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Total Eclipse of the Moon

Posted on September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
A total eclipse of the moon
It’ll happen none to soon
Total eclipse of the moon

Omniscient
Reminiscent
Of days gone by
Bye-bye
Why am I
Why am I
Under the sky
Total eclipse of the moon
It happened none to soon
Before mankind’s fall at high noon
At the present
Being omniscient of days gone by
Bye-bye

Supermoon lunar eclipse
Super Blood Moon eclipse
Spread the word or sealed lips
It’s not time for all to die
Found why I am I

Good or bad omen
Amen

Total Eclipse of the Moon.mp3

Several cultures have myths related to lunar eclipses or allude to the lunar eclipse as being a good or bad omen. The Egyptians saw the eclipse as a sow swallowing the moon for a short time; other cultures view the eclipse as the Moon being swallowed by other animals, such as a jaguar in Mayan tradition, or a three legged toad in China. Some societies thought it was a demon swallowing the moon, and that they could chase it away by throwing stones and curses at it. The Greeks were ahead of their time when they said the Earth was round and used the shadow from the lunar eclipse as evidence. Some Hindus believe in the importance of bathing in the Ganges River following an eclipse because it will help you achieve salvation.

Similarly to the Mayans, the Incans believed that lunar eclipses were when a jaguar would eat the moon, which is why a blood moons look red.

The ancient Mesopotamians believed that a lunar eclipse was when the moon was being attacked by seven demons.

In some Chinese cultures, people would ring bells to prevent a dragon or other wild animals from biting the moon.

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Em Bm
Am G Em

80 BPM / Cool Night

An extemporaneous 1-track stereo recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; miniNova, Alesis Vortex)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

Watered Down

Posted on September 25, 2015September 26, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
The fresh water level is dropping
The salt water level is rising
Shouldn’t be eye-popping
… no, ain’t surprising
Backlash of brackish backwaters

The water table is dropping
See the sea level rising
Shouldn’t be heart-stopping
… no, ain’t surprising
Backlash of brackish backwaters

Our wells are running drier
While the tides are rising higher
Would’ve thought it our desire
To put out this man-made fire

Backlash of brackish backwaters

Watered Down Climate Change Music Video.mp4

Watered Down (Singer/Songwriter Version).mp3

Watered Down Mix.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
C Em Am
B E Am

The song was inspired by a lot of misleading information trending in social-media about Nestle and the California drought. The facts of the matter are — most of the water in California is used for agriculture. Nearly 50 billion cubic metres (13 trillion gallons) of water is used in California each year. Nestle bottled water plants only use 705 million gallons a year. Almond growers use about as much water each year as the entire city of Los Angeles. What percentage of California’s water is used by agriculture? 80 %.

The real cause of the problem is Human Induced Climate Change. As droughts increase in frequency and intensity, the sea level is rising. So not only are the droughts a problem, but salt water intrusion is also a problem. As these problems worsen, the solution is not to blame bottled water companies. Nor is the solution to build desalination plants. (Not only do desalination plants contribute to global warming, they also are devastating to the ocean.)

The solution is for humans to take responsibility for the climate change and take action.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, miniNOVA

Written and recorded in Lake Wynonah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania,

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

Time Is of the Essence

Posted on September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Dunno how much time
Time ’till I’m
Time ’till I’m outta here
Better check my path is clear
Ya, I’d better check-out if my path is clear

If ya wanna make Auntie freeze
Just take away her nightgown
The more you taunt and tease
The more you become the clown

Chorus

It’s alright to play the joker
Just avoid becoming the fool
Don’t become a mother #ucker
Be wise and stay in school
Be wise play it cool

Chorus

Time Is of the Essence Music Video.mp4

Time Is of the Essence.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Open D tuning
open, 1st fret, 2nd
octave slide
7, 5, 3, 2, 1, 0

Daniel — Vocals, Slide Guitar

Recorded at Lake Wynonah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

Equipment Test

Posted on September 24, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Testing 1, 2
Testing equipment
This is a test
Equipment
Test
Is what is sent
What is meant
Testing the equipment
To see if what we sent is what we meant

I don’t know the equivalent
See if what they sent is what is meant
What they mean
(It’s yet to be seen)

Will they relieve
Will they receive
Will they acknowledge their knowledge

Please bring out the equipment
Quick equip

Equipment Test.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
F# F#7 F#m

128 BPM / Funky Trip Hop

An extemporaneous 1-track stereo recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; miniNova), Controller and Computer (Alesis Vortex with a sustain peddle, a USB to a laptop running Korg software, and it also has a midi cable to the miniNova… which has a midi cable to the microKorg)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

The Beholder

Posted on September 24, 2015September 24, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Is it beautiful to all

Is it beautiful at all

Is it beautiful
Beautiful

Is the holder in the I
In the eye of the beholder
I am the eye
I am the beholder
In the eye of the beholder

Is it beautiful
Beautiful for all

Is it beautiful at all
For all

It’s so beautiful
It’s beautiful

It’s beautiful for all

Beautiful
So, beautiful
It’s so beautiful

It’s so beautiful
So very beautiful
It’s so beautiful

The Beholder.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Em Em9 Em7 C#m7b5 CM7 EmM7

123 BPM / Club Dance modified mix

An extemporaneous 1-track stereo recording.

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

Van-Winkled

Posted on September 24, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Awoke from a sleep. Is it night or day?
A sleep so deep I don’t know my way
Thought I dozed off for just a lil’ bit
Awoke to this world. I don’t recognize it

Where children can’t play
Due to moral decay
Where children can’t breath
Due to air quality

Chorus

Where children can’t eat
There’s not a healthy treat
Where children can’t dance
We didn’t give ’em a chance

Chorus

Where children can’t learn
To fall in love or yearn
Where children can’t say
They’ll see their kids some day

Chorus

Van-Winkled.mp3

THE SONG
Chords
D6 A-e
A-e Esus A7

The good news — while I was writing and recording this song, a 1-year-old came over and started dancing. There is hope!

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

Face It

Posted on September 23, 2015September 24, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
I couldn’t even trace your face
I feel so out of place

So, out of place
So long since I’ve seen your face

Part 1
I’d love to trace your face
But there’s been no trace of your face
Would have loved to trace your face

Would love to trace your face
I feel so out of place
Since your face can’t be traced
Gone
Dog gone

Would love to trace your face
Been so long without a trace
I feel out of place

We’d love to trace your face

Been so long
Been too long
Been, been, been… way to long
Now you’re immortalized in song
Now you’re immortalized in this song

(sounds like someone is knocking at the windows
Come out of the shadows)

Face It (prelude).mp3

Face It.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
F# F#m

An extemporaneous 1-track stereo recording.

Daniel —
Prelude
Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; Korg N364), Controller and Computer (Alesis Vortex with a sustain peddle, a USB to a laptop running Korg software, and it also has a midi cable to the Korg N364)

Part 1
Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; MiniNova)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

EMG

Posted on September 23, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
That’s rather odd… why the cattle prod?
Zap! Zap!
Ate the wires and jell gonna make me yell?
Zap! Zap!
Complete the circuit and blow my mind
If it’s wound too tight, it will unwind

When you pull the trigger with your finger
Zap! Zap!
Don’t know if I’ve the courage for another nerve surge
Zap! Zap!
Complete the circuit and blow my mind
If it’s bound to tight, it will unbind

Go ahead a probe with a needle electrode
Zap! Zap!
I never get use to this electric juice
Zap! Zap!
Complete the circuit and blow my mind
If it’s wound too tight, it will unwind

EMG.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
G Em
C D G

Electromyography (EMG) is an electrodiagnostic medicine technique that uses electric shocks to test for nerve damage.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

Eruption Of Corruption (Soundcheck)

Posted on September 22, 2015September 23, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
An eruption of corruption
Or, more like an ejaculation due to mental masturbation

soundcheck

A song about the justice system
In particular, the Pennsylvania Justice System
And, the situation in which I’m in
That would be Montgomery County

The accused — Risa Ferman (esquire)
I’ve never been victimized ’till I realized the discrimination
This attorney would reign down on me
This hell she would rain
I’m talking about wreaking havoc
Until I’ve had it
I was told to go away and never come back
And, if I had to be shot, why not
Under the gun
Forced to run
Under the auspice
Of the unhospitableness of Risa Ferman
(She’s got it out against men, man)
Some district attorney
She’s not only hurting me… she’s hurting all humanity
When she’s raining tyranny
When she’s reigning tyranny

Declared an outlaw
By an outlaw
There must be a flaw?

Eruption Of Corruption.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Dm

147 BPM / Hard Rock

A song about corrupt lawyers, such as, Montgomery County District Attorney, Risa Ferman and Pennsylvania Attorney General, Kathleen Kane. It is an extemporaneous performance that was originally intended to just be a soundcheck.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; Korg N364), Controller and Computer (Alesis Vortex with a sustain peddle, a USB to a laptop running Korg software, and it also has a midi cable to the Korg N364)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

Equi-knocks

Posted on September 22, 2015September 22, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Sorry to interrupt
But during this interlude
If you don’t mind as to be so kind
And answer a question or two?
Would you rather fall forward or fall behind
Equi-knocks on the equinox

Didn’t mean to misinterpret
Nor the facts misrepresent
You can call me the fool
Is the day half empty or half full?
Would you rather fall forward or fall behind
Equi-knocks on the equinox

Sorry to interject
At the risk of being a jerk
Knock, knock
Who’s there?
Boo.
Boo who?
No need to cry (sigh)
Next year give ‘er another try
Get your equi-knocks on equinox

Equi-knocks.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
G7 A7
C E A7

A song about the autumnal “fall” equinox. “The oldest meaning of the word “equinox” is the day when daytime and night are of approximately equal duration.” Is your day half empty or half full?

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

Discovery

Posted on September 22, 2015September 22, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Shocking! But, nothing new
Shocking… that no one knew
You discovered it’s true
What are you gonna do?

Now it’s been found
The Earth is round
So, there goes that
With it being flat
Not only that that
But as a matter of fact
It spins around going around and around the sun
No, my wit has not become undone
You see it’s nor heresy, blasphemy nor insanity
It’s been true all the while
Just took us a while to fine the need-le in pile
Shocking! But, nothing new
Shocking… that no one knew
You discovered it, too
What are you gonna do?

Discovery Music Video.mp4

Discovery.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
C Am E
Am Am-c E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

Important

Posted on September 21, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Preoccupied with the unimportant
Deplete the brain to be ignorant
#1’s winning the rat race
Loosing humanity in the haste
Laid to waste
Time for us to focus

Try to deny all that is important
Nemesis comes to the arrogant
Unaware there’s egg on the face
Hubris falls in utter disgrace
Loosing humanity in the haste
Laid to waste
Time for us to focus

Important.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
E Em-e
E C A B E
E C A E

A live 1-track stereo recording written and produced in West Chester, Chester County, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

What’s Cookin’?

Posted on September 20, 2015September 21, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
Burnt on the outside… raw in the middle
Really ain’t much of a riddle
I’d love to say job well done
But the brains may be in the bun

Instead of making you stare
Trying to make you rare
Might be time ya looked
If your mind’s over-cooked

Cook! Cook, will you take a look
There’s a fly drownin’ in my soup
Cook!, Cook, check your cookbook
Are fly’s in the soup du jour group?

Instead of making you stare
Trying to make you rare
Might be time ya looked
If your mind’s over-cooked

What’s Cookin’?.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
A D A G A
A Ab A Bb A

A song inspired by world leaders.

A live 1-track stereo recording written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

Double Down

Posted on September 20, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
When my losses start to mount
I take a look around
Saying, “It’s time to double down!”

When the sum is an amount
Can logic be found
Saying, “It’s time to double down!”

The clock strikes two bells
Time to find what the future tells
When the clock strikes three
An hour ahead… an hour behind… which will it be?

Leaving life to coin tosses
Resulting in losses
Saying, “It’s time to double down!”

Then, it’s time to make a plan
So you know that you can
Saying, “It’s time to double down!”

Chorus

Double Down.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
E G A E
E variations E+f#

A live 1-track stereo recording written and recorded in Chester County, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

Around The Corner

Posted on September 19, 2015 by admin

LYRICS
How do you know if the answer
Is right around the corner?
From the edge try to dangle
See it from a different angle

How do you know what’s in the book
If you don’t even take a look
What if you come to realize
The answer’s before your eyes

Gonna take within and spit it out
So I can figure out what out’s about

How do you know your limit has been reached
How do you know if your dam(n)’s been breached
What if you’re holding on way too long?
Let go and happen upon your life’s song

Gonna take within and spit it out
So I can take in what it’s all about

Around The Corner.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Em C G Am
Am C AM

A live 1-track stereo recording made in Honey Brook, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse