Badass Creed/Music

"Midnight mare and blood-red roan Fight to keep these lands your own Sound the horn and call the cry How many of them can we make die?"
 * Heather Alexander's March of Cambreadth

"Any poor souls, who trespass against us Whether it be beast or man Will suffer the bite, or be stung dead on sight By those who inhabit this land For theirs is the power and this is their kingdom As sure as the sun does burn So enter this path, but heed these four words: You shall never return"
 * Slipknot on (sic) has "You can't kill me cause I'm already INSIDE YOU!"
 * The Switch and the Spur by The Raconteurs

"Do not injustice to another Defend the weak and innocent Let truth and honor always guide you Let courage find a life within Stand up when no-one else is willing Act not in hatred or in spite Be to this world as a perfect knight Even if it means your life"
 * "Sophia" by the Cruxshadows

"To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow To run where the brave dare not go"
 * The Impossible Dream:

"We have come to expel darkness. In our hands are light and flame. Every one of us is a small light. And all of us are a firm light. Fight darkness, drive back blackness! Fight for the cause of the light!"
 * In fact, the whole song is his Badass Creed.
 * As are the opening and the finale.
 * One might say the whole musical is.
 * It loses its rhyme in translation to English, but there's an old children's rhyme for the holiday of Hannukah:

"You cannot restrain or tame an idea with idle threats. Once it has crept into the mind, the mouth will not bite the tongue to keep it in silence. The sheer promise of bondage and whips will not be enough to apprehend a thought as it travels from ear to misinformed ear. We will protest, because you cannot tell a concept not to raise its fist in anger! You cannot censor that which only exists in theory! You cannot tell anarchy to stop in its tracks, when its feet only exist in the minds of the oppressed! There is a force out there, greater than the media, greater than right or left, greater than empty lies or promises! You can try all night to stop the noise... but you'll never stop the Revolution."
 * The electronic dance song "Stop the Revolution" by D. Ramirez and Meat Katie:

"Many relocated all across the land Together we've got the power in our hands We are strong enough to fight mendacious laws We've got the wrath, 'cause we are Branded and exiled Together, we can stand the night! Branded and exiled Together, we can stand the night!"
 * "Prisoner of Our Time", "Branded and Exiled", "Chains and Leather"... Like many old school metal bands, Running Wild had many of these on it's earlier releases. Here's a example from "Branded and Exiled":

"I am the question that cannot be answered, I am the lover that cannot be lost, Yet small are the gifts of my servant; the soldier, For time is my offspring; pray, what is my name?"
 * The Incredible String Band -- My Name is Death

"My name is Death."


 * Justifying note: Far from being a harsh metal song, this is a rather unsettling Folk song.

"No point asking when it is, No point asking who's to go, No point asking what's the game, No point asking who's to blame, 'Cos if you're gonna die, if you're gonna die, 'Cos if you're gonna die, if you're gonna die, If you're gonna die, if you're gonna die, If you're gonna die, if you're gonna die, If you're gonna die, die with your boots on, If you're gonna try, well stick around, Gonna cry, just move along, If you're gonna die, you're gonna die."
 * Iron Maiden has many:
 * One of note is "Die With Your Boots On,"

"Sunlight, falling on your steel, Death in life is your ideal, Life is like a wheel."
 * Then, from "Sun and Steel,"

"You'll die as you lived In a flash of the blade In a corner forgotten by no-one You lived for the touch For the feel of the steel One man, and his Honour."
 * And, from "Flash of the Blade,"

"You'll take my life but I'll take yours too You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through So when you're waiting for the next attack You'd better stand there's no turning back"
 * And of course The Trooper

"The bugle sounds as the charge begins But on this battlefield no one wins The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath As you plunge into a certain death"

"The horse he sweats with fear we break to run The mighty roar of the Russian guns And as we race towards the human wall The screams of pain as my comrades fall"

"We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground And as the Russians fire another round We get so near yet so far away We won't live to fight another day"

"We get so close near enough to fight When a Russian gets me in his sights He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow A burst of rounds takes my horse below"

"And as I lay there gazing at the sky My body's numb and my throat is dry And as I lay forgotten and alone Without a tear I draw my parting groan"


 * Victory Song -- Ensiferum

"Ei urhot kaukaisen pohjolan Uhan eess?aipuneet J?een pauhaa kansi taivahan Veri valuu maahan lumiseen Moni n??i saa en?huomista Moni j?heit?aipaamaan J?ipolville j?maa rauhaisa Voiton laulut soi ainiaan"

"Translated: The warriors of the north Stood strong against aggression Again the thunder rumbles Blood stains the snow Many will not see tomorrow Many will be missed But the land remains safe for our children And songs of victory will sound forever"


 * For that matter, most Finnish marching music; The Jaeger March, The Pori Regiment's march, just to name a few.


 * The Show Must Go On, by Queen.

"The Show must go on! The Show must go on! Yeah,yeah! Ooh! Inside my heart is breaking! My make-up may be flaking... But my smile, still, stays on! Yeah! oh oh oh"

"My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairy tales of yesterday, will grow but never die, I can fly, my friends!"

"The Show must go on! Yeah! The Show must go on! I'll face it with a grin! I'm never giving in! On with the show!"

"I'll top the bill! I'll overkill! I have to find the will to carry on! On with the, On with the show!"

"The Show must go on."

And the kicker? Brian May wrote this for Freddie Mercury, when people questioned if he could 'go on', considering his health was failing because of his battle with AIDS. Acording to The Other Wiki, May wasn't sure that Freddie would be able to sing the song, his health was so bad. Freddie's response? He took a swig of vodka and said 'I'll fucking do it, darling!'. May says he considers this one of Mercury's best performances. 'Scuse me, I have something in my eye..

"While the sun hangs in the sky and the desert has sand, While the waves crash from the sea to meet the land, While there's the wind and the stars and the rainbow, 'Til the mountains crumble into the plains, Yeah, we'll keep on trying, Tread that fine line Yeah, we'll keep on trying, Just passing our time."
 * Also from that same album (Freddie went out Badass!), the song "Innuendo". The whole song was a Badass Creed, like "Show Must Go On". Just the first verse:


 * The Fire Dawn, by Oh Sleeper, exudes this trope. IN SPADES!

"Stand up, we'll be more than kings. Show no mercy when the gates swing. I've said it before but without accepting that my body Was the only thing keeping me from living. I wouldn't even let the surgeon touch me. Though facing death, I dined on flesh... But now I live to fight out-numbered. I live to fight out-numbered at the fire dawn to live in rebellious honor. I'll stand, you'll see me over all of your fallen. I'll be knee-deep, knee-deep in a sea of their organs. Send me all of hell and I'll face them, I'll face them one on one-thousand."


 * Most, if not all, Professional Wrestling Theme Music.

"We'll do what we've always done Shut our eyes and hope for the best... NO! We're gonna face this And step out onto the tracks Stare it right in the face THOU SHALL NOT PASS!"
 * Enter Shikari's Badass Creed in "Juggernauts" also acts as a complete Crowning Moment of Awesome:


 * Army of the Dead Part I/II and Odin by Manowar.

"Raise thy weapons on this day Ye shall not die alone"

"Fight and die let Valkyries fly For they shall take thee home"

"I promise thee that on this night Ye shall be by my side"

"Asgard's halls await with heroes Brothers that have died"

"For thee we wait at Asgard's gates Come join us by our side"

"Valhalla waits so choose thy fate For all of us must die!"


 * This excerpt that appears in the Manowar songs The Warrior's Prayer and Glory, Majesty, Unity :

"Gods of war I call You. My sword is by my side. I seek a life of honor, free from all false pride. I will crack the whip with a bold mighty hail. Cover me with death if I should ever fail."

"Glory, Majesty, Unity Hail, Hail, Hail"


 * Pretty much any Manowar song, actually. Here's one from Sons of Odin :

"Glory and fame Blood is our name Souls full of thunder, hearts of steel"

"Killers of men! A warrior's friend! Sworn to avenge our fallen brothers, to the end!"


 * Even more to the point, the band itself has one: "Death to false metal".

"Let us live short lives of glory Let us burn bright like a flame And when the gods call, let the poets remember our names!"
 * "Morituri", by Robin Wayne Bailey:

"Surrounded by the enemy The wolf among the hounds Thunder turns to silence, it took... A hundred to bring me down Wolf-brothers falling at my side With honor I will die Upon the altar of the storms I will be reborn"
 * Level 70/80 Elite Tauren Chieftain, 'The Power of the Horde'

(Rest of the lyrics: ) "When all seems lost we count the cost We still remain connected We'll be made strong we are not wrong we will not be neglected Now Wake this doubt and cast it out Weakness will be rejected And through all wrongs we must stay strong We will not be neglected"
 * All That Remains has several, but the song "Some of the People, All of the Time" exeplifies it:

"We fear not our mortality We'll serve to the best of our ability We give our lives to our masters We vow to smite our enemies"
 * "The Gears" by Dethklok

"This is your time to pay, This is your judgement day, We made a sacrifice, And now we get to take your life."
 * Andrew W.K.'s "Get Ready to die" is one massive Badass Creed combined with a Badass Boast.

"We shoot without a gun, We'll take on anyone, It's really nothing new, It's just a thing we like to do."

"If we wait until tomorrow Will tomorrow ever come? This is where we're coming from And we're not the only ones"
 * Andrew gets another crazy-awesome one that encompasses the ending of "Totally Stupid". Might double as a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming for some.

"When we find ourselves in trouble We can find outselves a way You can find a place to stay And the place is always safe"

"If you have a heart that's in pain Don't be afraid You're not to blame There's a better world inside of us Where we always thought it was You don't need to hide You can open up your eyes And you'll discover That there is another world."


 * “Indestructible” by Disturbed - the whole song is one big Badass Creed

"And as I live There is no evil that will stand And I will finish What was started The fight of Protoman!"
 * The Protomen provide one to Mega Man in "The Will of One".


 * One from Within Temptation: "Why Not Me."

"Some may call it a curse A life like mine But others, a blessing It's certainly a lonely life But a fulfilling one and the best It's my cross to bear And I'll bear it gladly Someone has to take a stand against evil Why should it not be me?"


 * Clutch has many songs that qualify, but "High Caliber Consecrator" is a particularly straightforward example:

"We'll thresh the psyche, and till the pride Distill the blood, proclaim the gun divine Damn the foul ego, praise the promised swarm We are the ploughshare, and yet we are the sword"