"Friend"[1] is the ending song for the RWBY episode "The Final Word" and the ending credits song for Volume 8. It is Penny Polendina's image song. It was released as a single on July 13th, 2021. It was also included on the RWBY: Volume 8 Soundtrack.
Lyrics[]
Darkness like midnight
Moonless there's no light
Another lonely day
Is ending
Searching forever
Waiting but never finding
The only thing
I dream of
The warmth of a smile
That stays for a while
The face of a friend
That won't leave
I heard a song once
It posed this point of view
That wishes made on stars
Are likely to come true
So here's my secret
At bedtime every night
I searched the sky
And hoped to find
A star who'd send a light
To me
The one thing I need
Just one kind soul
With a heart of gold
Then my dreams became real
And I finally feel
Not alone
Do hugs always make you feel this warm?
My wish came true
That day that you appeared
And called me friend
An answered prayer
A chance to
Share the world
To be a girl
Who fin'lly felt alive
I'm so excited
We'll do so many friendship things
Paint our nails
Try on clothes
Talk about cute boys
Attached but not
By strings
And when you've got problems
Woah!
Then I've got problems too
You'll never face this world alone
I'll be right here
It's you
And me
Protectors of each other's
What we'll be
You saw my soul
Through the nuts and bolts
You're the friend I can trust
Helped me see I'm not just a machine
And is this what "all the feels" means?
I've been combat-ready since
The day dad made me
Now I'll fight for
something more
Might sound wholesome,
But strangely
I've got friends
Fighting for
But I found that humanity
It came with sacrifice,
A pact
To shield you from the
Wicked even if I can't
Live for real
It was worth it to know you
My wish came true
The day that you appeared
And called me a friend
An answered prayer
A chance to
Share the world
To be a girl
Who fin'lly felt alive[2]
Trivia[]
- The single's cover was designed by RWBY fan A.G. Nonsuch.
- The song is a reference to Penny's friendship with Ruby.
- The song is in the key of D major.
- Some of the lyrics reference lines Penny has said during the series:
- "And called me friend" and "Paint our nails; Try on clothes; Talk about cute boys" are similar lines Penny said to Ruby in her debut episode "The Stray".
- These lines were also the same line Weiss Schnee said to Ruby upon first meeting her in Beacon Academy.
- "I've been combat-ready since" refers to Penny's catchphrase of being "combat ready".
- "Do hugs always make you feel this warm?" is the same question Penny asked in "Creation" when she became a real human girl.
- "And called me friend" and "Paint our nails; Try on clothes; Talk about cute boys" are similar lines Penny said to Ruby in her debut episode "The Stray".
- The theme of wishing on stars is a reference to the tale of Pinocchio, Penny's fairy tale allusion.
- The lyric of "I heard a song once, it posed this point of view that wishes made on stars are likely to come true" may be a reference to the song "When You Wish Upon A Star" from the 1940 Disney movie "Pinocchio".