My daughter said to me... papa roaches version was "anger" but this version is that of "desperation". Amazing how the music changes the presentation of the same lyrics.

@lgilbert376

11 ай бұрын

on point.

@kingcageman4847

11 ай бұрын

that is exactly how i thought of it! But, how far is true anger from desperation?

@vrocstar9737

11 ай бұрын

I saw someone say this, and I couldn't agree more Papa roach: Us as rebellious teens. Ronnie: Us as adults trying to make it through every day.

@esstvgang

11 ай бұрын

I think your daughter nailed it man

@youmakemehappy7

10 ай бұрын

​@@kingcageman4847you can feel angered desperation, & also sad desperation😊

“I think if an Angel and the Devil were trapped in the same body, they would embody Ronnie Radke”… the analogy I’ve been searching for but couldn’t quite find. Beautifully spoken.

@enterjudas8543

11 ай бұрын

The funny part about that statement is that the devil is an angel lol. I get what he’s saying tho and I agree

@nandoegido

11 ай бұрын

absolutely

@Lord_Euronymous

10 ай бұрын

I laughed when he said it cuz I knew exactly what he meant xD

@nawflalo

10 ай бұрын

cornballs

@kristinH82

10 ай бұрын

Same! Was perfect

This is a version of this song we didn’t know we needed but damn we really needed it! It seriously gives me goosebumps

@niklassrk

11 ай бұрын

For me it brings the song from teenage angst up to the adult emotional level and it’s absolutely giving me goosebumps

@indiafox5786

11 ай бұрын

YES!🖤

One shot has an angel cello player weeping,showing someone did care. Amazing song.

That dude has chops - perfectly said “if an angel and a demon were trapped in one body” 😮

He recorded the base vocals in 25 minutes in the studio and they used the first take, I've been waiting for this! The way the lyrics are so much more impactful but both versions are iconic.

@lKyOsUkEl

11 ай бұрын

Thats absolutely insane for the quality of the song. Insanely talented.

@mayovermiraclewhip

11 ай бұрын

That's insane! His range is just ridiculous

@LeperMessiah2

11 ай бұрын

Do you have any interview links?

@danieldboyharper7414

11 ай бұрын

Quick recordings aren't what makes it good..I'm a lyricist, usually my best tracks are written quickly...it's called being in the zone...not to mention he's just mixing lyrics already written and adding on. He's dope

@GamerScoreInfinite

11 ай бұрын

I’m the biggest Falling in Reverse fan ever- So I’m not tryna be a hater when I say it can’t be very hard to just record a songs lyrics that have existed for already 20 years. It’s not like he had to write it. Lmfao. The simping is a little much, even for me, a die hard fan

Brings to mind Doctor Who and Vincent Van Gough: “He transformed the pain of his tormented life into ecstatic beauty. Pain is easy to portray, but to use your passion and pain to portray the ecstasy and joy and magnificence of our world, no one had ever done it before.”

I love both versions and it's awesome to realize that the song takes two paths. In the original, there is a palatable sense of rage/anger and finality but in this version you get hurt, reflection, and someone begging to be heard. It's awesome to have different results from the same lyrics

@jenniferwhelan1282

7 ай бұрын

Perfectly said!

The real genius is how deep these lyrics hit from Papa Roach. 23 years old but the lyrics are still relevant. Timeless, real emotion that Ronnie brought to us in another tone. Amazing song. Amazing cover. Mental health matters.

@BFMV34002

11 ай бұрын

Wow. When you said 23 years it made me realize how old I really am 😂 I remember when the song first dropped, I love the original but Ronnie absolutely killed this song I get chills every time I listen to it

@bradmiles1984

10 ай бұрын

@@BFMV34002 I know the feeling, I was in highschool when it came out. Crazy to think it was 23 years ago.

Knox your reactions and reflections also hit a different note level than anyone else. The song hits hard enough, then you add so much more depth.

@noodlewater12

11 ай бұрын

was the earth not the same as watch the world burn. But this one he took back the flames. It is as you said the deinfition of and angel and demon holding one body lol.

@Lord_Itachi8758

11 ай бұрын

​@noodlewater12 I said that on the original video this is a continuation of watch the world burn as if he has went thru what demons he was fighting in watch the world burn

Can we all agree we need Ronnie to a whole album of reimagining! Now all I can think about what would he do with my favorite Scars! He has me all emotional again! Jacoby, thank you for writing ✍️ a powerful song 🎶 and for Ronnie showing all the raw emotion of the lyrics, it’s been on repeat!

@candi_renee_28

11 ай бұрын

How about like a rock opera production that has reimagined songs? How awesome would that be?

@gottahaveit-s1977

10 ай бұрын

Yes yes yes I need to absolutely need to hear that!!!

I went to the falling in reverse / papa roach concert a couple months ago when they were doing their rockzilla tour. The lead singer of papa roach actually got very real between songs, talking about depression, how good it is to be alive, and dedicating songs to people going through hard times. There's a ton of emotion and energy when they're on stage, that gets lost with the aggressive style recording of this song. So after touring with them, I can see why Ronnie would get inspired and think of doing the song this way.

This version of the song had me in tears this version hit me way more than Papa Roach's version especially the lyrics

@autumngrubb1468

11 ай бұрын

I agree!

@zacheryhalbert

11 ай бұрын

I think it just comes down to personal preference. I preferred the anger in papa roach especially in context of the lyrics. The anger was intentional from his past and the blame he placed on himself for being in a place of despair. But this version is great but I prefer heavier music

@alyrr73

11 ай бұрын

yes clearly, this version made me aware of the lyrics that I was singing without real interer

@mozzaquinn

11 ай бұрын

@@alyrr73 yeah it made me realise how deep the song really is don't get me wrong the original is classic but I get lost in the guitars in the original version where as with this version I'm not distracted

I find Papa Roach’s version gave off a threat that they’d do it, where as FIR’s version felt more like a plea for help. Both versions are iconic. I can’t get enough!

@niklassrk

11 ай бұрын

Papa Roach gave us that teenage angst While FIR is giving us that adult sad/emotional feeling

@Rank1virg1n

11 ай бұрын

@@niklassrk got goosebumps reading this thank you I couldn't connect why I related so well with this version.

@RangerBoyADC13

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely great take my man!

@skarrlettewinter6669

7 ай бұрын

​@@niklassrk Exactly! Papa Roach gave us the aggressive teenage cry for help. The feeling of desperately wanting someone to notice just how much you're hurting and not knowing who or where to turn. Falling In Reverse gave us the adult resignation of knowing where and who to turn to, but being too afraid (having gone on for so long with this feeling) to turn to anyone. Feeling trapped with these feelings of depression and anxiety, wanting to fall apart and get help, but telling yourself to put yourself back together (as you can see in the video with the buildings falling apart then reversing at the end) just to go through it all again the next day.

@user-es7bf8uv2v

6 ай бұрын

All 3 versions of this song hit me hard especially cuz I have ties to suicide big time cuz I almost took my own life 5 years ago subconsciously I've never touched a gun since that day

Beautiful version of this song, I love how Ronnie also brought the world back to normal after it was burned down from his last single

Knox has the best breakdowns

@rachelcarter5282

11 ай бұрын

Every time 💯🔥💕

@TMMOFFICIAL__

11 ай бұрын

Lorna Shore has better breakdowns

My take is that the original will always be great but this captures the lyrics for what they truly are and that gives us a masterpiece.

@user-me9in1yu6s

10 ай бұрын

This one is like Chris Cornell covering Billie Jean. You're left with no option but to hone in on the lyrical and emotional content of the song. Ronnie conveyed the utter desperation and despair of the lyrics to Last Resort. Beautiful redition.

@taidelatour4610

10 ай бұрын

Same thing with Hurt by Johnny Cash vs the original from Nine Inch Nails

@vinniewheeler5441

8 күн бұрын

Great comment. This ORIGINAL WITH THE RAGE IN IT WAS ABLE TO LET YOU TAKE IT OUT ON THE SONGS LYRICS!!! Life saving song!!!! LIKE POD “YOUTH of THE NATION” or “WE ARE”

Growing up with this song I couldn’t ever really hear a different version of it but this was an absolute masterpiece👏

@brandieappling5126

11 ай бұрын

Same! I usually do not like covers of iconic songs but this was pure gold! Ronnie is absolutely amazing!

Hits hard emotionally. I grew up with this song, and seeing Ronnie flip it... just amazing.

I suffer from an anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder and PTSD. I was raped at 15, and assaulted. I’m 23 now, and I’m much better now, but this song makes me cry it makes me think of how hard I had it. I isolated myself for 3 months, slept for over 13 hours a day. I’m finally medicated now. I still struggle sometimes, but this song just made me remember how much pain I was in.

@justgames21xd32

4 күн бұрын

Jesus loves you and would love to free you and save you 🙏

Anyone else get emotionally devestated while listening to this song? I felt this type of emotion in 2020 when I seriously contemplated leaving forever. This song encapsulated my feelings perfectly

@robynmawer769

10 ай бұрын

I feel it now . ..I Desperately Need to Go. Desperately.

@colorinmymoods

10 ай бұрын

@@robynmawer769i hope you’re doing okay. i know what it feels like so much. we can get through it

@robynmawer769

10 ай бұрын

@@colorinmymoods Still here. Still Fighting..thank you, I never expected a reply. I Sincerely Thank You💜💕💜

The Magical artistry of Ren and Ronnie has reawakened my love of music! In all my 56 years... ive never seen such artists who can do it all so well, while crossing genre's with ease!!!

I love how despite being a Reimagined of someone else's song. He made it roll into his musical Universe, The fact that the music video takes place after "Watch the world burn" is so poetic

The greatest thing about music is that it's open to interpretation no matter what and everyone can interpret the same lyrics differently. In this case, the same song delivered differently can mean 2 completely different things. This song was written to convey a cry for help. Papa Roach performed it in a way that conveyed they were angry with their lives and didn't want it anymore. Radke delivers it as a beaten human to is desperate for a reason to live. Music is the only language that is universally understood no matter where you live or who you are.

it's the city of watch the world burn the first shot is the part where the beds surround it, I love this chronology that he does to represent how he rebuilds everything in his own way

The original makes me want to hit a punching bag, this makes me want to weep. Both a way of releasing emotion, but in very different manners. Just like these two versions.

It’s insane what Ronnie does. How he can express emotion through this vocals is on another level. At the end you can almost hear him gritting his teeth out of sadness. The statues crying is so symbolic and everything crumbling around him…this is a true masterpiece.

i love that it's a really emotional song, (this version actually made me cry) - but in the video he's healing the world from the aftermath of Watch the World Burn. I LOVE THIS GUY SO MUCH

Ronnie's music is the perfect example of Good and evil being caught in the same person and battling between each other 😭❤

He is so good to ad emotions to his voice. He really make you feel how deep the lyrics are. I dont understand how some people can say he isn't talented. He is incredibly talented.

@candi_renee_28

11 ай бұрын

He is a one of a kind talent that can sing, sing operatic style, falsetto, scream..then to rap he butt off. Ppl like to be keyboard warriors. I got a comment that his music is “ 💩 “…. I replied we all won’t agree but what was it that they didn’t like. I got the same emoji. Some have just made up their minds no matter what. I was called low IQ…I left it cuz I’m Not Wasting my time on someone who can’t explain themselves and name call

@ronnieradkefaneurope

11 ай бұрын

@@candi_renee_28 he really is😊

The original is an iconic anthem for a lot of us. Ronnie's on a whole other level, IMO. The songs and reimaginations he's dropping right now are...unreal. I saw him in NYC last Friday and the show was truly an amazing experience. Your reviews are truly top tier, happy you checked this out.

@ryanplisga6598

10 ай бұрын

MSG.....I was there

@NickSibz

10 ай бұрын

@@ryanplisga6598 phenomenal show

It took me until 2023... being 33... (and admittedly never looking at the lyrics) to figure out that the lyrics weren't "If I took my life tonight, chances are dynamite" It would have been so cool if they could have played this live. It's still surreal to me, that I actually got a chance to see them this year. Ronnie is an artistic God, and it shows in how much he puts into literally every aspect of his career

This did it for me. Last resort is one of the songs that helped me survive my younger years. I’m 35 years old and have many scars from when I was 13. Hiding them with watches from my mom on the way to school, getting tattoos to try and cover them up. Ronnie really is on a different level and I’m so proud of what he is doing.

I think we are witnessing a new form of music right now, you see artist like Ren, Ronnie and NF, even Eminem making these inner battle songs. They take the depression, anger, fear and then towards the end turn it into hope, pride and power! It's a wonderful mix and I am fuhking here for it. Obviously these hit hard for many people, myself included. When I was watching the crumbling of the buildings, the symbolism is powerful. It's like when my world felt like it was crumbling then it stopped and you you rebuild it! It's just powerful, the aggressive power is the key. No longer do I feel as depressed, I feel more fuhking angry, at myself mainly for allowing this to progress and beat me down for so long. Anyways great reaction Knox, love your channel!

fave reactor by a mile. the way you analyze, empathize, humanize and strip down artists and their beautiful creations is immense

As someone with a pretty strong mental illness, this version of this song and this video is the perfect way to describe it to people who ask how it feels. I am thankful he made this.

Absolutely amazing arrangement! The song is so iconic that it almost seemed like an impossible task to take it on but Ronnie not only took the challenge, he made it his own. Also kudos to the graphics team on the video...they mastered Unreal Engine 5 lol. Incredible video!

@Grimlock1975

11 ай бұрын

Sean Rooney composed and orchestrated this and FIR's previous reimagined songs so he deserves the praise :)

Best remix ever, of all time!!! Ronnie needs to create a rock opera!

I never heard this cover song till I was driving home from work this afternoon in a thunderstorm and it came on the radio. My work day was a bit rough today. I wasn't expecting this song to be this emotional. Tears streamed down my face as I listened to it. It was just what I needed. Just a simple cry that was buried in my soul. This cover is one of the best I've heard.

This song is difficult to sing, but Ronnie nailed it especially the “cut my life” part, just perfect arrangement. I know they’re good friends but Jacoby must be proud.

This version makes me feel things I never have listening to the PR version. The way Ronnie sings the song you can feel the torment the person was feeling that Jacoby was writing about.

It hits even heavier when you've BEEN on that edge and fought that life or death battke inside your head.

I wish there were more songs out there like this. Songs with this modern chords and lyrics and melodies, but they have this epic feel and grand scale because of the orchestra

He nailed this. He's made it as powerful as JC's cover of Hurt. (For me)

@cristinagibson3157

11 ай бұрын

Exactly!

When he screams it has such raw despair and hope and anger it perfectly captures that moment when you have already hurt yourself and the regret hits and then your suddenly trying to live. 😢

The way that the video ends and the ashes/flames diminish back into the Earth and it heals, it's the opposite of how Watch the World Burns ends. At the end of Watch the World Burn, Ronnie burns the Earth and it's the same location of the planet that heals at the end of this video.

Great reaction! Ronnie has highlighted the amazingly sad Papa Roaches lyrics to another level. 😢

He went in the studio, made this, one take, one version, that says everything about this man! He made a masterpiece with this one for sure!

The way I view the song is that this is Ronnie’s world.

What I liked is that it took the Earth from the Watch the World Burn and healed it at the end. Such an amazing moment .

Knowing that this song is hitting people as hard as it’s hitting me just adds to the perfection of it… I haven’t been this entranced by a song in a long time…

This reminds me of a really good song by Architects called Doomsday who did the exact same thing, and I honestly think their Piano Reprise is so beautiful

When I first heard this and saw the video, I felt it so deeply. To me, this video is a representation of walking through the darkness of depression and anxiety I experience every single day. It is eye opening.

I love both versions so much but for two totally different reasons. One for more of an angry, anxious depression, the other for the really low, deep melancholic depression.... If that makes sense... Hard to explain... I cant get enough of this one though 🖤

You need to listen to some Bloodywood! They are an Indian Metal band. The song Dana Dan (bring the beat down) is about defending the ladies we love. It's hard af, turn on captions.

Wanna know how good this song is? Every single reaction ive watched of this song they ALL stop pausing. Even our boi knox who gets hate for pausing stopped pausing. I dont care what music you like this song stops time when you hear it the first time.

I’ve seen multiple comments where people say the original version was full of angst, anger that we felt when we were younger and starting to feel that pain. Ronnie’s version is desperation we feel now going through it for so long.

Someone commented on Papa's TikTok duet of this saying that Papa's version is the teenage rage, and FIR version is the broken adult. It's so fitting. I love both versions.

I heard this on the radio in the car this morning, and I am obsessed. I love the reinterpretation and artistry.

still shocked this video and song doesn't have 300 million views, pure art , thanks for reacting to this

I saw a comment somewhere saying the original was make for us as Teens and this was made for us as adults. Different battles but same struggles

@Brecken22

11 ай бұрын

That fits perfectly.

Stripping the song down, transforming it into something elegant and delicate just added immense weight to the lyrics.

I never thought I would be describing this track as beautiful but here we are.

Thank you for the plea at the end to encourage people to get help. This song and what you said are extremely personal for me. So thank you for caring enough to say that!

That piano just hits so well in the beginning

Knox, you always say you read all the comments, so I hope you see this one. I desperately needed to hear the words of encouragement and that I am not the burden that I fear I am. Thank you for actually speaking from the heart and not just going through the motions. You have no idea how badly I needed this today, so thank you. Sincerely, thank you.

The ending of this song is like a fireworks of emotions

6:50 remembering the fact that Ronnie grew up without his mother (or something like that) makes that sentence that much powerful.

Fuckin hells I get shivers every time I hear this version. Ronnie Knocked it all the way into ORBIT with this one.

I got here INSTANTLY, looking forward to this one man

I've always wondered why this materpiece of a Song never got a real good cover, but there is this musical genius Ronnie. Love him since the early escape the fate songs, he never took himself serious. One kind of a person Thx for this awesome reaction knox

My coworker played this at work today and I immediately thought, “I really hope Knox Hill has a reaction to this!” You’re the best, bro! I ended up blasting the song in my headphones after work and SOBBED.

@knoxhill is the #1 KZread reactor. He deserves award winning 🏆. There’s no one better

I adore how he is able to effortlessly swim between screams and cleans.

Musical genius is such a blessing that lifts up all of us

I just realized in this video that the end of the music video is a connection to "Watch the World Burn". I love how his videos connect and go with the narrative of the music he's been releasing. So now the world is rebuilt? I'm so excited to see what's next.

I’ve seen a couple reactions already and I haven’t once seen anyone noticing how this music video looks like it’s directly after watch the world burn with the world in flames at the end and the flames receding at the end of this video.

The thing that’s haunting about this is how long it took us to realize the intentions behind this song, like in life with our friends… “we never saw it coming”

Your comment about an angel and Devil being trapped in one body 🙌🏼🥰🤩 Love Ronnie!

The dynamic between the two songs reminds me of 'Hurt' with both Nine inch nails and Johnny Cash, two songs both from different perspectives but amazing in their own ways

Waited all damn day yesterday for your reaction haha. You nailed it again bro and your message at the end is SPOT ON! Music is the one thing saving my life. I grew up loving this song and hearing this version hits the feels so much harder. Got to see both Papa Roach and Falling in reverse together last fall.... I WISH they would have done this one together! WOW!

@candi_renee_28

11 ай бұрын

I saw them during Rockzilla 2 back Feb 5th 2023. Amazing

@notsomadscientist9602

11 ай бұрын

@@candi_renee_28 Hell Yea! Ronnie knows how to put on a show

This my friend is why music is my life... 1. He have a real talent!!! Getting us uderstanding lyrics we didnt get caus we were kids + without piano or video you can feel the feelings in his voice. 2. Songs are made for artists to redo them as theyre own perception! A remake is not (in my opinion) made to do the same thing with an other voice and a bass added.... its suppose do be RE made as the artists sees it... and thats why i cried when i heard this piece of art ❤❤❤ I really love your comments btw! They are professionnal and add feelings and depths to it 🤩

Ronnie motherf-ing Radke, the only man who can make the original sounds like a cover, such a beautiful masterpiece !

this one got me in the feels.......big time. WOW what talent.

A few things. First, Knox, my man, the first video of yours I saw was your break down of Popular Monster and I loved your examination of that song. Love your work, man. Second, I've found with Falling in Reverse when I hear the song first I get one thing from it, but then when I see the video I always find much greater depth and more layers than I had imagined existed in each and every song. Third I saw someone say this in a post on another reaction video to this song: Papa Roach: We were teenagers angry at the world. Ronnie Radke: We're broken adults ground down by the world. I've been listening to this song for a bit, love both versions but yes, the roach's version is very much angry and angsty. Ronnie's version is desperate, driven to the edge, teetering over the abyss. But something with the video, to me the way everything rebuilds at the end with 'wish somebody would tell me I'm fine' and even though he's still saying nothing is fine the rebuilding, the repairing seems to offer this sense of hope, this little glimmer of light in the darkness. Maybe that's just me, but the video gives me a much more hopeful feeling than just listening to the song on its own. HAHA i just heard you say the same thing about hope and rising up as I was typing this comment.

Thank you! I've watched quite a few reaction videos to this song, and no one has called this song haunting (exactly what I thought the first time I heard it), but finally someone else called it that, too. Grew up with Papa Roach's version, loved it forever, but this rendition feels as if it's splitting your soul open and exposing what truly lies within.

You notice the fire going backwards on Earth at the end? While "Watch the World Burn" had all the fire spreading out across the planet at the end of the video

Ronnie is 1 in a million from the beginning till now this day just bananas

I knew the lyrics but never felt them until Ronnie's version. This best kind of cover, where the original and the re-imagining (what a great word) are both so outstanding but take up space as completely different songs.

The original is such a great song and an alltime classic, but I really enjoyed this cover as well. Puts the lyrics in a more prominent place and helps them to shine even brighter, just kinda proves how although the original is commonly known as a banger the lyrics themselves are seriously underrated

This song is like absolute opposite of "watch the world burn". Visual, voice, music

I love how the end of the video shows his screaming undoing the damage he did with Watch The World Burn.

I ain't even gonna lie, from the way it's composed, I felt stuff welling up. I lost my mother when I was young, so when I heard the original version a long time ago, it resonated deeply, and I felt alot of those feelings, and this captures the feeling so crazily. Well fucking done.

been having this song on repeat, when i first saw the video and heard the song got my emotions flowing, he never disappoints, just going up for Ronnie

This music is incredible. As always, I cherish your reactions and words!

I have a whole new appreciation for the this song and Papa Roaches lyrics. Brilliant.

Much love and appreciation from Kentucky ❤️🙏❤️🇺🇸

Whats cool is that at the end of the music video it shows the world healing instead of burning down which is the opposite of his previous song "watch the world burn" where at the end the entire world is collapsing

Did anyone else notice the ending looked like a reversal of the ending of Watch The World Burn? Like it might be some kind of restoration.

Again we all were blown away by his talent. I like how this version of ''Ronnie'' reverts the damage that ''bad Ronnie'' did in watch the world burn at the end of the video.