Music Tuesday

"Get'cha Head In The Game”

Coach said to fake right and break left

Watch out for the pick

And keep your eye on defense

You gotta run the give and go

And take the ball to the hole

But don't be afraid

To shoot the outside J

Just keep yah head in the game

Just keep yah head in the game

And Don't be afraid to shoot the outside J

Just keep yah head in the game

You gotta get'cha get'cha head in the game

We gotta get our get our get our get our head in the game (x4)

Lets make sure that we get the rebound

'Cause when we get it the crowd will go wild

A second chance gotta grab it and go

Maybe this time we'll hit the right notes

Wait a minute

It's not the time or place

Wait a minute

Get my head in the game

Wait a minute

Get my head in the game

Wait a minute

Wait a minute

I gotta

Get my, get my head in the game

You gotta

Get'cha, get'cha, get'cha, get'cha head in the game

(Repeat 4x)

Why am I feeling so wrong

My head's in the game

But my heart's in the song

She makes this feel so right

(Spoken)

Should I go for it

Better shake this, yikes! 

I gotta

Get my, get my head in the game

You gotta

Get'cha, get'cha, get'cha, get'cha head in the game

(Repeat 4x)

In this song we see the aphorism of getting your head in the game. This shows us how important the mental aspect of the game is. Getting Troy’s head in the game is something that the team needs and something that he is trying to do, but also gives us a universal truth.

We also see an aside as Troy discusses his true feelings for basketball and singing. His teammates are still on the court with him but they cannot see the true extent of his feelings during this song. The audience gets to see into Troy’s internal struggle. 

The atmosphere of the song also helps to set the mood of the song. It is very repetitive but also chaotic. This mirrors Troy’s internal conflict between music and basketball. His thoughts are chaotic and he can’t focus on practice. The atmosphere also makes us feel pity for Troy and sympathize with his confusion.