INSTRUMENTAL
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Guitar Blues Rock
Chords: All major chords except F
Recording: digital 1-track stereo
Guitar
From the album Exoskeleton
by Daniel Brouse
Tag: music
bookmark_borderGroundhog Day
LYRICS
IF I’ve been here before
Don’t want to go there
(No more)
The same mistake
(Can’t take)
Can’t endure
There’s no doubt that history
Is repeating itself, for sure
Noooo… there’s really no mystery
A hit to my head ain’t no cure!
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Folk Rock
Chords: E G / A G E / A E B E / A B7 E
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Organ
From the album Exoskeleton
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderCotton Fields
Coversong made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Cotton Fields” is a song written by American blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, who made the first recording of the song in 1940.
G N.C.
When I was a little 'itty bitty baby
C G
My momma would rock me in the cradle
D
In them old... cotton fields back home
G C G
It was down in Louisiana just about a mile from Texarkana
D G C
In them old cotton fields back home
G C
When them cotton balls get rotten
G
You can't pick very much cotton
D
In them old cotton fields back home
G C G
It was down in Louisiana just about a mile from Texarkana
D G C G
In them old cotton fields back home
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Faux-fiddle
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bookmark_borderOut Of Your System
LYRICS
Get it out of the system
I guess I am
Bring it into sight (the light)
That’s right
The mountain mile high
A new beginning nigh
Turn on what I am
Let the life begin
Climbed up the mountain
I can come down again
System restoration
“I am” reincarnation
Now the mountain an’ I
Are a mile high
Nothing I love better to do
Then, enjoy the view with you
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: E G A / C D A
Recording: digital live 1-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar
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bookmark_border3 Wise Monkeys
LYRICS
You cut off your nose to spite your face?
Another by-product of the human race
Do you cover your ears ’cause you fear to hear?
Do you cover eyes… no looking here!
Do you cover your lips ‘less truth slips?
In a disgrace did you rig the race?
Is your space way out of place?
Do you cover your ears ’cause you fear to hear?
Do you cover eyes… no looking here!
Do you cover your lips ‘less truth slips?
Pick up a guitar… pick up a bass
Why don’t we just rock this place
Uncover your ears we have no fears
Uncover your eyes stand-up to lies
Uncover your voice! We have a choice!
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: D G A E / D A C E
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Organ
The three wise monkeys (Japanese: 三猿 Hepburn: san’en or sanzaru ?, alternatively 三匹の猿 sanbiki no saru, literally “three monkeys“), sometimes called the three mystic apes, are a pictorial maxim. Together they embody the proverbial principle “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”.
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bookmark_borderFarcical Chill
LYRICS
There’s a chill running down my spine
Not so sure if I’m feelin’ fine
Should I be laughin’
Should I be cryin’
Farcical chill
You deliver a shiver
Have you heard? The herd’s absurd
Miraculous ridiculousness
Should I be laughin’
Should I be cryin’
Farcical chill
I don’t know…
Does this show blow?
There’s still a chill doin’ the spine drill
Skin’s got goosebumps… lumps…
I’m feelin’ ill
Farcical chill
The emperor is wearing no clothes
Every little detail… totally exposed
The brain salad took all the Russian dressing
Now we’re left with the embarrASSing
Should I be laughin’
Should I be cryin’
Farcical chill
You deliver a shiver
Believe I’m a believer
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: E A G / B E
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Organ
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bookmark_borderKing Of The Jungle
LYRICS
Oh the angel of the triangle
Ocean, air and the jungle
Rise up and sing
“All for one as king!”
Oh the fate of the mighty beast
Last is first and first is least
Oh the angel of the triangle
Ocean, air and the jungle
Rise up and sing
“All for one as king!”
The further the rise
There’s no surprise
There is further to fall
After all
Oh the fate of the mighty beast
Last is first and first is least
Rise up and sing
“All for one as king!”
Adapt humility back in humanity
Embracing all of our diversity
Oh the angel of the triangle
Ocean, air and the jungle
Rise up and sing
“All for one as king!”
Oh the nature of the native
Endure the “take” restore the “give”
Adapt humility back in humanity
Embracing all of our diversity
Rise up and sing
“All for one as king!”
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Folk Rock
Chords: A C / E G A
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers
From the album Exoskeleton
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderSo Long, Long
LYRICS
My heart’s racing fast
Will I kiss you at last
It’s been so long
So long, long
My heart’s racing fast
Will I hear you at last
It’s been so long
So long, long
In the time it takes to blink
In the flash of a wink
So long, long
So long, Long
When it’s too late to think
And you know you’re on the brink
You get it on
Been too long
So long, long
My heart’s racing fast
Will I hold you at last
It’s been so long
So long, long
My heart’s racing fast
Life has passed past
Moving along
Past gone
In the time it takes to blink
In the flash of a wink
So long, long
So long, Long
When it’s too late to think
And you know you’re on the brink
You get it on
Been too long
So long, long
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Dm F F9 / G D F F9
Recording: digital 1-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers
From the album Exoskeleton
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderIn Side Out
LYRICS
[Deep Breathing]
Within you
Deep within you
Is coming through
See the deep seep
Out of you
The more you give
The more you live
Then the light can come in
Enlighten
Within you
Deep within you
Is coming through
Inside out
Inside about
Let the light in
May the light in enlighten
1+1=2
As 2 are 1’s
As 2 our 1
You, me, we
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Em Esus4 Em7
Rhythm: 115 BPM Modern Shuffle Boogie
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Slide Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers
From the album Exoskeleton
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderWonderful
LYRICS
Wonderful
As a waterfall
You instill
The will to fulfill
Beautiful
As foliage in fall
Faithful
Until Spring renewal
Comfort and compassion
Are the seasons’ fashion
Special
As a fresh snowfall
Windowsill
A view to a thrill
Pockets full
Of a miracle
Empirical
Turned lyrical
Comfort and compassion
Are the seasons’ fashion
Whimsical
Fill the youthful
Delightful
Add shine to dull
Ample
For all to sample
Example
Of grandeur
Comfort and compassion
Are the seasons’ fashion
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Ambient Space
Chords: E Am / E9 F#m7b5 / C E
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers
From the album Exoskeleton
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderWhose?
LYRICS
Man, that big ole government is sure turning mean
Ghost in the machine
Ghost in the machine
Yeah, it sure does undermine all that is mine
Sublime swine
Sublime swine
Where’s the responsibility
Of your representing me
Bring on accountability
In defining what is free
Are you trying to tell me it’s the government of the people
Shepherds on sheep hill
Shepherds on sheep hill
Are you trying to tell me that all of this time
The fault is mine?
The fault is mine
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Space Rock
Chords: A C E / G E
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers
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bookmark_borderLet Yourself
LYRICS
Before you go off half-cocked
Do you know the door is unlocked
And did you know
You can open the window
You’re free to go
Why live in a rage
After you construct your cage
And did you know
You can let your mind grow
You’re free to go
Come on! Let yourself out
Find out what the world’s about
Come on! Let yourself out
Take the highroad route
Why live in doubt?
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Em9 C9 / Em A7
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers
From the album Exoskeleton
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderBuried Treasure
LYRICS
Can you tell me how you feel
For real
Is your heart an abode
Like-geode
Ugly and hard on the outside
But on the inside… wonder and beauty reside
Can you tell me what’s for real
The deal
Is truth in secret code
Stealth mode
Or is the truth obvious
To each and everyone… of us
How many layers to peel
Conceal
Then will it all erode
Forebode
What’s the substance of your soul
Glass half empty… or half full
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: C Em / Am Em / Am D
Recording: digital 6-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Is your love a buried treasure?
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bookmark_borderFolsom Prison Blues
Coversong originally made famous by Johnny Cash
Written by Johnny Cash
E
I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend
E7
and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
A E
I'm stuck at Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on
B7 E
But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone
E
When I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,
E7
always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.'
A E
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
B7 E
when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry
[Guitar solo/interlude]
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
But I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me
Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
From the album Gay Church
bookmark_borderLet Go
LYRICS
Your hands are bleeding
’cause you’re not conceding
You know…
Why don’t you just let go
Get a hold on your heart
Let the hate depart
Dissipate the hate
Why don’t you just let go?
Participate dissipate hate
You know…
Why don’t you just let go?
Get a grip on emotions
Try flowing like the oceans
Ride the wave
Why don’t you just let go?
Be brave… behave… surf the wave
With the flow
Why don’t you just let go?
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: E / D A G E
Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Organ
Written about the corner of Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA.
From the album Gay Church