alternative country music – Page 33

A Ray

Posted on October 5, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
Though the sky had turned gray
There was a ray that found its way
A beam of sunlight
That might brighten the day
Despite in spite

Enlighten the fight
The strife of life
Shine on what’s right
Cut through like a knife

Rescue us now
Save us all somehow
Funnel to the light at the end of the tunnel
Our souls shimmer as you glimmer

A Ray.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Dm Am
C Am
F Am C Am

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse

My Seventeen Cents

Posted on October 4, 2014 by admin

Playing the guitar, piano and singing at the same time.

LYRICS
Soooo….
This guy who told me he’d be Mayor walks by with a smirk on his face
While this other guy walks by as he’s giving me money, says “This is an insult. I wish I had more to give.”

Which way would you want to live?

Which one has better taste
Which one is less a waste
Which one is wasting space

His 2 cents x 8 +1
Where do you want your soul to run
Grow to know the flow… +1

A dime, some time
A nickle (thinkin’ Lincoln)
and my two cents
… two sense

My Seventeen Cents Music Video.mp4

My Seventeen Cents.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em
C Am Em

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Piano

From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse

Outside The Block

Posted on October 4, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
When I stepped outside
… tell ya I ain’t lying…
I really, really, really thought I saw a lion

Chorus
Maybe a figment of my imagination
But certainly not an exaggeration

When I stepped outside
… tell ya it was a jungle…
All this political mumbo jumble

Chorus

When I stepped outside
… tell ya no place to hide…
Spreading diarrhea like some kind of panacea

Chorus

When I stepped outside
… tell ya looked into my hide…
Look deep inside… no place for hate to reside

Chorus

When I stepped outside
… tell ya I ain’t lying…
I really, really, really thought I saw a lion
[Welcome to the den, Daniel]

Outside The Block Music Video.mp4

Outside The Block (Alternative).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — A D
D G A

Written and recorded in the kitchen at West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse

Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog

Posted on October 4, 2014October 4, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
God bless the world… we sure need some
A dressing of Christmas blessing
For all men

The play has begun. The work is done.
A confessing and a blessing
For all men

God save the scene. It’s grown to mean.
A blessing of peace and understanding
For all men

The play has begun. The curtain hung.
The Age of the “world is a stage”
For all men

Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog Music Video.mp4

Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — C Bb A G F E F C
C F
G7

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Piano

From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse

Morning Dew

Posted on October 2, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
What you grow long could get cut short
Live life all along before your abort

No matter your circumstance
You can see it through
Yes splatter your conscious
Just like the morning dew

Sunset scene seen threw [sic] to the sunrise
Arise children of the sun — surmise

Is the end of your beginning the beginning of your end
In the long run, what message will your dust send?

Morning Dew Music Video.mp4

Morning Dew.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — A C
D A C A

This song was inspired while watching an older couple cut hair. The wife was giving her husband a haircut during a sunset.

Written and recorded in King Of Prussia, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse

Happy Holiday

Posted on October 2, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
when you’re looking at me, I wonder what you see
Do you see clearly or do you see right through me?

Chorus
The fox is in the hen house
The wolf in sheep clothes
Like the night before Christmas… quite as a mouse
Or Halloween… when the dead rose

When you’re thinkin’ ’bout me, I wonder what you know
Do you think clearly? Is that not Possible? No?

Chorus

Happy holiday
World peace is on the way
Happy holiday
A resurrection foray

Happy Holiday Music Video.mp4

Happy Holiday.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 2
D A B E
E A E B E
G E

Written and recorded in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse

Mississippi Missin Me

Posted on June 6, 2014June 6, 2014 by admin

LYRICS
Sitting by the river
Watching the water roll by
Philly’s the city
Closest to I (eye)

Sometimes you’ve got to ask yourself (WTF) “Why?”

Sitting city-side
Watching the river roll by
Philly’s the city
Closest to I (eye)

Mississippi, forget about me
Schuylkill will be my legacy

Mississippi missin’ me!

Mississippi Missin’ Me Schuylkill River Songwriting.mp4

Mississippi Missin’ Me Schuylkill River Song.mp4

Mississippi Missin’ Me Alt. Country.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E+f
C+Bb
E E+f C C+g

Written in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA along the Schuylkill River

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Look Ma
By Daniel Brouse

Succeed

Posted on April 22, 2014April 22, 2014 by admin

Succeed Music Video.mp4

Succeed.mp3

LYRICS
If at first you don’t succeed
Persevere … don’t secede
… impede
… choke like a weed
… no more greed

In deed, succeed
… feed, need, heed, lead, seed, creed

We need a union now more
Than ever
Forever our endeavor

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — B E
E A D A E B

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Free Radical
By Daniel Brouse

Named

Posted on April 22, 2014April 22, 2014 by admin

Named Music Video.mp4

Named.mp3

LYRICS
It’s on the tip of my tongue
Can’t put my finger on it

Is this some sort-of game
I can’t recall your name
Can’t be some “kind”-of game
’cause this ain’t kind… it’s a shame

Sorry for sounding lame
I can’t recall your name
Though in my heart you’ve fame
Stoking love’s flame

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 2
E A
E G A E
E D A E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Free Radical
By Daniel Brouse

Hang Tough

Posted on April 22, 2014April 22, 2014 by admin

Hang Tough Music Video.mp4

Hang Tough.mp3

LYRICS
We’ve got to hang tough?
Hasn’t it been long enough?

The going got rough
Calling their bluff
Might say they went wrong
For now they’re long gone

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Am C Am
Am G Am
Am +g,+f#

Written in West Chester, Chester County and Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Free Radical
By Daniel Brouse

A Logical Song

Posted on April 21, 2014April 21, 2014 by admin

A Logical Song.mp3

A Logical Song Music Video.mp4

LYRICS
As a matter of fact
That is that
As a matter of fact
That = That

No matter what you’ve done
1 = 1
No matter what you do
2 = 2

As long as I am
I think I can
How about you
Do you think, too?

A philosophical pop-quiz
Is what is is?
Biological drop-dead quiz
Did humanity fizzzz….

Recording "A Logical Song" — Recording “A Logical Song”

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D Dm Em
A-a Esus Em
Em slide

A live recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Free Radical
By Daniel Brouse

No Deniability

Posted on April 19, 2014April 19, 2014 by admin

No Deniability Music Video.mp4

No Deniability.mp3

LYRICS
It’s not as though we couldn’t know
Nor we could not care
It’s not as though we couldn’t forgo
Nor we were unaware
I’m guessing there’s no trying denying

That’s it — the culprit

There’s no deniability
When it comes to you and me
We know very well the certainty
The inevitability
Of our vulnerability
Creating our destiny of reality

Writing and Recording "No Deniability" — Writing and Recording “No Deniability”

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C D (Keyboard C9)
C D E
E +g, f#, d, c#
C E

A live recording.

Daniel — Simultaneous Vocals, Electric/Acoustic Guitar, Yamaha-740 Keyboard and microKorg Synthesizer

From the album Free Radical
By Daniel Brouse

Increase BPM

Posted on April 18, 2014April 18, 2014 by admin

Increase Beats Per Minute Music Video.mp4

Increase BPM Live.mp3

LYRICS
Can we speed things up a little bit
Please, can we?
Of course we’re on a collision course
Plain to see

Inevitable collateral damage from the hit
Unfortunately, includes me
But, even worse…
Includes all of us

No sense in slowing down
Seize or freeze
Wear the devil’s crown
Cease to be

Can we hurry things up a bit
Please, can we?
Get a divorce from this collision course
Ohhhh humanity

Increase Beats Per Minute Recording Session

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E E7
E G

130 –> 155 Beats Per Minute (BPM) / 4/4 Blues

Daniel — Simultaneous Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Free Radical
By Daniel Brouse

Song For Emily

Posted on April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 by admin

Song For Emily Music Video.mp4

Song For Emily.mp3

LYRICS
We’re building a prison
You’re already in
We’re building a prison
Too late to begin

It’s time to shout,
Breakout!
‘take my freedom,
Takeout

What’s our independence all about?

They’re building a prison
I’m already in
They’re building a prison
Too late to begin

Watch the fall… Independence Hall
Watching the fall of us all
Watch the travesty of liberty
Sights our eyes should never see

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D G
E

This song is about Emily Yates — a lady that got assaulted and arrested by Park Rangers at Independence Mall / the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

About Emily Yates’ Arrest

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Free Radical
By Daniel Brouse

Closing In

Posted on April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 by admin

Closing In Music Video.mp4

Closing In.mp3

LYRICS
IF the canyon does being to close in
Or a mountain starts infringin’ on your bein’
Maybe it’s time to start seein’
Yeah, maybe it’s time we start seein’

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — G Em
D A G

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Free Radical
By Daniel Brouse