You mentioned this song came out while you were in the 'middle' of highschool... this was my Senior  year.... but bit of a personal story..

This Reimagined version:

Goosebumps...... just.... goosebumps......  And quite a few tears.... 😭

The Origional:

The original song, came out at a godsend moment for me.  I was dealing with a relapse (for lack of a better term to use) of a medical issue in my late teens that had my lungs randomly collapsing.  Was in a really dark place due to the constant collapses + scars from surgeries..... the Original is what kept me from staying down and gave me the strength to claw my way back out of that pit.

THIS is how i felt when i heard the original.. THIS is what i was hearing when i heard that original song... its what gave me the courage to not back down and give up.

Yes i was 'head-banging' to the original (i even do the same to this version, just at a more sedated pace), but the feelings THIS song give.. are what i was dealing with at that moment...

Having a spontaneous lung collapse every 2 weeks (damn near to the hour.. got to the point i was joking with the EMT's and Medical staff "see you in 2 weeks" ) left me in a really dark place...

Timestamps are for the official video.. but:

2:24 - 3:10 in the official video  = that moment when i was at my lowest during those days, literally teetering on a knife-edge ...... 3:11 - 3:23 = what was going through my mind for a solid 2 hours while i saw on the edge of my bed spinning a knife around between my hands....... simply so tired of seemingly having nothing to look forward to but the next lung collapse, another chest-tube, and a 2nd planned surgery 'if/when' it happened again.. (which it did, both) 3:23  + is what this song, in its original form, did for me.

Many people 'rocked out' to Last Resort. It was their 'angry escape' song of sorts from everything from a bad day at school, looing a game, or just angry at life in general.  For some of us, it had an entirely different meaning.  Ronnie Captures THAT side of the song that those of us who latched onto it as a lifeline felt with this Reimagined version. 💜

Ronnie’s mother left him and his family behind when he was a very very young boys so the lyric “it all started when I lost my mother, no love for myself and no love for another” is so heartfelt

He ripped his soul out when he sang that.

I can't help but draw a parallel to what Disturbed did with the Sound of Silence. The raw emotion casting it in a completely different light and portraying nuances and aspects that the original didn't. Thanks for this Chris, you captured of lot of that beautifully.

Ronnies version is what its like when the rage has run out and all you're left with is the pain.

Jacoby was the angry side of trauma. Ronnie is the sad and tired aspect of it. Both versions are absolutely amazing

Looking at Ronnie's biography, it just makes sense that he sings this song. uff.

Ronnie Radke has such an amazing vocal range. You can love or hate him, there is no denying he's one of, if not the most talented vocalists today.

Ronnie's version definitely invokes a subconscious emotional response that the majority of listeners can identify with. I've had this on repeat for 2 days now and I still get chills up and down my back at specific points in the song. There has never been a remake/reimagining of ANY song that is more appropriate than this.

I will say this, Ronnie has proved how musically talented he is. He can rap, sing and scream

Papa roach loves it, which meant a lot to him. He got so excited.

the o.g was the rage of youth, the feeling of anger and fight, THIS version, this is what we are all going through as adults, no longer filled with the rage of youth but the sadness and desperation of knowing how fucked the world is and how helpless we all are.

Massive shout out to Sean Rooney, a fellow YouTuber, who did the piano and orchestration for this, he was also responsible for The Drug In Me Is You (Reimagined) and I'm Not A Vampire (Revamped). Sean sent Ronnie a mixtape of some FIR songs amongst others but done with a classical twist. Ronnie's vocals and Sean's composing etc are a match made in Heaven :)

this is a masterpiece. I remember there was one youtube comment on this song... that sums it up perfectly "As a teen I felt the original, angry and full of pain. As an adult I feel this one, broken and full of sorrow"... i could tell at your expressions what a rollercoaster this has  been. im a starting vocalist. This song is the example that ill show my vocal coach of where i want to be at in the next yeaaaaars.

What is mind blowing to me is that I'm not sure it's true or not but I read it in a few places so it might. The singing track is not only all a single take, but it's the FIRST and only take. Absolutely incredible.

At the end, the buildings are... Falling In Reverse

After watch the world burn came out he said wait till you see whats next. Your all gonna lose your minds.   He wasnt lying 😍

2:28 Thanks. Now my mom's asking questions and giving me weird looks.

Ronnie is an insane singer and underrated in that kind of way. Everyone focuses the drama but not the skill. Amazing <3

That is the sound of the SOUL.