bookmark_borderGrave Mistake

LYRICS
You thought that one day you’d save
It’s just one day closer to your grave
I hope it’s not a grave… mistake

Mama told you… you had to learn how to behave
And you’re just step… one step closer to your grave
… one day closer to your grave

(Jam)

Do you want to be on the lathe
Everyday a little more shave, shave, shave
As you get one day closer to your grave
Could be a grave mistake

Think that you want to save, save, save, save
Save the day?
One step closer to your grave
So what?
Don’t let it drive you nuts

One day closer
One day closer to your….

(Bass Jam)

Less you become your own slave
You’ve only got so many days to behave
And you’re the slave of how you behave
You’re just one day closer to your grave
One day closer… to your grave
Don’t let it be a grave mistake
Don’t let your life… don’t let it take, take, take
Your life away
Livin’ every day
No regret that it’s closer
Never forget one day closer
To your grave
It would be a grave mistake

(Piano Jam)

Grave Mistake.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em Em7 Emadd9

116 Beats Per Minute / Ska

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

From the album Festival-all
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAct Your Age?

LYRICS
It’s an age old question
When are you going to act your age?

If the phrase causes outrage
It’s not a matter of biding time
’till you become a sage
You don’t ever, ever have to act your age
You don’t need to turn the page

Who want’s to grow old together
I’d rather grow old never
So if that phrase causes outrage
You never have to act your age

Sure it’s a must
We’re all going to turn to dust
But until that time… I’m…
Going to live it up

Who wants to act their age
Except maybe if you are two
Once you get to be about three
You realize I’m me
By the time you reach four
You don’t wanna grow old no more
Once your five… just glad to be alive

If you’re living life in beige (time for color)
And you can’t even bare the days
Gotta stop acting your age
In fact, you should have outrage
How you ever gonna become a sage
Open the door… unlock your cage
Time to be. Set yourself free.
Come on, come on dance with me

Everything is beautiful through the eyes of innocence
As you were once

If you take my advice, you’ll do it twice
Alright!

The sea is turning different colors for me
The see is turning different colors for me

Act Your Age.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — C
C G Em Dm C

124 Beats Per Minute / Reggae

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

From the album Festival-all
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSunshine In

Sunshine In Recording Session
Sunshine In Recording Session

Sunshine In Reggae Music Video.mp4

Sunshine In.mp3

LYRICS
Are we going to let the sunshine in?
Without a doubt
Drive the shadows out
Are we going to let the sunshine in?
Begin a window bout about
Looking in
Looking out

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Eb Ab
Bb

120 Beats Per Minute / Entrance

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Jambalee
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderReally Reeling

Really Reeling.mp3

LYRICS
I think I’m feeling
That reality
Really
Reeling

In entirety

I feel I’m thinking
Sur-reality
Really
Reeling

In entirety

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Ebm Ab

90 Beats Per Minute / Reggae

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

From the album Sprung
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThat Something

That Something Music Video.mp4

That Something.mp3

LYRICS
Ain’t that something
Trying to add up that sum thing
When 1 + 1 = none for me
That kind-of math is not funny

Ain’t that something
Trying to add up that sum thing
When 1 + 1 = something odd
A jaw-dropping “Oh My God!”

Can I hear a man
Can I hear amen

Entice social justice
That’d be nice…
Social justice

That Something Recording Session
That Something Recording Session

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F Dm Faug F
F B F C7 F

88 Beats Per Minute / Swing Reggae

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

From the album Sprung
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMoonglow

Moonglow.mp3

LYRICS
In my room (Nil gloom)
I look out the window
At a strange moonglow
The shade of the shadow
On the snow
Moonglow

Moonglow
Let it show
Let the moonglow show
Moonglow

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Gm Fm
Gm A
Bb

107 Beats Per Minute / Reggae

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Theremin

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album Music Makers
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderFaster

Faster.mp3

LYRICS
If the world is moving to fast
I suggest
You go faster

Run from disaster

If you want your life to last
Noooo, don’t go slow
Hasten the pace
Join the human race
Go faster
Headmaster

If you don’t go
How will you ever know?

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Gb Ebm

160 Beats Per Minute / Reggae

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album Music Makers
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderLove Potent

Love Potent.mp3

LYRICS
Get less confused
Get infused with the love potion
Blonde, brunette and red head
A rainbow spread

Laissez faire
Love is in the air

Come light the fuse
Infuse the notion of a love potion
Straight, curls or in dread
A rainbow spread

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Eb Bb G

120 Beats Per Minute / Latin Fusion
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album Yes
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPop Goes The Weasel

Pop Goes The Weasel Part 2.mp3

LYRICS
Have you ever watched politicians
That think they’re magicians
And, from out of the hat
Pop! A weasel

Like Siegfried and Roy
Oh, boy
For sure
Montecore tore
Don’t you dread another hole in your head

Got yourself a tiger by the tale
Wail!

It’s like catching the measles
When dealing with weasels

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em F
Em A G F Em
D E

134 Beats Per Minute / Pop Reggae

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album Action In Motion
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBlue Skas Ahead

Nothing But Blue Skas.mp3

LYRICS
Look out
There’s nothing but blue ska
All about
I’m tellin’ ya
Look in
To find out what I’m talkin’
Blue ska all about

Look up
There’s nothing but blue ska
I’m tellin’ ya
Look around
Uh ha… yup
The vibe is found
That’s what’s sup

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Ab Absus2 Gbsus2

132 Beats Per Minute / Ska

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album Action In Motion
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Note

Recording The Note in West Chester, PA
Recording The Note in West Chester, PA

The Note Music Video.mp4

The Note Extended Edition.mp3

LYRICS
The note on notes
The way song makes us feel
(Angej, apply spinal tingle)
The lyrics of poets
Filling us with zest and zeal

Vibe appeal
A soul meal
The vote’s for notes

Yup, “Lively up!”
Lively up your self
Don’t dread inside you head
Lively up self-wealth
Healing spirit health

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C variations
F G C
G7 Bdim C

165 beats per minute / Motown with Reggae Groove

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album In one hEar, and out the other….
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMajor Minor

Major Minor.mp3

LYRICS
Once I turned eighteen
… no more a minor minor
Glistening
As a major minor for…
Golden love of zest and zeal
Does appeal

Digging, digging, dig it
Unearthing every bit

Come clean
Of the dirt
Flirt
With destiny
Ya, see…
Over eighteen
Competent
In ignorance
Balance
Justice

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Dm D
C D
A G F
G F E

186 beats per minute / Gospel Shuffle (24 to 16 D Reggae 2 Groove)

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album In one hEar, and out the other….
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHolocene Outlaws

Holocene Outlaws (Part 3).mp3

LYRICS
Holocene

Hol·o·cene
adj.
Of or belonging to the geologic time, rock series, or sedimentary deposits of the more recent of the two epochs of the Quaternary Period, beginning at the end of the last Ice Age about 11,000 years ago and characterized by the development of human civilizations. See Table at geologic time.
n.
The Holocene Epoch or its system of deposits.

Ever since they made freedom agin’ the law
They committed the crime of all time — turning me into an outlaw
Suppose we gotta claw
Tooth and nail
Or end up part of the Holocene tale

The Holocene extinction scene
Hello halo
Hollow promises I guess
Versus
The Holocene… know what I mean?

Ever since they choose not’ta take pity
On those embracing liberty
They committed the crime of all time — turning me into an outlaw
Suppose we gotta claw
Tooth and nail
Or end up part of the Holocene tale

ABOUT THIS SONG

Overall, the Holocene extinction can be characterized by humanity’s presence. — Wikipedia

Chords — Em Em(9)
F Em

128 beats per minute / Hoedown Country with a Reggae Groove

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album In one hEar, and out the other….
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTrickle

Trickle (Part 11).mp3

LYRICS
A trickle is all it takes
For what that trickle makes
Is worth the wait
In gold
Nooo.. don’t wait
’till ya grow old

Let go
Let it flow
You’ll know
Friend
… not foe
The End

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F#m F#
D#m
C#
C# B A F#

98 beats per minute / Reggae

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

This song was inspired by reading Facebook posts about people’s pipes freezing up… while I was writing reggae music.

Pipes that have moving water through them will not freeze… if in doubt, just leave a trickle running ’till tomorrow. If your pipes do freeze, turn off the water at the source… for when they thaw… the cracks will, too… and you will pump water onto your floor. (ps real bummer… especially if you’re sleeping.) If you have a hot water heater, you need to keep an eye on the feed… since the hot water heater will fill up with water… there will not be moving water until the tank calls for more water. This can leave the cold water intake on the tank exposed to prolong cold.

When in doubt, apply the trickle theory to the love.

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album In one hEar, and out the other….
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAbove

Above.mp3

LYRICS
There’s a special feeling
Coming over me
Coming over
Above

Overtaken by love

The feeling left me reeling
Like divinity
Goodwill ambassador
Spreads love

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Am Dm G

88 beats per minute / Swing Reggae

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album In one hEar, and out the other….
By Daniel Brouse