Dirty Heads

Released: July 8, 2014

Featuring: Tech N9ne

Songwriter: Dirty Heads

Producer: Mike “Cheeze” Brown Rome Ramirez

[Verse 1: Dirty J]
First time we met, I was tripping balls
Jeffery shit when I touch these walls
Crawl in a cave when the daytime calls
Hibernate, animals
Next night out when I'm feeling great
Met this chick in an altered state
Heels as big empire state
She's a model, fuck that's great
Gave me a touch
Said, "what's up?"
I said, "fucking, nothing much"
Ask me what I'm wearing
I said, "shhh, designer drugs"
Lucy and the diamonds
Turn off, the lights are blinding
I'll spit this last line
And you can call me Scott Weiland
Burn slow

[Hook: Dirty J]
I can see ya through the flames of your lighter
I can see you with the lights down low
I can feel it when I'm standing beside ya
Got the feeling that you want to burn slow
I can see that you're always on the move
And I can see that you're always on go
I can feel that your mind's always running
Got the feeling that you wanna burn
Wanna burn slow

[Verse 2: Duddy B]
Hold it in, ghost toke
When our lips touch we both smoke
If the feeling is right, we both know
If the hit's too big, we both choke
Man I love this feeling
Got my head above the ceiling
Burn it slow 'cause we just chilling
Got no where to go but here
And I just love the way that you vibe
I'm on your level and I
I care not what they say, I'm 'onna do whatever feels right
So I lose it, no control
Light me up and just watch me go
Don't confuse it, I get stupid
I get stoned, yeah I go ruthless
Burn it slow

[Hook: Dirty J]
I can see ya through the flames of your lighter
I can see you with the lights down low
I can feel it when I'm standing beside ya
Got the feeling that you want to burn slow
I can see that you're always on the move
And I can see that you're always on go
I can feel that your mind's always running
Got the feeling that you wanna burn
Wanna burn slow

[Refrain: Dirty J]
I take my time cause I know that you wanna burn slow
I take my time cause I know that you wanna burn slow

[Verse 3: Tech N9ne]
Sit at home when I'm killin' the pages
I do it because I love it, got incredible wages
I wanna kick it like a horny devil in Vegas
I call up a couple ladies with the medical haze
Both are super sick and ready to roll
Got the grinder out and shredded the dough
Now it's time to get kinetic, we headed
For vertical travel, yo, like never before
Me and the women are puffin' in the garage
What am I thinkin', I think I want a Ménage
Lovin' the feelin', I gotta inner massage
I gotta sit it, I'm thinkin' I'm havin' dinner with God
Super silver haze, taking me up
Super killer babes, shaking thee butts
All the beauty steady making me puff
And I said to both of 'em 'Jamaican me lust'
That's what I yearn for
So thick, so beautiful when we cipher
I'm not thinkin' about no germs so my turn yo
What about some lovin', I'm concerned though
We learn dough
Really make you make my worm grow
Adjourned
Then after we burn slow

[Hook: Dirty J]
I can see ya through the flames of your lighter
I can see you with the lights down low
I can feel it when I'm standing beside ya
Got the feeling that you want to burn slow
I can see that you're always on the move
And I can see that you're always on go
I can feel that your mind's always running
Got the feeling that you wanna burn
Wanna burn slow

[Refrain: Dirty J]
I take my time cause I know that you wanna burn slow
I take my time cause I know that you wanna burn slow

[Outro: Duddy B + Dirty J]
Hold it in, ghost toke, ghost toke, ghost toke
I can see ya through the flames of your lighter
Hold it in, ghost toke, ghost toke, ghost toke

Following in the footsteps of their California brothers Sublime, Huntington Beach’s Dirty Heads mix hip-hop, reggae, and rock along with that laid-back South Cali attitude. The group formed in 2003 when punk rocker Dustin Bushnell (aka Duddy B) asked his friend rapper Jared Watson (aka Dirty J) to collaborate on a project that would focus on positive vibes and infectious grooves. Watson added singing to his vocal skills, and with percussionist Jon Olazabal joining, an acoustic trio version of Dirty Heads began playing shows and building an audience.

They soon hooked up with producer Rob Cavallo and headed into the studio to record their debut album for Warner Bros., but differences with the label had them looking for other opportunities. Still, the band was able to retain most of its work, including sessions with drummer Josh Freese, along with the late-Beatles collaborator Billy Preston in one of the keyboardist’s last recordings. The finished album, Any Port in a Storm, would arrive in 2008, with a deluxe edition following in 2010. The deluxe version featured the track “Lay Me Down” with special guest Rome Ramirez of Sublime with Rome. The song would top Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart just before the summer of 2010.

They followed up two years later with Cabin by the Sea and later recorded an acoustic version of the title track. This, in turn, led to an entire acoustic album in 2013 called Phantoms of Summer. Dirty Heads' next album, Sound of Change, would prove to be a breakthrough for the now-veteran band, debuting at number eight on the Billboard Top 200 while topping the Independent and Alternative Albums charts upon its May 2014 release.

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