"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[]
- ↑ Casey Lee Williams on Twitter
- ↑ Casey Lee Williams's Volume 9 OST Instagram Q&A