Yeah…
Step outside—
Goddamn
Whole city feel like an oven
You wonder why it’s hot?
Look down
Walk out the door
It’s a sauna on sight
Concrete cooking
From the morning to night
Blacktop burning
Holding heat in the ground
Then everybody act surprised
When it comes back around
Rip that asphalt up
Let the dirt breathe
Give me roots in the ground
Give me shade from the trees
We paved every inch
Now we’re paying that price
Built a city for machines
Then forgot about life
More trees
Less walls
Let the cool wind run
Stop trapping all that heat
Underneath the sun
You can’t pave the whole world
Then complain it’s hot
Man, the answer ain’t complicated
Look at what we got
Money for the people!
Land for the trees!
Room for the animals!
Air we can breathe!
We don’t need another tower
Reaching up to the sky
We need a world underneath it
That’s alive
BACK TO THE DIRT!
Let the whole Earth breathe!
BACK TO THE DIRT!
Put some roots underneath!
People, animals
Water and trees
Nobody wins
If it’s only greed
BACK TO THE DIRT!
Let the green come back!
BACK TO THE DIRT!
Tear the heat from the map!
More oxygen
More shade
More life
Everybody eats
When we build it right
You funnel every raindrop
Into one damn drain
Then act like it’s a mystery
When the streets can’t take the rain
Let the wetlands drink
Let the rivers find space
Quit forcing Mother Nature
Into one little place
Soil takes water
Roots hold ground
Trees slow floods
When the storm comes down
But we cut ’em all back
Pour concrete instead
Then spend ten billion
Fixing what we broke in our heads
That’s backwards thinking
With a premium price
We got money for the system
But we’re cheap with life
Invest in the people
Invest in the land
You want a future?
Put the future in our hands
Everybody wanna win
Wanna sit on the throne
Stack everything high
While the rest get none
But a one-man victory
Ain’t victory at all
When the water gets high
Everybody gonna fall
Birds need branches
Bees need flowers
Kids need trees
Not another glass tower
Fox in the field
Fish in the stream
Man ain’t the owner
We’re part of the team
That’s coexistence
That’s how we survive
Not one at the top
While the whole world dies
Give a little back
Watch the whole thing grow
Nature had the blueprint
Before we showed
Let the rain hit soil
Let the roots run deep
Let the rivers move
Let the wild things breathe
Less concrete
More green
Less greed
More peace
You want oxygen?
LET THE PLANET BREATHE!
BACK TO THE DIRT!
Let the whole Earth breathe!
BACK TO THE DIRT!
Put some roots underneath!
People, animals
Water and trees
Nobody wins
If it’s only greed
BACK TO THE DIRT!
Let the green come back!
BACK TO THE DIRT!
We ain’t going back
We’re moving forward
By giving something back
More air!
More shade!
More life!
More trees!
One Earth
Everybody eats
You paved paradise
And wondered why it burned
Maybe progress
Ain’t always adding more
Sometimes…
You gotta give it back
Yeah
Back to the dirt
- Lyricist
DJ Shu Mahha
- Composer
DJ Shu Mahha
- Producer
DJ Shu Mahha
- Sampled Artist
DJ Shu Mahha
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Back to the Dirt
DJ Shu Mahha
**"Back to the Dirt"** is a message-driven track born from the heat of burning asphalt, endless concrete, and rainwater with nowhere left to go. It asks two simple questions: **What does real progress mean? And what if true comfort comes from learning to coexist and thrive with nature and wildlife?**
Rooted in the atmosphere of South Coast Underground, the track blends bounce rhythms, Reggaeton flavor, deep bass, and smoky, mellow textures. A male-female rap duet meets melodic rap and the smooth warmth of Sweet R&B, creating a sound that hits hard while still feeling laid-back.
**"Less concrete. More green. Less greed. More peace."**
More soil. More trees. More room for every living thing.
Instead of taking more from nature in the name of convenience, maybe it's time to give something back.
At first glance, the duo might look like trouble. But what they're actually delivering is a warm, positive message about people, animals, and nature finding a better way to live together. **That contrast is part of what makes "Back to the Dirt" special.**
Look closely at the cover artwork and you'll find foxes, a tiger, deer, birds, and strong, resilient trees hidden throughout the scene.
**When it comes to life-and the environment-nature knows best.**
And this time, there's **no ADVISORY patch.
Instead, we put an "ADVICE" patch on it.**
Not a warning.
**Just a little advice for the future.**
Hopefully, that simple message reaches everyone who listens.
**To move forward, sometimes we have to go back to the dirt.
BACK TO THE DIRT.**
