]

Ronnie is insane i love it

[@InsomniacsRaine]

The crown does not disappear. It becomes his tattoo.

[@Veany]

In case everyone else haven't already said (but I'm sure they did!)..... you gotta make a reaction video for The Trilogy that he made prior to all of this. "Losing My Mind," "Losing My Life" and "Drugs." DO IT!!!!! lol Great videos by the way!

[@ptowndrew2183]

I want to see a movie about the world of these chsracters

[@taylorabney8583]

Rockies first band was Escape the Fate. In the end of the video you see the black suit like a super hero suit that he wears in other videos like Ronald and watch the world burn.

[@smiteheavensgoldenpride7198]

Have you tried to watch their Videos in context? Prequel is the „prequel“ to „watch the world burn“, „last Resort“ and „Ronald“… it‘s a music and mini-movie Journey

[@darthcrio1]

At first I was like this isn’t good for us Christians but I feel like he is fighting for something and it’s amazing to see this

[@georgem.5976]

Great content Rosalie!! Thank you for the long review. I would add something that few people is talking about.. Seems to me there two ronnies: one is diying on the cross and the other one at the end of the video just reached probably the laser hitting the ground sent by the first one before dying in the cross. So that other Ronnie is on another planet…. so first one signals the second where the cave is. Maybe is the same person (but that reference would be too heavy).. anyway… This band is on another level. Keep it up!

[@sandym6362]

Those are Roman soldiers placing the crown of thorns on his head. Is being in the pilot's seat a reference to Pontius Pilate? He then preaches to the followers, the sheep, trying to wake them up. He is not claiming to be Jesus. He is using the crucifixion story metaphorically as to what he's been through and what is happening today. You nailed all of that.

[@MikeWickham-e2t]

Watch the world burn, last resort and ronald, is the main story line...prequel shows how we got there and it's up to us to figure out the order of the songs and videos...

[@BratatoChip]

Bros calling out the elites , not religion lmao

[@rosalieelliottofficial]

Could it be both? Nowadays it feels like almost everyone has an agenda.

[@BratatoChip]

@@rosalieelliottofficial it could! I think Ronnie leaves it up to perception to an extent

[@rosalieelliottofficial]

@@BratatoChip true! good point :)

[@Nightc1tyronin]

Exactly bro. He’s calling out the evil elites who are destroying the world and trying to bring authoritarianism. This isn’t mockery of Christianity at all. Smooth brains think it’s mockery.

[@dahahaka]

The church is part of the elite, religion is an instrument of the elite

[@PopularMonsterUSA]

The suit at the very end is the Watch the World Burn suit.

[@franzwohlgemuth2002]

@rosalieelliottofficial I've felt like this for a large portion of my life. Dealing with rage issues, temperament, anger, a very dark side, and just being sick of everything. The older I get, the more it wants to play. The more I want to watch it all burn.... Daily struggle. "You don't wanna see the diabolical side of me that never stops, it's volatile"

[@stormyx94]

I cried at the end too

[@badguy77k]

you should check out his trilogy of "losing my mind/losing my life/drugs" would love to hear your insights.

[@danielbeard7045]

Anybody else catch the "Watch the World Burn" reference when he says "... searching for a higher me, in the sky in the pilot's seat..."? 😏 there's also reference to the Roman Colosseum, just Google images of it ❤

[@carolynfrancis-mclucas6185]

You should see "Watch The World Burn" if you haven't seen it yet. A few things worth noting: Before he was incarcerated, Ronnie started a band called Escape The Fate. They fired him when he went to prison. So, he put together a new band called Falling In Reverse and wrote a bunch of songs right there in prison. He also achieved sobriety there, he's still sober. Anyway, there's a line about pain and he goes "you could say I escaped my fate." It's like a call back . He does that a lot. It keeps us on our toes. The other thing is the suit at the end, it's the suit he wears in "Watch The World Burn". He always puts references to other songs in the song he's singing, like the UFO's from "Zombified" show up behind the sharpshooter Ronnie in "Voices In My Head." It's like that, you can't just listen to the music, you have to to watch the videos to get it all. Now, if you want to understand Ronnie better, you need to listen to an old song called "Mother". It was his last song with ETF. If you want to observe young, emotional Ronnie and what makes him...him. Watch this particular one, Falling In Reverse - "The Day I Left The Womb", Grand Rapids 26/05/15. Terrible picture quality, start at the one minute mark. That's where Ronnie starts to sing. It's a short song.

[@didierblasco8116]

No blasphemy : he turns to see his subconscient that nails him on the cross and in pain. then frees himself through Love : the 5th element .

[@kyletheune6280]

Everyone needs to remember that crucifixion isn’t ONLY a religious symbol. People were crucified all the time for stealing, or leading an uprising or speaking out or anything.

[@alshk6763]

Yes, and we are also called to take up our cross daily, as in crucify our own worst selfish qualities willfully

[@Edweirde]

Nah. I cried too. I felt this song deep in me.

[@coleeg69]

The Escape My Fate line was a dig at his OLD BAND, Escape THE Fate. Many miss that line.

[@Ephem13]

He also called out his old band, Escape The Fate.

[@blackkfootindian6551]

This makes me wanna re watch Supernatural all over.

[@melements24]

I take this as how egotistical he was when escape the fate began then the idols he built to himself and the fans built around him collapsed. He went to prison though the actual shooter in the crime did not so in essence he was the sacrificial lamb in that case and abandoned by his band. The suit he found in the tomb was the one he wore in watch the world burn. The way I understand it the songs on his album go in order and reflect his journey from conviction to prison to finding himself and the finale is rebuilding with last resort. Also in the angel scene, it’s a throwback to losing my mind trilogy and an overdose scene where he’s floating up. It’s all quite genius.

[@wyndsock1209]

We should all be thankful that Ronald decided to make music. Imagine if ...

[@Arzharkhel]

The crown didn't disappear from his head. It turned into the crown of thorns tattoo that Ronnie has in his forehead, which follows with the christ metaphor that he's using in the video.

[@pr_manofsteel]

I just found your channel today. I really enjoy the in-depth discussion and breakdown of your reactions! Keep up the great work! I would love to see you react to Miia-Dynasty & Bad Omens- Just Pretend. 😊

[@rosalieelliottofficial]

Thank you very much :)

[@JeremiahaYoung]

First never clicked so fast