Ren - Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)

Much love to all of you!!! As always here's the lyrics for anyone who wants them! I’ve got dirt on my reeboks from staying out all night, I spent my last ten pounds on this pack of Marlborough Lights 
I called up Stevie, I said “G ,you alright?” He said “It’s six in the morning brother! Get some shut eye!” I feel a sense of wellbeing this time in the morning
 Wear my heart out on my hoodie while the city is snoring Drunks falling off the sidewalks get issued a warning Distant sirens they crescendo like a symphony calling This it the Britain I know This is the Britain I love
 There’s poetry inside this city if you listen enough 
Working class causalities out on the streets sleep rough While a mother with her baby takes her pram to the pub And while she’s knocking them down The cost of living goes up I can’t relate to politicians with their head in the mud I resonate with messy Fridays with the boys smoking bud We do our bit to numb the struggle, as below, so above
 As as above, so below, here in the city we glow I blow a smoke ring up to heaven and it makes a halo And then the clock strikes seven, guess its time to head home My companion is the city, so I’m never alone I’m stepping in and out of gaps of the pavement cracks
 and if I go to sleep now that’s an anti-climax
 People rise for work and the sun mirrors that A perfect juxtaposition for those out on the lash Bare with me, its beautiful 
I think its irrefutable
 There’s beauty in a contradicting Britain…
indisputable Junkie in a cubicle, that old spoon is usable His mother’s in a black suit, crying at a funeral Nine to five crucible, this route is not commutable A kid falls off the tracks and then he serves a stretch in Juvenal Libbies at the Doleys but her dispositions humourful While Davey’s at the bookies and his mates call him delusional Britain , drink it down and moan about the weather When the sun starts shining feel the factor 10 tremor Boys will boys, will be in it together Until the fists start flying like they’re Connor Mcgreggor And then he’s out… I think he too took it too far I think the boy saw red 
I think he hit him to hard Now he’s face down on the pavement with a face full of tar mad how small altercations can define who we are That’s my cue! Think its time to head home, Its bitter sweet how my high found its way to be low And I’ve said it once before, as above, so below Living on the streets of Britain you just go with the flow But I’m done… Im out for the night, As the sun paints the pavements I’ll turn out the light White noise on the radio to quiet my mind Always was an over-thinker, just the way I’m designed Britain, drink it down and moan about the weather When its all said and done we’ll be in it altogether Boys will be boys, will be like it forever It’s a bittersweet symphony
 We’re birds of a feather

I’m a 45 year old nurse from Vancouver with one leg. I spend my youth playing punk and ska in not-very-good bands. I thought I couldn’t really get excited about new music anymore, until I discovered this. I feel like I did when I was 14 and I first heard Nirvana. It’s that good. It’s amazing. It’s revolutionary. It’s so beautiful and inspiring.

“ Mad how small altercations can define who we are “ absolutely love this sentence in the song

I'm Dutch but I studied in Britain for a few years and I love your country. I've seen (and been shocked by) all of the things described in this song, but this is the first time I have ever seen it through a lens of beauty. The first time I was ever in a pub in the UK I saw a pregnant girl (she couldn't have been 20 yet) drinking beer and smoking cigarettes, I looked down on her, could only see the future she was damning her child to. Never before have I thought to look at a scene like this with a sense of love and kindness. It took me a few listens to this song before I understood this. Thank you Ren for giving me a new way of looking at your beautiful messy country.

Can't wait for you guys to hear this one! Will jump on the premier before it starts to chat to all of ya and answer any questions about treatment :) remember to turn notifications on to be reminded by clicking 'notify me' above

I am a 135 year old Sessile Oak tree. I cannot describe how much this song speaks to me

Bittersweet Symphony has always been one of my favorite songs and to hear that music again was amazing. Thank you Ren.

His voice, his lyrics, he is revolutionary!!!!

just reading these comments is restoring my faith in humanity. ren, you are a bright light in this world. thank you 🙏🏼

I wish I was intelligent enough that the frame glitch I just noticed at 56 seconds was a hidden subliminal message, but nope its just a video exporting error that slipped through the radar... OR IS IT!?!??!? no it actually is... OR IS IT

I'm a 65million year old T-rex who bizarrely escaped extinction, life had been boring, lonely and devoid of joy for some time until I fell down the Ren rabbit hole... nah, I'll stop, he is that good 😂

Absolute masterpiece

I'm a 44 year old musical snob. Finding Ren's music has made me feel like the first time I heard smells like teen spirit; it's music I'll remember forever. Thanks for the memories Ren

Ren pulls out 4 violins, plays them all simultaneously then starts rapping in triple time.

Mate this just popped up in reels so headed here to hear the full version. I’m a 56 year old and loved and danced to Bittersweet Symphony when it came out. I’ve got goosebumps listening to this and your lyrics are beautiful . I absolutely love this. You got skills and I wish you all the success.

I first found Ren bc of his song “Hi, Ren”. 9 minutes of watching a conversation I’ve had with myself an uncountable amount of times played out on my computer screen, stripped bare to the raw emotions that I still don’t know the names for. I’ve been trying to go thru the rest of your anthology since that day, and am now hard pressed to tell you which song I like the best. All of them are amazing, all of them have that distinct je ne sais quois that sets them apart from everything else in your genre (as well as your own library), and all of them resonate on a molecular level with not just me, but millions of others around the world. And I think that’s what makes you so important, Ren. You have the ability to tell us “yo, I get it”, without handing out meaningless platitudes that so many of our compatriots give us when we mention that life sucks a little right now. But what makes you special is that you have the ability to understand and connect with people who have never had the words to say “life sucks a little right now”. You’re giving the voiceless a voice. No matter what else happens to this world, you’ve given the voiceless a voice.

I'm 74, don't "do" rap, love Bittersweet Symphony. And this is... mindbending. So thoughtful, so lively, so unexpected. So fresh. Thank you.

The kids in 2070 will leave a comment "I was born in the wrong generation" 😅 (Edit: I appreciate everyone who supported my channel, u guys are awesome)

Grew up in the 90s. Mad about music. Stumbled across this and I swear the most exciting thing since the Libertines. Fresh, new moving things forward. Albion. You nailed it lad

These remakes are SO underrated. It gives me so much joy to have the nostalgia mixed with the freshest of flavors! ❤