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bookmark_borderOutside The Block

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Playing The Guitar
Playing The Guitar

LYRICS
When I stepped outside
… tell ya I ain’t lying…
I really, really, really thought I saw a lion

Chorus
Maybe a figment of my imagination
But certainly not an exaggeration

When I stepped outside
… tell ya it was a jungle…
All this political mumbo jumble

Chorus

When I stepped outside
… tell ya no place to hide…
Spreading diarrhea like some kind of panacea

Chorus

When I stepped outside
… tell ya looked into my hide…
Look deep inside… no place for hate to reside

Chorus

When I stepped outside
… tell ya I ain’t lying…
I really, really, really thought I saw a lion
[Welcome to the den, Daniel]

Outside The Block Music Video.mp4

Outside The Block (Alternative).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — A D
D G A

Written and recorded in the kitchen at West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderJeremiah Was A Bullfrog

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Songwriting at the Piano
Songwriting at the Piano

LYRICS
God bless the world… we sure need some
A dressing of Christmas blessing
For all men

The play has begun. The work is done.
A confessing and a blessing
For all men

God save the scene. It’s grown to mean.
A blessing of peace and understanding
For all men

The play has begun. The curtain hung.
The Age of the “world is a stage”
For all men

Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog Music Video.mp4

Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — C Bb A G F E F C
C F
G7

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Piano

From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMorning Dew

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Songwriting in King Of Prussia, PA
Songwriting in King Of Prussia, PA

LYRICS
What you grow long could get cut short
Live life all along before your abort

No matter your circumstance
You can see it through
Yes splatter your conscious
Just like the morning dew

Sunset scene seen threw [sic] to the sunrise
Arise children of the sun — surmise

Is the end of your beginning the beginning of your end
In the long run, what message will your dust send?

Morning Dew Music Video.mp4

Morning Dew.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — A C
D A C A

This song was inspired while watching an older couple cut hair. The wife was giving her husband a haircut during a sunset.

Written and recorded in King Of Prussia, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHappy Holiday

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Songwriting in Plymouth Meeting, PA
Songwriting in Plymouth Meeting, PA

LYRICS
when you’re looking at me, I wonder what you see
Do you see clearly or do you see right through me?

Chorus
The fox is in the hen house
The wolf in sheep clothes
Like the night before Christmas… quite as a mouse
Or Halloween… when the dead rose

When you’re thinkin’ ’bout me, I wonder what you know
Do you think clearly? Is that not Possible? No?

Chorus

Happy holiday
World peace is on the way
Happy holiday
A resurrection foray

Happy Holiday Music Video.mp4

Happy Holiday.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 2
D A B E
E A E B E
G E

Written and recorded in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPromise

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LYRICS
Oh won’t you take me by the hand
Lead me right to the promised land
I’d love to comprehend
Help me understand
In the promised land

Angels hark!
Noah’s ark
We’ve got to sail out of here / hear

Chorus

Angels sing
A Christmas thing
We’ve got to hail. Shout to hear

Chorus

Angels sing
An Easter thing
We’ve got to nail out our fear
(Break a guitar string)

Promise Music Video.mp4

Promise (Alternative).mp3

Writing and Recording the Song "Promise"
Writing and Recording the Song “Promise”

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 3
G A D G
EM A D G

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. Every other song on this album is about the dark or the light. This song is about the light.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

 

bookmark_borderSpider Sat Down Beside Her

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LYRICS
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And scared (frightened) Miss Muffet away.

Will the scales of justice balance
Society wails for balance existence

Spider Sat Down Beside Her.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — F#m F
F# F#m
F C
C F C G7 C

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. Every other song on this album is about the dark or the light. This song is about the dark.

Daniel — Vocals, Piano

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Dream Catcher Dancers

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Songwriting and Recording in the Kitchen
Songwriting and Recording in the Kitchen

LYRICS
Dream like you mean
You’re going to have an impact on the scene
Dream what you mean
Mean what you dream

To You:
May all your dreams come true

Bring about a sensation
All about a good vibration
And, dance, dance, dance
“like no one is watching”
And the dreams you’ll be catching

The Dream Catcher Dancers.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Am G
Em
Am +g, +d

Inspired by this quote:

There’s a lesson that I need to remember
When everything is falling apart
In life, just like in loving
There’s such a thing as trying to hard

You’ve gotta sing
Like you don’t need the money
Love like you’ll never get hurt
You’ve gotta dance
Like nobody’s watching
It’s gotta come from the heart
If you want it to work.
— Kathy Mattea

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. Every other song on this album is about the dark or the light. This song is about the light.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDark Without Light

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LYRICS
Can you tell me if this is right —
It’ usually darker without light?

Dark Without Light.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Cm C

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Piano

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRetro-age

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Recording Retro-age
Recording Retro-age

LYRICS
Return to the age when we were innocent
Let’s set a precedent
We learn to be sage thinking young of age
Turn to the first page

The more you do what you’re told
The more you grow old
Before ya know you’ll try to lie
Taking on more than a bit of hypocrite

The more you conform to the norm
The more you cause harm
You’ll try to get by on the lie
Taking on more than a bit of hypocrite

Retro-age Alternative Country Music Video.mp4

Retro-age.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — C Am
D

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIts Wild Child

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Songwriting At The Piano
Songwriting At The Piano

LYRICS
My Child,
Have we returned to wild
It’s a jungle out there
With all their despair
Don’t mean to bring you down
… just look around

Crimes of war and more
Crimes of humanity
Greed spreading poverty
The flatulence of our arrogance
Does smell like hell

It’s Wild Child Music Video.mp4

It’s-Wild-Child.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em Bm

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Piano

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderFrozen In The Air

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LYRICS
I met a coupla sisters
They were young at age
But, boy, I became a listener
Once they took the stage

Chorus
Frozen is nice
It’s in the air tonight
Frozen is nice
Let’s sing it twice

I’ll produce the strings
And you’ll do you things
If you were there…
Frozen… In The Air

Chorus

Frozen In The Air.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 6
A C
D A Em C

Inspired by a couple children that asked me to play keyboards for them while they sang the song “In The Air” from the Disney production Frozen. First the older sister sang it. Then, the younger one decided she wanted to sing it, too.

Written and recorded in King Of Prussia and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Bucks County Blues

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LYRICS
Sorry to say…
The documents are based on falsified information
Ya know, falsified info.
Whoa! Falsified info.
Does that blow?

Chorus
How could this be
The Judge and the District Attorney
In a conspiracy
Oh! The hypocrisy

(That’s it! A hypocrite)

Knock me out of my socks
You can’t just alter the docs
… can’t just alter the docs

Ahhhh… Urgh… Ooooo nooooo

Chorus

The police won’t cease breaking the law
Talk about your shock and awe
Talk about your shock and awe

Chorus

It’s hard to chill
When they’re trying to kill

The Bucks County Music Video.mp4

The Bucks County Blues.mp3

Writing and Recording "The Bucks County Blues"
Writing and Recording “The Bucks County Blues”

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E G
D A E G E
E A D G E
E A D A G E

Based on a true story about public corruption in Doylestown, Bucks County, PA.

Written and recorded at the Sly Fox Music Festival in Pottstown and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCrack A Smile

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LYRICS
The world seems less wild
If you can crack a smile
The beasts turn more mild
Now let’s dance a while

And a 1 and a 2
Here’s a smile for you
Ya know… do the Do-si-do
And Skip to My Lou
Put your left foot in
Put your left foot out
Shout! Win-win
Do the hoochie coochie coo

Crack A Smile Music Video.mp4

Crack A Smile.mp3

Song Writing and Recording at Everhart Park, West Chester, PA
Song Writing and Recording at Everhart Park, West Chester, PA

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 2
D A E A
C A

Inspired by a child that broke-out in dance while I was writing the song at Everhart Park in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderVictim Of Corruption

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LYRICS
Have you ever been the victim of corruption
And at a loss for what to do
Public corruption in the Justice institution
Consider it ironic? Consider it tainted, too

The police, attorneys and judge to name a few
It’s hard to believe these animals are running the zoo
At a loss for what to do

Have you ever been the victim of a public servant
No one can believe it’s true
The way they manipulate and circumvent
Attempting to leave no clue

The police, attorneys and judge to name a few
It’s hard to believe these animals are running the zoo
At a loss for what to do

Victim Of Corruption.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E B
A E
B7

Based on a true story.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderShimmering

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LYRICS
Is that right?
I see a shimmering light
As though reflected from the rippling surface off the water of life
Don’t let the surface tension cause strife
Just go with the flow…? Even the water doesn’t know
It just babbles away
Listen to what you say

Alright! Bring on the shimmering light

Shimmering.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — B Bm Bdim B7 BM7 Baug Badd9

80’s Pop / 126 BPM

Surface Tension
noun
noun: surface tension

the tension of the surface film of a liquid caused by the attraction of the particles in the surface layer by the bulk of the liquid, which tends to minimize surface area.

Written and recorded live in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Eat It!
by Daniel Brouse