Cool Down The Engine

[Intro] [Dub snare roll with heavy spring reverb] [Deep walking bassline enters alone] Yeah, man... Too much noise inna di Babylon wire today. Static in the head... Slow it down. Bring the riddim down. [Verse 1] Got forty open windows running in my mind Racing round in circles, chasing after time Clock on the wall is ticking way too loud Thoughts bumping shoulders like a Friday crowd Turn left, turn right, looking east and west Brain spinning gears when it only needs a rest Got a thousand voices shouting at the wheel Forgetting how the quiet used to feel. [Pre-Chorus] [Bass and hi-hats only, stripped back] Cut the wire, let the signal drop Somebody tell the carnival to stop. [Chorus] [Heavy one-drop beat kicks in, warm brass horns] My mind is pulling in a thousand ways Too many channels in a cloudy haze Just wanna go home, kick my boots by the door Roll up the green and let it drift across the floor Cool down the engine, let the pressure fall Leave my worries hanging on the outside wall. [Post-Chorus] [Dub echo: "Outside wall... let it fall..."] [Verse 2] Every little thing wants a piece of my day Pulled by the current when I’m trying to stay People talking fast, moving twice the speed That ain't the medicine a heavy soul need I count ten directions before I even blink Can’t find a second just to sit back and think The static is thick, but the remedy is near Once I reach the sanctuary, everything is clear. [Chorus] [Heavy one-drop beat, full brass swells] My mind is pulling in a thousand ways Too many channels in a cloudy haze Just wanna go home, kick my boots by the door Roll up the green and let it drift across the floor Cool down the engine, let the pressure fall Leave my worries hanging on the outside wall. [Bridge] [Full dub breakdown: kick and sub-bass only] [Swirling tape delay and distant guitar skank] Inhale the peace... Exhale the storm... (Let it burn slow...) No more running... no more noise... Just the low end... holding me down... [Guitar Solo] [Warm, clean reggae lead over steady groove] [Chorus] [Anthemic, full band, horn section riding high] My mind is pulling in a thousand ways Too many channels in a cloudy haze Just wanna go home, kick my boots by the door Roll up the green and let it drift across the floor Cool down the engine, let the pressure fall Leave my worries hanging on the outside wall. [Outro] [Bassline loops, drums get dubby and sparse] Yeah... kick off the boots. Light up the herb. Let the brain cool down. Static... gone. [Heavy tape delay reverb on final snare hit] [Fade out]