alternative country music – Page 27

Jump The Gun

Posted on January 21, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
How long will we hesitate?
It’s too late… too, too late to…
Jump the gun
In a race long begun
We’re under the falling sun

Should’ve left the starting line
Far behind
Slopping like a swine
Bovine mind
Somehow thinking like a cow
In a race long begun
Under the setting sun
Jump! The gun.

1,2,3,4,5,6,7, wait?!?!
We should have left the starting gate
8,7,6,5,4,3,2…
Blasted off long before, too
6,5,4,3,2,1,0…
Been long gone, ya know?

The starting gun has sounded
The final bend being rounded
While we’re still bound to the ground
They’ve found their way around

Jump The Gun Music Video.mp4

Jump The Gun.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
B E
D G A B E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Biblical Proportions
by Daniel Brouse

D F C Em Am

Posted on January 20, 2015 by admin

INSTRUMENTAL

D F C Em Am.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
D F
C Em Am

Daniel — Guitar

From the album Biblical Proportions
by Daniel Brouse

Next To Me

Posted on January 20, 2015January 20, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
When they throw Daniel in…
Me into the den
I feel you next to me
Lion there next to me
Lying there next to me
I feel you next to me

[Daniel 6]
“May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!”
Rescue you

[Daniel 5]
The Writing on the Wall
Feared by all
Never say never Nebuchadnezzar
Suddenly the fingers appeared
and wrote on the plaster of the wall
All feared

Never say never Nebuchadnezzar
His heart became arrogant
Hardened with pride,
He was deposed
Stripped of his glory… driven away… given the mind of an animal
Lived with the wild donkeys… ate grass like the ox
Heaven’s gates lock
mene, mene, tekel, parsin
Your days are numbered
The writing on the wall
Your days are numbered
Total… in all
Encumbered

[Daniel 6]
They say you can’t pray
A month to the day
They say you can’t pray
No deal
No repeal
Did you not see the decree

Next To Me Music Video.mp4

ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 6
Em Esus
Em Em+f#

Daniel 6:15 Then the men went as a group to King Darius and said to him, “Remember, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.”

16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!”

17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel’s situation might not be changed.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Biblical Proportions
by Daniel Brouse

Hara-kiri Jihad

Posted on January 19, 2015January 19, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
I took a bowel movement when out of my lips
Irrational drip, drip, drips
Like a cruel drool
A self-disembowelment movement
Kamikaze suicide bomber
Better off proceeding a lil’ calmer….
Less you be hara-kiri jihad clad
Better off happy rather than mad
Since the point-of-view is up to you
If you don’t like your groove
Move

Unless you’re trying to prove
You’d be better off dead
Heed what the prophet said
If you don’t like your groove
Move

Trying to take God into your hands
Just goes to prove you don’t understand

Your sticks and stones
Break our bones
But our names never hurt you
And, when you pray say, “Alas, Allah, I beg you not to be as ignorant and arrogant as me, too.”

Trying to take God into your hands
Just goes to prove you don’t understand

Does the Pope poop in the woods… of course he would
Can’t you see… that joke is as old as Moses’ toes and twice as corny

ABOUT THE SONG
Am
add g, f, less c, add f, and other Am variations
Em

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Biblical Proportions
by Daniel Brouse

Bottled Sunshine

Posted on January 18, 2015January 19, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Are you saving all your loving for a rainy day
Well, hey, hey, hey, do you know what they say
Give it away! Keep the clouds at bay!
Let your love shine, shine away

Did you say that you pray for deliverance day
Well, hey, hey, hey, did you hear what they say
Get your heaven on earth during this birth
Let your love shine, shine away

I believe the more you give the more you receive
And, hey, hey, hey, be the one to say
Live our lives full of mirth for what it’s worth
Let your love shine, shine away

Bottled Sunshine Music Video.mp4

Bottled Sunshine.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E EaddD A AaddG
D A E7

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Biblical Proportions
by Daniel Brouse

Graven

Posted on January 15, 2015January 17, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
I have grave concerns about your graven concerns…

Just because I draw a picture of you
Doesn’t mean it’s of a graven view
The last thing I would want to do
Is worship anything to do with you

The only thing made of wood or stone
Appears to be the contents of your headbone
Why don’t you back off and leave it alone
Gather your marbles and head on home

Having a prophet profit fit
Isn’t helping matters the slightest bit
So go on doggie… get along… git’
Before world religions suffer another hit

What are you some sort-of buffoon?
Torah, Bible, Quran mention no cartoon
Peace and understanding happen none to soon
When the overlords of religion loom

Graven Music Video.mp4

Graven.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E G A C
D

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Biblical Proportions
by Daniel Brouse

Steppin’ Stone

Posted on January 14, 2015June 8, 2019 by admin

Steppin’ Stone MP3

Coversong made famous by The Monkees
Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
Part of The Beatless Sense Mongers’ Experiment: The Ultimate Coverband

Steppin’ Stone.mp3

Intro:
E G A C x2
Chorus:
E   G   A             G       E            E G A C
I I I I I'm not your steppin' stone              x2

Verse 1:
E         G              A     C
Tryin' to make you mark on society
You're usin' all the tricks that you used on me
You're readin' all them high fashion magazines
the clothes you're wearin' girl are 'causin' public scenes
(chorus)

Verse 2:
When I first met ya girl you didn't have no shoes
but now you're walkin' around like you're front page news
You've been awful careful about the friends you choose
but you won't find my name in your book of who's whos
(chorus)

E  G             A     G     E
  Not your steppin' stone (repeat however many times)

DEMOS
Steppin’ Stone Alternative.mp3
Steppin’ Stone.mp3

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Retro-Ulterior
Performed by Daniel Brouse

Closer To The Heart

Posted on January 14, 2015January 30, 2015 by admin

Closer To The Heart.mp3

Coversong made famous by Rush
Music: Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee
Lyrics: Neil Peart, Peter Talbot
Part of The Beatless Sense Mongers’ Experiment: The Ultimate Coverband

         A                G       D        G          A
And the men who hold high places, must be the ones to start
    A            G       D    A5      G      D     A5      G
To mold a new reality, closer to the heart, closer to the heart

Blacksmith and the artist, reflect it in their art
They forge their creativity, closer to the heart, closer to the heart

Philosophers and plowmen, each must know his part
To sew a new mentality, closer to the heart, closer to the heart

Oh, you can be the captain, and I will draw the chart
Sailing into destiny, closer to the heart

Closer To The Heart Live.mp3

Closer To The Heart Mixed.mp3

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Retro-Ulterior
Performed by Daniel Brouse

In It

Posted on January 13, 2015 by admin

INSTRUMENTAL

In It.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E A G E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Retro-Ulterior
by Daniel Brouse

A Defiance to Carry-on

Posted on January 12, 2015January 13, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
When you shoot-up unarmed cartoonists
Blood flows like wine… time to draw the line
Our attitude forever persists
Oui we! Not fine… the line’s been drawn
A defiance to carry-on

When the French get fried… the French are toast
The true get tried and make the most
When The End Of Times are upon
Oui we! Not fine… the line’s been drawn
A defiance to carry-on

(whistling solo)

Viva la viva la song and dance
Time to give free speech a chance
What the extreme deem as obscene
Makes it obvious they don’t know what they mean
Oui we… a new dawn
From a defiance to carry-on

A Defiance to Carry-on Music Video.mp4

A Defiance to Carry-on.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 3
G Em
C D G

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

Inspired by the lack of whine in France, a post by a friend about “unarmed cartoonists” and a BBC commentators observation of “a defiance to carry-on”. The song is about the positive attitude after cartoonists at the magazine Charlie Hebdo were murdered by terrorists.

From the album Retro-Ulterior
by Daniel Brouse

The Antonym Blues

Posted on January 10, 2015January 12, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Forget about the Mississippi Delta blues
Forget about the the Ole’ Time Country blues
Forget about the electrifyin’ Chicago blues
I’ve got got news
We’re free to live happy… if we choose
Oh, yeah, Baby… got The Antonym Blues

Forget about the hand clappin’ Gospel blues
Forget about the Deep South Memphis blues
Forget about the foot stompin’ Texas blues
I’ve got got news
We’re free to live happy… if we choose
Oh, yeah, Baby… got The Antonym Blues

Guitar Solo
Oh, yeah, Baby… got The Antonym Blues

Turn that frown upside down
Ride the smile through your final mile
Oh, yeah, Baby don’t say maybe

The Antonym Blues Music Video.mp4

The Antonym Blues.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E A
B7 A E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Retro-Ulterior
by Daniel Brouse

10 At 11

Posted on January 9, 2015January 10, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Temperature plummet
Mercury’s puppet
Across the frozen tundra
Sounds of the winter genre
The air is crisp and clear
Sounds of the atmosphere

It was 10 at 11
This cold is getting old
Well, too cold to be hell
Then, it must be heaven
Unless hell’s frozen over
Must be time to discover

It was 9 at 12
Delve into a new day
By 1 it was 8
Shows it’s never too late
The thrill of learning to chill
Arctic semantic manic

Temperature plummet
Mercury’s puppet
Across the frozen tundra
Sounds of the winter genre
The air is crisp and clear
Sounds of the atmosphere

10 At 11 Music Video.mp4

10 At 11.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 2
A Em
C Em A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer

From the album Passageway
by Daniel Brouse

Airtight

Posted on January 9, 2015January 10, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Like the flag blowing in the wind
Or the sail trying to take it in
Just hoping for a fair share of sweet air

A limp balloon yet to be blown-up
A virgin kite wants to be flown up
Just hoping for a fair share of sweet air

Lookin’ for an airtight fight
Lookin’ for an airtight flight
Lookin’ to get the air right
After the pollution blight

A flat tire in need of a fix
Wizard’s whirlwind in his bag of tricks
Just hoping for a fair share of sweet air

Wind-dispersed seeds need a breeze
A northern front for a frosty freeze
Just hoping for a fair share of sweet air

Airtight Music Video.mp4

Airtight.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
C D
C D
A C G
A C

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Passageway
by Daniel Brouse

Separate The Nuts

Posted on January 7, 2015January 7, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Meet me in the kitchen
And, we’ll get something cookin’
A recipe to help serve man
Try to save his hide from his plan

Separate the nuts from their shell
Nestled in their man-made hell
Might have to thresh on behalf
Separate the grain from the chaff

Go ahead and light the fire
Under the Age of Transpire
Before our Times expire
Need to fan the flames higher

Create some red-hot coals
Filling holes with our goals
Why in the world not…
Fill it with something hot

Separate The Nuts Music Video.mp4

Separate The Nuts.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E A D D A E
A D E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Passageway
by Daniel Brouse

The Wild West(ern)

Posted on January 6, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Better strap your six-gun to your side
Grab your spurs! Come on let’s ride
This outlaw’s gotta a guitar
Wants to push the envelope far

Yernin’ for a wild, wild western

Better double-down on ammo
Nab some jerky! We gotta go
It’s time the pick hit the guitar
Shinning like a sheriff’s star

Yearnin’ for a wild, wild western

Play ’em some alternative that they don’t know
Gonna put on a psychedelic country & western show

The Wild West-ern Music Video.mp4

The Wild West-ern.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Am C
G D C Am

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Passageway
by Daniel Brouse