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Renegade
Renegade is an Arknights music track and the Operator EP of W, performed by the American rapper Substantial and Canadian singer X.ARI.
The title and lyrics reflect the fact that W, being a Babel loyalist, only serves Reunion to further her own ends and becomes a literal renegade in Episode 07.
Renegade was nominated in the 2020 Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA).[1]
Do you know what it means to take up the blade of a fallen Sarkaz?
[Renegade], get rid of the shackles of common sense with the beats, joking about the disputes over the right and wrong within the chaos.
The two of us, let's both try to survive.
Lyrics[edit]
Substantial's verses are in bold, while X.ARI's verses are in italics.
Yeah
She's a mercenary (Yeah)
You can't ride wi' her unless you're revolutionary (Yeah)
And ta get it she gon' do whatever's necessary (Yeah)
Make a victim, break the system, some results may vary
Situation's scary but she's never worried
Picture that, even when it's bad, she still getta bag (Uh)
Fightin' through the dark to find tha' light so she can get it back
Strugglin' within, do what's right or live a life'a sin (Uh)
Try and try again, is she bound to meet a violent end?
Don't think twice, better be brave
Like a soldier, do what I told ya
Lived my life, a renegade
I gotta warn ya, I gotta warn ya
The only thing tha' you gotta know
Is that I do what it takes, do what it takes
Gotta bring 'em down ta take control,
I'm gonna do what it takes, do what it takes
I make you believe that the choice is yours
But I'm changin' sides, now the roles reversed
The only thing tha' you gotta know
Is that I do what it takes, I do what it takes
I'm a renegade, I'm a, I'm a, renegade
I'm a renegade, I'm a, I'm a, renegade
I'm a bad girl, I'mma pull your strings, yeah
Ya' gonna make your moves, but I control your whole team, yeah
Nobody here is goin' toe to toe with me, yeah
Everythin' you thought you knew is what I made you think, uh-huh
I know how ta' get what I want
Do what it takes to step to the top
Gonna bait, manipulate to run the game's fate
No stalemate, you're dead weight
Watch me ignite grenade gone wild
I'mma blow up, y'can't cop my style
Born to lead, y'can't stop my mercs
When you hear my sound y'better hit the dirt
Don't think twice, better be brave
Like a soldier, do what I told ya
Lived my life, a renegade
I gotta warn ya, I gotta warn ya
The only thing tha' you gotta know
Is that I do what it takes, do what it takes
Gotta bring 'em down ta take control
I'm gonna do what it takes, do what it takes
I make you believe that the choice is yours
But I'm changin' sides, now the roles reversed
The only thing tha' you gotta know
Is that I do what it takes, I do what it takes
Y'all really know who you playin' wit' (Uh uh)
Lemme talk to 'em
Playin' both sides like she player one and two
But she playin' you (Yeah)
Playin' her, thassa fatal move
You must play to lose (Yeah)
Serve herself is what she came to do
'Til she say "adieu" (Yeah)
Test her then you best prepare
T'be the one you prayin' to
So stay on her good side (Yeah)
You wanna live in this world that she plannin' to change
Even with the good guys (Yeah)
She still a badass no matter the side that she claim
Gotta be ice in her veins
She gonna get it no matter the price or the pain
That's juss'a part of the game
Playin' for keeps, are you not entertained?
The only thing tha' you gotta know
Is that I do what it takes, do what it takes (I do what it takes)
Gotta bring 'em down ta take control
I'm gonna do what it takes, do what it takes (Ooh)
I make you believe that the choice is yours (Choice is yours)
But I'm changin' sides, now the roles reversed
The only thing tha' you gotta know (I do what it takes)
Is that I do what it takes, I do what it takes (Oh)
The only thing tha' you gotta know
Is that I do what it takes, do what it takes (I do what it takes)
Gotta bring 'em down ta take control
I'm gonna do what it takes, do what it takes (Do what it takes)
I make you believe that the choice is yours (That the choice is yours)
But I'm changin' sides, now the roles reversed (The roles reversed)
The only thing tha' you gotta know
Is that I do what it takes, I do what it takes
In-game uses[edit]
An instrumental version of Renegade is played near the end of DM-1 Before.
Media[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- The line "Are you not entertained?" is a reference to Gladiator. Furthermore, W's pose in Renegade's music video (see Media) is identical to Maximus' pose when he speaks the aforementioned line in the movie.
See also[edit]
- Other Arknights music tracks featuring Substantial and X.ARI together:
- Other Arknights music tracks featuring Substantial:
- Other Arknights music tracks featuring X.ARI: