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bookmark_borderCareLess

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Songwriting in West Chester, Pennsylvania
Songwriting in West Chester, Pennsylvania

CareLess.mp3 (free MP3 download)

LYRICS
When I was carefree
I was board
I asked the Lord, “What for?”

When I was carefree
It was lame
I asked the Lord, “What’s the game?”

Chorus
When I was carefree
Nothing bothering me was bothering me

When I was carefree
It was horrid
I asked God, “Spare the rod!”

When I was carefree
Life was empty
I asked God, “Please spare me!”

Chorus

When you’re carefree are you careless?
When you’re carefree do you care less?

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Am Em
CaddA# CaddD C
Em

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

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderOde To Brad Delp

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Songwriting at Marsh Creek Pennsylvania State Park
Songwriting at Marsh Creek Pennsylvania State Park

LYRICS
Don’t ever give up your will to live
Forever live a life to give

Spread the love like a contagious disease
I beg you… I’m begging… begging of you please

Don’t ever give up your will to give
Forever give to let life live

Bestow the love so that it may grow
I plead to you… plead until you know

Ode To Bradley Edward Delp.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 4
D A Em
C Em

Made in the USA (Marsh Creek State Park and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

This song was inspired while listening to Pierre Robert on Philadelphia radio station WMMR. It was the birthday of Brad Delp, lead vocalist for Boston. Pierre made it clear why we should be anti-suicide.

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album True True
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderOne Foot

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Songwriting at Marsh Creek State Park, Pennsylvania
Songwriting at Marsh Creek State Park, Pennsylvania

LYRICS
One foot in a flood
The other in a drought
At the cost of blood
One Forty-Four K naught

Chorus
In the Age of waste not, want not
We let the land of plenty rot
The last page… the last astronaut
Engage in rage… love’s forgot

We engage in rage and the love is forgot

One foot under water
The other in the grave
Worse than pigs, for sure
The way we behave

Chorus

One I for an I
Until we all die
Slowly torture
’till extinction

Chorus

One Foot.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E add F, C, G#
Am
unknown chord F# B B G#

Made in the USA (Marsh Creek State Park and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

This song was written after I read a government report that said over 144,000 people a year are dieing from human induced climate change.  Then, I went to a favorite songwriting spot… and it was flooded higher than I’d ever seen.

Learn more about global warming.

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album True True
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderSo Be It

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Songwriting in West Chester, PA with the Police
Songwriting in West Chester, PA with the Police

INSTRUMENTAL

So Be It.mp4

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 1
Em Em add F#, C#, A low F#

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

The song features a police officer who has been harassing me for several years… thus, the name of the song.

Daniel — Guitar

From the album True True
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGiving It A Try

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Songwriting at Everhart Park, West Chester, PA
Songwriting at Everhart Park, West Chester, PA

LYRICS
1,2,3… let’s go
Getting on with the show
3,2,1… just for fun
Let’s run

Chorus
The more of the trying
The more of the doing
The less indecision
The more precision

You and me… let’s go
Getting on with our know
2 as 1… none is done

Chorus

Giving It A Try.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — A A7 AM7
A C G D A

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album True True
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderAbout Heaven

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About Heaven.mp3

LYRICS
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7… all good children go to heaven
At 8… through the pearly gate
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 through the pearly gate
Next 9, just in time
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 8. 9 then 10… they (you) get to do it again

Chorus
Reincarnation celebration
Coming to a lifetime in you
Reincarnation celebration
Truly transparent view

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 do you think you’ll be forgiven?
Or, 8… too late?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8… pray I don’t come back as fish bait
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9… pray I have a spine
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10… may I be a being again

Chorus

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C Am/A
D A

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

This song is inspired by what will happen if humans extinct themselves… er, a… there won’t be much chance of a soul being in a human?

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the Sir Vent album Now That Is Hot
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCollapse Lapse

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LYRICS
Just saw another collapse
Not sure if real’s surreal
A compassionary lapse
What does it take to feel

Until…
… freewill

Collapse Lapse.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F F add B
C

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

This song was inspired by the building collapses, and maybe… how they are a metaphor for the collapse of the economy, the environment and civilization?

6 dead, 14 hurt in Philadelphia building collapse – USA Today

www.usatoday.com/…building–collapse–philadelphia/2391943/‎

1 day ago – Rescue teams pulled 14 people out of ‘tons of rubble’ from the collapse Wednesday of a four-story building being demolished in downtown …

Bangladesh building collapse recovery efforts end, toll at 1,127 …

www.cnn.com/2013/05/14/world/…/bangladesh–building–collapse-aftermat…

May 23, 2013 – Bangladesh building collapse: An end to recovery efforts, a promise of a new start, as final death toll stands at 1127.

Daniel — Vocals, Piano

From the album True True
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThawed Just Ice

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Writing the Song Thawed Just Ice
Writing the Song “Thawed Just Ice”

LYRICS
When the doom starts to loom
Go toward the omnipresent light
When storm troopers goon
Got to stick up for what is right

What is “just” must come true
True the alignment is meant

When you feel down on your luck
When you are persecuted
It’s time to give a F&%#!
Risking being executed

What is “just” must come true
True the alignment is meant

Thawed Just-Ice.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em Em7 D6

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

A song about balancing the scales of justice.

Daniel — Vocals, Piano, Keyboard

From the album True True
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO PART

bookmark_borderThe Water

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Songwriting in Ambler, PA
Songwriting in Ambler, PA

LYRICS
Sooner or later
Ya know the water
Will wash it all away
Maybe tomorrow
Maybe today
That water washes away

Do you understand how the Canyon got Grand
Can you command land
Or oversee the sea?

Chorus

Can you comprehend how the ark got afloat
Can your boat cross the mote
Ya know… across Styx to the rainbow?

Chorus

The Water.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 4
C CM7 CM7 add G
Em

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

I wrote the song about the rising sea level. Coincidentally, the next day we got hit by tropical storm Andrea dumping inches of rain on us.

The picture is from a 1998 paper written by the state of New Jersey on what happens when the ice melts.

Statue Of Liberty Climate Change Sea Level Rise
Statue Of Liberty Climate Change Sea Level Rise

Learn more about global warming.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album True True
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderBliss And Vigor

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LYRICS
If you want to see the vigor in me
Step a little closer and see what you see
If you want to see victory in “we”
Get off your high horse… come down from your tree

Chorus
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you
And, I really wonder what you’re up to
There use to be a place we could meet
Any more, I’m not sure if there’s a seat

If you want to see the real me
Take a closer look — intimacy
If you want to see the victorious us
Head right on course… get in focus

Chorus

From the womb to the tomb
Gonna live it the fullest… that I am!
From the bomb to the boom
Gonna let my soul, self, spirit scream

Bliss And Vigor.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em A D A Em
Em A
Em slide

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the Sir Vent album Now That Is Hot
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderInflight Insight

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LYRICS
Despite what you might have thought was insight
The consensus — might doesn’t make right
Try as you may… try as you might
In the end, it’s you that you slight

Chorus
In everything that you do
Try to pull through
’till the skies are blue
You can always depend on me to pull through
… can I depend on you?

In spite of the nose on your face
The mucus — blight clogging your sight
Cut it off so you can deface
Come on… don’t try to swallow more than you can bite

Chorus

So, you cut of your nose to spite your face
Why not cut off your ear… ya know… Van Gogh?
So, you put off your mate to curse your fate
Crawl into the light out of your dark space

Chorus

Inflight Insight.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 2
Am E
Am G

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the Sir Vent album Now That Is Hot
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBrain Damage

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LYRICS
What do you think happened to your brain
To make you behave so strange
Is it in your genes… you’re mean… you strain
Turned into nails on the blackboard… people cringe

Is there hope you can be saved
Before you reach your grave
Is there a chance you’re less enraged
Relief from how you behave?

Chorus

What do you think happened to your heart
When it comes to unconditional love… you forgot
Over time your goodness did depart
Then, you left those you love to rot

Chorus

Brain Damage.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Dm Dm less F
Dm A

Made in the USA (Marsh Creek State Park, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the Sir Vent album Now That Is Hot
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHappy Emancipation

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Songwriting in Everhart Park, West Chester, PA
Songwriting in Everhart Park, West Chester, PA

LYRICS
Happy emancipation to you
Gonna make a proclamation or two
Justification avenue
Coming to a city within view

Always too early to begin
Telling lies, hatred and sin
It’s never too late to begin
Feeling young inside again

Chorus

It’s always too early to begin
Stealin’, robbin’, rapin’ and hatin’
It’s never too late to begin
Beloving the living of lovin’

Happy Emancipation.mp4

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Am
G D Am
E Am

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the Sir Vent album Now That Is Hot
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderUnnatural Selection

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LYRICS
Funny how one thing leads to another
Before you know it… it’s a chain reaction
Honey draws the flies more than vinegar
Suppose the choice lies in your selection

Chorus
Do you wonder how the other half lives
You might be surprised how much they give
Do you wonder, “What is my purpose?”
Is it more tan to be you, 2, 3, 4… for all of us

Sunny one minute cloudy the next
Before you know it… it’s a climate action
Money draws the lies out of context
Impose their will as some sort-of fiction

Chorus

Bunny goes from hunted to hunter
Who’s gonna die… who’s gonna live
The problem is not that perplexed
We will cause our own extinction

Chorus

Unnatural Selection.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C Am
D G
Am C

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

WARNING: Climate Change

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the Sir Vent album Now That Is Hot
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOuch!

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LYRICS
Off the frying pan and into the fire
(Transpire)
Ouch!

Mary had a little lamb and tied it to a heater
Every time it turned around
It burned it’s little seater

Sitting on a hot plate
Sitting on the stove
Temperature is temperate
What about the love?

Chorus

The climate change
Man has induced
Exponential
Runaway train

Chorus

Could we manage
To reproduce
Expressional love
Just the same

Chorus

Ouch! Are we insane
Bringing on the pain
Ouch! Do some remain
That want good to re-gain

Ouch!.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — G
C
Cmaj7 add G, F, D, C

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

The song was inspired by a heat wave during the last week of May. I tried sitting on my usual songwriting wall, but the stone was so hot it burned my rear. If we could only love as good as we pollute?

WARNING: Climate Change

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the Sir Vent album Now That Is Hot
By Daniel Brouse