The priest was giving him his last rights. The man was sentenced to death for some unknown reason. Often times, settlers would get... creative... with their executions when there was a lack of real law enforcement.
Wasn't unknown reasons. Dude cheated on his girl. The one in the black and the one in the white. Those 2 girls the dude was laying with at the same time.
Yes but it's supposed to be Symbolic as well. The big stone or whatever is supposed to represent his sins😮 So the deeper he goes into the water The more likely he's going to drown by the weight of his sins(stone), However if he comes out of it alive then he's truly Innocent😮😮😮😮
That’s not necessarily correct, you didn’t have to be found guilty to be executed in early America, when there was no true justice system. Being that they were Christians, all you have to be is accused of something, and if it was a sin, you were executed, and this was one form. The stone is the first “trial”, if you couldn’t carry it to the river, or lake, you were found sinful, and buried where you dropped the stone. Once you made it to the lake, you were dropped in, if you died, you were found sinful, if you somehow survived (never happened) you were found innocent. 😊
Soooooo many epic tracks! Breath is another huge fav. I found them from seeing the HL2 machinima vid Still Seeing Breen that used So Cold. Still love it
Great video! You’re the first reactor I’ve seen that paid any attention to the video. Thank you! From what I can tell, the entire ordeal is a funeral procession with the condemned man chained to the stone. His wife is dressed in black, and the daughter (I’m guessing) is the one that picks up the rose. In summary, the man bears his burden right to his watery grave while his wife stands back and lets society execute him for some unknown reason. So cold.
I highly recommend, "Dance with the Devil", "Anthem of the Angels" and "Breath." Given the priest and the mourners behind the man carrying the heavy stone by himself and struggling, I've always assume the man is being punished or is a criminal. The priest gave him his last rights at the end.
You're sent to do something that you don't want to do, but you do it out of a sense of duty. Its an embodiment of recent conflict, the people behind it, and those willing to bare the weight.
I clicked as soon as I got the notification. Definitely one of my favorite Breaking Benjamin songs. If you haven't already reacted to it, I would recommend reacting to Erase My Scars by Evans Blue.
Dang your channel has really grown. I first started watching at like 22k followers or something. Have taken somewhat of a break from watching a bunch of content, and decided to click this. Wow
Please react to Breaking The Silence if you haven't already. It's my favourite song of theirs. Also Blow Me Away, Red Cold River, I Will Not Bow, Wish May I, I Will Not Bow, Give Me A Sign, Dear Agony and Diary Of Jane. Honestly Breaking Benjamin has to be one of the best bands
"The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 18, 1948.[a] The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens. The lottery, its preparations, and its execution are all described in detail, though it is not revealed until the end what actually happens to the person selected by the random lottery: the selected member of the community is stoned to death by the other townspeople.
thank you for the reaction ray, can you please react to a few sonng of their album phobia, like: you fight me, breath, dance with the devil, had enough and others.
Love this song,the video is actually inspired by the classic short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson about a small town that has a lottery and whoever wins it is sacrificed for the good of the town because of dumb superstition
Glad to see you do a reaction video to this song 😊. I have been listening to breaking benjamin since they first came out with this album and they are 🔥 and they rock 🎸. You are awesome as well Rachael ❤, keep up the good work 😊. I'm also going to be going to inkcarceration this weekend it is going to be awesome 🔥🎸🤘. Sincerely fellow youtuber and subscriber and twitch follower
this goes back to the Salem witch trials. To prove someone was not a witch there was at least one person that was forced to go underwater chained to a large stone. if they survived, they a witch and they'd get burnt. If they died, oh well.
These guys are the epitome of butt rock and the first band I think of when I think of that kinda rock music. This isn't a bad thing. They have and will continue being one of my favorite bands from my childhood.
The album version has a different feel to the intro, it has a bunch more suspense instead of jumping right into it. Highly recommend it over the music video
He didn't take himself out, those people were there to make sure it happened. This was a condemned man being marched to his end while being forced to carry the means of his execution.
Idk if anyone has requested this, but Killswitch Engaged is an awesome treasure trove of vocal and emotional entanglement, well with the original band. A good song is End of Heartache. For the band I'm currently listening to you react to is Dear Agony featuring Lacy Sturm is fuego as well.
in the music video, its implied the man carrying the pillar had an affair with the women who picked the rose. he was sentenced to death for his infidelity. The song speaks of loneliness and desolation in an end-of-the-world scenario
This was always one of my favorite songs/videos by them. I always took "wise men wonder while strong men die" to be the worst punishment that could happen to each. For a strong man it would be a physical punishment, right? Death. For a wise man it would be a mental punishment. Being forced to wonder. It would be the not knowing that really does the wise man in. Just my take on that line.
You witnessed an execution. The man was sentenced to death and that was the manner of execution that settlement used. The priest was giving him his last rites. His carrying the stone is reminiscent of Jesus carrying his own cross to his execution. For a good look at Ben Burnley's softer vocals, I suggest Ashes of Eden.
Always thought the video representation was taking it back to the witch trials. Not every person was hung. They would do what they did in the video. They thought if the person floated up then they were a witch and if not then they were innocent
The priest was giving him his last rights. The man was sentenced to death for some unknown reason. Often times, settlers would get... creative... with their executions when there was a lack of real law enforcement.
Wasn't unknown reasons. Dude cheated on his girl. The one in the black and the one in the white. Those 2 girls the dude was laying with at the same time.
@@Lion-n9r Whoooaaaa I never put that together. Damn.
@@Lion-n9r Holy fuck. I’ve been watching this video for over 20 years and I have never even come close to realizing that. I feel so dumb.
Yes but it's supposed to be Symbolic as well. The big stone or whatever is supposed to represent his sins😮 So the deeper he goes into the water The more likely he's going to drown by the weight of his sins(stone), However if he comes out of it alive then he's truly Innocent😮😮😮😮
That’s not necessarily correct, you didn’t have to be found guilty to be executed in early America, when there was no true justice system. Being that they were Christians, all you have to be is accused of something, and if it was a sin, you were executed, and this was one form. The stone is the first “trial”, if you couldn’t carry it to the river, or lake, you were found sinful, and buried where you dropped the stone. Once you made it to the lake, you were dropped in, if you died, you were found sinful, if you somehow survived (never happened) you were found innocent. 😊
Such a phenomenal band. Not a bad song in their catalog!
What’s your top 5 songs from them?
Check Out Vain Velocity they are like like Breaking Benjamin 2.0
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Red Cold River
Breath
Blow Me Away
Lights Out
What Lies Beneath
The entire Dear Agony album is a masterpiece
Ashes of Eden, Dance with the Devil, Red Cold River, Dear Agony, Breath and so many more bangers by them....
You forgot evil angel that’s one of my personal favs.
There's way too many good songs @@paulbrown9328
def Ashes of Eden. Never Again, Down, Until the End
the whole band (now not the original) are cool people. i met them at a concert back in 2016
I think she's done Ashes of Eden already. Close to Heaven has gotta be on that list tho 😅
"I Will Not Bow", "Diary of Jane", and a lot others bangers to check out.
The song named “You” is sooooo underrated
@@Pako_equis nahhhhhhh fr thooooo I freaking love “you”
Soooooo many epic tracks! Breath is another huge fav.
I found them from seeing the HL2 machinima vid Still Seeing Breen that used So Cold. Still love it
@@heffatheanimal2200 Bru evil angel, until the end I mean heck the whole album is straight up banger
I miss this era of music. I was in my early/mid 20s ... miss it all.
Agreed, this era brought me away from mainstream poppy garbage to more heavy stuff into the alt-rock, and deeper into all of the various metals.
Yes please. More breaking Benjamin.
Dear Agony - Aurora Version is one of my favorites, but there are sooooo many good songs that really show the range of his vocals.
He is such a poet and I enjoy their whole albums, almost never skip a song!
Her face at the end was priceless. What did she think was going to happen
Great video! You’re the first reactor I’ve seen that paid any attention to the video. Thank you!
From what I can tell, the entire ordeal is a funeral procession with the condemned man chained to the stone. His wife is dressed in black, and the daughter (I’m guessing) is the one that picks up the rose.
In summary, the man bears his burden right to his watery grave while his wife stands back and lets society execute him for some unknown reason. So cold.
He cheated on his wife with the other girl. That’s the unknown reason.
Dance with the devil and feed the wolf are my favorites
DWTD is my favorite BB song
Fuuuucking love Breaking Benjamin after all these years. Very talented singer. Worship? ❤
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The man in the video was sentence to death, That’s why there’s a Priest
They are even better acoustic. The have one out called breathe. This guy's voice in incredible
mooore BB please, every single song by them is worth listen.
One of my favorite bands, that's been on my playlist since day 1 of discovering them. Missed ya Ray 😊❤
My favorite band since 2004
I highly recommend, "Dance with the Devil", "Anthem of the Angels" and "Breath."
Given the priest and the mourners behind the man carrying the heavy stone by himself and struggling, I've always assume the man is being punished or is a criminal. The priest gave him his last rights at the end.
Yessssssss. Going to see them in Sept. Can’t wait.
You're sent to do something that you don't want to do, but you do it out of a sense of duty. Its an embodiment of recent conflict, the people behind it, and those willing to bare the weight.
What Lies Beneath is a insanely slept on song
Love all of their songs. Psycho is so dang good too. The chorus is 🔥
This is my favorite BB song. Hits so hard.
He pulls those lyrics to the back of his throat and then shifts it forward as he extends the second juncture of the words.
Breaking Benjamin is so special band
I clicked as soon as I got the notification. Definitely one of my favorite Breaking Benjamin songs. If you haven't already reacted to it, I would recommend reacting to Erase My Scars by Evans Blue.
Yes please do more Breaking Benjamin they have amazing songs and love your videos
Anytime I hear this song it makes me think of 28 days later. Especially the tunnel scene.
Christ carried a huge heavy cross a great distance while being beaten stoned etc etc
It reminds me of the older Army recruiting videos lol. Every basic training video had one of their song
Dang your channel has really grown. I first started watching at like 22k followers or something. Have taken somewhat of a break from watching a bunch of content, and decided to click this. Wow
I freaking love you and your videos
Welcome to the Breaking Benjamin rabbit hole lol buckle up, it's an emotional roller coaster
Classic BB! Those guys are a great live band, as well
Please react to Breaking The Silence if you haven't already. It's my favourite song of theirs. Also Blow Me Away, Red Cold River, I Will Not Bow, Wish May I, I Will Not Bow, Give Me A Sign, Dear Agony and Diary Of Jane.
Honestly Breaking Benjamin has to be one of the best bands
Love the take on the "its alright" part. Breaking Benjamin forever!!
"The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 18, 1948.[a] The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens. The lottery, its preparations, and its execution are all described in detail, though it is not revealed until the end what actually happens to the person selected by the random lottery: the selected member of the community is stoned to death by the other townspeople.
Isnt it amazing how some songs can be about heartbreak, addiction and/or mental illness and they all fit 💔
Stunning
Probably the most talented songwriter since Kurt Cobain. Hes also extremely underrated. Bent Burnley is amazing
I forgot what a banger this was 😭
You should do Chevelle "the red" I think you'd like it
One of the first songs i tried to sing along with. Just to see..
It's Alright
The acoustic version is super good aswell
This one I always used to confuse with the song "With My Mind" by Cold which was made for a ps2 video game which is a forgotten banger.
thank you for the reaction ray, can you please react to a few sonng of their album phobia, like: you fight me, breath, dance with the devil, had enough and others.
Love this song,the video is actually inspired by the classic short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson about a small town that has a lottery and whoever wins it is sacrificed for the good of the town because of dumb superstition
One of my favourite songs from BB❤
That early 00's radio rock yarling was always amusing.
great take!
Acoustic version is pretty nice too
My favorite has always been Anthem of the Angels for some reason. Dear Agony is just a perfect album.
Incredible band!
Glad to see you do a reaction video to this song 😊. I have been listening to breaking benjamin since they first came out with this album and they are 🔥 and they rock 🎸. You are awesome as well Rachael ❤, keep up the good work 😊. I'm also going to be going to inkcarceration this weekend it is going to be awesome 🔥🎸🤘.
Sincerely fellow youtuber and subscriber and twitch follower
Growing up 99% of my friends were all Linkin park fans I was the only BB fan
A band that hasn't received much recognition but one that I enjoy. I had this CD. I guess I still have it but don't have anything to play it on 😪
To the Flowers by While She Sleeps is a great song to react to.
Dance with the devil is a good one
yeesss!!!! more reactions like this please!!!!
this goes back to the Salem witch trials. To prove someone was not a witch there was at least one person that was forced to go underwater chained to a large stone. if they survived, they a witch and they'd get burnt. If they died, oh well.
If it weren't for Breaking Benjamin I wouldn't care about music at all. If I had to listen to one band for the rest of my life it would be them.
I see them live this September
The video always looked like what i think Roanoke would have looked like.
These guys are the epitome of butt rock and the first band I think of when I think of that kinda rock music. This isn't a bad thing. They have and will continue being one of my favorite bands from my childhood.
Breaking benjamin - Skin live , its old but gold🔥
The album version has a different feel to the intro, it has a bunch more suspense instead of jumping right into it. Highly recommend it over the music video
*Filter - Where Do We Go From Here*
That's my suggestion, Go try it Ray...
Its a walk of the condemned. Marilyn manson did one like that too
The song is about a zombie apocolypse.. fun fact.
He didn't take himself out, those people were there to make sure it happened. This was a condemned man being marched to his end while being forced to carry the means of his execution.
Your channel is my happy place
Killswitch engage - the arms of Sorrow
Yas favorite band 🤘
My cat is named Loki! 😁
Idk if anyone has requested this, but Killswitch Engaged is an awesome treasure trove of vocal and emotional entanglement, well with the original band. A good song is End of Heartache.
For the band I'm currently listening to you react to is Dear Agony featuring Lacy Sturm is fuego as well.
I hit my limit of 2. Dang it!
I prefer the acoustic version of this song
I was trying to figure out the video when I first saw it. 2004 when it came out I was either 13 or 14 depending on what time of the year.
Unsure if this was mentioned but this song was inspired by 28 Days Later
@Rayactions hope you watch and react some "state champs" songs
Good song
in the music video, its implied the man carrying the pillar had an affair with the women who picked the rose. he was sentenced to death for his infidelity. The song speaks of loneliness and desolation in an end-of-the-world scenario
Would love to see your reaction some some early BB songs like Polyamorous.
This was always one of my favorite songs/videos by them.
I always took "wise men wonder while strong men die" to be the worst punishment that could happen to each.
For a strong man it would be a physical punishment, right? Death.
For a wise man it would be a mental punishment. Being forced to wonder. It would be the not knowing that really does the wise man in.
Just my take on that line.
banger!!!
Need to check out Avatar, 'Bloody Angel'.
You witnessed an execution. The man was sentenced to death and that was the manner of execution that settlement used. The priest was giving him his last rites. His carrying the stone is reminiscent of Jesus carrying his own cross to his execution.
For a good look at Ben Burnley's softer vocals, I suggest Ashes of Eden.
Dang I keep thinking about certain songs and you keep reacting to them like the next day xD. Are you reading my mind?
I like song (Angel fall) and diary of Jane 👍
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Not sure if you’ve done “You” by Breaking Benjamin. I’ll look, but if not, you’d like that too.
Holy fuck im in high school again just no bloody knuckles this time
Please reaction I Think They Call This Love by Elliot James Raey🙏
His voice is like Elvis Presley
Ashes of Eden is a son you would love by them.
Clicked reason:- Breaking Benjamin
It's not surrender it's fighting even though you know you can't win... Fight don't just lay down
Please, make a video with Sleep Token - the Apparition) It would be very interesting to hear what you think about this song.
Always thought the video representation was taking it back to the witch trials. Not every person was hung. They would do what they did in the video. They thought if the person floated up then they were a witch and if not then they were innocent
Disembodied tyrant/synestia - the poetic edda ! Please! :D