LYRICS
Don’t you know that issue is taboo
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E +Eb, D, Bb
Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse
Tag: Overjoyed
bookmark_borderPoof! There It Goes
LYRICS
Before I can wonder if the peace will cease
The ponder changes to can I get a second lease
Poof! There it goes….
Before I can flounder like a fish out of water
The scoundrel launders scivvies of daughters
Poof! There it goes….
When the induction of corruption seeps into your life
What you wouldn’t do for putty and putty knife
Poof! There it goes….
Poof There It Goes Music Video.mp4
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — B7 A
E
Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderEssence Of Difference
LYRICS
Putting what’s right in the light
Can’t say black’s in the gray
Doing harm out of spite
Frolic about as we may
… as we might
Don’t go “But, what do I know?”
We know what’s wrong and right
Don’t go “But, what do I know?”
We know the essence of difference
Yielding daylight contrasting night
Providing freedom for us to say
Giving justly without slight
Thankful for each and every day
Essence Of Difference Music Video.mp4
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — D A
A C G D
Written and recorded at Everhart Park in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderThe Matter Of “Is”
LYRICS
It’s the matter of “is”
There I was just sitting… minding my own business
When the voice from above spoke to me
“Why would anyone want tranquility?”
There’d be no satisfaction in habitation
There’d be no thrill in the strive to stay alive
Just try to not let the thrill overspill and kill
How can I stay sitting in the business of success
Balancing the scale between worthless and excess
On this day, I heard Her say to me
“You know my availability?”
I’m aware you’re always there
“Record this for all posterity”
I won’t rest ’till I do my best
The Matter Of “Is” Music Video.mp4
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em+c E
Am E
Written and recorded at Everhart Park in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderOde to Legend Of A Mind
LYRICS
They use to tune in, turn on
Find out about dropping out
Of the rat race
What’s your case to partake in the rat race?
The movers and shaker
Tend to be the fakers
Not to say we shouldn’t set the pace
Not dead… looking in from outer space
Train your brain for the haze of the maze
Much to our surprise we have x-ray eyes
I can see right through
And, you can, too
X-ray I’s
Timothy Leary n’ Ken Kesey Music Video.mp4
Timothy Leary n Ken Kesey Soundtrack.mp3
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em A7 D6 Em
Inspired by the Moody Blues song “Legend Of A Mind”.
Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, High Hat
From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderPhysics Of The Heretics
LYRICS
Do you find the world
… spinning round and round
Helps to hold you down
Are you lost in space
… never to be found
The physics of the heretics
Is ripping us all to bits
Is down to earth
Really what it’s worth
A fetal position — curled
Better off to lace
Your soul amongst the space
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E C D G E
G E
Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderA Ray
LYRICS
Though the sky had turned gray
There was a ray that found its way
A beam of sunlight
That might brighten the day
Despite in spite
Enlighten the fight
The strife of life
Shine on what’s right
Cut through like a knife
Rescue us now
Save us all somehow
Funnel to the light at the end of the tunnel
Our souls shimmer as you glimmer
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Dm Am
C Am
F Am C Am
Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderMy Seventeen Cents
LYRICS
Soooo….
This guy who told me he’d be Mayor walks by with a smirk on his face
While this other guy walks by as he’s giving me money, says “This is an insult. I wish I had more to give.”
Which way would you want to live?
Which one has better taste
Which one is less a waste
Which one is wasting space
His 2 cents x 8 +1
Where do you want your soul to run
Grow to know the flow… +1
A dime, some time
A nickle (thinkin’ Lincoln)
and my two cents
… two sense
My Seventeen Cents Music Video.mp4
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em
C Am Em
Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Piano
From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderOutside The Block
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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