Award‑Winning Songwriter Reacts to Hi Ren – I Completely Lost It

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GRAMMY member songwriter reacts to Ren – "Hi Ren" | Music reaction Two weeks ago, I didn't get the Grammy nomination I'd been working toward. The voice in my head told me I'd failed. Then I heard Ren's "Hi Ren" for the first time... and it completely broke me. I've written country chart hits and won Best New Musical Song for "Drown Without Water." I know how to tell a story in 3 minutes and build a character arc across an entire show. But what Ren did in 7 minutes? This is the most sophisticated narrative structure I've ever heard in a single song. What broke me as a professional storyteller: → 2:08 - The genre-flip as character reveal (this is MASTERCLASS songwriting) → 11:11 - "The beautiful curse" of creativity (every artist knows this demon) → 25:40 - The inner Satan reveals himself → 20:40 - When Hope enters the conversation (where I completely lost it) Why this matters: I've collaborated with Jamie Lawson, written for country radio, and crafted songs for the stage. Ren took everything I know about storytelling and compressed it into a raw, unfiltered conversation between a man and his mind. My synesthesia colors: Aggressive red → olive calm → yellow hope rising This isn't a reaction video. It's a fellow warrior recognizing another soldier's battle scars. 📹 Hi Ren official video: https://youtu.be/s_nc1IVoMxc?si=NxIWg-HTN5P9jZkl 🔗 Ren's official channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RenMakesMusic TIMESTAMPS (these moments hit hard) 0:00 – Intro – First ever listen to Hi Ren by Ren 0:12 – Song starts… immediate “WHAT is this?!” 2:07 – Guitar + choir-boy voice + rap = brain explosion 4:08 – This is Gollum, but harder (voice-acting genius) 6:37 – £20-budget video that destroys everything 10:49 – The inner musician war starts getting real 11:11 – “Being a songwriter is a beautiful curse” 17:20 – The darker voice… wait, this is deeper than I thought 20:40 – The Hope section – I lose it and cry 24:12 – This song is spiritual warfare in 7 minutes 25:46 – I’m now 100 % obsessed – tell me EVERYTHING about Ren 29:49 – The colours I saw (synesthesia breakdown) 31:28 – Final thoughts + outro Ren fans – please take over the comments: What should I react to next? Sick Boi? Money Game trilogy? Jenny & Screech? Drop your favourite lines, your stories, your theories – I need the full Ren education!If this one hit you in the chest, consider buying me a tea (I’m British ) → https://buymeacoffee.com/rachelwalkermason Members get early access + help choose reactions → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCANg-8YEyFpZmI54ALqVcQg/join This song just changed my life. Thank you for watching it with me. #Ren #HiRen #RenReaction #FirstTimeHearingRen #MentalHealth #SongwriterReacts #songwriterlife Have a colourful day Rachel x Get vidIQ to grow your channel faster! 🚀 https://vidiq.com/ListenInColourwi