“Checkmate” Unofficial Lyrics - RWBY Volume 9 Soundtrack

This is the only one I’m doing

[anightmareonpokestreet]

Whenever I listen to this song, I often feel the need to break out into a spontaneous dance.

[CyberQueen]

It surprises me that there ain't any AMVs using this song.

[trevorhensley]

Banger after banger after banger after banger after banger after banger!

[arigatoespacialsuperadmiti]

This song is beatiful. Good to know RWBY at least has kept it's excellence in Soundtracks from the very beggining and I wish they do until the very end

[gohanmoreno]

Welcome to the show,
Are you ready to go?
With your sword up high,
and your guns down low.

Have you come for the action?
Come for the sport?
There's a million ways to spill blood in the court.

It's a free for all!
It's a dog eat dog,
Dont be surprised if when you die,
You're met with a rigorous applause.

Wanna win?
You gotta a chance,
All you gotta do is dance!
Oh move your feet and move'em fast,
Who knows how long your limbs will last...!

WHO is your king of the castle now?
I have taken control of the boardgame,
SHOW me some strategy,
you're in a daze,
i can't complain so,
Checkmate, move along!!!

Now your muscles ache and you need a break,
It's a common response for your hands to shake,
I know it's not easy losing a match,
Especially when it's a girl kicking your ass!

Sit down! And relax, 'cause i'm the teacher, you're the class
Get your notebooks out, give that note a pass,
You know no one is perfect, but i'm pretty close,
You should've seen your face, a right disgrace,
When i came through that door...!

(Are you the queen or are you the pawn?
Will you master the night or wait for the dawn?
Is it worth all the blood and the damage done?
Will you die under the spotlight just to hear all the applause?) x3

WHO is your king of the castle now?
I have taken control of the boardgame,
SHOW me some strategy,
you're in a daze,
i can't complain so,
Checkmate, move along!!!

Move along! Move along! Yeaaah!

[КатяЗайцева-сд]

It's only me or this battle represents the battle vs nevermore from the first volume?

[FezTheMoose]

Say what you want about the writing, or the animation, but Casey and Jeff always come through with bangers. The soundtrack for Vol 9 was amazing as always!

[anightmareonpokestreet]

Star-Lord: "Dance-off, girls! You and me!"
Yang: "OK. Hit it, Rubes!"
(Ruby presses the play button on a boom box, playing "Checkmate")
Yang: (Looking at Blake) "Shall we?"
Blake: "Oh, yeah."
(Yang and Blake show off their coordinated dance moves)
Star-Lord: (Feeling defeated) "Aw, man."

[kurookami]

There is one thing about this song that irks me, and it's the last line of the chorus.

"You're in a daze,
I can't complain so,
Checkmate, move along!"

It just doesn't flow together well. I fell like you could easily improve it with something like:

"You're in a daze,
I can't complain, so
I guess it's checkmate!"

[CrimsonXE]

"I know its not easy losing a match
Especially when it's a girl kicking your ass"

Absolutely LOVE this part and especially Casey's flare put on "ass" xD Should be used for every show with a female lead or leads or even just badass women period.