bookmark_borderFeelings

Recording In The Dark
Recording In The Dark

Feelings.mp3

LYRICS
I like crawling into spaces
I like making funny faces
You like sending out tracers
Attempts at erasers (erasures)

I like writing little songs
I like figuring right from wrong
You like acting too strong
Weighing down hard and long

Who knows maybe faces and song
Will help us all to get along
We could be twice as strong
And, save our human races
… leaving some traces

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em Bsus4 Em7
F#m7
G

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.

From the album School Of Fort Knocks
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRa

Sun Songwriting
Sun Songwriting

Ra Part 3.mp3

LYRICS
Fusion
Confusion
Solar energy
The sun
No matter our distortion
Can’t help the synergy
No matter our destruction
Devastation, eradication
Let the light shine
It’ll all be fine
Just let the light shine
We’ll all be fine

Fusion
Confusion
If the nuclear
Is not clear
You’ve got Fusion Confusion

The sun

Ra, ra, ra
God of the sun
Ray, ray, ray
Which either way you say
Ra, ra, ra
Ray, ray, ray
Whichever way you say
Ra, ra
Ray, ray

Golden
God
The Sun

Turning the plants on
To being green
The sun
If you know what I mean
(Their fill of chlorophyll)

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F#

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.

From the album School Of Fort Knocks
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPin Drop

Recording Studio
Recording Studio

Pin Drop.mp3

LYRICS
Quite enough to hear a pin drop
Right before your bubbles pop
If it’s so loud you can’t hear yourself think
Do a mind meld and we’ll link
Let it be found…
You’ve become one with the sound

Quite enough to hear a pin drop
Right before ya blow your top
If you lead a horse to water and can’t make ’em drink
Give a smile, a hug… a wink
Let it be found…
You’ve come around

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Dm
notes: D walkdown with Bb and F#
D Bb
Dm

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

This song is motivated by the contrast between quite and not quite… like during a snow fall… like “Mandela funeral live: Angry Desmond Tutu scolds FNB stadium”

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel laureate, “I want to hear a pin drop!”

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.

From the album School Of Fort Knocks
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOld Fashioned Christmas

Old Fashioned Christmas.mp3

Old Fashioned Christmas Songwriting
Old Fashioned Christmas Songwriting

LYRICS
Ho, ho, ho, hallelujah
Ho, ho, ho, hallelujah
Do you know
How does the saying go?

Recipe for a gingerbread house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse
Do you know
How does the saying go?

Stockings hung by the chimney with care
Something about roasting chestnuts there
Do you know
How does the saying go?

Dashing… ore the fields we go
Don’t forget the mistletoe
Do you know
How does the saying go?

We three kings of orient are
Do you see what I see… follow the star
Do you know
How does the saying go?
Rudolph with your nose so bright
With a tail… a tail as long as a kite
Do you know
How does the saying go?
Oh, holy night
May all your Christmases be white
Do you know
How does the saying go?

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C C+f
G C

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Miss Christmas and part of the on-going Christmas Music Experiment.

By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIcicles

Songwriting Inspired by Icicles
Songwriting Inspired by Icicles

Icicle (Music Video).mp4

Icicles.mp3

LYRICS
The water was dripping
Changed state now is forming
An icing
Of icicles

Jack Frost is nipping
The temperature dipping
Sub-freezing
Gives chills

Zero and dropping
With no sign of stopping
Bone chilling
Icicles
Winter spectacles

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Csus4 C7 (optional ending Fsus4)

112 beats per minute / Slow Rock

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

From the album Miss Christmas and part of the on-going Christmas Music Experiment.

By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBasic Alkaline

Basic Alkaline Part 6.mp3

Songwriting In The Studio
Songwriting In The Studio

LYRICS
Basically alkaline

Basic alkaloid
Filling the void

Basic acid

Acidic

If I did acid…
Like vinegar
Alkaloid I’d…
Basically if I…
Basic basically

If I enclose and expose
Enclose
If I enclose and expose
In tight quarters
And, expose them to each other
Creating the void
Alkaloid, basically

How long would it be
Be… before
They explode
The motherload
Explode
Bass an alkaloid

ABOUT THIS SONG
Intro — Am FM7

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.

From the album School Of Fort Knocks
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTether Snapped

INSTRUMENTAL

000721_2333-Tether-Snapped.mp3

000721_2334-Tether-Snapped-Prelude.mp3

000721_2335-Tether-Snapped-Interlude.mp3

000721_2336-Tether-Snapped.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Intro — Em

Daniel — Synthesizers

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.

From the album School Of Fort Knocks
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderParting of the Seas Disease

Parting of the Seas Disease.mp3

LYRICS
Parting of the seas disease
Do you think you can command God
You’re the boss and She’s on the job?

Oh please,
Parting of the seas disease
Are you sure
You wanna F&$% with Mother nature?

Are you really that special
That you’re the cure-all (for all the ill that ails)
Or just a spiritual sleaze
With parting of the seas disease

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Ebm Ebsus4
Guitar — capo 4 Em

152 beats per minute / Rock with bass set to sine synthesizer

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers, Electric / Acoustic Guitar (all instruments played simultaneously in an extemporaneous fashion)

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.

From the album School Of Fort Knocks
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOn Your Mark

On Your Mark.mp3

LYRICS
What are you waiting for?
If you wait much more
They’ll likely realize
You’ll lose the element of surprise

What are you waiting for?
If you wait much more
You’ll have missed the moment to seize
So, pleeeeeeeeeease

What are you waiting for?
If you wait much more
An activist
Will have turned pacifist
Lack of action
Due to procrastination

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F# F#m
Guitar — Capo 2 hammer on/off Em

146 beats per minute / Rock with bass set to drums

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers, Electric / Acoustic Guitar (all instruments played simultaneously in an extemporaneous fashion)

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.

From the album School Of Fort Knocks
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSlippery Slope

Slippery Slope.mp3

LYRICS
Headed out
On a slippery slope
No doubt,
Going to need some hope

Less I look the dope
And, slide where there’s nowhere to hide
Get a hold… cope?
I already tried

Whether it’s decline or incline
I’m inclined
To decline
An invitation to devastation

Holding on tight
With all our might
Hold on long enough
No matter how tough
Everything will be alright

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C A
Bb A

140 beats per minute / Shuffle Rock

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.

From the album Rude-ill-mentally
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderNearer

December Snow
December Snow

Nearer.mp3

LYRICS
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
So glad
We grew nearer

Watching the time go
I begin to know
You better
Catching the time go
We grow nearer
And dearer

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — FM7 Bb Fsus4 F
C7 F

138 beats per minute / Heavy Metal with brushes and a Country Twist

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

From the album Miss Christmas and part of the on-going Christmas Music Experiment.

By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderShuffle Boogie

Songwriting In A Snow Storm
Songwriting In A Snow Storm

INSTRUMENTAL

Shuffle Boogie.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Dm

129 beats per minute / Shuffle Boogie

Daniel — Keyboards

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.

From the album Rude-ill-mentally
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderNext Door Neighbor

Songwriting About a Snow Storm
Songwriting About a Snow Storm

Next Door Neighbor.mp3

LYRICS
Leave them screaming for some more
Your neighbor
Next door
Your neighbor
Next door

Love thy neighbor
As thy self
Preserve self-wealth

Could be less fancy
Call yourself Nancy
Crowned Dog God
No matter how odd

Better off plowing
Where it’s been snowing
A path to peace
At the very least

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E
D A (slide up 2 frets and back) E
E Em
D (slide up 2 frets and back) A (slide up 2 frets and back) E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Organ

An extemporaneous song with all instruments played simultaneously.

From the album Miss Christmas and part of the on-going Christmas Music Experiment.

By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSoulidarity

Soulidarity Prelude.mp3
Soulidarity Part 1.mp3
Soulidarity Suite.mp3

Winter Recording Studio
Winter Recording Studio

LYRICS
The whiteness of the snow, ya know…
Tends to cover the blemish of disaster
Makes one less selfish with the laughter

Are you better off living life
Letting your hourglass sand sieve
Or, giving all you can give

Give of your soul
I want to hear your spirit
Let me hear it
Give of your sole
I want to here your spirit
Come on, here it!

In the sifting sands of man
Doing the best that you can

Forget being a stranger in a distant land
Bring forth your love for all to understand

The cover of the snow, ya know
Let’s the Earth’s spirit grow with glow

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D6 Aadd9 A7 A7lessC#

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Organ

An extemporaneous song with all instruments played simultaneously.

From the album Miss Christmas and part of the on-going Christmas Music Experiment.

By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCrunch

Songwriting About a Snow Storm
Songwriting About a Snow Storm

Crunch.mp3

LYRICS
The ground underneath my feet
Crunches

If crutches are in your clutches
Won’t help like they could
When watching people clasping
Please help like we should

Instructed to be productive
And, with thy gifts give
Productive to the instructed
Long let quality live

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C

90 beats per minute / 60’s Rock

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

This is a song about being productive… even when you’re unexpectedly shut-in… like in a snow storm… at the same time, giving consideration to the most vulnerable of your neighbors.

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.

From the album Rude-ill-mentally
By Daniel Brouse