Teacher's Choice EP, by David Wirsig

Teacher's Choice EP

by David Wirsig

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1.	Ocean Sickness (free) 02:40	lyrics	download
A cloud of haze hangs low on the water Adults indulge every whim The reckless children splash in the surf But they don't know how to swim A line of oil rigs dot the horizon I'm caught adrift once again I let the tide carry me where it wants to Back where this all began A feel a wave of the ocean sickness It pulls me down to the floor It isn't far but I can't swim the distance To Catalina shore A line of mobiles sit on the freeway They stop and start and stop The city lights shine at night but you can't see them Through the car exhaust And though there's sun through the ocean sickness My head is caught in the fog It's been awhile since I could tell the difference Between the clouds and smog And on TV, you know it's paradise on earth But just like me, it is a thing so flawed from birth The sun is shining all through November The water's cold, let it freeze A seal swam by my head and I swear that it said "Good luck" to me I turn my back on the ocean sickness The sandy hair and the tans But through the cold I'll await the Pacific To call me home again And though there's pain through the ocean sickness I'm drawn away from the land And through the cold I'll await the Pacific To call my name again
2.	Holland, 1945 (NMH cover) (free) 03:48		download
3.	Dave's Ghost (free) 03:06	lyrics	download
It begins with a bow Sliding slow across a string Gaining speed, a melody Finds me stranded, lost at sea But the song carries me Leads me to someone who cares Ah to tell her she was beautiful But I was just too scared Oh no, I was quiet instead All things considered, I'm in way over my head But take a chance, be naïve Cause in a week or two I'll leave And I don't want to regret knowing You were something that I need We could meet, take it slow Plant a seed and watch it grow Twice a year we'd find each other In the summer and the snow We could be in love, any way we can And knowing full well nothing happens as we plan If we run out of time to spend All things considered it was worth it in the end So check your shoes at the door We don't need them where we're going From the white caps of the Swiss Alps To the Mariana floor And the sounds from the deep Ancient tongues we couldn't speak Told us love was but a voice That whispers secrets while we sleep Caught adrift on a wave at see If we never go back it won't matter much to me I'd jump off this wooden pier tonight If you were waiting when I washed ashore And if you told me everything's alright All things considered, who could ask for something more? If one day I awake To find you gone my heart would break I'd probably lock myself inside my room And ponder my mistakes And the wheels would start to spin Begin the cycle once again I would tremble uncontrollably But cherish every memory the same, the same, the same All things considered I might be bitter but it's worth the pain

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This EP was recorded in February 2011 when three good friends and I locked ourselves in a recording studio and decided to see how many songs we could finish in one night.

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released July 27, 2011

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David Wirsig New Haven, Connecticut

Over the past ten years, David Wirsig has built a library of releases exploring themes such as religious dogma, life after the apocalypse, and what lies at the bottom of the ocean. His songs have been featured on multiple podcasts and radio programs, including "Welcome to Night Vale" and CBC Radio. ... more

discography

Prodigal

Oct 2020
Sunken City EP

Sep 2013
Tree People

Oct 2014
Teacher's Choice EP

Jul 2011
ankle deEP

Apr 2010
March

Mar 2020
Disclaimer

Jun 2017
Prodigal (single)

Jul 2018

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