Changes: Armed and Ready

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"Armed and Ready" is a song featured in RWBY Volume 4 and is incorporated into the RWBY: Volume 4 Soundtrack.^[1]^[2]

The song plays during the end credits of "No Safe Haven". This song is about Yang Xiao Long.

Lyrics

It happens every night
I watch my world ignite
But there's no waking from this nightmare
The stage is always set
The place I can't forget
The hidden eyes that I can feel there

My eyes are open wide
I'm racing to her side
There's nothing that I won't do for her
But this is not a dream
My mind repeats the scene
I can't forget it and it's torture

That was before
But not anymore
I've left it behind
As much as I lost
Once I'm across, I'll find

I've found the strength to grow so much more
A whisper to a roar
No more crying
It's time for me to soar

Feel like I'm finally unbroken
Feel like I'm back from the dead
My strength back and confidence growing
Out of my way
'Cause I'm armed and ready!

Armed and ready
Ready!
Armed and ready
I'm ready!
Armed and ready
Ready! Ready!
Armed and ready

Remember all too well
My time of living hell
The night my enemy would conquer
But now I've been set free
Lived through the tragedy
You wish you'd killed me, now I'm stronger!

I am the golden one
Who burns just like the sun
Next time we meet is your disaster
I'll bring the punishment
Your song will be lament
Revenge, my happy ever after

My misery, my agony
Have taught me to fly
The pain I went through
Left me with a new war cry!

I'll live my life like every day's the last
No living in the past
Best days ever
I'm never looking back

Feel like I'm finally unbroken
Feel like I'm back from the dead
My strength back and confidence growing
Out of my way
'Cause I'm armed and ready!

Armed and ready
Ready!
Armed and ready
I'm ready!
Armed and ready
Ready! Ready!
Armed and ready

Call me "Sweetheart"
And I'll tear you apart
Just call me "Sir"
Try to resist
Once you meet my new fist
Bye-bye!
Just look at the fire in my eyes
And bring my Strawberry Sunrise
It was you who began it
Now you're saying "goddammit"
Next time, there's no compromise

Feel like I'm finally unbroken
Oh, now I'm back from the dead
My strength back and confidence growing
Out of my way
'Cause I'm armed and ready!

Armed and ready
Ready!
Armed and ready
I'm ready
Armed and ready
Ready! Ready! Ready!
Armed and ready^[3]

Trivia

The first two verses refer to the event in "Heroes and Monsters" where Adam Taurus severs Yang's arm, as well as the nightmare that Yang has about it in "Family".
A couple of the lines make reference to Yang's encounter with Junior Xiong in the "Yellow" Trailer.
The title can be viewed as a pun regarding her mechanical arm.
- In addition, the last pre-chorus part contains a reference to Yang's favorite alcoholic beverage.

References

Soundtracks

RWBY: Volume 1 Soundtrack • RWBY: Volume 2 Soundtrack • RWBY: Volume 3 Soundtrack • RWBY: Volume 4 Soundtrack • RWBY: Volume 5 Soundtrack • RWBY: Volume 6 Soundtrack • RWBY: Volume 7 Soundtrack • RWBY: Volume 8 Soundtrack • RWBY: Volume 9 Soundtrack • RWBY: Best Vocal Album • RWBY: Ice Queendom Original Soundtrack • RWBY: Arrowfell Original Game Soundtrack

RWBY: Volume 1 Soundtrack	"This Will Be the Day" • "Red Like Roses" • "Mirror Mirror" • "From Shadows" • "I Burn" • "Gold" • "I May Fall" • "Red Like Roses Part II" • "Wings"
RWBY: Volume 1 Score	"Ruby Rose" • "The Shining Beacon" (Pt.2) • "The First Step" (Pt.2) • "The Emerald Forest" (Pt.2) • "Players and Pieces" • "The Badge and the Burden" (Pt.2) • "Jaunedice" (Pt.2) • "Forever Fall" (Pt.2) • "The Stray" • "Black and White"
RWBY: Volume 2 Soundtrack	"Time to Say Goodbye" • "Die" • "Shine" • "Dream Come True" • "Caffeine" • "All Our Days" • "Boop" • "Sacrifice"
RWBY: Volume 2 Score	"Best Day Ever" • "Welcome to Beacon" • "A Minor Hiccup" • "Painting the Town...." • "Extracurricular" • "Burning the Candle" • "Dance Dance Infiltration" • "Field Trip" • "Search and Destroy" • "Mountain Glenn" • "No Brakes" • "Breach"
RWBY: Volume 3 Soundtrack	"When It Falls" • "I'm the One" • "It's My Turn" • "Not Fall in Love with You" • "Neon" • "Mirror Mirror Part II" • "Divide" • "Cold"
RWBY: Volume 3 Score	"Qrow vs Winter" • "R.W.B.Y. vs F.N.K.I." • "S.S.S.N. vs N.D.G.O." • "World of Remnant 1" • "World of Remnant 2" • "World of Remnant 3" • "World of Remnant 4" • "Round One" • "New Challengers..." • "It's Brawl in the Family" • "Lessons Learned" • "Never Miss a Beat" • "Fall" • "Beginning of the End" • "Destiny" • "PvP" • "Battle of Beacon" • "Heroes and Monsters" • "End of the Beginning"
RWBY: Volume 4 Soundtrack	"Let's Just Live" • "Like Morning Follows Night" • "Bad Luck Charm" • "This Life is Mine" • "Home" • "Armed and Ready" • "Lusus Naturae" • "Bmblb"
RWBY: Volume 4 Score	"Ruby vs the Beringel" • "Chapter 1 - The Next Step Pt. 1" • "Chapter 1 - The Next Step Pt. 2" • "Chapter 1 - The Next Step Pt. 3" • "Chapter 2 - Remembrance Pt. 1" • "Chapter 2 - Remembrance Pt. 2" • "Chapter 3 - Of Runaways and Stowaways Pt. 1" • "Chapter 3 - Of Runaways and Stowaways Pt. 2" • "Chapter 4 - Family Pt. 1" • "Chapter 4 - Family Pt. 2" • "Chapter 5 - Menagerie Pt. 1" • "Chapter 5 - Menagerie Pt. 2" • "Chapter 6 - Tipping Point Pt. 1" • "Chapter 6 - Tipping Point Pt. 2" • "Chapter 6 - Tipping Point Pt. 3" • "Chapter 7 - Punished Pt. 1" • "Chapter 7 - Punished Pt. 2" • "Chapter 7 - Punished Pt. 3" • "Chapter 8 - A Much Needed Talk Pt. 1" • "Chapter 8 - A Much Needed Talk Pt. 2" • "Chapter 8 - A Much Needed Talk Pt. 3" • "Chapter 9 - Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back Pt. 1" • "Chapter 9 - Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back Pt. 2" • "Chapter 9 - Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back Pt. 3" • "Chapter 10 - Kuroyuri Pt. 1" • "Chapter 10 - Kuroyuri Pt. 2" • "Chapter 11 - Taking Control Pt. 1" • "Chapter 11 - Taking Control Pt. 2" • "Chapter 12 - No Safe Haven Pt. 1" • "Chapter 12 - No Safe Haven Pt. 2" • "World of Remnant - Vale" • "World of Remnant - Mistral" • "World of Remnant - Atlas" • "World of Remnant - Vacuo" • "World of Remnant - The Great War"
RWBY: Volume 5 Soundtrack	"The Triumph" • "Ignite" • "Path to Isolation" • "Smile" • "All Things Must Die" • "This Time" • "All That Matters"
RWBY: Volume 5 Score	"Welcome to Haven" • "Dread in the Air" • "I Found Him!" • "Hello Leonardo..." • "Mayday! Lancers!" • "Thank You, Sienna" • "Progress Takes Patience" • "First Times All Around" • "Jackpot" • "I'm Her Daughter, After All" • "Fighting Shape" • "Subtlety Is Out" • "A Few Signatures" • "Who Would Ask For This?" • "Qrow's Rough Day" • "I've Seen That Bird Before..." • "Dinner & Coffee" • "When Weiss Was Ten" • "A Note from Ilia" • "Battle at the Belladonna's" • "Strength in Forgiveness" • "A Proposal I Can Get Behind" • "Things Aren't Looking Good" • "Showdown in Haven Academy" • ""C" Is for Cinder" • "Ooozzzpppiiinnn!!!" • "The Vault" • "Look Who's Talking..." • "Take This Fight Outside" • "Cease Fire!" • "The Relic & Aftermath"
RWBY: Volume 6 Soundtrack	"Rising" • "Miracle" • "One Thing" • "Lionize" • "Big Metal Shoe" • "Nevermore" • "Indomitable" • "Forever Fall"
RWBY: Volume 6 Score	"Trouble Aboard Argus Limited" • "Mistral Central Station" • "The Spider's Web" • "Say Her Name" • "A Delicate Balance" • "Our Creation" • "A Crumbling Cabal" • "Brunswick Farms" • "The Apathy" • "The Grimm Reaper" • "Welcome to Argus" • "Cashews" • "Silver Eyes" • "Jaune's Arc" • "The Heist" • "Down the Cannon" • "Protecting Each Other" • "Ra'viatah, Osa Manetah" • "Fight to Atlas"
RWBY: Volume 7 Soundtrack	"Trust Love" • "Touch the Sky" • "Hero" • "Brand New Day" • "Let's Get Real" • "War" • "Celebrate" • "Until the End" • "Fear"
RWBY: Volume 7 Score	"In the Shadow of Atlas" • "Protector of Mantle" • "Apprehended" • "A New Approach" • "We All Have Our Talents" • "Into the Mines" • "Enjoy the Cake" • "...And Eat it Too" • "Six Possible Outcomes" • "The Sisters Schnee" • "Party Crashers" • "Looking Inward" • "Full-on Vigilante" • "Right Behind That Door" • "You Are Cordially Invited" • "Hey Mom, It's Snowing!" • "Time to Do Our Jobs" • "Mantle Overrun" • "You Big Bag of Bones!" • "Free Ride and a Show" • "It Was Bait" • "Are You With Me?" • "...Then You Trained Us" • "The Timeline Has Changed" • "And I Refuse to Starve" • "The Enemy of Trust"
RWBY: Volume 8 Soundtrack	"For Every Life" • "The Sky is Falling" • "The Truth" • "Awake" • "Treasure" • "Be Strong and Hit Stuff" • "Friend"
RWBY: Volume 8 Score	"Divide Part I" • "Divide Part II" • "Refuge Part I" • "Refuge Part II" • "Strings Part I" • "Strings Part II" • "Fault Part I" • "Fault Part II" • "Amity Part I" • "Amity Part II" • "Midnight Part I" • "Midnight Part II" • "War Part I" • "War Part II" • "Dark Part I" • "Dark Part II" • "Witch Part I" • "Witch Part II" • "Ultimatum Part I" • "Ultimatum Part II" • "Risk Part I" • "Risk Part II" • "Creation Part I" • "Creation Part II" • "Worthy Part I" • "Worthy Part II" • "The Final Word Part I" • "The Final Word Part II"
RWBY: Volume 9 Soundtrack	"Inside" • "Checkmate" • "Chatterbox" • "Worthy" • "Trapdoor" • "Quiet" • "Guide My Way" • "The Edge"
RWBY: Volume 9 Score	"Washed Ashore by Strange Tides" • "You Weren't Supposed to Be Here" • "I Think We're in the Ever After" • "Enough Hope to Fill This Jar" • "The Most Powerful Warrior to Ever Live" • "A Most Joyous Occasion" • "The Red Prince's Game" • "Missing Some Pieces" • "You're Banished!" • "What's the Deal With This Cat?" • "It's a Matter of Perspective, You See" • "Acre's Edge" • "The Overworked Herbalist" • "I am a Huntress" • "We Ascend" • "The Night Market" • "It's the Rusted Knight!" • "Catching up With Old Friends" • "Stuck at a Crossroads" • "It Was the First Thing I Saw" • "I'm Late! (The Paper Pleasers' village)" • "The to-Do List" • "Why Are You Still Here?" • "Hello, Red! (How About a Little Reset?)" • "I Can Be You Instead" • "This Body Will Do" • "It's Not a Place You Go" • "Playing the Hero" • "So Heavy" • "Not Your Typical Mission" • "Burn the Leaves!" • "Maybe That Girl is Enough" • "A Happy Dream I Can't Remember" • "True Balance (When You Are Needed Most)"

[1] Japanese iTunes

[2] Amazon

[3] Jeff Williams' Website

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-"'''Armed and Ready'''"<ref>'''[[:File:RWBY Vol 4 Songs 2.png|Volume 4 Episode 12 Credits]]'''</ref> is a song featured in ''RWBY'' Volume 4 and is incorporated into the ''[[RWBY: Volume 4 Soundtrack]]''.<ref>'''[https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/rwby-vol-4-original-soundtrack-score/id1243958486 Japanese iTunes]</ref><ref>'''[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071WGDP95/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496519935&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=rwby+volume+4+soundtrack Amazon]'''</ref>
+"'''Armed and Ready'''" is a song featured in ''RWBY'' Volume 4 and is incorporated into the ''[[RWBY: Volume 4 Soundtrack]]''.<ref>'''[https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/rwby-vol-4-original-soundtrack-score/id1243958486 Japanese iTunes]</ref><ref>'''[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071WGDP95/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496519935&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=rwby+volume+4+soundtrack Amazon]'''</ref>
 The song plays during the end credits of "[[No Safe Haven]]". This song is about [[Yang Xiao Long]].
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 ==Trivia==
+*The first two verses refer to the event in "[[Heroes and Monsters]]" where [[Adam Taurus]] severs Yang's arm, as well as the nightmare that Yang has about it in "[[Family]]".
-*A couple of the lines make reference to Yang's encounter with [[Junior Xiong]] in the "[[Yellow Trailer]]".
+*A couple of the lines make reference to Yang's encounter with [[Junior Xiong]] in the [["Yellow" Trailer]].
 *The title can be viewed as a pun regarding her mechanical arm.
+**In addition, the last pre-chorus part contains a reference to Yang's favorite alcoholic beverage.
 ==References==