bookmark_borderThe Game

Songwriting and Recording at Everhart Park
Songwriting and Recording at Everhart Park

LYRICS
On the checkered board, whose the manner’s lord
Are you his overseer? (or the panacea?)
Are you knight of the day? Believe in fair-play?
Sacrifice your queen (or come clean?)

The jester’s born into a crown of thorn
The subject’s scorn in a world that’s war-torn

What did we miss? Into the great abyss
When did we stray… so far, far, far away

As the pawn plods along oblivious his backup’s gone
Their bishop’s diagonal slide and you’ve no place to hide
Your castle is took… been rooked by the rook
A king without a throne in a kingdom all alone

The Game Music Video.mp4

The Game.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — C F/C
E
F E B E
C E B E

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Moonster… from the Darkside, Thereof
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderInstigator

Songwriting in the Park, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Songwriting in the Park, West Chester, Pennsylvania

LYRICS
Instigate investigate

Start the quest
Quench the thirst
On the search
Of knowledge
I pledge… allegiance to intelligence

Instigator investigator

Instigator Music Video.mp4

Instigator.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Open D tuning
Slide up an octave and down 2 frets
Em

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Moonster… from the Darkside, Thereof
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGod Bless America

Songwriting and Recording in West Chester, PA
Songwriting and Recording in West Chester, PA

LYRICS
With one eye on the rearview mirror
The other one fixed on you
I hate to be the barer
Of this alter-point-ov-view

Look back! Seize the fact — we bred terror
The little ones nixed by you
Debate whether in error?
No. That just won’t do

God bless America
Unlike ever before
Not like some circa
Biblical era whore

Go on and ask
Take ’em to task
Behind the mask
Reveal what’s real
Go ahead and ask
Take us to task
Do we all steal?
Reveal our deal

God Bless America Music Video.mp4

God Bless America.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — F/C C Em G D
D E Am
Am Em

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Moonster… from the Darkside, Thereof
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCongealic Circumstance

INSTRUMENTAL

Congealic Circumstance.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E E-e
E-e slide up 2 frets
Bm

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

Daniel — Guitar

From the album Moonster… from the Darkside, Thereof
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSenseless

Creating Music at Everhart Park in Chester County, PA
Creating Music at Everhart Park in Chester County, PA

LYRICS
My eyes are blind… saw too much unkind
My ears are deaf… heard too much death
My lips can’t kiss… that taste is amiss
All that I smell… stinks of hell
(It stinks to high heaven again and again)

Becoming numb to the dumb

Mull how human’s calamity
Did dull my sensitivity
Don’t want to feel
What is real?
Wait! I want to feel what is real
Reach out and touch me
Your soul is lovely

Simply lovely

Senseless Music Video.mp4

Senseless.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Am C Em AM
Em E Am
E Am
Am C Am C

Written and recorded live at Everhart Park in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. In hindsight, I realized it was influenced by Peter Gabriel and Genesis’ song The Musical Box from the Nursery Cryme album.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Moonster… from the Darkside, Thereof
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderLife Made Of Dream

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

LYRICS
Created a monster in her image
Doesn’t she realize…
Life’s a scrimmage?

Terrorize

From living a life made of dream
Turned into a mean nightmare scream
Realize… you terrorize

Spreading hatred and deceit
Your demise will a sweet treat
Realize… you terrorize

Pray your crucifixion
Brings on resurrection
May your spell in hell
Be brief
Baptized for relief
Baptize I’s

Life Made Of Dream Music Video.mp4

Life Made Of Dream.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 4
Am-c Am
Bm Em Am-c

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Moonster… from the Darkside, Thereof
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSomething Different

Something Different.mp3 (Progressive Version)

Something Different.mp3 (Country Music / Americana Version)

LYRICS
There’s something different in the way you think
There’s something different in the way you see
I think with the universe you sync
I see in our time it will be

Chorus
If you want, you can have it
(But) Do you need… ’cause when you bleed it
We concede it… we’re conceited

There’s something different in the way you go
There’s something different in the way you move
The way you go with the flow
In the pocket… in the groove

Chorus

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F FM7
Am C

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Drums

From the The Beatless Sense Mongers‘ album United State Meant
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAlpha Centauri Moments

The star closest to the sun -- Proxima Centauri
The star closest to the sun — Proxima Centauri

LYRICS
The definition of the Lord is the law
Who do you think you are
If you’d seen the things I saw
You’d say they crossed the line too far

Do you know the closest star?
Do you know where you are?
Do you know the next closest
Alpha Centauri moments

Starchild
Go wild
Starchild
Bewilder
Starchild
Go further

Alpha Centauri Moments.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 2
E G E A E
E A D A E
C E

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Do you know where you are? Our solar system doesn’t really have a name, so it’s a trick question. The second closest solar system is a bit more than 4 light years away, has 3 stars and is called Alpha Centauri. The closest Alpha Centauri star to us is called Proxima Centauri.

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderElixir

LYRICS
Pierce the skin with a needle prick
Take away the ills of feeling sick
Peace of mind… more than a mental trick
When growing old the physiology is thick

ick, ick, ick, ick

Mother’s little helper — quick
Forget another habit to quit
Feeling of relief — slick
Hot spot… I scream “Ice cream” lick

ick, ick, ick

Elixir.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Am Em
Aadd9 Asus
D A

Made in the USA (Glenside, Montgomery County and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

This song is dedicated to people with medical conditions that require regular injections with a needle.

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWhat’s Up?

LYRICS
Who wants…
Who wants “What’s up?”

You’re passing me by on the street
But, will we ever really meet?
The younger they are, the better they greet
Hope ya don’t get old before ya get beat

Ahh….

You’re watching me bearing a grin
But, will we ever entwine
The purer they are the more their givin’
I’m so glad the world’s (ours and) not (just) mine

Ahh….

What’s Up? .mp4 (Video)

What’s Up? .mp3 (Audio)

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D A
D A G
G A C A
D A G up an octave

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

This song was inspired by a guy walking by that said to me, “What’s up?” But, did he really want to know “what is up” with this world? Did he really want to know how to help make the world a better place? Did he really want to engage in the song I was writing? Then, I started thinking about how many people that passed me by really wanted to hear. It dawned on me that the younger they are the more they “get it”. The kids stop and talk to me, dance, laugh and jump about. Moral of the story — try not to grow up.

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Ahh
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOde to Frank Zappa Politics

“Politics is the entertainment arm of industry.”
— Frank Zappa

LYRICS
Beam me down, Scotty

Beam me down
All our sensors have found
There’s nothing around

Scottie

Beam me down

On the ground
What I fear
Was found…
No intelligent life around

I mean know
Of the human species
No, no know, no know

I said, “Take me to your leader.”
They said, “We have none in which we can trust.”
Then, we agreed it’s a must
In a leader, you must trust

At the very least, that’s a must
A leader you can trust
And, we all agreed,
We’ve had too much greed

We sat down
For a little picnic
So, we can think quick
Where’s Frank Zappa when ya need ’em

I suppose you’re right
Who would listen to him
cause he already ready said it once
Know need to say it twice
Are we men or mice?

I had to think twice

(A chorus of how the other animals of Earth try to get the *alien’s* attention e.g. how the baboon could tell ya they’re buffoon)

Ode To Frank Zappa Politics.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em Dm

What if aliens landed and said, “Take me to your leader.”

Ode To Frank Zappa Politics Soundcheck and Concept.mp3

A 1-track stereo recording made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards (performed in an extemporaneous fashion, simultaneously, impromptu, freestyle and on-the-fly)

From the The Beatless Sense Mongers‘ album of music Protest Anti-songs
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Prize

LYRICS
Thank you a lot
For what I’ve got

For what I’ve got
I want to show my appreciation
I want to show my dedication

For what I’ve got
I want to appreciate
All that you create

For what I’ve got

For the insight… giving me to live
I want to give, give, give
For the insight you’ve shown to me
I want to show
I appreciate you
I do
For what I’ve got

The Prize Part 3.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Eb Cm Cm7

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

A 1-track stereo extemporaneous recording made in Chester County, Pennsylvania,

From the album Enlightenmeant
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderKnow It All

Know It All.mp3

LYRICS
I might think that I know it all
But, if I knew it all
I’d know I don’t know it all

What I don’t know
I don’t at all

Some of the stuff I thought I know
… I was wrong
Some of the stuff I thought I knew
… it’s a sad song
But, now I know
I know

When it comes to that
I know exactly where it’s at

I might think that I know it all
But, if I knew it all
I’d know I don’t know it all

About mistakes
There’s something I can take from every mistake
What I don’t know
I don’t at all

I don’t know what I don’t know
I don’t know that at all

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Dm Dm7 C

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

A 1-track stereo extemporaneous recording made in Chester County, Pennsylvania,

From the album Enlightenmeant
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRecognize

LYRICS
Will I recognize Her essence?
Will I recognize Her presence?
Recognize

Will I know
The color of Her eyes
The shade of Her hair
Will I even recognize that She’s there?

Recognize

Will I comprehend your size
Will I realize
Or will it be a surprise?

Will I recognize your presence?
Will I recognize your essence?
Recognize

Recognize.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — F Dm C F
Am G F

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

A 1-track stereo extemporaneous recording made in Chester County, Pennsylvania,

From the album Enlightenmeant
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderNewAge Sewage

Newage Sewage.mp3 (Free Streaming Audio or MP3 Download)

LYRICS
Let’s see if we can salvage the New Age
Newage
Not sewage
Let’s see if we can stop the damage
Newage
Not sewage

You’d think in this day and age
We could figure out how to salvage the damage
That we’ve done
Instead we beat our chests like chimpanzees
Thinking that we’ve won

In this time
Instead of it being mine
I hope it’s yours
I wish you a happy life

If there was ever a time
When the fruit was ripe on the vine
The time is now
If there was ever a time to figure out how
The time is now

Let’s salvage
Less damage
Let’s salvage the damage

Newage instead of sewage
New Age instead of sewage

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — D# DM7 EbmM7

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

A 1-track stereo extemporaneous recording made in Chester County, Pennsylvania,

From the album EnlightenMeant
By Daniel Brouse