Hero, awake and alive, whispers in the dark, feel invincible, legendary, comatose,the last night, rebirthing, falling inside the black, One day too late, it's not me it's you, don't wake me
The monster is just you. It's not something external. It's something you can confront. I made peace with my rage and anger. They're a part of me. And that gives me power.
Skillet....Yet another GREAT band with a wide variety of GREAT songs!!!! Hope we get into some Rise Against, Hailstorm, Default, Trapt, Taproot, Skindred, 311, and Chevelle just to name a few....
Taylor, a little known fact, Skillet is a Christian band and the Christian community didn't like the part where he says, "I feel like a monster." in that deep monster voice, because it resembled too close to be demonic. So Skillet changed his voice back to his normal voice for the radio version.
So what? The monster is his inner demon, so yeah, that's kinda the point. It's his inner demon breaking out. Man, hard-core Christians can be so annoying
So glad you did some Skillet! Their music actually has some positive messages. Check out Hero, Legendary, Surviving the Game, or Awake and Alive, just to name a few
As a Desert Shield/Storm veteran with combat-related PTSD, Monster speaks to me in very deep ways. Before I got help from the VA, my monster was always JUST beneath the surface, waiting to spring at the slightest trigger. Thankfully, I never struck my wife or children in anger, but the monster is big, ugly and mean. The monster is responsible for at least 22 veteran suicides a day. I refuse to be one of the 22. I have too much to live for. Someone else mentioned Psycho in My Head, by Skillet. I second that! It's really hard to pick ONE Skillet song, though. They are a great band.
Sorry you have to deal with that. I've never been under that kind of stress myself, and that's probably a good thing. I definitely have a monster just below the surface and the few times it has almost come out has made me afraid of what would happen to the point where I avoid conflict of most any kind just to be safe.
Just saw them in concert 4 days ago playing to a sold out crowd. They were awesome!!!! Fantastic sound and so much energy. This one brought the house down!
"Whispers in the Dark" is an incredibly popular song of theirs. Their album history: Collide Comatose Awake and Alive Rise Undefeated Victorious and Dominion Its a progression
Very true..when my anxiety and intermittent explosive disorder gets to be too much my heart gets hot and pounds then i start to tingle and get dizzy!! That's usually when people know it's a good time to leave me alone!!
definitely need more skillet. the resistance, feel invincible, sick of it, back from the dead, rise, not gonna die, hero, awake and alive, circus for a psycho, its not me its you, one day too late, those nights, the last night, never surrender, whispers in the dark, comatose
I think diving into Falling In Reverse is a rabbit hole you should approach. You’ve got the trilogy (losing my mind, losing my life, drugs), you’ve got popular monster, voices in my head, zombified, or watch the world burn. Or their cover of Last Resort…. Dive in, I dare you.
November 1st, which is tomorrow and skillet has a new cd is coming out. Skillet has a few new music videos plus they also have two graphic novels as well.
Her reactions are completely fake. Yall act like she hasn't listen or watched the video. You actually think she never heard freak on a leash by korn? Nah. Fake.
Skillet puts on a great live show, especially when they're the headliner. Talk about confession.... Go see one of their shows and catch the glimpse that could change your life for eternity.
Thanks for all the reactions I really help understand more the music I love my first language is french that why sometime I dont understand all the meaning of the songs
I LOVE SKILLET no matter what anybody says especially if it's some believer that can't have a little fun that doesn't hurt anyone at all besides one's mind of what one believes in limiting them literally from fun but yeah that is what it is. Skillet has made a lot of great songs I find or found myself back in a cycle playing back a lot like Linkin Parks song back then as now.
I’m a 10 year recovering addict and EVERY time I hear this song is like day 1, I actually used it to explain to my wife what I feel like at times when we were dating
That song is where I went to when I was younger, as I have an issue with anger where I black out and lose control. The come down is not so easy, like trying to wrestle control from a part of you that feels so right but is not the way to be. So glad I wasn't reading into this song when I was younger.
Great band, I’ve been listening to them for years. Love the reaction to this song If I can suggest something to react to: Pop Evil: “100 in a 55” or “torn to pieces”
i need to hear your reaction to dig it on bmth. i like skillet, I was at their concert and it was brutal, you should definitely listen to their other songs. I have read quite a few good suggestions here. I love you and really like your reactions. They are so natural and emotional.
I'd recommend Hate Myself by Yavid, the Trauma Model and Eyes by King 810 (same singer btw). The man does not shy away from the monster he had to become to survive Flint, Michigan
Need to do a Skillet song where John and Jen both sing. Awake and Alive or Not Gonna Die feature them both and have strong mental health messages. Everything of theirs is so empowering tbh!
I think the most therapy relevant songs from Skillet are "The Last Night", "Not Gonna Die", and "Victorious". "Victorious" hits pretty hard when you learn it was written in response to the death of Chester Bennington of Linkin Park.
You should do the song "Not dead yet" by Ledger. It is the drummer's solo release. When they played it live at Skillet concerts Jon learned how to play drums just for her to be able to do it.
One of my favorite skillet songs by far. Did you just discover this song on your upload date? Glad you enjoyed it and it’s always been a good go back song for me.
Great reaction 😀 I only started following your channel yesterday. I personally love Skillet (all of their songs). So I am looking forward to hear your reaction to other songs from them😊. Besides Skillet I also wanted to recommend Epic: The musical, especially The Underworld saga because in this saga is also struggle with in but for context would be better to listen the previous sagas. 😀 Keep your good work 💪
Skillet has been around since 1996, but they didn't get their first radio hit ("Hero") until 2009. That's 13 long years of dedicated hard work with very little reward, and frontman John Cooper has said he was tempted many times during that period to just end the whole thing. But starting with the popularity of their album "Awake", mainstream listeners really began to appreciate Skillet, and now they're one of the biggest bands in the world...Christian or otherwise.
Also think about it from a veteran perspective. All/most of us knew about the dark side/monster inside us and the military allowed us to use that monster to protect and teach us to keep it in the cage, but unlocked. U need to listen to the remake by Payton Parrish.
Such a great breakdown and also a fantastic song. Skillet has a lot of fantastic songs in their discography. I would really love to see you react to Fabvl's "Lost it All". The character the artist is portraying is from the anime Berserk. Very Tradgic character.
As someone who battles the demons of mental health issues I can relate to coming to terms with the monster inside. I have been diagnosed with what I call an alphabet soup relating to mental health. 1 is PTSD 2 is schizoaffective disorder with mixed features of bipolar 3 is adhd 4 is possibly autism So yes the way you describe the "monster" coming to the surface and where it stems from is 💯 accurate inmo.
It's crazy to me that people dont realize Skillet is a Christian rock band. It's what all of their songs are about. All of them. He feels like a monster and wants someone to come and fix his nature. all of them.
I suffer from depression and suicidal tenancies as well as PPD (Paranoid Personality Disorder). Everyone does have a monster inside them. It's like sometimes I'm okay but other days. It feels like another part of me is trying to destroy me. I try to hold in the anger but get extreme sore heads doing so. It sucks man!
Always interesting to see different takes on songs like this. Skillet has quite a few good ones! If you're open to suggestions, three I think are meaningful and great songs: The Part That Hurts the Most - Thousand Foot Krutch Better Lie - Ghostseeker Out of my Head - The SIDH featuring SounDiver
Obviously, this "monster" is what Jung called the shadow. According to Jung, the shadow is a problem as long as we do not "integrate" it (in jungian terms). I suggest to anyone who is interested into this inner personnal work to dive into this topic. It's about the "ugly" things inside ourselves that we don't want to recognize as it is because we perceive those inner materials as a threat to the picture we have of ourselves. So it's directly link with identification. As a therapist myself and a person who work on himself, I think that working on one's own shadow is one of the most important key for personnal realization.
I'm aware of the Monster inside me, and I don't mind it coming up. The Monster is basicly my identity. I'm just keeping it down for the well being of the people arround me.
Whispers in the dark, feel invincible, and awake and alive are probably their best ones!
☝thissss
awake and alive is my favorite song by them! This is my second one! Skillet is such a good band
WHISPERS IN THE DARK PLZ
Lucy, and the last night.
May I recomend you Rebirthing?
When I see Taylor react, I'm all over it. One of my favorite people I don't know.
That's so well put.
AWWWW Thank you!! So happy you're here :) - T
Same
Hero, awake and alive, whispers in the dark, feel invincible, legendary, comatose,the last night, rebirthing, falling inside the black, One day too late, it's not me it's you, don't wake me
😢
The monster is just you. It's not something external. It's something you can confront. I made peace with my rage and anger. They're a part of me. And that gives me power.
How do u make peace to yourself
@@frankspeciale5071by understanding there are things you can and can’t control 👍🏼👍🏼
@@frankspeciale5071first you must have a face to face with your inner self and make peace with it. It’ll take time
The girl drummer is so amazing!!! She sings and drums at the same time
Her names jen ledger she has her own solo music called ledger , highly recommend it she's amazing!
Hero would be a good one to listen to
Chad Kroger and Josie Scott?
@@TananJess nah. Hero by Skillet
The best skillet song
"We stopped looking for monsters under our bed when we realized that they were inside us.”
Monsters aren't living under your bed, cuz they are the voices in your head. Ronnie Radke
I'm not scared of the monsters.... The monsters are scared of me
@@CaptSi09 scared of your cringe levels yea
@@dareal5401 Your point?
@@CaptSi09 cringe
Skillet....Yet another GREAT band with a wide variety of GREAT songs!!!! Hope we get into some Rise Against, Hailstorm, Default, Trapt, Taproot, Skindred, 311, and Chevelle just to name a few....
Especially Chevelle
Yes to all of these!! Especially Halestorm & Skindred!! More Skillet too!! 🤘😁🔥🔥
Taylor, a little known fact, Skillet is a Christian band and the Christian community didn't like the part where he says, "I feel like a monster." in that deep monster voice, because it resembled too close to be demonic. So Skillet changed his voice back to his normal voice for the radio version.
Damn that sucks, they ruined everything and the fun... Softies.
I'm a Christian that LOVES this version so much better. Like this lady likes to say ALOT... It's more real than most people wanna admit.
We don’t know how the devil sounds so why compare him to music?
Lmao
So what? The monster is his inner demon, so yeah, that's kinda the point. It's his inner demon breaking out. Man, hard-core Christians can be so annoying
So glad you did some Skillet! Their music actually has some positive messages. Check out Hero, Legendary, Surviving the Game, or Awake and Alive, just to name a few
As a Desert Shield/Storm veteran with combat-related PTSD, Monster speaks to me in very deep ways. Before I got help from the VA, my monster was always JUST beneath the surface, waiting to spring at the slightest trigger. Thankfully, I never struck my wife or children in anger, but the monster is big, ugly and mean. The monster is responsible for at least 22 veteran suicides a day. I refuse to be one of the 22. I have too much to live for. Someone else mentioned Psycho in My Head, by Skillet. I second that! It's really hard to pick ONE Skillet song, though. They are a great band.
Sorry you have to deal with that. I've never been under that kind of stress myself, and that's probably a good thing. I definitely have a monster just below the surface and the few times it has almost come out has made me afraid of what would happen to the point where I avoid conflict of most any kind just to be safe.
@@wallywest2360 I don't wish that kind of stress on anyone. Avoiding conflict when possible is the best way to stay safe.
As a fellow veteran, you're not alone brother
Just saw them in concert 4 days ago playing to a sold out crowd. They were awesome!!!! Fantastic sound and so much energy. This one brought the house down!
Saw them a few years ago, they put on a great show.
Honestly Skillet is a great band. Simple lyrics and its quite relatable.
Ah yes, my favorite band in middle school. I hope you react to more of their songs, you won't be disappointed
Their music helped me through depression when I was younger. I love that band!❤
Damn the therapy you provide in these videos is so valuable. I will be using the “feeling like a monster” metaphor from now on.
🤡
awww thank you! so glad it helps! - T
"Whispers in the Dark" is an incredibly popular song of theirs.
Their album history:
Collide
Comatose
Awake and Alive
Rise
Undefeated
Victorious
and Dominion
Its a progression
Their album history dates back even further. Alien Youth and Hey You, I Love Your Soul
I think their very first album was self titled
One song you neeeeed to listening to is not gonna die - skillet it's my personal favorite
This song’s been my alarm for at least 10 yrs now
Skillet is my favorite band and this is my favorite song. Thanks for analysing it
Very true..when my anxiety and intermittent explosive disorder gets to be too much my heart gets hot and pounds then i start to tingle and get dizzy!! That's usually when people know it's a good time to leave me alone!!
I'm reliving my excitement for one of my favorite bands when I was a kid. Been over a decade since I listened to them, and saw this on my fyp
You have become the bar that no one I believe will ever surpass in this genre!!
Absolutely my favorite reactor 😊
definitely need more skillet. the resistance, feel invincible, sick of it, back from the dead, rise, not gonna die, hero, awake and alive, circus for a psycho, its not me its you, one day too late, those nights, the last night, never surrender, whispers in the dark, comatose
Skillet and Icon for Hire are tied as my favorite bands. I loved hearing Taylor reacted to them.
glad you liked it :) - T
Saw these guys live 3 times, they're great live.
Another great reaction. Skillet is one of my favorite bands.
May I suggest these songs.
Feel Invincible
Awake and Alive
Psycho in My Head
INVINCIBLE 100%
I second all of these and throw in hero
As a sequel to Monster, I recommend "Back From the Dead" also.
Sick of It!
@@alukardo1985 YES!!!
I think diving into Falling In Reverse is a rabbit hole you should approach. You’ve got the trilogy (losing my mind, losing my life, drugs), you’ve got popular monster, voices in my head, zombified, or watch the world burn. Or their cover of Last Resort…. Dive in, I dare you.
Absolutely need to listen to FIR
I hope she does the reimagined versions of vampire and drug
I'd love if she did these songs too. Falling in Reverse is my favorite. Voices in My Head is one of my favorite songs and Last Resort by them.
Great reaction Taylor. This song is my childhood, I had my girlfriend listen to it the first time today, she loved it. Love ya Taylor.
This girl loves metal ❤
Can't go wrong with Skillet, such an awesome band. Really good live too
November 1st, which is tomorrow and skillet has a new cd is coming out. Skillet has a few new music videos plus they also have two graphic novels as well.
Taylor, I love your channel and the music you listen to, your reactions are priceless !!! You rock girl !!!! ❤️
Thank you sm!! So glad you're here! - T
Her reactions are completely fake. Yall act like she hasn't listen or watched the video. You actually think she never heard freak on a leash by korn? Nah. Fake.
Skillet puts on a great live show, especially when they're the headliner. Talk about confession.... Go see one of their shows and catch the glimpse that could change your life for eternity.
I need to watch him live there are so good they're awesome
Thanks for all the reactions I really help understand more the music I love my first language is french that why sometime I dont understand all the meaning of the songs
This Band never gets old.
Seeing fellow metalhead reacting to such a gems warms by dead heart a little bit.
Their song -imperfections -is amazing
Ty just listening to ur advice with every video u help me with my schizophrenia so much when I have a meltdown love ur videos keep it up
This is so special to me. Thank you for sharing. I'm so glad these videos could help you when you're struggling. Sending all the love! - T :)
You are awesome love your reactions
Thanks so much :) - T
Using Gohan as the picture of uncontrolled rage... Love it
I LOVE SKILLET no matter what anybody says especially if it's some believer that can't have a little fun that doesn't hurt anyone at all besides one's mind of what one believes in limiting them literally from fun but yeah that is what it is.
Skillet has made a lot of great songs I find or found myself back in a cycle playing back a lot like Linkin Parks song back then as now.
Love your energy every video!
I actually saw them in Houston in the late 90's leading praise and worship
I’m a 10 year recovering addict and EVERY time I hear this song is like day 1, I actually used it to explain to my wife what I feel like at times when we were dating
Thanks for the reaction. This song is a real classic. Now it's time to continue the monster theme with Meg Myers - Monster :)
That song is where I went to when I was younger, as I have an issue with anger where I black out and lose control. The come down is not so easy, like trying to wrestle control from a part of you that feels so right but is not the way to be. So glad I wasn't reading into this song when I was younger.
Great band, I’ve been listening to them for years. Love the reaction to this song
If I can suggest something to react to:
Pop Evil: “100 in a 55” or “torn to pieces”
Can't go wrong with Skillet!
i need to hear your reaction to dig it on bmth. i like skillet, I was at their concert and it was brutal, you should definitely listen to their other songs. I have read quite a few good suggestions here. I love you and really like your reactions. They are so natural and emotional.
my fav band🖤
Whispers in the dark by skillet was great when I was young, now that I’m mid!30s it hits harder because of life
skillet and NF are my favorites
I choose to fight alone, that way no one else gets hurt. Its been working for 25 years
These guys are devout Christians and their music is very insightful without shoving it down anyone’s throat.
Thank you for doing this one ❤ I knew you would love Skillet.
For an analysis i think "not gonna die" is one of the best songs from Skillet.
100% recommended :D
Sick of it. And wispers in the dark.
I’ll second whispers in the dark for sure
I would highly recommend seeing them in concert I just did
Also you should see skillet in concert and listen to more music I’ve seen them 5 times and counting.
I've been a Skillet fan for 20 years now. Some "lesser known" songs you might like: The Older I Get, Say Goodbye, One Day too Late.
“Not Gonna Die” and “Surviving The Game”!
As a kid, I loved this song I felt like a boy raging and ripping things apart. I really did have a monster and she just wanted to be free
Lol love bar song..but after this you're gonna have these two songs meddling in your head for a good while!! 😆😁🤘👍
When you only have pop dance moves but you love rock and metal
I'd recommend Hate Myself by Yavid, the Trauma Model and Eyes by King 810 (same singer btw). The man does not shy away from the monster he had to become to survive Flint, Michigan
Need to do a Skillet song where John and Jen both sing. Awake and Alive or Not Gonna Die feature them both and have strong mental health messages. Everything of theirs is so empowering tbh!
I think the most therapy relevant songs from Skillet are "The Last Night", "Not Gonna Die", and "Victorious". "Victorious" hits pretty hard when you learn it was written in response to the death of Chester Bennington of Linkin Park.
I love Skillet, I saw them at corpus Christi last year, and I love your reaction, you're funny and pretty
Breaking Free and It’s Not Me, It’s You. Both by Skillet!
You should do the song "Not dead yet" by Ledger. It is the drummer's solo release. When they played it live at Skillet concerts Jon learned how to play drums just for her to be able to do it.
One of my favorite skillet songs by far. Did you just discover this song on your upload date? Glad you enjoyed it and it’s always been a good go back song for me.
Another song along with some of the others recommended i would recommend Rise and Not Going to Die both solid songs
Great reaction 😀 I only started following your channel yesterday. I personally love Skillet (all of their songs). So I am looking forward to hear your reaction to other songs from them😊. Besides Skillet I also wanted to recommend Epic: The musical, especially The Underworld saga because in this saga is also struggle with in but for context would be better to listen the previous sagas. 😀
Keep your good work 💪
“Lucy” “Our Last Night” you won’t regret it ❤
Skillet has been around since 1996, but they didn't get their first radio hit ("Hero") until 2009. That's 13 long years of dedicated hard work with very little reward, and frontman John Cooper has said he was tempted many times during that period to just end the whole thing. But starting with the popularity of their album "Awake", mainstream listeners really began to appreciate Skillet, and now they're one of the biggest bands in the world...Christian or otherwise.
Also think about it from a veteran perspective. All/most of us knew about the dark side/monster inside us and the military allowed us to use that monster to protect and teach us to keep it in the cage, but unlocked. U need to listen to the remake by Payton Parrish.
I love skillet 😍
The last night, lucy, whispers in the dark, comatose, rise.
All good songs you could/should react to by skillet.
The last night is their best song in my opinion.
Such a great breakdown and also a fantastic song. Skillet has a lot of fantastic songs in their discography. I would really love to see you react to Fabvl's "Lost it All". The character the artist is portraying is from the anime Berserk. Very Tradgic character.
As someone who battles the demons of mental health issues I can relate to coming to terms with the monster inside. I have been diagnosed with what I call an alphabet soup relating to mental
health.
1 is PTSD
2 is schizoaffective disorder with mixed features of bipolar
3 is adhd
4 is possibly autism
So yes the way you describe the "monster" coming to the surface and where it stems from is 💯 accurate inmo.
Today is my birthday and this is my jam! Had it cranked on the way into work this morning! 🫶🏽🤘🏾😈🤘🏾
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope it was a great one :) - T
This song can feel that. For real... still waiting to see if lamb of god momento mori gets one. Love it all ..
We have to be honest. We all had a crush on Jen Ledger at one point or another.
It's crazy to me that people dont realize Skillet is a Christian rock band. It's what all of their songs are about. All of them. He feels like a monster and wants someone to come and fix his nature. all of them.
Skillet just dropped a new song and its Kick Ass Catchy!! It's called Unpopular.
I suffer from depression and suicidal tenancies as well as PPD (Paranoid Personality Disorder).
Everyone does have a monster inside them. It's like sometimes I'm okay but other days. It feels like another part of me is trying to destroy me. I try to hold in the anger but get extreme sore heads doing so. It sucks man!
Sick of it! Would be a great song from Skillet for you to react and speak to.
About a year ago my monster and I had a pretty big face to face. I fed that thing some SSRIs and it's been dormant.
I love this band! Check out the song Not Gonna Die. It helps me out sometimes when I feel like ending myself
Great band. Definitely check out Hero, Comatose, Rebirthing, and Not Gonna Die.
Love me some skillet. Would love to see reactions to the classic crime, Project86, Staple, and emery
You should check out "Big Bad Wolf" By In This Moment. It's a very similar message to this song, but Maria Brink's take on this subject.
Always interesting to see different takes on songs like this. Skillet has quite a few good ones!
If you're open to suggestions, three I think are meaningful and great songs:
The Part That Hurts the Most - Thousand Foot Krutch
Better Lie - Ghostseeker
Out of my Head - The SIDH featuring SounDiver
God I used to jam to this song on the radio when I was in my teens
I let my monster come to the surface a long time ago. I became a stronger person and able to survive what would break the majority of people
You should see Jen the drummer on her spinning drum kit. She's one BADA** drummer.
Obviously, this "monster" is what Jung called the shadow. According to Jung, the shadow is a problem as long as we do not "integrate" it (in jungian terms). I suggest to anyone who is interested into this inner personnal work to dive into this topic. It's about the "ugly" things inside ourselves that we don't want to recognize as it is because we perceive those inner materials as a threat to the picture we have of ourselves. So it's directly link with identification. As a therapist myself and a person who work on himself, I think that working on one's own shadow is one of the most important key for personnal realization.
I'm aware of the Monster inside me, and I don't mind it coming up. The Monster is basicly my identity. I'm just keeping it down for the well being of the people arround me.