Chatterbox by Casey Lee Williams and Martin Gonzalez with Lyrics 

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“Symphony of technicolor rage” is a fantastic lyric.

Casey has been _killing_ it! Music just flows through the Williams' veins like fine wine.

3:37 the unbridled rage in that "out" is incredible

The courus for this (I think that's what it's called) Is so good, I love neo's apparent just "SHUT UP ALREADY" attitude with the cat

The great man is back! And with a silent chatterbox possessed by a bad kitty.

When I first listened to this yesterday, I at first thought it was about the Cat, but towards the end I changed my mind and now think it’s directed towards Neo in a sarcastic sort of way. I think it still needs some analysis before I decide which playlist I put it in. Edit: I never considered it could be both. Usually in these songs when there’s a back and forth, there are two singers.

My theory: The cat begins with constating Neo's mental state before telling her she needs him: "So close to closure" -> Neo's state "The one thing you need" -> He tries to temp her "Underneath a monument with a dedicated plea" -> Goes back to her state "See through the smoke now" -> "Illusions are weak" -> Both lines he tries to give her 'advices' to show she really needs him "Intercept the messages that" -> "You left just for me" -> He justify himself, we can hear Casey taking the same tone of voices he uses when he speaks His speech is interrupted by narration, the music picking up the rythm as Neo probably starts fighting back "Then suddenly" -> narration Here the narration talk about what has happened to Neo during this season. It's BOTH Neo and the cat that speak "Scratched through the surface" -> can refer to both as Neo avoid her inside conflict by blaming Ruby and the cat wants to know everything "And you've found a key" -> Neo 'killing' Ruby and the cat having a way to take over "Unlocking what you thought was safe inside a box" -> "But it's somehow been set free" -> Both lines are Neo seeing that 'killing' Ruby didn't change anything, she doesn't feel better, her trauma 'is set free' as she can now stop blaming Ruby For the cat it might refer to him being locked in Ever After and trying to exit it but he realizes he cannot pass the portal Narration continue as Neo is starting to take her body back "Finally" "Say something real" -> Neo protests by saying the cat only tries to justify himself and his actions "Do you only speak in riddles, chatterbox?" -> Neo get tired of the cat presence, represented by him talking too much compared to Neo's inability to speak "I'm waiting for your ugly mouth to just spit it out" -> Neo taunt him by telling him to release her There is a break as their fight continue, can be also interpretated as team RWBY being fighting in front of the portal Then we heard a thought "Waiting for it" -> Neo waiting to be released "Sugar coated" -> She realizes her conflict wasn't with Ruby, she lied to herself "All you need is here" -> The truth is INSIDE her, she doesn't need the cat or blaming Ruby "Come and find what" -> "Redefines you" -> Neo has been focused so much on revenge, she needs to know herself now that's revenge time is over "Make it crystal clear" -> she needs to make sure she won't redo the same mistake They both speak up as Neo starts to regain control: "Give me anything" -> Cat wanting to find something to manipulate her and Neo needing any form of help now "But this symphony of technicolor rage" -> Neo doesn't want revenge anymore "You call it righteous" "meaningful" "It's anything but love" With those lines, Neo calls the cat out on this manipulation and herself on having justified her vengeance with Torchwick "Don't take me for a fool" "I know this all too well so" Those lines are Neo reminding herself and the cat of having chosen vengeance over something else "Leave your tears to someone else cuz" "It's not just you who lost it all" Neo tells herself she's not the only one that has lost everything, can also be seen as the cat calling her out for justifying her vengeance but this long in the song it's neo for me Then the chorus pick up until the end as Neo has won and the cat stopped talking It would make sense for this song to be in those three parts as the possession progress: Cat take over, all time powerful, Neo starts fighting back as he lose powers, Neo becomes stronger as the cat is on the verge of losing control on her.

I KNEW THAT NEO WAS INVOLVED

Love duality on this one. Nice to see how neo (talk) to the cat in her head.

Wait did we finally get clarification that Chatterbox is in fact about both Neo AND the Cat?

I am in love with this soundtrack, and this song in particular (I can listen to it all day). Mikururun did incredible with the artwork (love the detail of the subtle tear Neo sheds towards the end).

Neo is probably my third favorite RWBY character behind Qrow at number 1 and Weiss at number 2

So this entire song is basically just the Cat and Ice cream waifu trash talking each other? I love it~❤

I actually think everything besides the chorus and maybe the bridge here is from the Cat's POV. Neo is claiming love as motive for her revenge, so it makes sense for him to call her out on it.

the bridge leaves me breathless every time. there's so much power in this song

I always imagined the whole thing from Neo's POV, screaming at Ruby inside her head.

First time heard this deadass thought this was an Evenesnses track, but I love that vibe so not a complaint more so a compliment to the instrumental work & Casey's vocals sounding like Amy Lee.

As someone who loves rock and metal music this is my immediate favorite from this season. Such heavy drums and guitar! Plus the lyrics fit very well and run pretty smooth with the song

Loved the soundtrack of volume 9

Not sure if anyone else brought this up... but neo's eye starts crying in the artwork when it comes up to the line about saving your tears for someone else... such a small detail! amazing!

I honestly felt this was like a convo between Ruby and Neo

This is _definitely_ one of my new favorite songs in the whole series. It's so awesome!!

was waiting for this one!

This being a back and forth between Neo and the cat is really interesting, I thought it was Neo and Ruby

YEAAH im glad someone did a video with neo involved

I get that this one has alot of interpretations, mostly regarding Neo and the Curious Cat, but I can't help but think this song is about Jaune to a degree. His frustration towards the Curious Cat, and his whole situation in general regarding the Ever After. The bridge could foreshadow the blowup between Jaune and Ruby have after the Paper Pleasers bite it. Having it play in the volume during the Jabberwalker's attack on the market and the subsequent battle was genius. Short but sweet, and scoring how Jaune became the valiant knight and defender he always was inside. Before you go and say i'm wrong about what the song is about, that's fine. Aside from a few, RWBY tracks are open to interpretation. Hell, this one is about Neo, the Curious Cat, Jaune, Ruby, even the Jabberwalker to a degree, and you know what? That's okay. Interpretation is fine, how the individual enjoys the art, thats what matters.

"You talk too much." - Neo (waifu)

Not everything in a lockbox is a treasure, and a riddle is the best way to share personal secrets you would rather not, a treasure cat once taught me that and it is a way to look at the world that I value!

I need more songs like this one in my life. The instrumentation, the atmosphere, the lyrics, the vocals, that absolutely righteous guitar solo...everything about it is so profoundly cool and ethereal. This song is my shit. The entire Volume 9 soundtrack is some of the best stuff I've ever heard.

When a song writes a better inner monologue and story for Neo's villian arc than the show itself. After hearing the whole song, this song also focuses in the Curious Cat's POV, and how he is slowly taking control of Neo's song (a.k.a body) In short, this is both the Curious Cat and Neo's POV song.

The artwork is amazing, and so is the song, really did a better job with Neo's role in part 9 in song, I kinda wish they handled her a bit better, but I'm just happy we got closure for Neo

This song feels nostalgic without the attached emotions. Like listening to Tool, evanescence, perhaps a third that I can't identify.

surprisingly might be my favorite song of the volume, but it is contending with inside and guide my way, probably cause I enjoyed curious cat and Neo this volume

Neo and Curious Cat song rocks!!!!

I have no clue why but this gives me 2000's AMV vibes. It's pretty good!

That art is just WOW!

Goddamn Mikururun did an amazing job on the art for this one!

Damn, I think this may be my new favorite song. I just love it so much. ❤️

if i had a nickel for every time a mute person had a manipulator control them from inside their head in one of y'alls shows, I'd have two nickels, which isn't alot but it's weird that it happened twice

Awesome!!

I love it so much 😄

Ohhhh this was freaking amazing! 👏🤯

I gotta say, whatever money you spent on that commission was worth EVERY PENNY!

I love this song a ton, but I’m kinda confused on what a lot of the first half means if it is indeed curious cat and neo. What messages are being intercepted? What’s the key and the box? I’m assuming the cat is talking directly to neo (especially since neo says “give me anything but this technicolor rage”) and therefore their “riddles” are directed towards neo as well but… if that’s the case, I’m unsure what key she found. And I’m unsure what messages neo left for the cat to intercept. Just having a difficult time figuring out what the cat is on about, I guess.

A very beautiful picture

SO GOOD

I love that artwork of Neo, it really shows how she's falling apart inside by Volume 9

this illustration wow

Part of me think it’s Neo, but not Neo, he’s talking to. The cat’s talking to Neo, but not to Trivia Vanille.

i love this! thanks for the clarification i thought this was just the cats view and we didnt get a neo song. Glad I was wrong!

TOO GOOD

LETS GO

Your not just who lost it all got me so bad😢

Awesome Chatterbox by Casey Lee Williams and Martin Gonzalez with Lyrics Video.

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Ah a song of two souls interacting within. Creppy but for some reason comforting in a way to me. Maybe because the song represents the details of their "conversation".

Oh this fucks hard! I knew I was going to like Chatterbox the most.

I really hope Neo comes back in Volume 10

Downright sugoi

I truly love all there music every single rwby song has not let me down it’s relaxing and great battle music for when I play my games and paint

There was a lot of heavy electric guitar this volume I feel

Volume 9s ost is just something else

Jabberwalker/Literally me Song

That picture is creepy ( in a good way)

She deserves this awesome ass song

Look. I never heard this song before. I dont think it appeared in one of the episodes. So can you tell me if this ever appears in the series. And most inpornantly, i know this is directed towards neo and that these songs have a special meaning. So can any of you tell me what this is suppose to mean?

I know we wont see any of this and it had to be kept secret for the twist, but I would LOVE to see how Neo and the cat interacted. No need to act like a hero to a villain.

I thought this song was about the cat I never thought it could also be about Neo

1:10 My favorite part of the song

Damn when did Casey get Breaking Benjamin on for a song?

Why does this song remind me of the soundtrack from Daredevil (2003)? For the life of me, I can't figure out why...

Wait. The torch has passed? The OST is up to Casey now?

tbh my perception of this song has always been about neo giving ruby a big middle finger about penny in reply to ruby about roman. i know it's supposed to be about the Cat or w/e but the parallel there really is unreal, v9 turned ruby and neo into foils to an absurd degree. also the chorus expresses the frustration of her friends, the audience, and everyone else about ruby's total inability to talk about penny or her broader PTSD

YOO I FORGOT ABOUT THIS CHANNEL

This sounds like something "The Crane Wives" would sing

You're broken! You break everything you touch! I called humans weak! Confused! Incomplete! - Curious Cat Ya know, ya shouldn't talk about yourself that way. Its unhealthy.

Probably the most unique sounding rwby song

Necesito con letra en español 😞 mi inglés no es muy bueno aún.

This replaces Sacrifice as my vavorite RWBY song.

SHOW ME YOUR TRUE FORM

Vibing Hard or Hardly Vibing Great Effects of a Lovely Character Just a Reminder She Has no Dialogue and She’s The Best Character I Will Never Watch past EP 1 But This Is Incredible Beautiful Art

Wow what a perfect time for my Bluetooth headphones to glitch out while listening to this song for the first time- the audio is distorted, skipping and glitching occasionally, almost making it sound like there are TWO voices singing instead of one. I Am Officially Concern

This song kind of reminds me of Bye Bye Babylon by Cryoshell but I don’t know why

aside of the Edge, this is my favourite V9 song

Is it just me, or does one of Neo's eyes look like a soul gem?

So, I've been genuinely disinterested in RWBY for a looooooong time... But Neo is always going to be one of my favorite characters and I want to know where she ended up now

Originally I thought this song was Neo & Ruby rather than Neo and the Cat.

Who drew the artwork here?

Neo is my favorite character in RWBY, However I must ask, remember when the show was about hunting grimm? I hope they do Vacuo good, I'm imaging it like Borderlands 3, but more civilized. (Damn I'm gonna miss seeing Neo.)

"It's been eons since anyone has laid their eyes on my true form. You who laid waste to my creation will be killed by me, the God of the Woods!"

Ok, so here is just my interruption of these lines. "Dont take me for a fool. I know this all to so. Leave your tears to someone else cuz. Its not just you who lost it all." This line is neo. It tells you all you need to know. Neo has been in a similar situation to this before and she lost something. Shes lost her original family and then she lost roland. This is probably directed at jane because jane is so caught up in his own crap he cant aee others are suffering.

If you played this without telling me the title, I probs would think it was an Elena Siegman song. It just works so well as a COD Zombies track.

Like the egyptian melody of the song

This song is so Awesome,It could've been even better if Sebastian Evans ii was brought on board to help out with the OST which I do hope that happens for V10.

The one thing in rwby that hasn't decreased in quality is the music.

If flyntofrwby got 0 fans im dead

I don't know why but i keep thinking, I'm gonna hear the Danny Phantom song from the opening riff

As usual rwby soundtracks doing characterization better than the show. Nothing new here.

Damn lazlow has a good singing voice