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LYRICS
Over there
You’re aware
It’s a promise that you make
Over there
Are you aware
What ever time it takes
How ever long it may take
Horse of a different color
You show who you really are
Horse of a different color
Forgot who we really our
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Asus
Esus
Em B
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Can you hear me
Clearly
Or do you have to strain
From echoes in the brain
Growing old and the senses are going
Try to take in what you can
And hope you can keep on storing
Listen back… again and again
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em Em+Bb
E7sus4
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
It’s dawning on me
That it’s sunset at Fest
May I suggest
You take a look n’ see
Come on in here
Learn n’ love… hunker
At Bob’s Country Bunker
Enjoy the atmosphere
Memories to hold dear
It’s dawning on me
That it’s sunset at Fest
May I suggest
You hold it dearly
What?
Up from Who Hill
At the Azzoles?
Keep going still…
Just past the Roost… Until
You get a Stage Trip that’ll fulfill
HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART
Fest Sunset Songwriting at Philadelphia Folk Festival.mp4
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 2
A D
A Em
A C
A D Em A
Written at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. Made in the USA (Old Pool Farm, Schwenksville, Montgomery County, PA and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Whistling
From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse
DEMO
LYRICS
This is the way to play
Play, play all day
Light the night
Sway
Dance away
Chorus
And, if there is something troubling you
This is what you do
Grab my hand and jump about
Sure enough, you’ll find out
Understand?
This is the way we play
This is the way we play
Knee-jerk! Might consider it work
For today we call it play
Chorus
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D D6
D D6 D A
D G A D D6
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Is that your call
It’s off the wall
Have you given any consideration at all?
Really? Really your call?
You’re large. They’re small.
Have you given any consideration at all?
Consider the total
Will your freewill
And, be giving some consideration to all
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 5
C Em
D6 Aadd9 Em
Made in the USA (Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
All we owe, all we owe, we owe to her
All we owe, all we owe, we owe to her
We’re off to see the Wizard
The Wizard Of Oz
Unless there is some sort of legal clause
All we owe, all we owe, we owe to her
All we owe, all we owe, we owe to her
If your life’s in debt
It’s a sure bet
The Wicked Witch will make you squirm and twitch
All we owe, all we owe, we owe to her
All we owe, all we owe, we owe to her
Dorothy, you can bet your ass
This ain’t kansas
No more, no more, no more
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E / E-E-G# / E-G#
G D A E
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
This is a test. It’s a protest test.
For the next 2 minutes and 32 seconds…
This station will conduct a protest test on the nation
This is a protest song
And, it won’t take you long
To realize… it’s a protest song
I must confess
This… is a protest song
When you’re wrong, you’re wrong
Now, it’s a protest song
Come on! Sing along!
It’s a protest song
Soon we’ll be knowing
Knowing as we’re growing
Flowing with the protest song
This is only a test
In the event of a real emergency, check your Constitution
Protest Songwriting — Freedom of Speech in West Chester, PA.mp4
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 2
E A
E A D A E
This is another song inspired by a police officer that stopped us from playing music on the courthouse steps. Ironically, she couldn’t warn us about a noise violation because the traffic was too loud.
Someone wrote into the YouTube channel and asked: “What do bongos have to do with freedom of speech?”
The answer:
From the First Amendment Center’s “A Teachers Guide to Freedom Sings” —
“This teacher’s guide to music censorship over the past 50 years is intended to illustrate to students that the First Amendment doesn’t just protect the speech of the press and of politicians. It also protects music, dance, theater, poetry and film. In fact, it protects all creative expression that gives life flavor.”
Example from National Paralegal College —
“A number of prominent musicians decide to get together and perform a song which is clearly meant to convey their lack of support for a military action currently underway. The performance will be afforded the protection of the First Amendment.”
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
As Fall falls upon us
We start to reminisce
Thinking past the present
To the things we miss
Looking back
We’ve been acting like cavemen
As a matter of fact
Worse… Barbarians
As Spring springs up on us
Thoughts start to surface
Thinking beyond the present
To things we won’t miss
Looking ahead
In my head, there’s a vision
Without tread
On our Constitution
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Am Dm
G Am C Am
This song was inspired by a police officer that stopped us from playing music on the courthouse steps. Ironically, she couldn’t warn us about a noise violation because the traffic was too loud.
Someone wrote into the YouTube channel and asked: “What do bongos have to do with freedom of speech?”
The answer:
From the First Amendment Center’s “A Teachers Guide to Freedom Sings” —
“This teacher’s guide to music censorship over the past 50 years is intended to illustrate to students that the First Amendment doesn’t just protect the speech of the press and of politicians. It also protects music, dance, theater, poetry and film. In fact, it protects all creative expression that gives life flavor.”
Example from National Paralegal College —
“A number of prominent musicians decide to get together and perform a song which is clearly meant to convey their lack of support for a military action currently underway. The performance will be afforded the protection of the First Amendment.”
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Do you think this is
When you think this is
If you think this is
Have you heard of show biz?
Can you feel it coming
You know you feel it coming
Do you look within
If you feel it coming
You know you feel it coming
What are we doing?
Beware of “awes” behind the curtain
For certain, if there’s one thing certain
There’s no onw no where wanting hurtin’
Forget the rest. Wink. Smile. Flirtin’….
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Am Esus Am7
C
Made in the USA (Lake Wynonah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
What makes you so certain
That we’re apt to adapt
Our evolving motion
Could very well snap
Still we forget nature is fragile
We regret we mature… yet gullible
Forgot to think all we extinct
Jack broke his crown… just ask Jill
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 1
D A7 Em
B
This song was inspired by a conversation I had with my son about global warming, Richard Dawkins and human’s ability to adapt / evolve.
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
These are some really strange days
Whether we messed-up the weather
In oh so many ways
It’s making me feel a bit see (sea) sick
Hard to believe it’s hard to breath
The air’s getting so thick
Strange how these are such strange days
Could you please help me… push RTZ (return to zero)
Phase us out of this complacent phase
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C CM7
Am Em
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
A rat in a maze
A cat in a cage
Not hard to amaze
So easily enrage
Just like a monkey pushing a button
Chain-gang bustin’ rock by the ton
Grooming each others fleece for fleas
Amazing we get anything done
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — A7 D6
G
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Terrestrial Planet
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
What is our solution
To the saline solution
Can you see
We’ve left the sea
In a terrestrial evolution
Hear we’re filling the ocean
With our own pollution
Can you see
We’re killing the sea
In a tribal revolution
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — G Em
Am D G
This song was inspired by a trip to the Shore with my son. It got me thinking that the human body is mostly salt water. I fail to see how we can pollute the sea.
Made in the USA (Ocean City, New Jersey, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Like Father, Like Son
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Standing in the ocean
Watching the tide roll out
I start to thinking
My feet are sinking
I begin figgerin’
What life’s about
Standing in the ocean
Watching the tide roll in
As I get a notion
My body’s in motion
The spirit’s en route
Life’s precious… no doubt
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 3
A C
E A
Made in the USA (Ocean City, New Jersey, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
From the album Like Father, Like Son
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Don’t blink. Don’t think.
Do wink. No kink.
If you read the signs and obey
You might be headed the wrong way
Don’t always believe what they say
Or from the path you may stray
Ding-dong. Clock’s gong.
Time slide in stride
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Am D
Am D G Am
This song was motivated by people’s t-shirts.
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, PA, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album Like Father, Like Son
By Daniel