Tag: folk

bookmark_borderMidst Of The Beast

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LYRICS
In the midst of the beast
Who is the most
Who is the least?
Um? Fee fi fo fum
Color me dumb
I guess I’m…
One

Feel the breath on my neck
Bearing down
Introspect
The width
The breadth
Confound
Bearing down
Um? Fee fi fo fum
Color me dumb
I guess I’m…
One
One and the same
The beast! Look out!
The beast within
Look again
I’m him
I can run
But I can’t hide
The beast without
From the beast within
The mirror image
I am…
In the “I am” Age

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Hard Rock / Progressive EDM
Chords: Em7(11) Em Em7 D6 / G Em; 152 BPM Rock Ballad
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderA Bob Marley Heart

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LYRICS
Hey, Mack, as a matter-of-fact
Can you spare a piece of gum
If so, I’d love to have some
Hey, Mask, as a matter-of-fact
When you get beneath hair and gum
Our “go”
Is within our sum
And with spirit
Add some
Add some sum toward one
May a Bob Marley heart start
Maybe a Bob Marley heart
To unite a light
The light
Delight
One love
Get together
With delight

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: A B A B G / Bm; 100 BPM Funky Pop
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderThe Challenge

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LYRICS
When up for the challenge
It is hard to manage
“Way too easy”
I ask
Is a measly task
Any fun for you
I take the challenge
I do!
To be alive
Is the thrill
Of the strive
Same ole’ drill
Quit at five
Still
I’d rather thrive
On the thrill
Of the drive

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: C#m7(11) F#7 C#m C#m9; 84 BPM 16 Beat #4
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderThe Investi-Gate

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LYRICS
What we need
Now
Perhaps
More than ever
Is education
Knowledge
Stimulization
Of wisdom
On our final page
A sage
The End
[sage-like interlude]
If it’s not too late
To procrastinate
For a sage
In the “age 2”
Of too
To too
Too — me and you
2 — me and you
The age
When knowledge
Reckon
Turn the page
A sage
The End

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: Dm9 Dm Em F / Dm7; 119 BPM 6/8/Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderDozed In Oz

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LYRICS
Z,z,z,z,z,z….
Oz,z,z,z
I’m thinking
Wake-up!
Start blinking
I suppose
You can’t see
With your eyes closed
I suppose
It’s fantasy
With your eyes closed
I’s blink your lids
Try to get hold of our id’s
Open our lids
(Open our I-lids)
And see reality
I’m thinking
Wake-up!
n’ start blinking
Open our I’s
To the rise
Of reality
Realize
Reality
Z,z,z,z,z,z….
Oz,z,z,z
It’s OK, Dorothy… we know
It was just a dream
Dorothy,
Now you see
All is not what it may seem
You’ve dozed
In Oz

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: F# F#7 D#m7 DM7aug F#; 123 BPM Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderSearching

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LYRICS
If I only knew what I was looking for
Maybe I could find it
Then, find some more
If I only knew what I was looking for
Maybe I could find some more
And be sure
If I only knew what I was looking for

If I only knew where to look for it
Maybe I could find just a little bit
If I only knew where to look for it
Maybe if my light was lit
I’d find a bit
If I only knew where to look for it

If I only knew it’s in front of my eyes
Realize there’s no color or size
If I only knew it’s in front of my eyes
Surprise! There’s no color or size
Realize the prize
If I only knew it’s in front of my eyes

Searching.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E7 E7sus4 A7 A7sus4 B7
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
From the album Climax

bookmark_borderSkullduggery

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LYRICS
There’s no need to bring the
Boys home
(No need to bring the boys home)
When you’re piloting
A drone
The boys are already home

Oops! When there’s too many maybe’s
You end up dropping bombs on babies
Minimizing my strife
Winds up in loss of human life

There’s no need to bring the
Boys home
(No need to bring the boys home)
When you’re launching
Missiles
There are no more “miss ya’s”

[rave-up into jam]

The cost because of camouflage
Mired in the fog of a mirage
The depth of death’s carnage
Label us the “barnyard age”
… in the age of the boneage
(animal noises)

Skullduggery.p3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Protest Folk
Chords: D E / D A E A / E A E A B7
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar

From the album Omega-ga
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWait-less / Weightless

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LYRICS
Did you discover…
Your complaint of having to wait
Is over
Yes, wait less
Now you are wait-less
Your weightless
You’re weightless

Same ole fate
Meet-your-maker date
They say…
It could be any day

Angels are your wings
And other amazing things
Unfurled
Wonders beyond the world

I think you’re seeing heaven
Heaven, again
You know…
From whence one will come, one will go
Heaven, again

Wait-less (Music Video).mp4

Wait-less.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song written during the solar eclipse with my mother. She was in hospice on Marshall Street in West Chester, PA. Recorded at Marshall Square Park.

Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: Em harmonics / C D E / C E
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard

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

bookmark_borderGoing Nuclear

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Going Nuclear.mp3

LYRICS
“What are you waiting for?”
1,2,3,4…
For four minutes or more
“What I’ve been waiting for”
Let me make it clear
… going nuclear
(I’d rather not be here)
Radiate the foe
A cancer growth must go
When you’ve cut out his heart
Yet, he will not depart
I fear…
You’ve got to go nuclear
“What are you waiting for?”
22,23,24…
For 24 minutes or more
“What I’ve been waiting for”
Anticipate the end of the wait
Evacuate
Clear of nuclear
“What are you waiting for?”
Before more hours
The moment’s ours
“What I’ve been waiting for”
Clear of nuclear
“What I’ve been waiting for”

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: E’s / E A / G A E
Recording: live 1-track digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar

Songs written in the doctors’ waiting rooms. This one was written in the Chester County Hospital’s Radiology waiting room for a patient undergoing cancer treatment
From the album Doctor Please! Doctor, Please!
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBlowin’ In The Wind

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Coversong originally made famous by Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary.
Written by Bob Dylan

G        C            G
How many roads must a man walk down
           C          D
Before you call him a man?
       G        C           G
Yes, n' how many seas must a white dove sail
           C             D
Before she sleeps in the sand?
       G        C              G
Yes, n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
           C          D
Before they're forever banned?

    C          D          G             Em
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
    C         D             G
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album Eschatology
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTo Love

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To Love

from the album Christmas Gifts

To Love Songwriting

To Love Music Video (Free Mp4)
To Love (Free MP3 Download or Streaming Music)

LYRICS
In the beginning,
God created the heavens and the Earth
So She could give us a mortal birth
To love

In the ending,
Forever compass
If we should get lost, She can guide us
… through our mess
To love

Every now and then
I start a wondering
When the human race
Will embrace the space
To love

When everyday is Christmas
It’ll be hard to miss
Her eternal closeness
Giving us the bliss
To love

Mass Christmas
Love tidal wave
Mass Christmas
Let the love save

From above
May we never forget nor neglect
To love

Christmas Recording Studio

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Capo 1
C Am
Am G
G Em

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Jingle Bells

by Daniel Brouse

More From Christmas Gifts 2014

bookmark_borderBroadway

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Broadway Music And Video
Broadway Music And Video

LYRICS
Loving the broads on Broadway
Sure know how to make my day
Go-go girls and the way they sway

They say the smiles shine bright on Broadway
Hair shimmering in the lights of Broadway

Candycane legs look so sweet
Oh, my God! Such a treat
Standing tall with high heels on their feet

Neon signs reflect a glimmer in their eye
Instead of bustling to hustle by
Hoping one stops to say hi
(Ya know… hello!)

Broadway Music Video.mp4

Broadway.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Capo 3
G G-g
G A D G
Em G

Written at Broadway and the Avenue Of The Americas in New York City.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hack
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderChristmas In New York City

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Songwriting In NYC
Songwriting In NYC

LYRICS
Listening to shuffle of the feet upon the street

Cozy. In fact, compact.

Listening to the city’s heartbeat
Conceit can’t penetrate concrete

Traffic cops’ whistles blow
Pulse of the traffic flow

Sounding pretty
Christmas in New York City

Christmas In New York City Music Video.mp4

Christmas In New York City.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
C C+f
Am Em C

Written and recorded at Broadway and the Avenue Of The Americas in New York City.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hack
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderLeaving It Up to You

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LYRICS
I’m afraid if we leave it to you
What will ensue
I’m afraid of leaving it up to you

It’s time all of us try to pull through
It’s time to do what we gotta do
It’s time we all pull through

Don’t wanna reach the end of our rope
Too many acting like a dope
Find us a different way to cope
‘fore we slide down this slippery slope

Leaving It Up to You Music Video.mp4

Leaving It Up To You.mp3

Leaving It Up to You Songwriting
Leaving It Up to You Songwriting

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
C D6 Em
Em
Bm Em

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hack
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderChop Chop

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Recording Chop Chop
Recording Chop Chop

LYRICS
Chop, chop
Awwwww
Chop, chop
Ughhhh

We will kill the old red rooster
Sure to be a morale booster

Chicken running with it’s head cut off
Makin’ me sick gonna gag and cough

Gotta love that chicken and dumplings
Isn’t superiority something?

We’ll be barreling down the mountain when we come
Runaway train loaded with the dumb
We’ll be barreling down the mountain
Spewing feces like a fountain
We’ll be barreling down the mountain
Here come the dumb

Chop Chop Music Video.mp4

Chop Chop.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
E
D A E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hack
by Daniel Brouse