Ren x Chinchilla ~ Chalk Outlines TréAction (One of Those Songs To Listen to When You're Down)

This was such a touching reaction. I honestly I'm still speechless at how such a simple concept was turned into such a powerful song with amazing vocals. Gotta get more Chinchilla in my life too. That voice is heavenly. Thanks again Renegades for the rec
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[@m-ilyewren]

Their duet on How to Be Me (live) is beautiful, too. I really love Fingers (live for Hunger TV) as a brilliant example of Chinchilla's character and vocal chops.

[@papacarl2002]

Whoa. Well put!

[@garysherwin3316]

The loud chair is an Easter egg ,cherophobia( pronounced) chair is the fear of being happy

[@TréActionz]

OOOOHHHHH! Look at that! I learned something new. Thank you, buddy

[@papacarl2002]

Dang - thanks for enlightening 🥚!!

[@robingayle68]

Layer upon layer ❤ Ren is magical ❤

[@majbrat]

Omfg the layers of this genius

[@EmmaHatter]

Please react to Diazepam by Ren🙏​@@TréActionz

[@timbrown6715]

Chocolate Outlines…You must be hungry 😂😂

[@Sovtoshi_alt]

Yep, he's going to have to do the hunger now.

[@lynette.]

The prescription drugs that make you feel like the walking dead.

[@notjim1087]

After you've watched this video and processed the heavy subject matter, you can lighten the mood by imagining Chinchilla creeping about just out of shot, trying to get into position for the second verse.

[@DarthKade-vy2hc]

So happy you got to this one! You have to take the side quest that is the Chinchilla rabbit hole too - she is an incredible artist! Most people start with Fingers (LIVE) and Little Girl Gone (music video). I also recommend her song 1:5 (LIVE) and Cut You Off

[@TréActionz]

Thanks Kade! Screenshotted and will react in due time

[@CheekaC]

I adore Chinchilla she has an incredible voice

[@DanielTurnbull1993]

Deffo Fingers live and Little girl gone live. The live versions are very special

[@foof76]

YES! All those! I of course love Fingers live, but Cut You Off sounds like it should be way more known than it is, and 1:5 is so damn REAL. Her lyrics are 🔥🔥

[@DarthKade-vy2hc]

@@foof76 right?! Those two alone should be on everyone’s playlist

[@anthonyirvine1881]

That creatures of habits line. That genuinely hit me, ive recently kicked my antidepressants. After 7 or 8 years, so hard to get off them but i hated being dependent on them. And also the side effects when i didnt have them so i decided to ride it out and deal with the sides effects. "Hard"! Specially with a 3 year old girl dependant on her dad. But coming to your point. Id taken them for so long, not the sideeffects quiting that worried me. We're creatures of habit, change sometimes is a scary thing but im so happy i decided to. Hopefully others can find the strength to also. 🙏

[@TréActionz]

Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing. I know that babygirl is happy to have her daddy with her! Stay strong, brother

[@Doobbie420]

As far as i know Ren lets reactors monetize his music. As he says a rising tide lifts all ships. I think in his eyes its promotion.

[@distracted-Heather]

Came to say this!

[@francesdoll4039]

The collabs with Chinchilla are the exception, because she is a signed artist now

[@Doobbie420]

@francesdoll4039 I knew she signed I didn't think prior stuff would be affected

[@jenniferpeavey3138]

"I'm scared of being ok cuz all things change." That line really hits hard for me. I have to keep my guard up even during times of happiness, because if I don't & shit goes sideways I get blindsided. Blindsides hurt so much more! "The more intensely that the light shines, the darker the shadow it casts." I love your reactions!

[@lynette.]

I always play How to be me live straight after this it's another example of the hauntingly beautiful blend of their voices.

[@jorice5528]

Me too ❤ How to be me hits me even deeper 🥹

[@majbrat]

It's a wonderful, emotional song. I tear up every time. Rens' emotions are so palpable in the gallows line and the scared to be ok line.

[@lulumcalley8906]

I love watching your thought process, its written all over you face. Your one of my favorite reaction channels, Keep being you!

[@heidibloom7]

I had goosebumps watching you watch and hear Chinchilla for the first time ❤ Your reactions are heartfelt, thank you for being you X

[@sammyd8860]

Wow ! Probably the best reaction I have heard to this track (and I have heard a lot !). This meant a lot to you and it showed. Thank you for your honesty

[@TréActionz]

Thank you, Sammy! I really felt this i e on a different level

[@TerryDuo]

Chalk outlines are how dead bodies used to be marked in a crime scene.

[@ree9560]

When I first found Ren, I did an immediate deep dive...listening/watching anything and everything I could find. The patience you have for waiting to ingest everything right away...is incredible. Another beautiful reaction!

[@gmc3073]

OMG!!! YOU ARE NOT A BURDEN!!!!!!!! Your reaction is so good. Thank you. I’m 58 and have somehow made it this long. I have learned to “relax.” Life is a pendulum. It’s beautifully difficult.

[@Ashitaka2011]

I can definitely understand what you mean by making your mental illness a habit. When you have been buried in depression, anxiety, or what have you, for long enough, it can almost be a comforting thing to have. It's familiar, and you understand it. You can wrap it around yourself, sink into it, use it as a defensive mechanism. Sometimes it just feels easier to wallow in that feeling, instead of trying to dig yourself out of it. Especially if/when meds can make you feel so empty and numb, walking around like a zombie, like a floating chalk outline. Or at least that has been my experience with severe depression/anxiety.

[@TréActionz]

We are connected in this experience. That is exactly what I felt like when I was on meds

[@EandMLeid]

You are not a burden.... Ren makes me cry enough, not you pulling my tears too

[@cazzhalsall9186]

The raw emotion and chemistry between them brings a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye EVERY time 💜💜

[@lindzee7410]

Loved your reaction ❤ Keep sweet Ren in your thoughts as he begins his grueling round 2 of treatment in Canada. My heart breaks for him.

[@agnes998]

We totally relate to the nervous wreck, Tre’. It’s liberating to share and Ren’s music gives us that safe space to do that. I love your reviews and your genuine nature. ❤

[@annanelahie4782]

Hey brother. Great reaction. I love the openness that you are showing. This I have to say is the Ren effect . As so many men are opening up. And I think it’s fantastic. I’ve been following Ren for five years now. Since Hi Ren has come out, the amount of men and women that I see opening up to their mental and physical health issues. It’s amazing. Big ❤ from Perth.

[@JasonBernardo]

Goosebumps. Every time. 🔥🫶🏼

[@gmc3073]

Amen!!!

[@JoReadFluidart]

This is another if Rens songs that just speaks to me. It is a pleasure seeing your reactions, I wish I could have my first reactions again. You should try his bittersweet symphony the live one. It's awesome

[@TréActionz]

Will do! Thanks for the rec, it’s definitely on the list

[@guyincognito7442]

Floating chalk outline = walking 💀 (via medication zombification). How I see it anyway. Loved when her voice slid into your brain. Keep up the good work!

[@angelluhman9006]

I was going to say the same thing❤❤

[@gmc3073]

People need to understand that almost EVERYONE has these feelings. I’ve made it to 58 and I’ve had bad days and know that in a day or two I’ll feel better. I am anxious. I am nervous. I believe I am these things because I CARE. Maybe I’m saying too much. I had a hard day at work and now I’m home watching this reaction and it’s hitting me hard.

[@foof76]

This video sent me down the Chinchilla rabbit hole as well. She does some fun, lighter sounding pop stuff but the lyrics are actually pretty deep. She's a tough girl, not playing around. And her live tracks where she belts out that voice are AMAZING

[@thatdamnmolly]

How are you not subscribed to Ren's channel?! 🤣 He has referred to Chinchilla as his musical twin/sister. Their collab, "How To Be Me," is also amazing. You would likely enjoy her solo work as well. 💚💙💜

[@TréActionz]

I am subbed to Ren or are you messing with me?

[@thatdamnmolly]

​@TréActionz Not messing with you!On your screen, it looks like the "Subscribe" button is there. It's entirely possible that I didn't read it correctly or am missing something, lol. Not trying to call you out or judge or any crazy stuff. I just thought it was funny since he has been all your reactions of late 🤣 💚💙💜

[@mutho7024]

@@thatdamnmolly Tré see,s to use a different account for the reaction, that could explain it. Atleast I think he does it, based on the different icon in the top right corner. (Please forgive me Tré, if you did not want this public, delete this comment if needed. I love your reactions to ren and the thoughts you offer in them.)

[@JJ-jx7my]

Really, really like your reaction style and content! Don't these two just slide into your heart and head? So wonderful to see you take it in and make it yours. That is the mark of art, not entertainment. Thanks for sharing so much of yourself with us. You get Ren and we are here for it! And you! subbed.

[@hummingbirdstones]

What a genuine and heartfelt reaction. Thank you, sir. Much love.

[@Nanersbananers]

Showing your strength through your vulnerability. Keep being you, thank you for helping people.

[@AdalineK]

Awww bless you Tre for your heartfelt reaction. Kudos to you for feeling the fear and doing it anyway. 🙌

[@EandMLeid]

I love how you said chinchilla was carrying that track from the back right before she blew off!

[@sarahgruen8524]

Love your insight. This song is so simply beautiful but impactful. What you said at the end about being trapped; when I first heard this song, I was overwhelmed with empathy in a new way. The light switch flipped on all those lights! My husband's cousin has schizophrenia and HAS to be medicated. We have been married 20 years this October, so I knew him before he was sick. Realizing his best path in life is walking around in a chalk outline...broke my heart in the best way. I now have even more understanding and grace with this new perspective. Music is healing in so many ways. As always, thanks for a fabulous reaction and sharing it with us. How to be me features Chinchilla also. It's a phenomenal song. Love and kindness to you!

[@ksaucegti]

Chalk outlines were used around the deceased at a crime scene. Thats how interpret the use in this song. Its walking around as a formal version of yourself after taking the meds to "fix" you.

[@crystalcaffrey9788]

Ghost of yourself 😢

[@kevincollins6839]

Fantastic reaction! You have officially completed the ren starter pack: Hi Ren (emotional rollercoaster), Sick Boi (has more of a traditional beat), Chalk Outlines with Chinchilla, and Jenny & Screech Trilogy. I loved every one of those reactions. Level 2 is Suic!de (emotional rollercoaster), Murderer (another traditional beat), How to be Me (with Chinchilla), and Money Game trilogy. Am i right renegades?? I can't wait for you to get through these!

[@jennifergleason9853]

I really appreciate your openness in this reaction. Ren is one of a kind, but particularly talented at evoking deep, but acutely familiar, emotions. The theme of "masking" through out this song is really powerful to me. "I hope I wake up as someone else", pushing down the feeling of being in the "gallows" on your toes just trying to survive, so you push everything down with a big smile or a pill or a new habit. I relate to the being scared to be OK. It's like you get used to the gallows, you get used to surviving, let alone being OK. Being ok becomes the aberration. Also, being chronically ill, it becomes scary how dependent you become on your medication. It really fucks with your mind because society treats you like mental illness is a character flaw. Even when you know rationally that there is something wrong with your body and something wrong with your brain, and that relying on pills is a sign of weakness. Your message about finding something that works, and it doesn't matter what it is, but that you should stick to it, I really appreciate that.

[@LouisFarraconn]

That's the beauty of art and it's to the viewer or listeners own perception. You perceive it as being trapped but it can also mean being the walking dead as chalk outlines also resembles chalk outlines at a death/crime scene.

[@gmc3073]

I absolutely love your perspective. I feel like you are articulating this song for me. I think of one example that might resonate: my best friend had bipolar disorder. She tried everything. She said the medications made her feel flat. She couldn’t get used to how they felt. She’s not with us any longer. She couldn’t get used to… Whatever it is the medication made her feel. I hope this makes sense.

[@whydmerg4820]

Diving into the Tré rabbit hole today. Really enjoying your perspective and your humanness as i watch your reactions.

[@UndershotDan]

Amazkng review, I love that everyone can take away different meanings from these songs but still have the same impact. I hear Chalk outlines and think of being walking Chalk outlines I.e. we are just a dead version of ourselves. Life is a pendulum people stay strong the light is on its way ❤❤

[@gmc3073]

Chinchilla just started singing and between what I think you’re feeling and what she’s saying I got chills.

[@JosieC2011]

I feel the floating chalk outline is like being dead on the inside from the meds...Like the walking dead. Just numb and going through the motions... Thanks for the reaction and how you feel it. ;)

[@gracegrit3009]

Floating chalk outlines... Medications (or emotions) can numb are person until they feel nothing and are simply going through the motions, functioning but feeling dead inside. Based on some things you have shared about medicine, I imagine you understand this feeling. I'm living your reactions and your vulnerability as well. I walk the journey of anxiety, depression, etc. Thank you for sharing.

[@vickyknight4461]

Beautiful and heartfelt reaction to a stunning song. Thank you. You will love Ren x Chinchilla How to be me (live) 🥰

[@mariajoseurizar5093]

This songs pierces thru the soul, I personally relate to this song in a huge way Like always Loved your reaction!

[@KiaMeFreeDD7349]

Yes!! I hope this journey is fruitful and enjoyable! 10,000 subscribers won't take long with your talent for personal and insightful reactions!❤

[@nancymunroe3672]

But now you know we LOVE YOU!!! ❤

[@mcbeech]

Thank you, I needed some introspection this morning and your exploration got me to a place of calm and understanding about some stuff I'm processing. ❤❤❤

[@AnaFromTheShire]

I just learned this on the uke lol wish I could wail like Chinchilla! These two are dynamic and powerful together. Hope they make more music. Loved your reaction

[@SandraP3796]

Feel the same way when I watch this beautifully sad song. With severe chronic pain I have depression. Also wish I was someone else in the morning. Thanks Tré

[@mzbeatz]

You really feel it… & you speak music - 10k follows in no time ❤

[@RobinBurns-h9s]

Great reaction - honest and heartfelt. So happy you are a renegade. So happy you got help with your struggles. You are awesome!

[@lifeasamovie]

Love the reactions! It may be time for some fun Ren too. There is a lot when it comes to the mind of Ren. He can totally blow your mind with his uncanny ability to do everything well, so there is plenty of playful Ren too.

[@mikkohapponen5728]

Been there. No light,trowing up months. Feckin hard time

[@kendalldrye5947]

13:30 thank you for being vulnerable enough to share this with us. I truly appreciate it

[@papacarl2002]

Let’s GO For The Rewind!! 17:16 my man is already mouthing the lyrics. Dude, I’ve found something else that makes me happy… and it’s whenever *YOU* drop a new reaction. Earlier I was going to suggest you trying a live stream, but then i caught you talking about how stressed you are before you record… and panic attacks- something I’m too familiar with myself. So I won’t push you toward Livestream, but I will suggest you start a Community Tab. It’s cool for updates and another place we can send you ☮️ 🕊️ and 💕

[@piplevett4783]

Thank you for sharing yourself with us x

[@mariajoseurizar5093]

Chinchilla is amazing ✨you should check out more of her music

[@jorice5528]

Wonderful reaction to this hard hitter from two brilliant artists. How to be me live from them is amazing also.

[@JonniPants]

Love and hugs, my friend. Beautiful song that speaks to so many. Thanks for covering this one. 💜 edited to add: Chinchilla is amazing and you will LOVE HER! 😀

[@Andysimbo69]

Welcome to chinchilla.

[@papacarl2002]

💞 💔 🤜🏼🤛🏼 ~~🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼

[@jonathanbradshaw2665]

Hey Tre. Chinchilla is an awesome rabbit hole in her own right. Ren describes her as a musical sibling and remarkably in a moment of boggling synchronicity , it turns out his Mum and her Mum knew each other in college (I have no evidence to verify this, it's just something I read from another Renegade). There are a host of Chinchilla's videos to fall into but I'm going to point you towards 'Fingers' live for Hunger TV and '1:5' live. These are both stunning, although everything she does is pretty much stunning.

[@TréActionz]

Thank you, Jonathan! She has an incredible voice that is still stuck in my head. I will definitely include some Chinchilla reactions soon

[@davidwood9042]

Glad you saw this and found Chinchilla. She has some similar, heart-felt one-take videos as well. They've another duet, and they started by busking (street-performing) in the UK. She's got some banging tunes as well.

[@MeganHammond720]

This song definitely hits hard.. great reaction big luv❤

[@toleep2104]

Thanks for sharing your personal reaction to this video. I gaurantee that when you replay it on your own and don't have to stop it for us, you are going to totally connect to it even more, than you have already. Edit **It's so hard to talk about a song that leaves you (all of us) speechless.** Respect to you Brother

[@mikkohapponen5728]

Love your emphaty. We need that in our world. Too much shait happens

[@Baldur-Somewhere-North-East]

Hell yes 1:5 Live and Fingers Live for Hunger TV, you're going to those!

[@suzanne4719]

Omg you did it again!!! I ❤ you! Your reactions are so pure and raw. You are such an empathic and beautiful person. Your reaction to the last section of the song was exactly the same as mine when I first heard it. This song always brings me to tears. The passion in their voices is incredible. I'm eagerly waiting for your next Ren reaction video 😊. Be good to yourself and look after you ❤🙏🏼

[@anthonyirvine1881]

The mandalorian 👌 hero. Love your ren reactions. Money game trilogy 🙏

[@kevingallant8073]

Chinchilla is a great side quest to the Ren rabbit hole. Her solo stuff, id go with Fingers (live) and 1:5 (Live). That said, "How to be Me" with Ren & Chinchilla is an excellent segue into Suic*de, which you put on your Ren rabbit hole journey already. I'd follow up Suic*de with For Joe, as the outro of Suic*de is the intro to For Joe... And I say side quest, but she is absolutely a rabbit hole of her own.

[@Nanersbananers]

Love your reactions. You so real and insightful.

[@guinevere7494]

I love watching your reactions and there is something awesome in you that many of us feel/connect with. The amazingly quick rise in subs is more than just Ren fans because there are others don’t grow that fast just fir reactions to Ren but how you share your raw emotions. Thank you. Chinchilla is definitely word that reactions of her own. Definitely should follow up with Ren x Chinchilla other song they do together. Can’t wait for more. Peace and love

[@msays6459]

Thank you so much for this reaction - you gave me another dimension with your commentary. You're right - whatever traps us, whether physical health, mental health, spiritual struggle, etc.....our world becomes smaller and becomes what you know. Even the contemplation of suddenly being free in a great big world is scary as fuck. It's a real reason that there is such a high recidivism rate in the prison system. Many can't cope with the big world outside once the inside has become what they know.

[@gmc3073]

Like an angel.

[@distracted-Heather]

Hauntingly beautiful…. 💕

[@mikeb7379]

That was a great reaction. Thoughtful. Chinchilla is really worth a look in her own right.

[@fudgeweasel]

Wonderful react to a beautiful song. keep it up my dude - we love you.

[@RyanSiggelkow]

I definitely shed a tear when i first heard this track, but i wept on this watchthru. Something you said (and I'm not exactly certain what) really shifted me from hearing the song from the outside to being rrrrright in the middle of that chalk outline. Thanks for the inspiration...and emotional release 😢👍

[@Julius-o1o]

Thank you for such inspirational beautiful words. That meant a lot , sincerely. Every one of treactions I take something with me from your perspective/heart.

[@Foxglove_1978]

❤❤❤ Love to you ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Definitely recommend the Chinchilla side quest to Fingers

[@EandMLeid]

I think floating chalk outline is referring to walking around feeling dead, haven't gotten to the end of your reaction yet though

[@EandMLeid]

Now you're getting it... On the gallows, balanced on my toes so I could breathe, cuz you don't want to die but you're almost dead, just one slip away.

[@EandMLeid]

Obviously though, it's art, and everyone's interpretation is accurate if that's what it means to them

[@jamiemacdonald6899]

That's how I've always perceived it, walking round feeling dead inside while your body is still alive.

[@nancymunroe3672]

Kind of like a zombie!

[@MrsApplegateart]

REN introduced me to Chinchilla… her latest works… drop the mic! She’s indie waiting to hit big, too… or rather… we are waiting for both of them to be international stars!

[@MammaB-k4t]

I was so surprised to hear that you have to work through anxiety before recording - you're a natural! Really enjoying your content.

[@ChrissieAB]

You have quickly become one of my favourite reactors. 🧡

[@asabovesobelow-369-8]

This song broke me first time I heard it. I love it so much it makes me happy when I listen to it now. What a contrast 😅 great reaction 🎉

[@paolab2077]

I literally just came across your channel 1h ago and next thing I know there's a new video! About to watch it, but so far I've really loved your reactions! I'm a classically trained musician, and I don't know your hostory, but from what I've seen, you have a very good ear (if rhat makes sense)!!!? 🧡🙃

[@TréActionz]

Thank you so much for those kind words! I’m not a trained musician but I LOOOOVE good music. I was raised on jazz and classical music, so I just really appreciate this form of art

[@randyrodriguez1445]

You will get a lot of subs. You are good, just keep doing your thing

[@papacarl2002]

🪑 💥 🙉!! Oh yeah man, I was there with you grooving and dancing to the busking Big Push with Ren in Red Suspenders - and now I am here ready to get hit in the feels, yet again with the Chalk Outlines. 🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼 More happy/rocking out, but also a🦶🏻in the face after Shot the Sheriff: Red Suspenders WAR PIGS - More feels that always make me break down: Ren & Chilla “How to be Me” and the amazing Chinchilla all on her own: Fingers Live for Hunger TV 💔

[@DonnaPoynton.]

Great reaction Thank you ❤❤

[@alabasterdisaster]

If you wanna go down a Chinchilla goosebump inducing rabbit hole I suggest Fingers Live

[@xxMelaniexx]

Heartbreaking song after Ren just announced his health is getting worse again and is headed back to Canada for more treatment after just leaving

[@markhenderson7930]

Wait til you hear these two in "how to be me".

[@leeallen9182]

I stopped because I felt numb. I had no feelings. I have had to learn how to deal with my feelings and recognize the swings and know when to control the. Bi polar granny

[@TréActionz]

Thank you so much for sharing. I can’t imagine the strength it took but I am incredibly happy for you

[@gailscrypto1536]

love this song it is one of my favs and so descriptive on how it feels to be medicated for pain or mental health - dead inside. If you want to try something a bit different that also speaks truth like Ren i recommend Bo Burnham 'all eyes on me' 'welcome to the internet' and 'how the world works'. Love your reactions and you have beautiful messages of support xxxx

[@albamartinez4987]

I loved how you just felt this ❤ Wrt copyright, all you have to do is dispute any Ren video and he will release it. Ren allows you to monetise his videos. Any problems, let us know. There's an email you can contact to sort it out, but i dont know it. How to be Me is another duet with these two. And there's another one due out soon. ❤

[@laurenceleong8493]

Folfs bawling my eyes out here wow❤

[@DurinKrull]

Hey Tré! I loved watching your reactions to Ren's songs. You deserve the great start for your channel. If I may suggest reacting to Falling in Reverse or even Nightwish. Both are solid choices for reactions and have great following and fans... I also believe that you'll like the music as well. Keep it up! Cheers!

[@des-reeacuna9523]

Love all your reactions. You're one of my favorite reactors and I've been watching reactions for over a year. I'm bipolar with PTSD so I am very familiar with meds and although they did help for four years, I'm happy to say I've gotten to a point where I no longer need them. I'm currently in my undergrad as well majoring in psychology, going into a Counseling Master's program afterwards. I love seeing fellow students (of course we probably don't attend the same university) react to Ren. Absolutely loved your reaction to Chinchilla, she is such a beauty with an amazing voice. I hope you get a chance to check out How To Be Me dueted with them as well. Also try checking out Chinchilla's 1:5, her voice is phenomenal in that song. Again, love your reactions, keep up the amazing work :)