[Lyrics] Checkmate | RWBY Volume 9 Soundtrack

By request (five weeks late), here's the funky one.

If you're looking for any of the other songs, I highly recommend fellow music RWBYtuber, FlyntofRWBY.

The RWBY Volume 9 soundtrack is now available for streaming and purchase.

[VinceMouse]

This song gets really dark when you realize the lyrics are Ruby questioning herself and how much loss her decisions have caused, and whether the fighting was worth it.

[jaernihiltheus]

Somewhere, hiding behind a comically large pillar, team FNKI followed them and are jamming out.

[judelochlan]

This is literally just WBY's willpower that they've amassed over the two years that they've been fighting Salem and her forces, and it feels like they're finally getting a chance to just let loose all the skills they've obtained, setting Ruby as (mostly) the main focus aside, saying "hey, you're in a daze, i can't complain, so look at what i can do now"

[andrewbrigmond]

Red Prince: I WON! Give up, already!
Ruby: (inhales through clenched teeth) We. Won't. Kick their wooden BUTTS!

[trevorhensley]

Someone call Flynt and Neon cause this is FNKI!

[anightmareonpokestreet]

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

[lhhOriginalGrey]

Thank you for this, checkmate is one of my favorites from this volume

[noragamiato]

Im glad this video and lyrics exists i tried finding it on spotify but its greyed out not sure what happened to it and i came on here to listen to it becuase its a mastpiece that shouldnt be forgotten.

[danielalvarez]

You have my appreciation for being the first to upload the lyrics to this banger. I've been looking for them ever since I heard the song, and then got distracted by a game. So my thanks for having posted it by the time I remembered.

[jacobgreen]

I had this on loop while sleeping and now I can sing the whole song

[suma]

A perfect addition, i was learning the lyrics by listening to it again and again, much easier now !

[UndignifiedAlt]

Finally, one with the official lyrics

[pikapika]

Thank you! No one has uploaded a lyric video for this yet. Appreciate your work! Where’s the artwork from?

[claireskitchen]

Thank you for updating Checkmate with lyrics ❤😊

[serspritztomb]

Ngl checkmate is the only rwby song I always wanna dance to whenever it comes on

[JaeFuma]

I heard this in the background of a car crash video of all places. 1:58 to 2:01 was what I heard. Never seen this show, but the song is a banger. 🤟🏾

[alexander]

With the fate of RWBY uncertain I hope these will not be the last season of RWBY

[RudoMike]

The fight, the music, this is one of my favorite fights in the new RWBY seasons.

[claireskitchen]

Weiss, Blake, and Yang vs Red and White chess piece armies !!

[Ollie.Snooze]

Apple Music and Spotify absolutely nuked the Rwby soundtracks