Vocal Coach 1st Time Reaction to "Are You Really Okay" - Sleep Token

In this video, I react for the first time to the British band Sleep Token's song “Are You Really Okay?”. I analyze their amazing performance, explain and demonstrate Vessel's vocal techniques and I'll tell you what I think made it so great. This is an amazing tune and I am so glad I finally reacted to it!
Original video: • Are You Really Okay?
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[@llSplice]

Might as well react to their entire discography. You will not be disappointed.

[@tommyjohnson43]

Yep this is what we need , good reactors doing Sleep Token in its entirety.

[@Alan-oc7tg]

Pleaaaaaaase. There are so many "vocal coach reacts" type channels that do absolutely no commentary on vocal technique or music theory or anything. She is my favorite person to watch react to Sleep Token because i feel like I learn so much each time and she highlights things I've never even noticed despite listening to their entire catalogue nonstop for years.

[@bradleycampbell7256]

I’m so interested in her reaction to TNDNBTG or Descending or Dark Signs or Atlantic or Bloodsport she’s so smart and aware of how Vessel is doing what he is doing and is still impressed by his technique and the overall mix.

[@mayalehmann1976]

Yes, please ❤

[@samcrorie]

In the past ten years, I've lost my remaining grandparents, my parents, uncles, my father-in-law and a childhood friend. My husband survived an aneurysm but it left him disabled. All the while putting on a brave face and not really properly grieving. The first i heard this song I just fell apart. It was like someone asking me but are you REALLY ok? No, I'm not, but I will be. I still tear up. It's beautiful, but it's a tough one.

[@Sleep_Diety]

I'm sorry for your loss, I lost my parents when I was young,then years later my brother to suicide.This song makes me ball every time because I too have that same feeling you have of someone asking if you really are okay.Life is hard but we'll make it and hopefully the little beautiful things in life bring you happiness and joy and you have a blessed and beautiful life.

[@philipdumont3850]

Hang in there, sincerely.

[@zeroroller]

I'm so sorry. While I can't comprehend your loss completly, I do know loss. Take your health, mental and physcial one day at at time. Don't push yourself to "get Over" this. Every day you can work piece by piece, day by day to live a life that flourishes and can be a great tribute to the loved ones you have lost.

[@NotEvenCarbon]

I've seen him singing while crying live twice now, some of these songs are deeply personal and it's an amazing thing to witness

[@stevenaisbitt9520]

Absolutely agree. I want to see Lolli’s reaction to Sleep Token’s entire discography. She’s the best on the net for reaction/analysis

[@bishfish3]

100%

[@kimleith1378]

Don't talk while you eat.

[@rawke7279]

I cried and cried and cried. Had friends who hurt themselves and killed themselves. . All while I got clean off heroin. I discovered ST just as I went clean after 20 years of addiction. Apart from my loved ones couldn't have got through without this band

[@BipolarBLKSheep]

Sleep Token - Bloodsport (From the Room Below)

[@JGE_DK]

I absolutely agree!! But we musn't forget Vessels EMOTIONAL rendition of "Hallelujah" (with amazingly beautiful support from one of the backing singers), from the same venue. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZqbXo1qnaiSpZo

[@mkennedy319]

this

[@VoidHxnter]

Both versions are phenomenal performances. I would recommend the original first because of the ending for the first listen, and then the room below for a more in-depth analysis.

[@andrewpeach8385]

This never gets easier to listen to 😢 musically it’s so incredibly uplifting and bright considering how dark and deep the lyrical content is. The opening guitar riff is SO clean and sunny. It’s a musical paradox. And yes those drums 🤤 so crisp and deliberate and also soft and soothing at the same time. The degree of empathy and helplessness displayed by Vessel is heart wrenching.

[@Ijard_panjang]

This is the correct way for a vocal coach to react to a song. I've been needing this for a long time. Thank you.

[@Caldyman]

Ok, time to cry together again. 😭

[@codyharris7]

Your commentary on drummers having their own preferences for their setups, makes me think you should watch the drumeo video where 2 plays and does an interview, its amazing to see his setup and drum theory behind what he does.

[@robertpetre9378]

I think this song is about how vessel used to be depressed when he was younger and his mother was always upset whenever he used to hurt himself.

[@eldaro6969]

I thought it was about miscarriage!

[@robertpetre9378]

@@eldaro6969 maybe both

[@rebeccalauder99]

Well if it is I can so relate being a mom to a daughter with these problems

[@niinal5206]

I have been waiting for more sleep token! Thank you 🤩 If you really want to analyze and hear Vessels voice you should listen blood sport from the room below or shelter from the room below. They both are very emotional songs and I love them☺️

[@violacesario4389]

Congrats on not only maintaining dry eyes but singing, Lolli! That's a sad song.

[@HowieStephens]

Like this if you cry every time I actually get Eddie Vedder vibes from this one with the wha-whoaas and eye-e-eyes I think haha

[@garytackett8426]

I'd love to hear EV do a cover of this

[@terminator9195]

i cant confirm anything, but apparently this is written from his mother's perspective, talking about Vessel. if true, that makes the song 100000x sadder 😭

[@brianwemmerus3331]

You know a song hits deep when you have to pull the car over and bawl the first time you hear it. His voice is so raw and plaintive...hits a primitive part of my brain. People have called this a "power ballad" but to me it's the anguish of a parent's inability to help their child.

[@rawke7279]

I cried and cried and cried. Had friends who hurt themselves and killed themselves. . All while I got clean off heroin. I discovered ST just as I went clean after 20 years of addiction. Apart from my loved ones couldn't have got through without this band

[@Lancer4323]

Love to watch our Fairy study a song, then watch the lights go on ❤❤❤

[@TheHavoc09]

You are a really good vocal coach! Seen many on YT, and your way of explaining and showing is excellent!

[@enriquealone9249]

Your analysis was excellent, this is a great song

[@JGE_DK]

Many songs have made me weep, through my 52 years of living. But NONE more so than this Sleep Token song (because, you know, "reasons")!!

[@xWolfReign21x]

Its so nice to see you finally reacting to this band! I requested this in the comments like months before I started seeing you cover this music. Glad you found your way to them! We all love this band and Vessel.

[@meeralmmg1991]

Always loving your sleep token reactions 🥹🫶🏻

[@Lancer4323]

Thanks!

[@TheAntwain143]

I genuinely cannot wait for you to finish the rest of these songs.

[@myauramusic]

8:20 section into build up ia onw of my fav parts off the album. 100% FEELS

[@stephensparks4385]

This song hits me so hard every time. 😭 Such a sad but musically beautiful song.

[@DarrellW_UK]

Nice analysis and description of the techniques, sad song for sure but with a bright side to it as well, very powerful! 🌹

[@tristencrockett]

Would love to see you react to “Take Aim” by Sleep Token. The super high-ness of his voice in most of it is so interesting

[@Nonya12608]

He has a pretty pronounced underbite, which could explain his vocal stylings. This is 100% an 80's power ballad. It's so good.

[@dkorody81]

Absolutely incredible song. Incredibly well written

[@CptVexed]

I'm so glad you let it play out a little before giving your opinion/breakdown. Nothing worse than a reaction video where they pause it every 5 seconds and rewind. i love this song and equally your analysis.

[@lilgnomey]

This song breaks me. Every. Single. Time. What I love about it, and what hits so hard, is that he doesn’t use any flowery or metaphorical language to paint a picture. He’s just stating the hurt and the sorrow, simply and lovingly. And that’s so … ‘beautiful’ isn’t even a good enough word. I heard it when I was going through a super rough time, and it was like one part of myself begging the other part not to give up. This guy has been through some shit. And if he hasn’t, then his level of insight is … otherworldly.

[@bishfish3]

Thank God. I get on KZbin just to see if you’ve done another sleep token song.

[@ashleybooker4420]

i would love to hear you cover this with a folk voice like that

[@danflak2370]

So brutally brilliant these guys are!

[@AlexRaiu]

When you were talking about that Celine Dion tone, I thought the same initially but I tried to emmulate Vessel's technique on this song, only in my tone, but to make that sound, on that specific run where you stopped for example, it's more in a yawn position, or at least that's what it feels like to me. Anyway, amazing video, your content helped me a lot with different aspects of my voice 🙌 Thanks a lot!

[@AwareWolfOnWheels]

I love your little tips about mouth shapes and tongue positions when singing. I'm completely self taught, never had the courage to sing at the front of a band but have done backing vox my whole musical career playing guitar, bass and keys in bands.

[@randyturner6358]

I love your giggle when you hear something you like.

[@juttaman25]

This follows Ascensionism, a song that talks about ‘eternal ascension’, leaving this earth to escape the pain. I think this song is Vessel asking himself that question, pleading with himself. Until you’ve been there…… it seems unthinkable. The darkness is haunting…… Somehow, Sleep Token have saved my soul. I don’t know how, I don’t know why. So thankful to have seen them twice in Sydney recently. Lucky to have discovered them. Thankful for the world I live in.

[@lilgnomey]

I love your thoughts on this. This song and this band saved me 100%. I missed them in Adelaide.

[@juttaman25]

@@lilgnomey hugs. ❤️

[@lilgnomey]

@@juttaman25 awww thanks. 😁 I’m okay. I hope you are too!

[@omgsniffles]

It's a joy to hear your insights and understand how Vessel and II's choices as artists help convey the pain and hope in this song. Thank you for this.

[@VoidHxnter]

My favorite interpretation of this song is that it's from the perspective of his mother to Vessel. You can see in the cover art of this song that it appears to be a mother holding her child. The lyrics may suggest this, too. "I raised you in the dark..." and "I could see it in you even then, " meaning that she didn't know what was happening, but she knew something was wrong. She didn't get confirmation that something was wrong until the implied self-harm in the fourth stanza.

[@NotEvenCarbon]

He does have scars on his arms 😭

[@mattijohansen3471]

Sometimes the only way to get past the struggles. Is to just stop trying. When you learn to give up on all the things you dont have, and might never have. Then it becomes easier to not let all those things, that is missing hurt you.

[@chriswebb7822]

The best YT music channel (both of them..), period!

[@grahambullman]

Just loving your journey through this album. Hopefully once finished you will go back and hear some of the old stuff at some point. 👍

[@Coffmaestro]

Sometime you should do the song Euclid, last one of the album. Truly majestic.

[@rebeccalauder99]

I f n love sleep token this song hits another emotion in me my daughter has mental health issues so it just hits me a different way

[@user-ni7zw1ud8g]

I dont know but to me it's the words of a parent talking to a child who is depressed and self harming

[@jweezy15able]

Reminds me of VOLA's "In Mazes", but all the good parts.

[@garytackett8426]

Vola is amazing! Good dudes also!

[@LeviathanSenpai]

Please listen to and watch "Bloodsport from the room below" so you can really see how Vessel sings and the way he moves his mouth!

[@Aussiecris214]

More reaction from The Best reactor Lolli thanks Gorgeous ❤❤❤ much love ❤❤❤

[@andyparkinson4007]

Love your reactions - especially the sleep token ones! I think you must be due to cover “bloodsport” (from the room below) sometime soon - that’s just Vessel and his piano in a live room - very interesting from a vocal point of view! Keep up the great work

[@neilscottfaulkner]

Your vocal knowledge, and, well, ways of describing technique are fantastic. It also helps to have an amazing personality. Thanks for crushing it with this channel. 🫶

[@blackfur241]

First time here this hit me Just as much as the first time I heard it I’m a drummer and feel it and feel the lyrics even more ❤

[@LostHate]

Best way to hear a song for the first time is with Lolli. This was a new one to me.

[@seven84]

ii, the drummer, will go down as a legendary drummer...no doubt in my mind

[@TheErazar]

Glad to see Sleep Token keep appearing here :)

[@wildshiftspictures2607]

I cannot sing at all, but somehow I understand everything you are explaining about singing😅 don‘t have this with the other yt-coaches. Thanks for the great work!

[@paulbellaby]

I am a fan of sleep token the moment I heard chokehold but what sealed the deal for me was this track. Its a very well written song and i know heavy metal fans generally dont like sleep token because of their stark contrast of music genre, you cant deny the vocals and lyrics. missing limbs is another track from previous album that follows the same pattern as this track and is amazing.

[@json_bourne3812]

The more I listen to this the more I'm convinced it sounds like Vessel is singing about how his partner went through a miscarriage, particularly with the lines around 7:45 - 8:30 The true meaning or story doesn't particularly matter, because it creates such strong feelings regardless of your interpretation. Absolutely beautiful song.

[@DanCobbs73]

I agree especially as the character for the song appears to be a woman who is holding a container which seems to have a baby inside it. The woman also appears to be bleeding from her wrists so I believe she began self harming as she couldn’t come to terms with the loss.

[@hermanmelville3871]

If you like the drummer’s sound, check out Deftones’ Abe Cunningham. He’s a huge influence on 2.

[@geriatricginger]

first time hearing this song. It's not my norm, but I really like it.. something about it that I just can't put my finger on, but damn, it's good.. reaches within.

[@tripsis1]

I need to see you react to euclid. I think that track is my all time favourite song. I will have it as my wedding song if i ever get to that day

[@ashleyhill8737]

PLEASE do a reaction video to ANY of Iniko's live shorts or lives❣️❣️❣️❣️ i know you will love her❣️

[@xAdam2gx]

You should reeeeaaaaaaallllyy listen and do a video on Sleep token - Atlantic... its hauntingly beautiful, it blows me away everytime.

[@paladinminipedro707]

The best part about this album is their drummer...II, he is magnificent and probably in the top 10 of all time.

[@ndnd2023]

I think his vocal tone is more natural for his palette. His mouth is a bit unusually shaped and he has a slight lisp also. The Calcutta video gives a really clear view of his mouth and tongue while he sings. Interesting from a vocalist's perspective. Best

[@bertsteerswimmer]

This is their power ballad and I fucking love it

[@wickedPrints3256]

I love it when my skins are tweaked and twiddled personally. 😂

[@tonygreen6357]

Sleep Token + TFVM = PARADISE 💜💜💜💖💖💖

[@Blaqkrose771]

This is hands down my favorite song from Sleep Token. Hits a little close to home though.

[@GGaby_Dv]

I'm really attached to the theory that the lyrics in this song are like Vessel's mom talking to him, because of some callbacks to other songs. Another Sleep Token song called "Dark Signs" starts with: "Where I was raised, there was no street lights" And this songs starts with "I raised you in the dark"

[@richardlovell2732]

I concur.

[@VoidHxnter]

I believe that theory is the original intent. I mean, just look at the cover art, it's a mother holding their child.

[@danielelwell2571]

Nice xx

[@stephenandrew6087]

Found you through ST. If you want to get a bunch of new traffic I've found the four horsemen of metal reactions are Sleep Token, Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Falling Reverse. New sub, great vid, looking forward to more. Cheers!

[@lostsoul3535]

I missed the first part of the song because I was lost staring in your eyes. 😊

[@vladtheimpaler7878]

This song has some meaning for me. I have been dealing with a spouse that’s had a run of bad luck, spiraled out of control, and decided to be unfaithful. They asked for a second chance, and I gave them another chance. Picking up the pieces is hard, and this song has helped me in the process.

[@StrdFrgman]

❤️ your reactions. The Warning army will want more. Your a vocal “sniper” 😁 🤘🕊❤️🤘 🔥💥✨

[@ritmovesuviano]

I now need to see you react on Nick Thurl's new song end up dead 😍

[@Certari]

Ok, so, jumped to twitch because, yeah, Take me back to Eden. *spoiler alert - good song* I can’t comment after the fact over there, soooo doing so here. I noticed you got overwhelmed with all the things - because bloody fantastic stuff. How can we sponsor you doing a full main channel breakdown of Take me back to Eden? I’d love to hear your thoughts when you’ve had time to process it.

[@nomaddamon100]

You know what we need, that 4 seconds of you singing a sleep token song but stretched out to like a whole track cover 😁... Oh you did more while I was typing this

[@Adamsthoughts-zz5kn]

You have got to react to Taras Stanin THE HILLS (THE WEEKEND BEATBOX COVER) He is the most unique talented beat of singer I've seen! Right up your alley for a human voice to be used as an instrument! LUV U THNX

[@alexkurtbaker94]

I’d recommend you listen to “Atlantic” one of my favourite sleep token songs

[@serloc1308]

There is a new video of their live at Red Rocks Morrison, 2024 with great quality(4k) if you would like to check it out. I highly recommend Atlantic and Hypnosis for a reaction.

[@IrenESorius]

💖🧚💖

[@irynazaliuchaya3739]

Please we need more SP content 🥺🥺

[@reginaldovasconcellos7446]

you need to listen Bloodsport from the room bellow !

[@jamesy1979]

As some others have said please react to the live video of BLOODSPORT - (from the room below) and make sure it’s that version of just him raw, no effects. Just vessel on a piano. Please please please

[@darkaquatus]

Trying to help someone in practical ways is fine and all, but the most important thing anyone can do is to give them love to compensate even a small portion of the hurt they go through on a daily basis.

[@pyewacket24]

This song said much to me about what it is to have an adult daughter who needs to make her own mistakes and how hard it is to watch (and not bleeding interfere). It's heartbreaking but also healthy. How crap is that? Xx

[@dropbarracuda]

First! ❤

[@russelljohnson4527]

You may or may not be aware of this, but you're describing a tuned exhaust system (as on a 2 stroke dirt bike) better than ANY mechanic instructor. (The technique stuff, I mean)

[@bluecrystalfreebird]

Hi have you listened to Eva Cassidy or Ekaterina Shelehova Savage Daughter? Loved your reaction to Johnny Cash Hurt and your version 💐

[@ItsssJustice]

You really need to listen to the Will Ramos cover of Chokehold and compare it to the original if you haven't before... both versions are a real ride...

[@marklewis7732]

I don't think this song is about loving someone you can't help but is instead the Goddess Sleep manipulating Vessel into falling for her again. It comes directly after ascensionism where vessel takes back control in the relationship, becoming an equal partner rather than a doting simp. The first verse, "I raised you in the dark caught you reading by the sunrise, you wandered from the path through the silence of the hillside", is when sleep meets vessel for the first time and in those early days she hid her abusive nature from him reflecting in the last line of the verse " and don't you know, I was trying to hold back the darkness". The "dripping crimson on the carpet" line is a reference back to Atlantic where he alludes to a failed suicide attempt. Looking at the song through those eyes it is easy to see why he chose that darker style to his vocals to contradict the softer more emotional tone of the music. He knows its lies to get him to fall for her again and judging by the next songs bitterness towards sleep it really didn't work!

[@bryantgrant9638]

Does she do Take me back to Eden???

[@donalds22]

I aboslutely love your channel and reactions but please for the love of all that's holy do "Take Me Back To Eden" :C

[@jonhyz29]

this remember just a one genere of music with back tounge an nasaled prhases. COOOuNTRY my fella.

[@jesserogers3192]

MY TONGUE IS A SNAKE!?!?!?!? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@Jayveel]

Pls pls pls “bloodsport (from the room below)” by sleep token :)

[@fastik2.051]

i wanna see reaction to starset .it will be nice

[@randalmoore4704]

I happen to enjoy this song. Before vocals come in it's fun to watch your face when they do. You make a shoulder roll head scrunched down but suddenly you smile. The smile doesn't mean you like the voice right away---but you are definitely interested in listening more. Maybe I should listen to the song rather than watch you. Kk--next time.