Tag: Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAt Last

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LYRICS
Something is happening
The brass ring
Within grasp…
At last
They say it’s a new beginning
Baby, we’re on our way
A free ride
On the carousel
Farewell
Worry died
(Good-bye darkside)

Life is strange
Riding on an ostrich
Modern age
Re-arrange
Going round and round and round
You’re found
On the carousel of life
Reside on the free side
No cost… no strife

At Last (Music Video).mp4

At Last.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: E11 E E7sus4 / C E
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

Written and recorded at the corners of High and Market Streets in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPurple

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LYRICS
Is your favorite color purple?
Then it’s really quite simple
Led my heart of red
To mix with the blues for you

Is your favorite color green?
I know just what you mean
Hello! I’m the fellow with yellow
To mix with the blues for you

Is your favorite color blue?
There’s really not much to do
The color is already true
It’s straight up blues for you

Chorus
Primarily primary scene
Primarily primary seen
Yellow, red, blue
Spirit, mind, body
See…
What’s made of you

Purple.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: Em7 C/C7 D7 C G
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBloody Shame

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LYRICS
The way you play the game
Is a bloody shame
Can’t punch through a wall after all

“If you throw the ball on the street
And your brother runs after it
He’s done for!”
He’s no more
So this summer…
You know… after all… to the beat
Of a different drummer
Of a different strummer
Of a different hummer

Bloody Shame.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: E / G A E
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

Inspired by two encounters on the street:
One with a fellow that just punched a wall.
The other with a mother talking to her children.

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderFreedom Train

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LYRICS
I heard there’s a train leaving
Leaving for Freedom
Freedom, USA
What do you say
We try to find our way
Free of dumb in Freedom
USA

They say Freedom’s just a little way
Further down the line
They say we’ll get there…
Just a matter of time

I heard the last train’s leaving
Grieving for Freedom
Freedom, USA
What do you say
We find a way to stay
In the Freedom kingdom
Each and every day

Freedom Train.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: G D7 G/C C G D / A E B7
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWhistling In The Wind (Follow Your Dreams)

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LYRICS
Where to begin when you’re whistling in the wind
You’ll find there’s no bind
When no one comes to mind

If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is near to hear
If no one is around… did it really make a sound?

Can’t see the trees through the forest?
Then, perhaps it’s best
To find your kind mind
And, disregard the rest

Whistling In The Wind.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG

If you describe someone as whistling in the wind, you mean that they are trying unsuccessfully to change something which cannot be changed.

A song about following your dreams. If you dream of making music, let it be heard. If no one hears it, is it really music? Don’t worry what other people might think or say. “Do or do not. There is no try.” — Yoda

Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: A C / C Bb B A / G F# F A / C A
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Whistling

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe People

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LYRICS
The people’s steeple
Is one under the sun
All inclusive
Belong to the club if you live
All the jive about being alive
Can all come true for you

The people’s steeple
None to soon will commune
Non-exclusive
Belong to the club if you live

The people’s steeple
Come on in to begin
Still elusive?
Not too late… start to live

The people’s steeple
Plenty of room to resume
Goin’ festive
Celebrate the fate “to live”

The People.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: Capo 2 E G / A G E
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderLeavin’ Grievin’ Starvin’

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LYRICS
Can I start workin’ it a bit
While I think on it
Fore sure, I’d love to know the big picture
… if I start, I can always quit

If I wait to hesitate
Lost time can’t regurgitate
Repeat: to time defeat

In “The End” ride off into the sunset
’til then, I’ve started to begin
My friend, forget about regret
As long as the time that’s mine is livin’

I leave grievin’ starvin’
And keep on believin’ in lovin’

Leavin’ Grievin’ Starvin’ (Music Video).mp4

Leavin’ Grievin’ Starvin’.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: A C E G A / G A C E A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Recorded live at Lake Wynonah in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Vocals, Guitar

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderUnconditional For All

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LYRICS
In the mish-mash of the humanity insanity
You are fine art removed from vanity
A perfect picture of compassion
With love you don’t ration

You’re giving away a sum
To anyone that wants some
Crossed the finish line, yet never done
Shinning brighter than the sun

Why don’t we all just do it
Hold all of us to it
Why not change the world
Before we get too old

In the mish-mash of the humanity insanity
You put optimism in opportunity
A pure champion of compassion
With love you don’t ration
(Unconditional for all)

Unconditional For All (Music Video).mp4

Unconditional For All.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: A E B7 / A B7 E / E A B7
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Recorded live at Lake Wynonah in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Vocals, Guitar

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse with special guest Christopher on sledge and wedge (axe wielding)

bookmark_borderGuitar Feedback

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LYRICS
For real, the guitar speaks for how I feel
What’s the deal? The guitar speaks for how I feel
Not that absurd when it’s heard
A tone tells a thousand words

Guitar Feedback (Music Video).mp4

Guitar Feedback.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: E (and all variations including E7 E9 E11(13) Em E4, etc.)
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Recorded live at Lake Wynonah in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Vocals, Guitar

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIn My Blood

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LYRICS
Why is that mosquito looking at me
Doesn’t he know… I’m not that tasty
Have I turned cold blooded (extremely)
Emotionally flooded
Don’t want to turn cold-hearted
Has it already started?

Why do I cry “I don’t want to die!”
While I should be giving…
Singing praises to the living
Raising my hands high to the sky
Thankful I am I
Don’t want to turn cold-hearted
Has it already started?

Time to consider turning innards outward
I’ve missed the starting gun?
Time to enact giving it back forward
Goodbye kissed n ready to run

In The Blood (Original Take).mp3

In The Blood (AltMix).mp3

In The Blood (Instrumental).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: Dm Am+4 / C G Dm / Dm G
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderStanding On A Volcano

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LYRICS
What do you know about standing on a volcano?
Spittin’… smokin’… gettin’ ready to blow
What do you know about standing on a volcano?
You gotta go with the lava flow
We’ll start to get it
When She throws a fit

What do you know about standing on a volcano?
Earth quake shake you to and fro
What do you know about standing on a volcano?
Might just deal the final blow

What do you know about standing on a volcano?
Pit Mother Nature as your foe
What do you know about standing on a volcano?
Damn! Sure hate to see you go

Forego making a stand on a volcano
Try n’ chill down-low mellow
Forego making a stand on a volcano
Less consequences you get to know

Standing On A Volcano (Music Video).mp4

Standing On A Volcano.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: E G / A G E / G A E
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGrifter Elixir

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LYRICS
Look around for the downpour
Reigning down on the poor
Poor bastards can’t take it any more
Look around for the downtrodden
Being ruled by the rotten
Poor bastards all but forgotten
The authority isn’t right by me
See the “blind eye” so clearly
An elixir for the grifter
Disrupting harmony
The authority isn’t right by me
See the “blind eye” so clearly
Watch him shake and break until nobody’s free

We’re found in the downpour
Raining down on our core
Rich bastards getting cleansed for sure
We’re found with the upbeat
Singing voices… dancing feet
Shuffle play and repeat

Grifter Elixir.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: G C / Em C D G / G Em D
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Brain Too More
by Listening Deficit

bookmark_borderHallelujah Hallucination

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LYRICS
For those that think it’s best
The rest are just a pest
If you try to address their mess
They’ll pass the buck to the next
Patriot bull$hit
Political rhetoric
(This $hit is thick)
Do no harm? Sound the alarm!
Men in suits stole the loot
Savage beast… to say the least

For those that boast “I’m the most”
At last, first will be last
At last, last will be first
Their reign quenching our thirst
Redemption nation
Alienation salvation
(Hallelujah hallucination)
Is justice justified
Is your hide on the ride
Was downside… now upside

Hallelujah Hallucination.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: C A / B C A / G A / C G A; 66 BPM –> over 100 –> 32
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard

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

From the album Brain Too More
by Listening Deficit

bookmark_borderWhat Is Is?

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LYRICS
I’m finding the utmost interest
In relativity
Feeling dependence on existence
Surreality
Trying to make sense
Of perception without senses
Perceive what I believe
Experience presence
Leap from “Ludwig’s Ladder”
Leave logic a tattered
Chaos theory delivery
The irony of destiny
Sixth sense third-eye I see

Spring from the last rung
Among angels in song
Soul music being sung
Time can’t be too long
In the essence of existence
Is the essence of existence
In the absence of existence
Will exist persist?

What Is Is? (Music Video).mp4

What Is-Is? .mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: Em C7 E C7 / E C7 A [C G7 A]
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

Wittgenstein’s ladder
A Wittgenstein’s ladder is a simplified explanation of a technical or complex subject that is used as a teaching tool, despite being technically wrong. The term stems from proposition number 6.54 by Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.

From the album A Collection Of Notes
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRobot Redundancy

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LYRICS
A robot took my job away
They don’t wanna pay a man to work these days
Automation, I’ve heard it said…
Is the best thing since sliced bread
But, hey! Hey, hey, hey!
I’ve got something to say
A ‘bot took my job today
(What are we going to do anyway?)

Our future drama dilemma
Puts pressure on our dogma
As they reconstitute the absolute

Cloud vortex gives birth
To the wicked witch of the North
Time is nigh to release
That which is good in the East

Robot Redundancy (Music Video).mp4

Robot Redundancy.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: C Am F / C E Am
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard

From the album Brain Too More
by Listening Deficit