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"Inside" is the opening theme song for Volume 9. It was released as a single on February 18th, 2023. It was incorporated on the RWBY: Volume 9 Soundtrack.

Lyrics[]

Sinking down into depths of nowhere
I am undone
Clasping tight onto memories I know
They'll be overrun

(By a girl)
We must live with balance
But balance is blind
(Lost her world)
Vengeance is a riptide
In a fairy tale, she'll find

Inside
A new me, I'm ready
But who will I find?
Inside
I've gotta let go but could I lose my mind?

Waves of gold overwhelm my senses
A fire blooms
Why should I fight to connect with a world
I cannot exhume?

(Trusted love)
That world is ungrateful
A family estranged
(Hatred won)
What I'd give in exchange
To be happy without trying

To her tree

Inside
A new me, I'm ready
But who will I find?
Inside
I've gotta let go but could I lose my mind?

Inside
Our worlds unwind[1]

Trivia[]

  • The song is believed to be referencing Ruby's feelings of imposter syndrome throughout the Volume.
  • The lyrics allude to "Ascension".
  • The single for "Inside" was released on the same day as the first chapter of Volume 9.
  • The lyrics "Trusted love" are a reference to "Trust Love", and act as an inversion of that song's theme with the following lyrics "Hatred won".
  • The bridge vocals were adlibed by Casey Lee Williams while recording and therfore have no official lyrics.[2]
  • The song is in the key of B-flat/A-sharp minor.

References[]

  1. Casey Lee Williams on Twitter
  2. Casey Lee Williams's Volume 9 OST Instagram Q&A
Soundtracks
RWBY: Volume 1 SoundtrackRWBY: Volume 2 SoundtrackRWBY: Volume 3 SoundtrackRWBY: Volume 4 SoundtrackRWBY: Volume 5 SoundtrackRWBY: Volume 6 SoundtrackRWBY: Volume 7 SoundtrackRWBY: Volume 8 SoundtrackRWBY: Volume 9 SoundtrackRWBY: Best Vocal AlbumRWBY: Ice Queendom Original SoundtrackRWBY: Arrowfell Original Game Soundtrack
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