INSTRUMENTAL
ABOUT THE SONG
A A+g A7+f
E G D A
G E D A
Written and recorded at Penn’s Landing and South Street, Philadelphia, PA over top of Interstate 95.
Daniel — Guitar
From the album Speechless
by Daniel Brouse
Tag: PA
bookmark_borderThe Shimmering Light
INSTRUMENTAL
The Shimmering Light Music Video.mp4
ABOUT THE SONG
Em, Em+g, Em+d, Em+Bb
C Am Em
Recorded with an Ibenez AW54CE-OPN.
Daniel — Guitar
From the album Speechless
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderLead Balloon
LYRICS
Fluttering pink and white petals
Creates a blanket as it settles
Will the mountains and canyons shake
Will children of the sun awake?
Children of the sun
Blossoms in the wind
When the day is done
Where have you been
Now that you’re living in castles
You can’t cope with any hassles
The love child’s gone wild?
Turned to milk-toast… lame and mild
Children of the sun
Blossoms in the wind
When the day is done
Where have you been
ABOUT THE SONG
C Am D G
C Am
C G
This is a song about bands from the 60’s that sang about love and flower children. Then, they got older and richer. They turned into hypocrites living in castles. In the Led Zeppelin song “Going To California”, they sing “The mountains and the canyons started to tremble and shake… as the children of the sun began to awake.”
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Buzzing
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderFaster (Pick Up The Pace)
LYRICS
I thought I was winning the race
When I heard a voice say, “Pick up the pace!”
Are you aware
The turtle doesn’t always beat the hare
In fact, only one in a million beat him there
Time to put on the shoe and tie the lace
Keep the foot out of the mouth on my face
Time to pick up the pace
You invented the clock (tick-tock)
Now its slave, you work
The ship has left the dock
Spoon’s run away with the fork
Workin’ for the clock (tick-tock)
ABOUT THE SONG
Em C
D A Em
Bm Em
C Em
Written and recorded at Everhart Park, West Chester, PA.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Buzzing
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderLaissez-faire
LYRICS
There’s some commotion
And, it’s staying in motion
Quick like Isaac
“An object in motion stays in….”
Loco-commotion (x3)
Notion
Tangled up emotion
That’s staying in motion
Quick like Isaac
“An object in motion stays in….”
Loco-commotion (x3)
Notion
Some sort-of love potion
Accelerating motion
Quick like Isaac
An outside force of course
Loco-commotion (x3)
Notion
Laissez-faire when Spring is in the air
ABOUT THE SONG
A D A E
B7 G A E
Written and recorded at Everhart Park, West Chester, PA.
A song about love and Isaac Newton’s “Laws Of Motion”.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Buzzing
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderWhat Do You Think of That?
LYRICS
Do you find it hard to believe
The air’s not fit to breath
Do you find it spoils the fun
Stayin’ out of the sun
Can you please tell me, “What do you think of that?”
Can you please tell me, “Will you tip your hat?”
Do you hope they’ll relieve
… unwilling to receive
Do you pray someone will say,
“I’m here to save the day!”
Can you please tell me, “What do you think of that?”
Can you please tell me, “Will you tip your hat?”
Do you know what I mean about the rivers and streams
Waterfowl run afoul ain’t no “merrily dreams”
Can you please tell me, “What do you think of that?”
Can you please tell me, “Will you tip your hat?”
What Do You Think of That? (Music Video).mp4
What Do You Think of That?.mp3
ABOUT THE SONG
A D A E
B7 G A E
Written and recorded at Everhart Park, West Chester, PA.
A song about global warming, pollution and our environment.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Buzzing
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderWhat Is The Matter?
LYRIC
The bats are in the belfry
Toys are in the attic
Completely mystify me
With an attack so sick
Makes me wonder… what’s the matter with you
Did your intellect catch the flu
Are you the fly in the ointment
And are you the plague, too?
Is your humanity bill way past due?
What Is The Matter Instrumental Music Video.mp4
ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 2
E A/E
D A
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album First Puddle From the Sun
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderPostpartum Depression
LYRICS
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo do what you do
The more you change the more you’re the same
You’re going insane
You and your voodoo
Without concern
When will you learn
You don’t care about me
When do you think you’ll see
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
Do what you do
The more you change
The more you stay the same
The more you change
The more convinced I am
You’re going insane
You and your voodoo
The more your change
The more you rearrange
The more you change
The more insane
You’re insane
You went insane
You went off the tracks
You don’t know fiction from facts
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
you do what you do
The more you change
The more you rearrange
The more you change
The more insane
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
You do what you do
The more you change
The more you rearrange
The more you change
The more insane
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
You do what you do
This is the part we talk about the change
Postpartum depression
Ya I am
I learned my lesson
The more you changed
The more you rearranged
The more you changed
The more insane
You went insane
You went crazy on me
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
You do what you do
Postpartum Depression Music Video.mp4
ABOUT THE SONG
E G A
E A G
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderNinety Seventh Regiment
Ninety Seventh Regiment Rock Video.mp4
LYRICS
I ain’t in no need of a regiment
No fulfillment in discipline
I can walk a straight line at any time
The ability of agility… no religion
Chorus
97th Regiment
In honor of the dead
I thought we meant for a moment
Dead was something to dread?
During the war of rebellion
Son agin’ son to hell and back again
No will to be civil in war (at war)
Killin’s ill… that’s for sure
A monument to the dead
Made of stone not flesh and blood
Spilling wine and breaking bread
Bringing on the onslaught flood
ABOUT THE SONG
A slide g# to a
A A7
C A
Written at the Ninety Seventh Regiment Monument of Pennsylvania at Marshall Square Park, West Chester, PA
The 97th PA Regiment was from West Chester, Pennsylvania and fought in the Civil War. They took part in the “Fatal Charge” made against the advance line of the enemy, in front of Gen. Butler, at Foster Plantation, near Bermuda Landing, Va., on the 20th of May, 1864.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderApril May
April May.mp3
LYRICS
Wonder who’s out ridin’ on the breeze
Definitely an imagination tease
Taking in the sensation please
Chorus
Cocoon cracked
Butterfly unfurled
Sprouts sprung
Kite-wind whirled
The trees all bowing to the breeze
The buds leaving into leaves
Mother Nature’s annual release
Finally thawed from the freeze
Been too long since days like these
Come to life! The moment seize!
ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 2
D6 A7 Esus
Esus G-b+e
Written at Marshall Square Park, West Chester, PA
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderBreak
LYRICS
Break!
Do ya wanna bend
Or would ya rather break
Are you a poser
Are you a fake
What’s the message that you send
Break!
For goodness sake,
You might slip
But need not fall
Take the trip
With all to the Ball
In the end, what’s that message that you send?
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
E A E G E
E
B / Bm
D A E
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Onward
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderThe Hands Of Time
LYRICS
For hours, days, weeks and years
The fears of time moving too fast
’till a time when you wonder how long it will last
Chorus
Endure the torture
A nano-second at a time
Endure the torture
It’s gotta be a crime
Enough to bring a grown man to tears
God how long will time stand still
God have mercy — how long until….
Chorus
Are the clock’s hands even moving
The hourglass’ sands dropping
It the half-life even halfing?
Chorus
The Hands Of Time Music Video.mp4
The Hands Of Time Soundtrack.mp3
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords
C Em
C Am Em
Em Am
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar
From the album Out Of Touch
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderGoing To Pennsylvania
LYRICS
Just keep telling yourself it’s not as hard as it seems
We can wake up and share (in) the dreams
The sun is rising high in the sky
Before the date gets too late
Open our eyes to realize
We won the prize
Open our eyes
We won the prize
Realize
Just keep telling the world what it is life really means
It’s much more than just kings and queens
Take it in a loving embrace
Leave no scars. Leave no trace.
Open our eyes to realize
We won the prize
Open our eyes
We won the prize
Realize
May humanity prosper in the human race
Going To Pennsylvania Music Video.mp4
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E D A E
D G A
A C
C E
Inspired by a couple classic rock songs including “Born To Be Wild” and “Going To California”.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Vox, Keyboards and Synthesizers (live simultaneous 1-track stereo recording)
From the album ToneLab
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderSaving
LYRICS
I’d love to save the world
Bring happiness to every kid
Though the statements bold
I’d love to save… I’d love to save…
Chorus
I’d love to save the world
So one day our history’s told
I’d love to save the world
So one day our history’s heard
Let love be unfurled
Spilling over ’till hatred’s rid
The saying never gets old
I’d love to save… I’d love to save…
Chorus
With humanity behave
From the cradle to our grave
The saying never gets old
I’d love to save… I’d love to save…
Chorus
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords –Em G D C
Em Am
Inspired by the Ten Years After song “I’d Love to Change the World”.
Made In America (USA). Written and recorded at Everhart Park in West Chester, Chester County, PA.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar (live simultaneous 1-track stereo recording)
From the album Atmos-fear
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderIce Cubes
LYRICS
Take an ice pick and start whacking it to bits
Watch the glacier succumb to the hits
Ice cubes… just add liquor and mix
The allure… of
Shaken not stirred
The fix
It’s not nice being cold as ice
The allure… of
Shaken not stirred
The fix
Take an ice pick and start whacking it to bits
Watch the iceberg overcome by the hits
Good news… ice cubes.
Just add liquor and mix
The allure… of
Shaken not stirred
The fix
It’s not nice being cold as ice
The allure… of
Shaken not stirred
The fix
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — D slide
A G E
E slide
E G E G
D A G E
Made In America (USA). Written and recorded at Everhart Park in West Chester, Chester County, PA.
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar (live simultaneous 1-track stereo recording)
From the album Atmos-fear
by Daniel Brouse