Heart of the Coast

[Verse 1]
Palm trees, murals on the wall
Tagging up the alley by the mall
Koreatown dinners, then we slide to the Bay
But we right back, 10 East, same day
Spanglish on the corner, grandma at the swap meet
Sari shops sitting right across the soul food seats
Sunday in the choir, Friday at the mosque
Same block, same air, same smog, same cross
[Chorus]
This that heart of the coast
Where the whole world came, made home (yeah)
From the valley to the ports, one zone
We the pulse, we the flame, we the tone
This that heart of the coast
Where a thousand tongues talk in one song
If you made it out here, you belong
LA, LA, beating strong (oh yeah)
[Verse 2]
Food truck line, smell the carne and the pho
Ethiopian coffee, boba cup full of love
Kids hoop dreams on a cracked blacktop
Tesla at the light next to three bus stops
Old heads talking ’bout riots and change
New kids posting every protest page
Red, blue, gold, green flags in the air
Different stories, same sun, same glare
[Chorus]
This that heart of the coast
Where the whole world came, made home (hey)
From the valley to the ports, one zone
We the pulse, we the flame, we the tone
This that heart of the coast
Where a thousand tongues talk in one song
If you made it out here, you belong
LA, LA, beating strong
[Bridge]
From South Central up to Pasadena
Little Armenia, Venice by the marina
All these maps in a single breath
All these lives in a single step (woah)
[Chorus]
This that heart of the coast
Where the whole world came, made home
From the valley to the ports, one zone
We the pulse, we the flame, we the tone
This that heart of the coast
Where a thousand tongues talk in one song
If you made it out here, you belong
LA, LA, beating strong

Hard-hitting West Coast bounce with crisp trumpets on the hook, wah-soaked guitars panned wide, and a growling bass line glued to punchy drums. Violin stabs add drama on the turnarounds; verses ride a head-nod pocket with male vocals, doubles and low ad-libs. Hook explodes with stacked chants and brass swells, then drops back to a gritty, spacious groove between sections., hardcore, violin