Tag: climate change

bookmark_borderWell Whethered

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LYRICS
The wind is blowin’
Blowin’ in a storm
My mind is blown
Now it’s the norm
I mean not whether
Extreme weather
Reigning down on me
Forget meteorology
It’s plain to see
Extreme weather
Reigning down on me
[jam up a storm]

The sky is crying
’cause man’s denying
Responsibility
Raining down on me

The heavens sighing
’cause man’s dying
Forged destiny
For none to be

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: CM7 E / C A E; 150 BPM Motown
Recording: live / original take / digital 1-track stereo
Written at the corner of Gay and Church Streets in West Chester, PA.
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cracked Open
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderKnow Nukes

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LYRICS
No, I’m not being lazy
Nor am I going crazy
Is your vision hazy?
In my vision
I’m on a mission
To go from fission
To fusion
Am I the only one
Think how happy we could be
As part of a nuclear family

No, I’m not being lazy
Nor am I going crazy
Is your vision hazy?
In my dream
We create a scene
Totally void of mean
(Know what I mean?)
Once we’ve all seen
The light of atomic energy
Can shine for eternity

Know Nukes.mp3

Know Nukes Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about global warming and nuclear fusion.

Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive / Folk
Chords: Bb(11) C7 C / Dm/Asus4 A
Recording: digital 6-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Keyboards

From the album The Present
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBomb Cyclone

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LYRICS
Extreme whether?
Extreme weather!
Volatile all the while
Seekin’ shelter
Takin’ cover
Careful what you wish…
Might start raining frozen fish
Please don’t leave me standing all alone…
Bomb cyclone

Feel the genesis
Of bombogenesis
Adaptation of Revelation
Cyclical biblical
Of portion proportion
Seekin’ shelter
Takin’ cover
Careful what you wish…
Might start raining frozen fish
Please don’t leave me standing all alone…
Bomb cyclone

Could be the feaster of a Nor’ Easter
Jumbo shrimp? No need to skimp
Should be a whale of a wail tail/tale
When the mumbo bombo bomb cyclone hits home
If I had my druthers,
I’d rather mainly Maine lobsters*
(*tales hold the clause / tails hold the claws)
Floundering in flounder-ings
I’m up to my ass in sea bass
Careful what you wish…
Might start raining frozen fish
Please don’t leave me standing all alone…
Bomb cyclone

Bomb Cyclone.mp3

Bomb Cyclone-Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about extreme weather events and human induced climate change inspired by the Bomb Cyclone blizzard of January 4, 2018.

“‘Bomb cyclone’ blasting East Coast before polar vortex uncorks tremendous cold late this week The most severe winter weather yet will assault the area late this week.” — washingtonpost.com

Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: A C D G / D C E A
Recording: 1-track original take / digital 8-track stereo AltMix
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Drums

From the album At This Time
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSanta Rosa

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LYRICS
Late last night
While we where all asleep
California
Got into “pretty deep”
Started singin’
“Fire On The Mountain”
It’s all alight
Gonna be a hot time
In their hometown tonight
Oh, no! There goes Frisco
(Now, we’re cooking with Crisco)

Late last night
While we were in deep sleep
Fire! Fire! Fire!
We didn’t hear a peep
Made a fine whine
Outta fine wine
It’s alight… all alight
Gonna be a hot time
In their hometown tonight
Oh, no! There goes Frisco

Santa Rosa.mp3

Santa Rosa Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about waking up to the facts about the impacts of climate change. This song was written and recorded during the wildfires in Santa Rosa, California.

Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: E A / B7 A G E
Recording: digital 11-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album AD
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMan Vs. Nature (In Overtime)

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LYRICS
What’s that? “You better get back?”
’cause she’s going to get me back
I’m in overtime
… in overtime

Mother Nature’s wrath
Gonna take a bath
Paying for our crime
… in overtime

Harvey and Irma wave a wake
Shake and bake
Another earthquake
What will it take
Mother Nature’s wrath
Gonna take a bath
Paying for our crime
… in overtime

Don’t breathe. No relief.
Eat the dirt. Ozone alert.
Environmental mental thief
Hit the dirt. We’re going nuclear

Not sure of the future
Man vs. Nature

Mother Nature’s wrath
Gonna take a bath
Paying for our crime
… in overtime

Man Vs. Nature.mp4

Man Vs. Nature (Instrumental).mp3

Man Vs. Nature.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about humans’ war with the world. Human induced climate change, extreme weather events, and the threat of nuclear war could result in the end of the world as we know it.

Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: A E / B7 A G E / Em7 E
Recording: digital stereo 1) original live 1-track 2) 9-track

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

Written at the corner of Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA.

From the album Gay Church

bookmark_borderTake Leave

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LYRICS
The leaves are leaving
As the waves wave
Bye-bye
Ma Nature is grieving
She hates seeing suns die
Mother is screaming,
“Pick up your things!
What’s the matter with those human beings?
Give them an inch, they’ll take the yard
They refuse to yield… took the whole damn field
Come on, Man, life shouldn’t be this hard”

The leaves are leaving
As the waves wave
Bye-bye
Ma Nature is disbelieving
Shakes her head and wonders why?
Mother is screaming,
“Take out your trash!
What’s the matter with those human beings?
Anything they won’t smash?”
Disfigure land and sea temperature
Even error the air… errrah!

Take Leave.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about humans and their habitat.

Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: C Dm G C / Dm C G
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard

From the album The End Game
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderVolatile

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LYRICS
You’re getting warm
The situation’s volatile
Lesson to learn
Weather’s getting hostile
Sure is a fine line
To define the shoreline
And, the air we share
Who knows what’s in there?

You’re getting warmer
Didn’t wanna alarm ya
Make the same mistake
Warm until we bake

Atmosphere’s
So think it can smear
A sea change wish
Less plastic then fish

You’re what’s left of fine
Together let’s make time
Aware that we’re both there
To mend the disrepair

Volatile Video.mp4

Volatile.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
This song is about the increased volatility in weather causing extreme weather events.

We are not saying that the Earth’s temperature is just going to rise. In general, as energy is added to a system, the fluctuations in the system increase. So, we expect more storms, more droughts, more wildfires, more floods, more fluctuations of all kinds. What we are saying is that weather conditions will become more volatile due to the impact of humans — Brouse & Mukherjee

The song was also inspired by current events including:

Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Capo 2 (F#) A G E / A E A B7
Recording: digital stereoVocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From Mother Nature’s Suns’ album The Reaper

bookmark_borderRecord Heat

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Record Heat Music Video .MP4
Record Heat.mp3

LYRICS
I overheard
It’s a record
Too much sun
Reigns on our fun
When it’s too hot
We can not
This record heat
Is beat
…2,3,4
How much more?

What we got
Is too hot
Getting difficult to endure
Any more temperature
Did you see the mercury
Going up in history
Going down! It’s misery
Absurd record
Invoke heatstroke
Add the absurdity of the humidity
Think you can sweat it?
Forget it!
Can’t compete with record heat
Na ugh-uh na uh-uh
No, can’t compete with the record heat
Na ugh-uh na uh-uh

ABOUT THE SONG
Written at the doctor’s office during record heat. It is about the health risks from global warming. A significant cause of ill health is Temperature-Related Death and Illness.

Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: E D A E / E A E
Recording: live digital 1-track stereo recorded at Marshall Square Park in West Chester.

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Doctor Please! Doctor, Please!
[Songs written in doctors’ waiting rooms]
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOhh! Zone

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LYRICS
Am I all alone?
Prone to ozone
Hold the phone…
I’m not alone
Don’t breathe
Grieve
Only way to relieve
don’t breathe!
Hold your breath
’till you turn blue
Hold your breath
It’s all you can do
Tropospheric
Sick, sick, sick
No singing songs
Damage the lungs
Damage prolongs
Swan song sung
In the “Ohh!” zone

Ohh-zone.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Q: Do you know what are two of the most dangerous exposures for children and the elderly?
A: Fresh air and sunshine

On days like today, do not go out and play. The sun can damage your skin and cause cancer.

Sunshine is also part of a deadly reaction.  When combined with heat and volatile gases, ultraviolet light causes a deadly reaction by creating  tropospheric ozone.

The dangerous ozone (O3) is created when vehicle (and other) exhaust is not completely combusted. Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the exhaust react to temperature and sunlight creating tropospheric ozone (O3).

The ozone in the air can cause permanent damage to your respiratory and immune systems.

Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: Dm C / Dm G7
Recording: live digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Doctor Please! Doctor, Please!
[Songs written in doctors’ waiting rooms]
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderNature Is Calling

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LYRICS
Sunshine pours over my body
Feel it as it flows
Breeze flows past my body
Which way the wind blows
(Any way the wind blows
Anyway the wind blows)
Fresh air pours into my body
Flows from nose to toes
Time passes past my body
Watch it as it goes
I appreciate the days
All the different ways
Life wonders amaze

Freedom runs through my spirit
Baptism’s water bears it
Revolution song soothes my soul
Music fills my ear… can you hear it?
Nature’s calling… can you hear her?
Wants to hold us dearer
Message couldn’t be clearer
Charity’s chariot draws nearer
I appreciate the days
All the different ways
Life wonders amaze

Nature Is Calling.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about taking care of Mother Earth. Did you know it is unsafe to breathe many days of the year?

Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: Am C G / Am C E / E G Am
Recording: live digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

Written at the corner of Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA. Recorded at Everhart Park.

From the album Gay Church

bookmark_borderMean’s Extreme

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mean: unkind, spiteful, or unfair
mean: an average; a condition, quality, or course of action equally removed from two opposite (usually unsatisfactory) extremes
mean: intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify

A song about humanity and extreme weather events.

LYRICS
Hurricane
Weather’s vain
Insane hurricane
Whether vane
Spinnin’ round
As the weather’s falling down
Reigning down
Reigning rain
Too soon typhoon
Hurricane… weather’s fain
Monsoon too soon
Reigning down
Whether blown
Seems the seams
Mean’s extremes

Mean’s Extreme (Instrumental).mp3

Mean’s Extreme.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: C F / F7 Cm
Rhythm: 88 BPM 8 Beat Soft
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album The Bleeding Edge
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWalla Walla, Washington

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LYRICS
Walla Walla, Washington
Get ready to surf
Walla Walla, Washington
Saltwater over turf
Ummmmm…
Now the bottom
Over my head
Turf’s the riverbed
Desalination
Before starvation
First it will make you mad
Then, you’ll wish you never had
Think I need freshwater to drink
Or I…
… am going to die!

Walla Walla, Washington.mp3

Walla Walla, Washington Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about the rising sea level.

Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: E F / E F E Am / Dm Am / E Am
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

Written at the corner of Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA.

From the album Gay Church

bookmark_borderHot

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The Hot Song (Video).mp4

Hot.mp3

LYRICS
Got what we sought
Hot, hot, hot
A joke’s hoax or whatnot
Skin is burnin’
Heart is yearnin’
World keeps turnin’… ’round
Turn the temperature down

Look what we brought
Hot, hot, hot
In my trap, you’re caught
Skin is burnin’
Heart is yearnin’
World keeps turnin’… ’round
Turn the temperature down

Well, thanks a lot
Hot, hot, hot
For the lesson taught
Skin is burnin’
Heart is yearnin’
World keeps turnin’… ’round
Turn the temperature down

Record Temperatures
Record Temperatures

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about record high temperatures in April.
Climate Change Breaks Multiple Records with Global Impacts

Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: B E / G A E / C E / D E
Recording: live 1-track digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar

Written at the corner of Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA.

From the album Gay Church

bookmark_borderSoul-you-tion

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LYRICS
What’s the solution
To our institution
The human nation institution of pollution
What’s the solution?
Have we lost control of self-control
Say “it’s close enough for rock and roll”
Destination annihilation
Our species as others’ feces
Suck out our brains
And eat our remains
The toll of our goal

Soul-you-tion Video.mp4

Soul-you-tion.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about killing ourselves with pollution.

Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: D D-f# D-d D-a / C G D / G D
Recording: 1-track digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar

Written at the corner of Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA. Recorded at Everhart Park.

From the album Gay Church

bookmark_borderFlirting With Disaster

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LYRICS
Flirting with disaster
Am I the slave
Am I the master
Recipe for atrocity
To superiority wave
Bye-bye
Suicide blue sky
Sung tongue of lizard, “blizzard!”
Snowflakes undertake
For all that’s at stake
Expandability of humanity
Density diversity
All the colors in the hue
Including me and you

Flirting With Disaster.mp3

Flirting With Disaster Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about humans destroying the blue sky.

Style: ExperiMental Music / Progressive Rock
Chords: Em Esus Em7(11) Em7
Rhythm: 120 BPM
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Electric Slide Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album Exoskeleton
by Daniel Brouse