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LYRICS
Did you wish for a wonder?
No wonder… it’s here
Did you wonder about a two-for?
Do you wish it here?
Two-for-one-der
Imagine this
Dream a dream
Get one free
Wish for wish
A fabulous
Bargain
Wonder if I can do it again?
And, then
It will just happen
Poof Bang Pow Wow
Pow-wow of the spirits hear it
Ha
Wunderbar
One-der (Writing the Lyrics) .mp4 video
ABOUT THIS SONG
Capo 4
Em / E
D / A / E
Written and recorded on July 2, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
LYRICS
You wouldn’t believe the things I’ve seen
Medicine Men applying the Love Remedy
You wouldn’t believe the things I’ve been
Girls dressing my gender before I get to see
Taking me on the road of hilarity
Oh, oh, yeah Da hummina hummina yeeha
Ha, ha, hee n’ a razamanaza
Takin’ jibber jazz
Taking the Bear for a walk
Listening to the people play
Listening to the Jibber Jazz talk
Wishing we could stay stay stay
Flying overhead – the people hawk
Listening to us pray in our own way
Getting 72 hours in a day
Band and band
Cooperating
Hand in hand
Man and woman
cohabiting
Gland in gland
Rage in front of the main stage
With a tripping hippie menagerie
Dance the night away
’till the blue alert sends darkness astray
ABOUT THIS SONG
E blues
E / A
E / G / D / A / E
Written after the three day camping and music festival Madsummer Meltdown 3.
LYRICS
chorus:
I’m melting, melting, melting
Literally, melting
My skin is smoldering
My eyes are dry
I’m melting
how much can a human endure
We’re about to find out
(That’s for sure)
If your lips aren’t too dry
Can you shout it out?
(Come on. Give it a try)
Human induced climate change
An experiment in our ability
(in our “are” ability)
To re-arrange
Restore
The natural order
Neutral nature
The Balancing Queen
Neutral nature
Is never mean
If you were seeing
What the pollution is doing
You’d quit that habit
If you were aware
Of what’s in your air
You’d stop breathing
Lance the invincible
Tackle the impossible
MULTIMEDIA
I Am Melting How to Play the Guitar .mp4
ABOUT THIS SONG
C slide
C / Am
Am / Em / Am / Em / C
Written and recorded on June 20, 2012 in Ambler, Fort Washington, Glenside, West Chester and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during a heat wave. The pictures were taken atop the Ft. Washington Hawk Observation Deck where a smog could be seen hanging over the Philadelphia skyline.
LYRICS
The mother of nature
The father of time
Eventually
Nothing is “mine”
Rest assured
It’s the nature of Mother Nature
Guaranteed with certainty
As in – For Sure!
No need to be insured
It’s your life
For as long as it can be endured
Don’t let the Grim Reaper
Cut you like a knife
Don’t be Snow White sleeper
Make spontaneity your wife
Dance through your days
Dance all your nights
Smile all the which ways
Smiles bring delights
MULTIMEDIA
ABOUT THIS SONG
Capo 2
E less D string
Am less G string
Written and recorded on Fathers Day, Sunday, June 17, 2012 in Ambler, Pennsylvania.
LYRICS
Ya know
I hate to sit here
And, watch people
Give their money away
No, no… please not today
They’ll swallow your quarters
They’ll swallow your time
Nothing to leave our sons or daughters (behind)
Is a generational crime
Ya know
I have a fit sitting here
Watching people
Piss their money away
Oh, no, no… please not today
Getting cheated and gypped
In every which way
Nothing but bruise and slaughter
Humane? Ill equipped
MULTIMEDIA
ABOUT THIS SONG
G / A / D
Written and recorded on June 16, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania while I tried to stop people from putting quarters in the meters.
LYRICS
You are the link
And, here I thought you were missing
The chain links the chain links
The water ebb or flow
I’m sure you know
You are the pink
And, close enough for kissing
Just when you think
No one is listening
No one is caring
No on is wishing
You’ll be wishing
You’re there
Earth — the best planet going
Birth — let life be flowing
The Phoenix rises
The fire ever higher
Booby trap surprises
Fan the flames
You’re the wind
In the end, you just begin
MULTIMEDIA
The Phoenix Rises Music in Phoenixville.mp4
The Phoenix Rises Lyrics in Phoenixville .mp4
ABOUT THIS SONG
Capo 8 (Bb)
Written and recorded on June 15, 2012 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
LYRICS
A day that was way, way, way….
Back when you knew what
Knock, knock on my door
There’s a tale of the enemy
Where ya gonna be when the dead come through
I swear
Where… ya gonna be when the dead come through
The Redcoats are coming
The Japs or a Gook
The beat is drumming
Come take a look
Where ya gonna be when the dead come through
Out there
Where… ya gonna be when the dead come through
As borders disappear
The fear you draw near
Will make it appear
Grab a partner
Swing her round and round
Bearded, toothless… non-the-less
You’re doin’ the Hag Rag
Grab a partner
Swing her round and round
Bearded, toothless… non-the-less
You’re doin’ the Hag Drag
MULTIMEDIA
The Hag Rag Lyrics at Valley Forge .mp4
The Hag Rag Music at Valley Forge .mp4
ABOUT THIS SONG
E add G, D, Bb
E / Dy
Written and recorded on June 15, 2012 at Valley Forge National Park in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The song compares dancing with an ugly lady with war and paranoia.
LYRICS
Living without. Living without.
How about living without?
War? No more!
Living without
On hate and rage
Turn a new page
We’ve got God to thank
It’s blank
We can start anew
Heaven for me and you
Living without
No need to wait
Toss out the hate
No more. No more.
No more war
ABOUT THIS SONG
Capo 2 (F#)
E
Am7 add A on 1
Bm7
Written and recorded on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It’s a song inspired by changing the world.
LYRICS
Neptune
There is no inept tune
Hum some. Whistle some.
Hum. Whistle.
Shoot a sonic missile
Underneath the mistletoe
where it’s right to love all
Soar above the noise and confusion
’till you surpass the Grand Illusion
The blessed from Atlantis
the bliss that is
Under the sea
The blessed from Atlantis
the bliss that is
Ability
See! See?
Neptune from the Atlantis abyss
Floats above and saves us
Nep-Tune / Welcome to the Machine .mp3 (live recording from the Syd Barrett Festival on the stage at La Grand Fromage in Atlantic City)
Lyrics to the Song Nep-Tune in Atlantic City .mp4
Guitar to the Song Nep-Tune .mp4 video
ABOUT THIS SONG
Em
Em add G
Em add F#
C
C add G
C add F#
Am
Am add G
Am add F#
Written and recorded May 26, 2012 while getting ready for the Syd Barrett tribute festival in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
LYRICS
Caught between
A pig
And, a wet blanket
Smothering me
With the terroristic drastic
Please ween me
From your dictatorship
Your narcissistic flip
The militant mean
The militant mean
You know harm
The militant: mean
The pig skin’s sheen
Doesn’t make him cleam
A big pig
Doesn’t make a big man
Just dessert
Of ham
Lyrics to the Song Just Dessert .mp4
How to Play Guitar to the Song Just Dessert .mp4
ABOUT THIS SONG
Capo 4
Em / Em7
Written and recorded on May 25, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania as the police circled around.
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The High Roller
Hits the wrong Note
Likes to holler
Roll in conceit and gloat
Think ya rule…
Rule the world
Think you’re cool
But, that gets old
Why don’t ya try
To lighten up
Say good-bye
To acting tough
Cuz ya ain’t that big
And, ya ain’t that bold
Maybe you should try
Acting small
After all,
That;s what you are
So, you won’t need to stretch that far
Give up the ignorance
Give up the grimace
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Lyrics to the Song DubC Stupidity West Chester, PA .mp4
How-to-Play-Guitar-to-the-Song-DubC-Stupidity-West-Chester-PA.mp4
Guitar-to-the-Song-DubC-Stupidity-West-Chester-PA.mp4
ABOUT THIS SONG
D
D / G
A / G / D
Written and recorded on May 24, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It’s a song about the neighborhood bully.
LYRICS
If you go indifferent
You’ll come out different
When time turns real
Don’t forget how to feel
You’re running the rat race
Getting fat for the cat
Gonna bury your soul with that hunk of meat?
R.I.P. Rest In Peace
You seem to forget
An eternity of regret
Seize the moment
Less the moment seizure you
MULTIMEDIA
Lyrics to Indifferent Song .mp4
How to Play Guitar to Indifferent .mp4
ABOUT THIS SONG
Capo 2
Written and recorded in Ambler and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 20, 2012. It’s about a disease that attacks most humans — growing old. As children turn into adults, they tend to become indifferent about life. Please, oh please, Lord… not me.
Recipe For A Man Which
LYRICS
We can weather
Weather any storm
We can prosper
Rise above the alarm
We can see
Returning to the sea
Or, rather
The sea returns to us?
From the sea
The contents of us…
Be
Let’s gather
Celebrate humanity
… we can be glorious
Mostly, H2O
A dash of salt
Built with know
Let us play
Sing and dance the day away
ABOUT THIS SONG
Em
Em / Am / D / G
reprise A / D / G
Written and recorded on May 19, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It is a song about what humans are made of… including the ghost in the machine. Approximately 70 percent of the human body is made up of water. Our waste is mostly salt water. However, there is that part we call the soul. While I was writing the song, three children climbed up onto the pedestal of the statue and commenced to do a wild jig. That was exactly the ghost in the machine I was trying to describe.
LYRICS
This bulldog pulls up to me
Gee… wonder if he’ll slobber on my knee?
Seems to be diggin’
The freestyle guitarin’
Of the bulldog blues
Funny to see
The guard dog of minstrel-ly
Rough. Tough. Ready to rumble
Gruff. Hold steady. Ready to tumble
ABOUT THIS SONG
E / G
E / G / E / A / E
Written and recorded on May 19, 2012 in West Chester, PA. A true story about man’s best friend.
LYRICS
“I don’t even know what’s under there”
Into space, I stare
And, wonder
Have you ever even thought of scratching the surface?
Blow away some debris
See what you see
Throw away your pedigree
Set yourself free
Decorate with fringe and lace
Celebrate with friends
Our place
God of Thunder
Loving Mother Earth
That fave us birth
Only a fool fears being a fool
Depth charge your soul
And, see what will surface
About the Song Depth Charge Your Soul by Daniel Brouse .mp4
Guitar Version of Depth Charge Your Soul by Daniel Brouse mp4
How to Play Guitar the Song Depth Charge Your Soul by Daniel Brouse .mp4
ABOUT THE SONG
D / B
D / A
Written and recorded at Everhart Park, West Chester, Pennsylvania on May 17, 2012. I overheard someone say the first line. Then, I thought about bringing your soul to the surface… similar to how a depth charge brings a submarine to the surface.