bookmark_borderWild Horses

LYRICS
Game time! The horse isn’t tame
Grab hold of the mane and hang on
Good time! Wild horse is the game
Stayin’ on is the game… and ride on
If you’re feeling meek
Your grip is too weak
You’re long gone
Ride ’em cowboy
Get up and ride
Ride ’em cowboy
Dust off your pride
Ride, cowboy, ride
Ride on
Right on

Wild Horses.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Country Folk
Chords: F# B F# / B B7 / C#7 B F#
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Culminating

bookmark_borderRight Left

LYRICS
Bow to the right
Bow to the left
Dough city dough
Swing to the left
Swing to the right
Come on, let’s go!
Damned to the right
Damned to the left
Am I along? Want to promenade home?

Alt. right? Demand an allemande left
Trouble cleft… bass lyin’

If we’re square dancing
How come we keep going round and round and round?
Are we just parsing
Any ole line found?

Right Left.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: E E7 B E / A E / A B7 E
Recording: stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Faux-fiddle

A square dance for a round hole.

Band together and join THE RESISTANCE

bookmark_borderGonna Go Far (Country 12-Bar)

LYRICS
I heard out West the country girl is the best
Standing head and shoulders above the rest
So kick off your spurs… bet that kitty of yours purrs (prrrrrrr)
Check your gun at the door… for sure good time… and more

Come on, Cowgirl, mosey over and dance to guitar
Get really, really close to really, really going far

Allemande left we’ll have a two-step fest
To do-si-do with you is to be blessed
The courtesy to courtesy… may I be your partner
With you by my side, we’re sure to go further

Come on, Cowgirl, mosey over and dance to guitar
Get really, really close to really, really going far
Dance to guitar… piano’s next to the bar
Get really, really close to really, really going far

Gonna Go Far (Country 12-Bar ReMix).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: A E / B7 A G E
Recording: digital 3-track stereo

Daniel — Vocals, Martin Acoustic/Electric Guitar, Piano

From the album MMXVI
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderQueen of Heaven

Writing and Recording Queen of Heaven
Writing and Recording Queen of Heaven

Queen of Heaven.mp4

Queen of Heaven Part 3.mp3

LYRICS
It’s been too long
Since we joined in song
Please, join in and sing along

Do good. Do fine.
On the Feast of the Queenship… dine

Theotokos
Invoke us
In focus

ABOUT THIS SONG
“Mary was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen of the universe, that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son” (Lumen Gentium, 59)

Queen of Heaven is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by Christians mainly of the Roman Catholic Church, and also, to some extent, in Anglicanism and Eastern Orthodoxy, to whom the title is a (disputed) consequence of the First Council of Ephesus in the fifth century, in which the Virgin Mary was proclaimed “theotokos”, a title rendered in Latin as Mater Dei, in English as “Mother of God”.

According to Catholic doctrine, Mary was assumed into heaven and is with Jesus Christ, her divine Son and is represented in the Book of Revelation (chapter 11:19–12:6) as the woman clothed with the sun who gives birth to Christ
— Wikipedia

Chords — Bb D
D Dm
D G D F D

184 beats per minute / Swing

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album Geo-eccentric
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderFly In The Ointment

LYRICS
There’s a fly in the ointment
Without an appointment
Does anybody anywhere even care
There’s a fly in the ointment
Without an appointment
Is anybody aware

There’s a guy holding office
That’s a public disgrace
Does anybody want to save face
Give a try grasping this
Human rights aren’t hit or miss
Let us create some space

Fly In The Ointment.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 5
E E7 EaddG
Em add G, F, D, C, A#, G#

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWho Cares?

LYRICS
There’s love in the air
In fact, love’s everywhere

Chorus
If you care what everyone cares
Ya better pray they care
If you care what anyone cares
Ya might find the love they share

Have ya any love to spare?
There in need of some there

Chorus

Let your love light shine
And, all turns to fine

Chorus

Can you cross the line
On the love feast dine?

Chorus

Who Cares.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — G Em7
Em Am D G

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAlpha Centauri Moments

The star closest to the sun -- Proxima Centauri
The star closest to the sun — Proxima Centauri

LYRICS
The definition of the Lord is the law
Who do you think you are
If you’d seen the things I saw
You’d say they crossed the line too far

Do you know the closest star?
Do you know where you are?
Do you know the next closest
Alpha Centauri moments

Starchild
Go wild
Starchild
Bewilder
Starchild
Go further

Alpha Centauri Moments.mp3

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

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Do you know where you are? Our solar system doesn’t really have a name, so it’s a trick question. The second closest solar system is a bit more than 4 light years away, has 3 stars and is called Alpha Centauri. The closest Alpha Centauri star to us is called Proxima Centauri.

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderEdger Allan In The Poe

Songwriting at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, PA
Songwriting at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, PA

Edger Allan In The Poe.mp3

LYRICS
chorus
There’s a movement of the people
You can not deny
Oh, my, my

And, it seems it’s starting to show
Tearing at the seams
As the people get into the know
You know what I mean?

Chorus

You dare not cross the line
Or, they’ll try to crack your spine
If you dare to raise a presence
The weight will crush ’till silence

Civil Unrest in the City of Brotherly Love
Civil Unrest in the City of Brotherly Love

Chorus

Chorus reprise
There’s a movement toward a steeple
When the temple is the people
Try, try, try

ABOUT THIS SONG
This song was/is inspired by N.A. Poe of Philadelphia’s TV show the Panic Hour. Though Poe was not allowed on Federal Ground, his presence was the essence.

High Definition Pictures of the Protest in Philly

More on the World-wide Civil Unrest

Chords — Capo 2 (F#)
Slide into Em from flat
D6 Aadd9 D6 A7 Em
G B Em bass line

Made in the USA at the Liberty Bell / Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTime

LYRICS
There was a time when time went tick tock
But, since… they’ve changed the meaning of clock
There was a time when Plymouth was a rock
Now freedom’s hogtied… gagged with a sock

Chorus
Can you really, really break free
And, freely be “me”
Can you wiggle into sanity
And, become totally

There was a time when they heard rhyme
But, since… they’ve changed the meaning of crime
There was a time when Goliath was giant
Now, wonder if you’re God’s client?

Chorus

Time.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D6 Am7
Am7 Aadd9

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderLion Pig

LYRICS
Who is afraid of the big, bad wolf
Meandering propaganda comes from his mouth
Who is afraid of the lion pig
With all that lyin’ his own grave he’ll dig

Chorus
You can huff… you can puff… but you can’t blow it down
When they judge the play, who’ll be the clown
You can huff… you can puff… no! You can’t blow it down
When they judge the play, who’ll wear the frown

Once upon a time there were three little bears
Into their den Goldilocks dares
Eating their porridge… sitting in their chairs
Until she’s caught in bed, nobody cares

Chorus

Lion Pig.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 3
D A E A
A E A

A song about abuse of the justice system by members of the police department.

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Bigger They Come

LYRICS
The bigger they come the further they fall
Thinking that they’re above it all

Isn’t it about time for realization
Isn’t it time for a real celebration
Of a civil civil civilization

The meeker they come the further they’ll go
The promised land is coming or don’t you know?

Instead of spines without ration
Following passion’s latest fashion
From the highest peaks to the depths of the ocean

The bigger they come the further they fall
Thinking that they’re above it all
The meeker they come the further they’ll go
The promised land is coming or don’t you know?

The Bigger They Come.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 2
C A Em A
A G A

Made in the USA (Marsh Creek State Park, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderElixir

LYRICS
Pierce the skin with a needle prick
Take away the ills of feeling sick
Peace of mind… more than a mental trick
When growing old the physiology is thick

ick, ick, ick, ick

Mother’s little helper — quick
Forget another habit to quit
Feeling of relief — slick
Hot spot… I scream “Ice cream” lick

ick, ick, ick

Elixir.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Am Em
Aadd9 Asus
D A

Made in the USA (Glenside, Montgomery County and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

This song is dedicated to people with medical conditions that require regular injections with a needle.

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderNew World Order

New World Order.mp3

LYRICS
You the new world order
Is a suit and a tie
Can you protect the border
Or, is it all a lie?

La, de, da, la, de, da, dum

They say you are what you eat
With the media we’re fed… I guess bullshit?
They say the system can’t be beat
Maybe if we all led a protest fit

Na, na, na, na, na, na

You think the new world order
Is live and let die
Well, it’s the last quarter
Time for us to say goodbye

La, de, da, la, de, da, dum

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords –Aadd9 Am
C Am

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Ahh (this song la de da dum and naa naa naa naa naa)
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHuman Induced

Human Induced.mp3 (Free MP3 Download)

LYRICS
It’s so humid my innards are stew
Yeah, we’re hot and sweaty, too

Hot all day and all night
There’s no relief in sight
Ha ha ha hot

There’s a thunderstorm rollin’ through just ’bout every day
Our climate change is the volatile weather way

Well, the world won’t stop for you to get off
We’ll have to deal
No, we never could get to fulfill enough
We’ve made it real

Yowwwww

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 1
E7 Em
E7 A
E7 G A E7

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

This song was inspired by more extreme weather events. Find out more about human induced climate change and global warming.

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderEspecially You

Especially You.mp3 (Free MP3 Download)

LYRICS
Wouldn’t want anybody to hurt you
Especially you

Better put you hand in a boxing glove
Better put a helmet on your head
’cause I’ve heard it said
Self-inflicted pain results from falling in love

Wouldn’t want anybody to hurt you
Especially you

Better cover yourself in some bubble wrap
Shave only with a safety razor
’cause love will slice you like a laser
Or, snap your back like a mousetrap

Wouldn’t want anybody to hurt you
Especially you

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E (bass)
E A G E

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse