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Boil the Ocean

from Outlaw the Dead by E.G. Phillips

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If you've ever spent time in the corporate world you will no doubt have encountered certain stock phrases as "it is what it is", "let's circle back", "eat our own dog food", “open the kimono”  ... and "let's not boil the ocean" — this song takes that last phrase to its logical and horrific conclusion by attempting to illustrate the circumstances under which someone might feel compelled to actually try and boil the ocean.

The recording features Paul Eastburn on bass who also played on my album "Alien from an Alternate Earth" — here his bowing on the upright provides some undulating texture, like a dark undercurrent — an undertow that could pull you down below the surface.

lyrics

VERSE 1:

Another day trudges by in these horse latitudes

A single gust of wind and I'd feel blessed

The rain refused to fall and my thirst cannot be quenched

By the embarrassment of riches stretched east to west

CHORUS:

Boil the ocean
Boi-oil the ocean
Show the sea no mercy

And boil… boil the ocean

VERSE 2:
The currents out here can sweep you away
Especially if you tend to drift
I have kept afloat but I am sinking now

Now there’s one option left

CHORUS:

Boil the ocean

Boi-oil the ocean
Show the sea no mercy
And boil… boil the ocean

BRIDGE:

Oh my dear, do you know how much water I’ve taken on?
I jettisoned my rudder, shipworms infest my hull

I can barely perform

The simplest of tasks
Things you take for granted aren’t even in my forecast

VERSE 3:
I rip a pile of planks from the deck stem to stern
This ship’s become be candle down to its wick

Pages from my captain’s log now kindling for a bonfire

As the Earth roasts slowly on its spit …and we

CHORUS:

Boil the ocean

Boi-oil the ocean
Show the sea no mercy

And boil… boil the ocean

credits

from Outlaw the Dead, track released October 4, 2023
E.G. Phillips — vocals

Christopher Fortier — guitars

Kevin Seal — keys
Paul Eastburn — upright bass

Chris McGrew — percussion

Recorded at Wally's HydeOut in Hyde Street Studio C, San Francisco

Recorded by Gary Hobish
Mixed by Chris McGrew and Jaimeson Durr
Mastered by Gary Hobish, A. Hammer Mastering

Produced by Chris McGrew   

Artwork by Mario M. Noche

Written by E.G. Phillips (ASCAP)
© 2023 Ducks With Pants Music

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E.G. Phillips is a San Francisco based songwriter who creates lyric driven songs with his own special blend of whimsy and cinematic imagery which he uses to give a wry take on dealing with the longings of the heart and the madness of existence.

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