bookmark_borderBeyond a Shadow of a Doubt

LYRICS
Once you let your brain out
You realize beyond a shadow of a doubt
Once you open your eyes
You realize
Beyond a shadow of a doubt
What it’s all about

Once you let your brain out
Of your self-imposed cage
The same cage that does enrage
You realize
Beyond a shadow of a doubt
What life’s all about

Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt Part 3.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Dm Em F

120 Beats Per Minute / Mellow 8-beat

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller and a Computer

From the album A-wear
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderI Must Be In Heaven

I Must Be In Heaven.mp3

LYRICS
Am I in heaven
Without being dead
As these mortal thoughts
Penetrate my head

Chorus
The hypocrites so hypocritical
They’re gonna shut their own … (You’re letting us down)
Hypocrite equals political
Severely sadistical clown

Sign of the beckon
Nod — yes is said
No more “why nots”
Time freedom is fed

Am I in heaven
Do Overlords fail
Bureaucrat robot
Tiger eats it’s tail

Sigh… oh, the beckon
Nod — yes! We hail
No more brain rot
Freedom needs a wail!

ABOUT THE SONG
C C G
Am C

This song was inspired by the republicans threat to shutdown homeland security over the democrats immigration policy. Headlines, such as, “Homeland Security facing GOP shutdown threat”

Senators Move to End Deadlock Over Funding of Homeland Security
New York Times‎ – 23 hours ago
… as they searched for a way to avert a partial shutdown of the agency. Senate … Representative Steve King, Republican of Iowa and a vocal immigration opponent, said Mr.
House GOP weighs new approach on Homeland Security
AOL News‎ – 5 hours ago
John Boehner presses House Republicans to accept DHS stopgap
Politico‎ – 8 hours ago

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album A-wear
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIn Your Free Time

In Your Free Time Songwriting
In Your Free Time Songwriting

In Your Free Time Music Video.mp4

In Your Free Time.mp3

LYRICS
Oh, Lord!
Lordy, can you help me
Help me to see
See this day that’s free

If you wouldn’t mind…

Free time

Afforded the time to be free
When the sun does rise
Please revive being alive
Instill vitality into me
“Arise!”

Lord,
In your free time…
I’m…
… hoping you can afford
A harmonious chord
Harmonious accord

ABOUT THE SONG
G A C G
G A C E
D/D6 Em

A song about the appreciation of life… ’cause when it’s over… you’re dead.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album A-wear
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDo Not Blink

Do Not Blink (Guitar/Vocals).mp3

Do Not Blink Soundtrack.mp3

Do Not Blink Music Video.mp4

LYRICS
What do you think
Before ya can blink
We could all be extinct

And, before you know
You get to know no
No semen flow
No fetuses grow

As you realize
Right before your eyes
Mortality arise
Terminal surprise

As you awake
Start to shiver n’ shake
Got what it takes
To create make

Inclination destination
Evolution deconstruction
Civilization eradication
The human nation needin’ education

Do Not Blink Songwriting and Recording
Do Not Blink Songwriting and Recording

ABOUT THE SONG
E A C G
A C A C A C

A song inspired by our species inclination.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controllers and a Computer

From the album A-wear
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTwist n’ Tie?

Twist-n-Tie.mp3

LYRICS
Why not
Twist n’ tie into a knot?

… ’cause then your have to wrangle with the untangle?

Why don’t I twist and tie “I” into a knot…
Is there an angle to… the wrangle of a tangle?

An angle angel
Why knot
The shape of things to come
Coming out from

ABOUT THE SONG
Dm
Em Em F

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controllers and a Computer

From the album A-wear

by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTinmen

Tinmen Recording Session
Tinmen Recording Session

Tinmen Music Video.mp4

Tinmen Mix.mp3

LYRICS
Keep on moving
Keep improving
You know if you go too slow
You’ll likely seize and cease to go

Waiting for a guy “if he only had a brain”
Might be considered lame or insane
Ask a Tin Woodman… he’ll understand

Strike up the band (striking up the band)

If when has become then
Than we’re in the land of tinmen

Oooooil
Uncoil with oil
Loosen up and seize the day
Instead of the other way
Remain lost in the forest
Restrained in a sudden reign
Now we must bust free of the rust
Lust for a heart
As Dorothy can see
A new knew start

ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 2
G Em A E
E A D A E
A G
D G D A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controllers and a Computer

From the album A-wear

by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCrossing

*Crossing* Songwriting and Recording
*Crossing* Songwriting and Recording

Crossing Music Video.mp4

Crossing Radio Version.mp3
Crossing (longplay).mp3

LYRICS
You know that I’m… gonna cross the chasm great and wide
You know the time… ford the ocean at low tide

Gotta climb that mountain to get to the other side
Oh, Mama… I’m crossing… I ride

You know that I’m… gonna cross this town in stride
You know the time… is well before you’ve died
Gotta bridge that gap. Certain. Won’t be denied.
Oh, Mama… I’m crossing… I ride

Forever prone to be at home

To Get to the Other Side
To Get to the Other Side

ABOUT THE SONG
A G D A
C E A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Whistling

From the album A-wear
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPant

Pant.mp3

LYRICS
By any chance
Are there ants in your pants
The way you move n’ shake
I hadda do a double take

Cha cha cha and la la la

From what I see
You’ve got the heebie jeebie
The way you shake n’ jerk
Could be a seditious quirk

Well, where’s freewill
I just can’t sit still
Overcome by the beat
Leap from my seat onto my feet

Pant chant
Chant pant

ABOUT THE SONG
Am C Am
Am E G Am
E A rave-up

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album A-wear
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAsibikaashi

Asibikaashi Music Video.mp4

Asibikaashi Mix.mp3

LYRICS
Chase your dreams
They will come
So it seems
And then some

There is a spider lady
That weaves her web
Catches dreams that are shady
Waiting for the dark to ebb

“Once the sun rises
All bad dreams just disappear”
Good thoughts all shapes and sizes
Will become ever clearer

(whispered “She’s Asibikaashi”

ABOUT THE SONG
G A E
D A E
E

Dreamcatchers originated with the Ojibwe people. The Ojibwe people have an ancient legend about the origin of the dreamcatcher. Storytellers speak of the Spider Woman, known as Asibikaashi; she took care of the children and the people on the land. Eventually, the Ojibwe Nation spread to the corners of North America and it became difficult for Asibikaashi to reach all the children. So the mothers and grandmothers would weave magical webs for the children, using willow hoops and sinew, or cordage made from plants. The dreamcatchers would filter out all bad dreams and only allow good thoughts to enter our mind. Once the sun rises, all bad dreams just disappear.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Controllers and a Computer

From the album A-wear
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Boy in the Plastic Bubble

LYRICS
Living in a bubble
Afraid of our rubble

To be Tod Lubitch must be a real …. switch
Are we able to deal
Living our lives in an incubator
Human impersonator
Step out of the bubble
Own our rubble

“… he steps outside his house, unprotected, and rides off on her horse.”
(of course… into the sunset… you bet!)

unprotected, effected, projected, affected, connected
Doing the unexpected
Step out of the bubble
Own our rubble
Gonna stay a mess unless we redress

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 2
Em Esus
D6

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Animal Nature
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWorld Turning

LYRICS
Is the world still turning
Is the sun still burning
Is it time to get on with it
Time to move on a bit?
… world still turning
… sun still burning

Unless we tame this trouble
The trouble is likely to double
Unless the human gets humble
Civilization’s likely to crumble

Our error on terror… terrible
The terror of our error incredible
Instead of our babble and mumble
Recognition of our stumble

World Turning Music Video.mp4

World Turning.mp3

World Turning
World Turning

ABOUT THE SONG
A slide up 2 frets
A C A
D G A

C A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Animal Nature
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSt. Gertrude Battle Hymn

Songwriting And Recording
Songwriting And Recording

LYRICS
Sound off,
1, 2
Sound off,
2, 3
Another killing spree
Sound off, 1, 2… Sound off, 3, 4… Sound off, 1, 2, 3, 4
Time to kill some more

Onward Jewish, onward Muslim, onward Christian soldiers
Marching, marching, marching as to war

“Ain’t no use in going home; Jody’s got your girl and gone. Ain’t no use in feeling blue; Jody’s got your sister, too. Ain’t no use in lookin’ back; Jody’s got your Cadillac…”

Add additional cadence calls as is appropriate for your audience. Call and response should reflect a similar satirical look at “hopelessness”, “suicide soldier” and “kamikaze” attitudes.

St. Gertrude Battle Hymn Music Video.mp4

St. Gertrude Battle Hymn.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A A7/Aadd9
E G A C

Inspired by 1) today’s War of the Religions of the Book (Judaism, Islamism, Christianity)
2) “Onward, Christian Soldiers”, a 19th-century English hymn. Onward, Christian Soldiers was written as a processional hymn for children walking from Horbury Bridge to Horbury St Peter’s Church near Wakefield, Yorkshire, at Whitsuntide in 1865. It was originally entitled, “Hymn for Procession with Cross and Banners.”
3) Military cadence — a traditional call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching. In the United States, these cadences are sometimes called jody calls or jodies, after Jody, a recurring character who figures in some traditional cadences.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Animal Nature
by Daniel “MacDonald-Armstrong-Irvine” Brouse

bookmark_borderBoogie Woogie Blues

LYRICS
Don’t you worry about your dancing shoes
No matter how ya hoof it you can’t loose
Dancing and singing the boogie woogie blues

How can you turn the page living in the digital age
Look out find music as your sage
True is what true is dancing the boogie woogie blues
You can’t loose with the boogie woogie blues

When Eden’s fruit falls from the tree
It doesn’t blemish… it doesn’t bruise
Oh, can’t you seeeeeee…
Listening and dancing the boogie woogie blues

Boogie Woogie Blues.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E A
B7 A E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Animal Nature
by Daniel “MacDonald-Armstrong-Irvine” Brouse

bookmark_borderEveryday

Everyday Songwriting and Recording
Everyday Songwriting and Recording

LYRICS
Always living like it’s my last day
You know in some way
We’re all going to leave this rat race in dismay

Not slowly in pain I pray
Or too soon cutting in on my play
Any way…

Never know if it’s your last day
No need to wonder
We all end up six feet under

Wanna be a dread ’till dead
Push comes to shove I’d rather love
Keep the Reaper at bay

Gonna live to the fullest each and every day
What did Neil say?
Heard Old Neil talk about ‘er… thought I heard Neil say…
Better to burn out than fade away?
I hope Neil Young does remember… mankind needed him ’round anyway

Everyday Music Video.mp4

Everyday.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
G Em
G Em C D

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Animal Nature
by Daniel “MacDonald-Armstrong-Irvine” Brouse

bookmark_borderClose To The Endge

LYRICS
It’s a long way
(Not such a long way)

Call: It’s a long way
Response: Can’t you feel it coming
Call: It’s a long way
Response: Can’t you see it coming

Close to the end of the edge
Close to the endge

Daniel 12
13 “As for you, go your way till the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days you will rise to receive your due.”
Yes you! In the end, the love you give… and then some/sum, too

Go your way
Hey, hey, hey
You can go our own way
The prophets say, “Go your way!”

Close to the endge
Knowledge
Emerge

Close To The Endge.mp3

 

 

ABOUT THE SONG
C Am
Em C

In hindsight, there was a tid-bit of Fleetwood Mac and Yes influence… but for the most part this is an impromptu spiritual.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Controllers and Computers

A live, extemporaneous 1-track stereo recording. All instruments played simultaneously.

From the album Animal Nature
by Daniel “MacDonald-Armstrong-Irvine” Brouse