Lyrics from what I could hear Welcome to the show Are you ready to go With your swords 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 Don’t be surprised If when you die You’re met with a rigorous applause Wanna win? You gotta 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 board game Show me some strategy You’re in a daze I can’t complain so Checkmate move along Do your muscles ache? Do 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’s perfect But I’m pretty close You should’ve seen your face A right disgrace When I came in 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 board game Show me some strategy You’re in a daze I can’t complain so Checkmate move along Move along Move along now
Oh my god! The Jazz! The Funk! Good lord this is amazing! I'm glad I took a listen to this, because aside from Quiet, Trapdoor, Wings, and Worthy...I'm in love with this one. It's like Persona 5 and Skullgirls came together to make something super funky. I'm totally going to be listening to this a lot!
This is probably one of the best songs but i image Casey be like: did it, did it, did it twice, did it, did it too many times, di- oh wait Do you like jazz?
That is a weird mesh at 1:02 that makes the transition a little awkward. Also, I'm not sure if it's the mix, but something feels off in this after listening to the shows version. I definitely prefer the latter better. Her voice feels more muffled here over what was originally bright. Actually, now that I'm listening to it more, I think it's the bass that is causing this effect. I wish they had adjusted that track so it wasn't as loud.
This is a 2nd hand recording, the official release does not have this issue with the bass, sorry about that, i recorded this in a rush since at the time it was only out in Australia
I kinda figured this song would be the second. You need a real fun song to ease your way with the more deeper 💞 nes, plus this song reinvigorated my love for chess.
There's something about rwby songs that are just a few steps short from being a really good song. Like something about production just isn't quite there the songs tend to fall off around the second verse :/
It's honestly ironic how long it took for RWBY to have a Chess song given how much Chess imagery has been used in every Volume.
the last episode of v8 was technically titled Checkmate as well.
@@jdk2535”The Final Word” Cinder says to Ironwood 🤔
Lyrics from what I could hear
Welcome to the show
Are you ready to go
With your swords 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
Don’t be surprised
If when you die
You’re met with a rigorous applause
Wanna win?
You gotta 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 board game
Show me some strategy
You’re in a daze
I can’t complain so
Checkmate move along
Do your muscles ache?
Do 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’s perfect
But I’m pretty close
You should’ve seen your face
A right disgrace
When I came in 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 board game
Show me some strategy
You’re in a daze
I can’t complain so
Checkmate move along
Move along
Move along now
Im pretty sure the one line is “Do your muscles ache” !!
Thank you🙏
Bro IT legit says IT dog eat dog
I remember first hearing this song and telling myself that if it wasn't titled checkmate, I would riot.
Someone at Rooster Teeth asked "Ya like Jazz?"
Oh my god! The Jazz! The Funk! Good lord this is amazing! I'm glad I took a listen to this, because aside from Quiet, Trapdoor, Wings, and Worthy...I'm in love with this one. It's like Persona 5 and Skullgirls came together to make something super funky. I'm totally going to be listening to this a lot!
RWBY fans when they hear jazz and funk: I'm gettin real Persona and Skullgirls vibes
2:00 THAT DOES NOT HAVE TO GO THAT HARD HOLY COW!
This is the song I’ve been most looking forward to on this soundtrack!
Wow can’t believe they made a Weiss and Blake song! /j
Alright, top ten songs of all time already.
I might've started crying, this song is so good 😭
THIS GOES RIDICULOUS
I've been waiting for a full version! This makes me happy!
This is probably one of the best songs but i image Casey be like: did it, did it, did it twice, did it, did it too many times, di- oh wait Do you like jazz?
2:01 my favorite part
probably one of or even the best song on Vol 9 for me
this goes SO hard
im sobbing this is beautiful
That is a weird mesh at 1:02 that makes the transition a little awkward. Also, I'm not sure if it's the mix, but something feels off in this after listening to the shows version. I definitely prefer the latter better. Her voice feels more muffled here over what was originally bright. Actually, now that I'm listening to it more, I think it's the bass that is causing this effect. I wish they had adjusted that track so it wasn't as loud.
This is a 2nd hand recording, the official release does not have this issue with the bass, sorry about that, i recorded this in a rush since at the time it was only out in Australia
RWBY Checkmate is Jazzy and funky soundtrack
Like it!! 😆👍
Hi Ruby. Thanks for uploading.
YEAHHH!!
Damn, this song is just as good as I imagined the full version would be. ❤️💜🌟
ITS FINALLY HERE LES GOOOOOO TAT
This goes hard
I kinda figured this song would be the second. You need a real fun song to ease your way with the more deeper 💞 nes, plus this song reinvigorated my love for chess.
Finally!
True
Epic sax song extended version
THE SHIT
I need to stop comparing songs to armored core songs...
There's something about rwby songs that are just a few steps short from being a really good song. Like something about production just isn't quite there the songs tend to fall off around the second verse :/
At least Martin knows how to direct Casey way better than her dad, she doesn't sound strained in every verse like before
why didnt ruby just swat the pieces
Too busy having a panic attack
We wouldn’t have gotten this dope-ass song if she had.
It was against the rules