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bookmark_borderWatch Out!

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LYRICS
Better look where you’re going
Or without knowing
You could be gone
Before too long
Better look where you’re going

Have we all been distracted
Appalled at the way I acted
Did you read the warning label correctly?
“Living life could be deadly”

Do we have “I’s” on both sides of our head
Haven’t heard a word that’s said
Did you read the warning label correctly?
“Living life could be deadly”

Though we can see… walking blindly
Choosing to act unkindly
Did you read the warning label correctly?
“Living life could be deadly”

Better look where you’re going
Or without knowing
You could be gone
Before too long
Better look where you’re going

Watch Out!.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Written at the corner of Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA. When I started writing this song, a police officer that was driving by gave me the “hairy eyeball” instead of paying attention to where he was going. At the same time, a girl was walking across the crosswalk looking at her phone. We almost had one less police officer and one less pedestrian.

Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: Em Em7 / G A D Em / G A / C E / G  A D E
Recording: original take / 1-track digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Gay Church

bookmark_borderPassed The Past

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LYRICS
Passed the past
Don’t look back
When you’re in the lead
… why concede?

Over your shoulder
A shadow you’ll see
As you grow older
The light you will be
*pure energy*

Passed the past
Last panic attack
When you’re in the lead
… why concede?

Over your shoulder
A shadow you’ll see
As you grow older
The light you will be
*pure energy*

Passed The Past Music Video.mp4

Passed The Past.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: A D A D A E / G D A / G A E
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar

Written at the corner of Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA.

From the album Gay Church

bookmark_borderUnsettled Condtions

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LYRICS
What’s your fate
Volcano of hate
That’s poor taste
Oh, no! The waste
Just can’t wait
Volcano of hate
Destruction eruption

Whirlwind of sin
Tornado of hate
Pinned to “has been”
Human waste
Just can’t wait
Tornado of hate
Destruction rotation

Crush romance
Avalanche of hate
Each and every chance
You participate
Just can’t wait
Avalanche of hate
Smother sister
Smother brother
’til there is no other

Unsettled Conditions.mp3

Unsettled Conditions (Instrumental).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: Capo 2 Em C Em G / Em Em7 / Em E / G F# Em
Recording: digital stereo 1) original take 1-track 2) 9-track Mix

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

Written at the corner of Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA. It is a song about the restaurant owner at the corner and how harboring hate can destroy yourself.

From the album Gay Church

bookmark_borderMan Vs. Nature (In Overtime)

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LYRICS
What’s that? “You better get back?”
’cause she’s going to get me back
I’m in overtime
… in overtime

Mother Nature’s wrath
Gonna take a bath
Paying for our crime
… in overtime

Harvey and Irma wave a wake
Shake and bake
Another earthquake
What will it take
Mother Nature’s wrath
Gonna take a bath
Paying for our crime
… in overtime

Don’t breathe. No relief.
Eat the dirt. Ozone alert.
Environmental mental thief
Hit the dirt. We’re going nuclear

Not sure of the future
Man vs. Nature

Mother Nature’s wrath
Gonna take a bath
Paying for our crime
… in overtime

Man Vs. Nature.mp4

Man Vs. Nature (Instrumental).mp3

Man Vs. Nature.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about humans’ war with the world. Human induced climate change, extreme weather events, and the threat of nuclear war could result in the end of the world as we know it.

Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: A E / B7 A G E / Em7 E
Recording: digital stereo 1) original live 1-track 2) 9-track

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

Written at the corner of Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA.

From the album Gay Church

bookmark_borderHead Out Feet First

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LYRICS
What does it take to quench your thirst
Head out feet first?
Aching for your bubble to burst
Head out feet first?
Heading out feet first

At best you jest
Forget the rest
Head out feet first?

In his head, quest of dead
Heard he said, better off dead!
Head out feet first?
Heading out feet first

Are you livin’ a life that’s cursed
Head out feet first?
Bide your time become well versed
Head out feet first?
Heading out feet first
Head out feet first

Head Out Feet First.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: Em7 Em E E7 E7+d / A D G E
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album AD
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRainy Day Hearsay

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LYRICS
Did you hear say
Did you hearsay
It’ll pay
Save it for a rainy day
It’s raining. It’s “pooring”. Couldn’t get up in the “mourning”.

Well, that will depend
Are you ready… really ready
Really ready to spend
… does it depend?

At what cost is lost
Odds of a coin tossed?
Hedging the bet
… bet against
… against regret
Hedge the bet against regret
It’s raining. It’s “pooring”. Couldn’t get up in the “mourning”.

Rainy Day (original take).mp3

Rainy Day (Hearsay).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: E7sus4 Em7 A7 B7sus4 / E7 E; 137 BPM Rock Shuffle
Recording: 1) original take / digital 1-track stereo 2) 10-track

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Finger Snapping

From the album AD
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSomething From Nothing

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LYRICS
Isn’t it something
When there’s nothing
Isn’t it something
When you’re gone

Though only a moment
Without movement
Though only a moment
It’s been too long

When nothing is something
And something is nothing
Hearing Nature-all sing
When I’m gone

Evolving from nothing
Evolving from something
Back into nothing
Stardust to stardust

Something From Nothing.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: E A G E / E A E A G E
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album AD
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWhy Worry?

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LYRICS
Maybe I can’t say
That there is no way
To fret and fray
Regret each day
Can’t worry your troubles away

To begin
Worrying
Lets death in
Through the doors
Through the pores
’til only woe endures

Let out a sigh
Don’t wonder why
Everyone will die
Relentlessly try
We’re all still going to die

Why Worry?.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: Capo 2 G Em / C D C D G / C F# Em / C D C D G
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album AD
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThis Is Love (Words From a Wedding)

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LYRICS
The way they look into each others eyes
It comes as no surprise
Another sure sign is the way they pine
When fate separates

This is love!
This is love!
Who doesn’t know,
This is love!

One understands when they’re holding hands
It’s plain for all to see
Two hearts as one under the sun
“I do” for eternity

This is love!
This is love!
Who doesn’t know,
This is love!

She loves his style of courtesy
When it comes to “loving me”
He loves her style — generosity
Spreading smiles… living free

This is love!
This is love!
Who doesn’t know,
This is love!

This Is Love.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: E A G / E G
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album AD
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWedding Day

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LYRICS
I’m really happy to say
It’s your wedding day
I’m really happy to see
It’s come to be

The bearer brings
Hearts opening
Our angel sings
As you exchange the rings

The guests all dance
Around your romance
The Best Man’s speech
“Love’s within reach”

Can’t hide the feelings inside
When it’s time to kiss the bride
Champagne and presents
Essence of effervescence

Wedding Day.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Written and recorded on my son’s wedding day at Lake Harmony, PA.

Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: C F G C / Am C
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album AD
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWhat I’m Living For

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LYRICS
What am I living for?
I’m counting out time
… is there more?

You know it’s true
What keeps me livin’
This life I’m given
… is you

What am I living for?
Just counting out time
To earn another dime?

What am I living for?
I’m counting out time
… a death I can’t endure

What am I living for?
I’m taking in time
With reason and rhyme
That’s what I’m living for

What I’m Living For.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Folk Rock
Chords: E A C ? C A E / E Em7
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album AD
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOurs Soars With Angels

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LYRICS
So, ours soars with the angels
All her children ring their bells
Joined the choir that sings with wings

Been being to other beings
As she’d be unto herself
Now an undercover angel
Doing well with spirit stealth

Been being to other beings
As she’d be unto herself
Now an undercover angel
Doing well with spirit (heaven’s) wealth

Been being to other beings
As she’d been unto herself
Now an undercover angel
Granted eternal health

So, ours soars with the angels
All her children ring their bells
Joined the choir that sings with wings

Ours Soars With Angels Instrumental.mp3

Ours Soars With Angels.mp3

Ours Soars With Angels (original voc/gtr track).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
This song was written at my mother’s empty bedside, as well as, beside her mother and father’s graves at Valley Forge Memorial Gardens.

Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: C D E +harmonics / C G D G / G F# C
Recording: digital 12-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Bells

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

bookmark_borderCharon

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Charon.mp4

ABOUT THE SONG
In Greek mythology, Charon is the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx.

Written and recorded next to my mother while she fights cancer in home hospice.

Style: Instrumental
Chords: Em / D Em
Recording: live video / digital stereo
Instruments: Piano

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

bookmark_borderWhat To Do?

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LYRICS
What am I suppose to do
When there’s nothing I can do
What am I suppose to do
I’m asking you

Gotta get back on my feet
By keeping upbeat
Defeat defeat
When my heart’s complete

Maybe if I help the world
Before I get too old
The idea ain’t that bold
Oldest story ever told

No reason. There is no “why?”
We’re all going to die
Will you transcend the sky
Because you decide to try

I’m asking you…
I’m begging you

What To Do? .mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song written and recorded while my mother is in hospice dying of cancer and complications.

Style: Alternative Rock
Chords: A C B7 E / E F# A B7
Recording: digital 7-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

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

bookmark_borderThe Fortitude

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LYRICS
The fortitude in you
The attitude of fortitude
Have you?
I’ve got the fortitude
In the key of blues

Have you got it?
Come on and get it
Go get it
Have you got it in you?
Come on, do you?
Do you, too?
I’ve got the fortitude
In the key of blues

In a compassion fashion
Not rude and not lewd
With the love of a peace dove
Fortitude
I’ve got the fortitude
In the key of blues

The Fortitude.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about the will to live. Written about my mom while she is in hospice.

Style: Alternative Country Blues
Chords: E7 hammer on E / E A G / B7 E
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

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