Jinjer - Wallflower (React/Review)

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[@chrisscott820]

The introvert anthem

[@gregs_music_corner]

A metal song that made me cry. A grown ass 45 years old shedding a tear over a metal video. What a band. I insta-bought the album.

[@TexasVeteranPatriot]

Tatiana said in an interview that this album is a road map to understanding Tati. Even the band didn't know some things she felt. There's a direct correlation to the pressure she feels for lyric writing for the album. Her bandmates pursue her, pressure her. The bullets at them do nothing, but then she throws "her art" (metaphor for the lyrics they want) at them and they go away. The wolf story (below) is critical to understanding her internal conflicts. Thank you, Tati, for giving us a glimpse into your world. From a Tennessee Cherokee...Keep feeding the White Wolf. White Wolf, Black Wolf: A Cherokee Story Inside you lives a wolf of white- of patience, peace and love. He is forgiveness, hope and light; a blessing from above. This wolf of white the world will see through all the good he brings to thee. _____This wolf of white, _____this wolf of white, his gifts will set your spirit free. A wolf of black, as dark as night lives next to him inside. He’s hatred, rage, cruelty, fright, intolerance and pride. This wolf of black the world will see through evil actions, evil deeds. _____This wolf of black, _____this wolf of black, his teeth will make your spirit bleed. Within your soul, the two wolves fight to see which one will give directions and will win the right to show you how to live. Which one will win the fight? We need to pay attention; pay close heed! _____Which one will win? _____Which one will win depends upon which one we feed.

[@toolma66]

That story/poem is beautiful and oh so true... Respect!!!

[@jabberwokee4127]

This song is going to emotionally hit a lot of people like a sledgehammer. Great reaction!

[@Iamsmallfry]

Yes. It did. Today was one of those days where I just needed to get pushed by a feather, and my eyes got wet. Goddamn. It didn’t hit until I watched with lyrics. The first growl is when the sledgehammer hit its target.

[@matthewskernolis2355]

it did to me totally get it I've seen some reacts to this not understanding the point which is fine its artistic but to me? absolutely understand all of it

[@Iamsmallfry]

I’m a 48 yo truck driver, and I was listening with lyrics this morning, and the emotional and lyrical buildup to the first growl, it was impossible for my eyes not to get damp. And several times after that on repeat. I needed that.

[@jenniferknight1198]

Chels, Watching your face - I reacted the very same. It’s an extremely resonating song. That first scream… I felt it in my soul.

[@palladinodessa8988]

The second one I FEEL in your soul!!! From thousands of miles away. Wow, so powerful!

[@DaughterofGod98]

I feel better knowing I wasn’t the only one that teared up to the heavier part of the song. Her voice has so much emotion that it’s hard to not be overwhelmed

[@bbravo5531]

Wow Chels. Lyrics hit home. You made me tear up.

[@AirwavesEnglish]

We all feel the same way. This song is a masterpiece and FULL of feelings!

[@slipknotpurity00]

Top 5 jinjer song right there, fucking fantastic

[@tonybrelinski3710]

I have the same reaction every time I hear this song...I start crying. I can so relate to it. It's so beautiful with so much emotion and depth. And the video just takes it even further. This is my all time favorite song now. Absolutely blown away.

[@SparkimusPrime]

I love how menacing Eugene looks in that shot on the road lol I absolutely love this song and I can’t wait until tomorrow!!

[@mauricebolanos4024]

You are absolutely everywhere. Nice to someone enjoy jinjer as much as me

[@palladinodessa8988]

Eugene being a former MMA guy is menacing anyways, so yeah - totally get it!

[@dbell582]

@@palladinodessa8988 didn’t know that. How interesting!

[@davidhayat8786]

Absolutely amazing song. It's way too short for 5 minutes. Love that it's more melodic that the others. But those growls are around 3 minutes are incredible. Especially the 2nd one

[@travisgasper9916]

The songs she writes are so unbelievable. She's amazing as a singer and song writer

[@mikemischievous2091]

Eeeh...Do you really think she is the one telling Eugine how to play or "No Vlad, play 7/8 on the drums here"? Vocal melodies and almost all of the lyrics yes, the other music.. no.

[@travisgasper9916]

@@mikemischievous2091 I never said anything about the other stuff. I said song writer and singer

[@mikemischievous2091]

@@travisgasper9916 Then I misunderstood you. We meant different things, I meant song like everything except the song melody. The song is great!!

[@travisgasper9916]

@@mikemischievous2091 oh lol. No matter what amazing band all the way around. And I get to see them and Suicide Silence on Halloween in Vegas house of blues

[@module79l28]

@@travisgasper9916 - Well, you did say "songwriter" but Tatiana is never involved in the songwriting process, she just writes the lyrics. So, to be more accurate you should say "She's an amazing singer and lyricist". ; )

[@Dark__Thoughts]

Oh thank you two so fucking much. Finally some reactors who get and feel the song, I knew it would speak to certain people. I always get the goosebumps at 3:03, when it gets all dissonant and eerie, with the climax of her really painful scream at the end of that part, which made me tear up too. There's so much emotion in that song, and it's so relatable to me, but I feel the majority of reactors absolutely don't get it at all. I wrote a somewhat long interpretation over at JW Soundworks which I will paste below, if you're interested in reading it (it's okay if you aren't :D). This is already my favorite album for sure, even if they somehow would manage to produce only garbage with the remaining songs. They've grown and matured so much, even since Macro. "Alright. Not sure how I structure this, especially at this hour… But here goes my current interpretation, hopefully somewhat readable. First of all, I don't think this is really covid related, but, once again, kinda about anxiety and introvert people, but also has elements of burnout or depression. We know that Tatiana has a pretty negative view of the world and some issues from her songs and her interviews. I believe the powder stuff she's doing is more of a meditative art form from Asia, but I'm not entirely sure either. It is however what is inside of the red box. The black & white / grayscale is definitely used for the scenes playing in the past, which later catches up with her, but I am not sure what the red color might represent, unless it's just an artsy choice (probably not). I think this is literally about her band life though, and the recent fame the band is experiencing, adding more pressure and stress, while Tatiana's anxiety makes even social interactions already quite stressful. If you don't know how that feels, think about stressful situations in your life, and then apply that stress to absolutely everything outside of your own 4 walls - even "good" situations, like being with friends, or situations that you wouldn't even think about, like potential social interactions when you cross someone on the sidewalk (or just the thought of it). That's why home is important, your castle, the place where you rest up again and refill those empty batteries that the sick outside world constantly drains. So I think Tatiana is sort of running away from this to be alone and care for herself instead, but the band life is catching up to her (in 2021, after quite a long break). The two wolves represent her inner feelings. The black wolf does not smell the blood, it gets active due to Tatiana's anger in that situation. We can also see it going absolutely wild when she guns her band members down, which might symbolizes her lashing out at them when she is stressed out. But they aren't leaving or getting hurt by it, still there for her, after becoming family after all those years, but also pushing her into those stressful situations. She's basically having those two side in herself that are struggling with the positive and negative aspects of her life and what it became over the years. I'm still not entirely sure about the art piece. The symbol is Pisces, her zodiac sign. I suspect her working on it strengthens the white wolf, as she does it as a self caring measure. But I am not quite sure if she's destroying it in the end, or if it symbolizes more of a channeling of that gained strength, or how exactly it relates to the band vanishing. She did this after acting aggressively though, so maybe it just means instead of lashing out, that she calmly took her time for herself instead and gained new strength and a certain inner balance again. Definitely still some open questions here on my end too, but I think it would fit of what I learned about her as a person (which, granted, is of course not much). As someone with depression and anxiety I feel I can really relate to the song though. There is a lot of emotion, in the lyrics, vocals as well as the instrumentals. The first bit is really calm and quite positive sounding, but then kinda turns really dissonant and eerie, giving me goosebumps every time so far, which is then followed by a really hurting sounding scream."

[@Thystonius]

You have beautifully explained exactly how I look at this... most reactors don't feel the emotion and nobody got the black and white wolf parable...

[@paulorovisco2108]

That second scream is when i start crying,so much emotion

[@timmarkley9309]

This is a very emotional song. When I can see the emotion on the face of a reactor, then I know that they're really listening and into the music and not just faking it to get views. Chels, I loved seeing the emotion from you. I can only hope that you will take the time and share with us what it was in this song that drew out that emotion. You too Mat. I don't want to exclude you. :) I'd love to hear more of your thoughts about this song too. Loved the reaction. Keep up the great work! Peace Love & Harmony.

[@kev.aka-cool]

Was right there w/ chel in feeling deep on tears. If this song doesn't bring teardrops for others guys obviously they've been through so much in life of emotional heartache. It's not weakness but strength & you'll only hurt the people which claiming to love. 🎸⚡⚡⚡

[@MLuxemburg]

Intoverts unite! ..separately! ..in our own homes! 🔥I already love Wallflower! I love the beautiful way it starts, and I know I'd still love it if was all clean singing, but I'll admit I was hoping for a turn, unsure if it would come, and was not disappointed! Wallflower hits me hard as a depressed introvert (always antisocial, always antifascist!), but more generally, Jinjer helps me vent heavy thoughts and I think more people are being drawn to music like this because we're living in dark times - not just the pandemic, but the looming climate collapse that is underway caused by the narrow minded greed of the ruling class of capitalism which Tatiana has written about in many ways in so many songs. Thank you as always, Mat & Chels, great reaction! ❤🖤🤘

[@skinflute]

I think you 2 are the visual of what we all felt watchin the clip for the first time :)

[@SWAWrench86]

Wow, I really didn't pay attention to the lyrics as much as the mesmerizing music and voice and had to go to a lyric video. Wow. I personally am a social butterfly and can make a friend anywhere I go. But this song really paints a picture of how some people can feel like this. It hit me hard to know some people I know that are like this. Just wow. What a damn good song.

[@TheDjentleman77]

That first scream and specially that second hits right in the feels! 🖤🤘🏻 An easy album of the year for me! Kostolom is already there and now it needs some friends to hang out with! 😉

[@craigpotgieter9690]

Awesome reaction 👌

[@terryminator4208]

I can totally relate to the lyrics. And the meaning. Totally me.

[@SparkimusPrime]

So excited for this!!

[@Friskee62]

Chills here also when I saw it. Such artistry and passion in this vid. AMAZING...

[@jeremiahyoung5229]

Love this song. Great reaction. Wait til you hear the whole album.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@henryleedupuis6917]

Can't wait to download this album on bandcamp app yo tomorrow yeehaw!🤘😎🤘🖤🌷🎼

[@peteraldrich1444]

This band has zero competition.

[@redshift912]

100 percent their best song yet . What amazing lyrics and song writing … that slow build up .. incredible

[@shaunbryan3421]

Mat I got that same reaction when Tatiana belted out that again. It felt like a ghost just walked through me.

[@module79l28]

This isn't the last song before the album comes out, they just released another song called Colossus. I already heard it and I'm sure it'll appeal more to those who "long" for an old style Jinjer song. : )

[@timmarkley9309]

All of the songs on Wallflowers have been released now.

[@stangriffinstan_the_alaska9668]

It's Jinjer time and they just dropped the people's elbow on us can you smell what Jinjer is cooking. Sonically pleasing as usual. Jinjer never disappoints me. Peace from Stan the Alaskan.

[@MatandChelsReact]

Peace to you Stan!

[@uncle_thulhu]

This is my favourite track off the album (followed very closely by Vortex), because firstly, I'm an introvert, and that is an introvert anthem, and secondly, it shows just how beautifully she can sing.

[@arc6017]

After the first two singles this was unexpected to say the least. Loved it, that bass and those cleans....perfection!

[@cyberia55]

This one got Chels in the feels. 😥

[@darrellroninson3476]

My Jinjer box set with a really cool t shirt showed up last week very nice love u folks!

[@innaandshurik]

so genuine! nice reaction

[@sludgebud]

4AM and this song is hitting really hard while listening through this album. Great reaction!

[@davidlefranc6240]

they are awesome like you guys !alot of people can relate to this song like me !

[@Dubbel12]

Hands down best song they have released. Propably because its easy for me to understand and relate at the same time.

[@lauraswain80]

Sending virtual hugs Chels! I reacted the same way! Awesome song and loved your reactions!🔥🤘❤

[@jinjerman4903]

You two... Chels, hope ur ok?! TY for being vulnerable

[@ndve8229]

Now THATS a reaction! Yep many will cry

[@troy.h.]

I take it you guys felt the introvert emotions this video/lyrics evoked as well. This song felt like my own brain wrote it. Love you guys’ vids and preferences in songs. 🤘

[@MrApmech]

Thank you for listening and watching the whole video

[@darrellroninson3476]

Love u two folks!!

[@stevecranmer2845]

Great reaction to a great song

[@camlloyd3321]

Brought a tear to my eye as well!

[@stephenroby8498]

Touring like crazy, and the fact that their country is at war must make it difficult on getting home. Running on fumes, yet the music keeps getting better. Catchy hooks, and the band shredding through the speakers could very well make Jinjer the most successful metalcore band of all time.

[@puteraslayer]

Love your reaction a new subscriber from Malaysia 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@MatandChelsReact]

Thanks for subbing!

[@chrisalex1955]

Feel ya both, but Chels I felt the same way! my face did the same thing but mine was on the second growl from Tatiana! and the music UGH was AMAZING!!!

[@wandacole5784]

I'm a extreme introvert so this is my new anthem.

[@mjbuckley5]

Music is awesome . Lyricsreally hit home

[@per-erikcharling3411]

I hope there is no bad blood between the bandmembers:):):):):):) Once again Jinjer produce an epic piece. I have two favorite bands that i use to get pumped up. JINJER and LOVEBITES, i realize the diffrence but they cover my taste i genre´metal in a perfect way. Tank you for a emotional sincere reaction. Love from Sweden

[@ultratality]

I love how chels get with the emotion of the song. Love your guys reactions. When you do the warning again you should do black holes. I’m not gonna ruin the song but I think chels will get emotional in that one as well. Also a heads up pau wrote it when she was 13.

[@i_gif]

First time I saw Chels getting emotional

[@carmonaragorn]

2:56 same here Mat

[@alwaysprepared]

It's more of an experience than a video...

[@krevetz8609]

i shared this tear aswell :')

[@davidhayat8786]

Guys you've gotta do some early jinjer. Any song really for Inhale, Don't Breathe. Or all the songs from it at some point even better. Have been listening to the full album quite a bit lately. Probably my favourite too.

[@420graffin]

Hit me as well, some people don't get it or are not paying attention. I think everyone can relate on some level, we've all been through this shit for 1 1/2 yrs, even if you are not an introvert.

[@ToDaMaxxx]

This song is triggering emotion. I think it's about her being introvert at a time this band is rising. Also someone said it sounds like it's about her bandmates at a time when they demand lyrics from her. She said she procrastinates. They are houding her and even when she is shooting at them, they are still there. When she finally takes the art and throws it at them...they went away. It was actually a good take on this visual. I saw Chels go quickly. I am realizing everyone is emotional over this one. Tati killed this one lyrically.

[@nullunit5566]

Personal Beautiful Eerie Powerful Truth

[@Trendkiller196]

The band writes the music and then wants Tatiana to give them lyrics. She procrastinates and feels the pressure to finish writing. She has always said this. I think the red box is her ideas that she’s not ready to share. The band shows up and wants to finish the album, so she shoots them. They don’t care. She finally takes her art (the sand from the ground) and throws it at them, so they finally leave her alone. That’s my interpretation.

[@frankholmes4175]

This album is Grammy worthy! Yea we will see! Should of stayed home from work.

[@06047]

I disagree, not Grammy worthy, because the last time I checked, Grammys were awarded to such shockingly poor, vulgar and brain-melting trash like this: "I'm a savage (yeah) Classy, bougie, ratchet (yeah) Sassy, moody, nasty (hey, hey, yeah) Acting stupid, what's happening? Bitch (whoa, whoa) What's happening? Bitch (whoa, whoa) I'm a savage, yeah Classy, bougie, ratchet, yeah Sassy, moody, nasty, huh Acting stupid, what's happening? Bitch What's happening? (Ayy, ah)" Jinjer art exists in a parallel universe from Grammys. Luckily.

[@ToyutahLifein]

You did two things a lot of others don't get, they interrupt most songs to talk. It's very hard, especially if it's the first time hearing the song, to pause, change subject, forget where the song was at or what it sounded like, and not even rewind before where the pause was done. "No Pause" is great. Also, not blowing off the ending results of credit was good. It was more work done for the band, so ↑↑↑

[@MatandChelsReact]

We were pause heavy when we first started and we still pause sometimes now, but we try to make it as less as possible. The biggest problem with that though is remembering everything we wanted to talk about during the song.

[@ToyutahLifein]

@@MatandChelsReact Before/after is best, making a quick, quiet comment during is pretty good too... it might help you remember a certain part to talk about after →↓↑

[@williamcody3415]

This one goes to 11.... indeed

[@Tarble9000]

Porcupine Tree vibes

[@rysyndrome6823]

#Cry and don't expose your feelings. I need an outlet too.

[@Ddmmiitry]

Poker faces reaction

[@fjmization]

Is..is that……THAT’S FUCKIN’ EXHORDER Y’ALL GOT ON DAT INTRO!!! For that alone I hit the subscribe button like it called my mom something really filthy. And if you’ll excuse my return to all caps in order to beg for y’all to PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE DO A REACTION TO “I AM THE CROSS”!?!.

[@oldmanjimh3165]

Emotional but not as much as Tatiana!!! Wow.

[@shibaanimagaming4433]

She’s an amazing singer but I do think people are going over the top about tatianya like she can’t do wrong….I don’t think it was phenomenal but it’s just a good song….that’s just my opinion

[@leod7454]

This band bites. Little, if any talent.