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What's the closest thing to democracy in the NBA? Golden State's offense. So it's only natural that the original Thomas Jefferson in "Hamilton," Oakland native Daveed Diggs, wrote and annotated this musical tribute to his Dubs.
Nestled in an enclave in Cali
Where demonstrations and rallies
Have a long history of making waves and tastes
Shaping language and style substantially
Standing for the best in wake of the worst tides
We've seen in a long time
"We're seeing this all over sports right now, you know, in football with take a knee. There's a feeling of hopelessness in this country right now for a lot of us."
From a long line of lyricists, linguists and yes, Panthers
Not to mention regular people so inundated with game
That the slang rivaling Shakespeare seems common
As it should.
Here where Gertrude Stein claimed was no there
Has grown a scene which has newcomers clamoring to understand
And get a piece.
And they holler at fever pitch.
And confidently riding the crest of this epic soundwave is a team that in true Bay fashion redefined the rules of the game.
And then made the new ruler undeniable.
And as a new season begins, we prepare to bring it back
Bring it back
Back to the Bay
Finna bring another one back to the Bay
Show the whole game how to act in the Bay Squad stacked in the Bay
"These guys are playing in a way that wasn't the way that basketball had been played -- and now it is. Everyone's going to have to catch up."
You can hate but you can't ignore the facts in the Bay look
The earth we stand on is Klay
"In California, you need a strong foundation because the earth is shaking all the time. The foundation of this team is quiet work, making the shots when you need him to make the shots."
And the turf we claim is carefully placed on a strong foundation
A nation watch us paving the way
In amazement and the sweat breaks out with a smile and a head shake
You can taste the spice Chef Curry cooking up
Look at em shook cause they know that they ankles may break
And they can rant all day
Bout Durant coming over to play
But real talk: who wouldn't wanna live in the Bay?
The best place in the Golden State
Face the music
Hyphy
But never lost the blues or the pulpit
The gospel of Matt Barnes -- yeah we still believe
And stand tall
Stay centered that JaVale McGee
But the key thing
No matter what they eyes seen
They can't see us
We dream in Draymond Green
"The hues you dream in are things that nobody else can know. People don't understand what to do with him. But that's our weapon."
Cooler than Pachulia stare we gets busy
But stay calm and drop bombs like Iggy
You way too jiggy
We way too focused you know this
From the O to the Sco to the Valley Jo to San Jo this
Isn't metaphorical around here the crowd in the town gets this
Call it Roaracle how loud is this town bizness
"That's what we call Oracle Arena, because it gets dummy loud."
Loud enough to shut em down
Loud enough you feel it every time we come around
Loud enough to shake the ground and still keep em flocking to Oakland
Keep talkin while we win another trophy
Bout to bring it
Back to the Bay
