bookmark_borderThe Comings And Goings

LYRICS
Comings and goings
The comings and goings
They say you’re here
They say you’re everywhere

That you’re aware of everything
That you’re there
That you’re in everything
The comings and the goings
They say you’re here
They say you’re everywhere

You are comforting
In all that you bring
You’re comforting
The comings and the goings
They say you’re here
They say you’re everywhere

That when I sing of things you bring
You bring to be me a special thing
The comings and the goings
They say you’re here
They say you’re everywhere

They say you’re with us everywhere

There’s one thing I hope I can convey
There’s one thing I’d convey if I may
There’s only the one thing
That can take you from here
To everywhere
That can take you from here
So you’re everywhere

And, that would be
God Almighty
Then, you can see
To eternity

Your being can be in everywhere

Comings And Goings.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — G D7sus4 Bdim C

Written and recorded on January 1, 2013 (New Year’s Day) in Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital, 1-track stereo, extemporaneous recording. “The comings and goings” is a phrase that means the movements of people arriving at places and leaving places.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Twenty Thirteen
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderProlover

LYRICS
Bring on the lover
Forget the hater
Bring on the lover
No procrastinator

The light will hover
Over you

Smile on your neighbor
Like the creator
Smile on you neighbor
Be something greater

The light will hover
Over you

No collaborator
Of shady character
An elaborator
Of the grandeur

The light will hover
Over you

Prolover.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Dm G C

Written and recorded on January 1, 2013 (New Year’s Day) in Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital, 1-track stereo, extemporaneous recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Twenty Thirteen
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWelcome to the Land of Wonders

Welcome to the Land of Wonders.mp3

LYRICS
Welcome to the land of wonders
An experiment in Man’s blunders
Accumulation with the culmination
Man-made self-annihilation

Where fact is stranger than fiction
We’re humans fixed on eradication

Pollution’s fogging up the sky
Never bothering to even ask, “Why”
Pollution’s fouling the waterfowl
We shrug our shoulders and say, “Oh, well.”

Where fact is stranger than fiction
We’re humans fixed on eradication

The natural order we re-arrange
Resulting in human induced climate change
Ice is melting. Sea level is rising.
You’d think by now we’d be realizing

Where fact is stranger than fiction
We’re humans fixed on eradication

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em C(M7) Cm7

Written and recorded on January 1, 2013 (New Years Day) in Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital 8-track stereo recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Twenty Thirteen
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTow The Line

LYRICS
If we all tow the line

If we all tow the line
We’ll get there on time

If we all tow the line
We’ll get there on time
Instead of “everything’s mine”

Tow The Line.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — F walk-up to Bb
Bb walk-down to F
F walk-down to C
C walk-up to Bb

Written and recorded on December 31, 2012 (New Year’s Eve) in Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital, 1-track stereo, extemporaneous recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Twenty Thirteen
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Future Cometh

The Future Cometh.mp3

LYRICS
The future comes
Headed right at you
Scared stiff fright
Frozen in the headlights

The future comes
It’s staring right at you
Into the light
You shine for glory on high heights

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Gm7
Dm
G / A

Written and recorded on December 31, 2012 (New Year’s Eve) in Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital, 1-track stereo, extemporaneous recording.  The song is about choosing between being scared or shining light the stars.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Twenty Thirteen
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Years In Review

The Years In Review.mp3

Dani Brouse on the Monkey Bars
Dani Brouse on the Monkey Bars

LYRICS
Do you remember
All those years ago
When you wondered
About the wonders
Of the world

Go swinging on the monkey bars
Dream up things and shoot for the stars
The days when we’d climb trees
Dream of days when we’d look back at these

Chorus

Go swimming on hot summer days
Play you guitar and try to amaze
Make paper airplanes fly with the breeze
Dream of days when we’d look back on these

Chorus

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
A sus4
D sus4
E sus4 / A add9

Written and recorded on December 31, 2012 in Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital 8-track stereo recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Twenty Thirteen
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHave Some Home

LYRICS
When at last you are comfortable
Than, at last, you’re at home
When at last you are salvageable
Then, at last, you are not alone

When at last you’re forgiven
By yourself, set free for livin’
Then, at last, you’ve awaken
In your true home

With a twist of love
Sprinkled down from above
Feeling free to let yourself go
Flying high to the place of know

Have some… please have some home

With a twist of love
Shaken not broken

Have Some Home.mp3

 

ABOUT THIS SONG

Recorded August 5, 2012 in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel – Keyboards, Vocals

from the album Souled
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Ballad of Harry the Hero

This is the third song in a trilogy from the album Prom And Aid about the 2012 Wissahickon Prom in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Somebody made the mistake of victimizing my daughter. Her date tried to set things straight. When that wasn’t enough, the police brought justice.  Here is the story set to music:

The Ballad 0f Harry the Hero .mp3

 

C
G / F / G / C

by Daniel Brouse

More From the Album *Prom And Aid*

bookmark_borderRed Carpet And Silver Screen

Writing the Song Red Carpet and Silver Screen
Writing the Song Red Carpet and Silver Screen

LYRICS
Puttin’ on the new shoes tonight
Steppin’ on the red carpet’s alright
Wish I may, wish I might
Make that silver screen shine bright

My Dear
World premiere
Making moving pictures
Movie star’s in my future
Wish I may, wish I might
Make that silver screen shine bright

Mirror, mirror, on the wall
First star I see tonight
Wish I may, wish I might
Make that silver screen shine bright

Puttin’ on the new dress — formal ball
Everybody’s trying to call
[Have my agent take their name
While I try n’ stay sane]

Red carpet and silver screen
For my motion picture’s opening scene
Wish I may, wish I might
Make that silver screen shine bright

ABOUT THIS SONG
Written on April 30, 2012 by Daniel Brouse.
E / Em7
A / A7
Bm7 / A / E

Writing the Song *Red Carpet And Silver Screen* (MP4 Video)
How to Play Guitar for *Red Carpet And Silver Screen* (MP4 Video)
Pictures

The song is about my daughter’s movie and her first film festival:
2012 Greenfield Youth Film Festival
The Keswick Theatre
291 North Keswick Avenue
Glenside, PA 19038

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
7PM

Visit Dani’s YouTube Channel
Visit KingArthur.com’s YouTube Channel

More From the Album *Seeing Stars*

bookmark_borderI Met A Girl

LYRICS
I met a girl
(She) wanted a five second song
But, ya see, Jessi…
I’ve already written… there’s another Jessi
And, it’ll take too long
For me to fall for you

I met a girl
Andrea the atheist
She wanted to know my twist on this
“My God’s a lady
and, lately
She’s fed up feeding man”
Who bites the hand…
… of the one that feed ’em?

I met a girl called Lee Ann
And, man…
She changed the scene
With my tambourine
The Spirit shined ever brighter
On the streets of the wrong and righter (writer)

I met a girl
Jenny Roadside on the road’s side
She asked if I’d mind…
Could she play my guitar
When ya bring on the music, dance and sing
Brings mating of souls…
Everlasting

I met a gang of girls
Whose giggles and smiles
Changed the world
Like an army of angels
the moments making life special

I Met A Girl (Free .MP3 Downloads)

ABOUT THE SONG
F#m / Em
Em / Am / Bm

The song was written and recorded on the streets of West Chester. Over the past couple weeks, a large number of females have approached me as I played on the street. Here a few have been named, though all were special.

More from the album: Have Studio. Will Travel

by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDawn’s Daylight

LYRICS
Imagine a giant cosmic cue stick… getting ready to break
Imagine the moon… as cue ball
*Farewell*
… is the order for order

Quick at a flick

A new birthday cake

The continental plate border

Expansion… thank God for gravity
(God’s gravity holding it together… like never)
Limiting the severity
Of the impact of the break on humanity

It would happen that quick

It could happen that quick
Like a thief in the night
Giving a whole new meaning
To the dawn’s day light

About the Song *Dawn’s Daylight* (.mp4 Video)

Guitar for *Dawn’s Daylight* (.mp4 Free Music Video)

Guitar for *Dawn’s Daylight* (.mp4 Free Music Video)

Guitar Part 2 for *Dawn’s Daylight* (.mp4 Free Music Video)

The scene in the dream is eerily familiar to Roger Dean art. In particular:

Floating Islands by Roger Dean
Close To The Edge by Roger Dean

by Daniel Brouse as part of the More MegaEpix Enormous Experiment

Photo of Daniel Brouse
Daniel Recording at Marsh Creek / Photo by Jacquelyn Grucella

bookmark_borderGet On!

Get On! .MP3 (free music download)

LYRICS
Get on! Get on!
It’s time to get on with it
Come on. Get on.
Join the ride. Enjoy life a bit.

Come on and get a lift
Jump up and down like you’ll never quit
Roll down a hillside
Raise your arms like a roller coaster ride

Get on! Get on!
Lovin’ livin’ every minute
Come on. Get on.
Livin’ lovin’ every moment

ABOUT THE SONG
A 6-track recording (stereo guitar, stereo vocals and 2 mono vocal backing vocals)
Written and recorded in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It was a beautiful sunny day bringing in Spring. I hoped to convey the message.

Capo 2 (F#)
A / E
A / D
A / G

From the album The Beatless Sense Mongers 2012
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBlood Vessel

You don’t need to,
Share the wealth,
Just as you can’t,
Share good health.

But, you can,
Share your love,
Spread it thick,
Or, spread it thin.

The dead,
Or quick?

Rise above,
Evil kin,
Dance and move,
While you’ve the skin.
Rise above,
The lowly sin,
Flying high,
Again.

Lord, despite my moans,
Thanks for these bones.
These bones gonna rise again.
Lord, despite my wine-in’,
Thanks for this skin.
From a puddle of mud,
My blood,
And, I thank you so.
So, here I go,
Spreading it thick,
While of the quick.

I’ll be your blood vessel… flesh castle,
A Holy Grail set for sail,
Flesh castle,
Blood vessel.

From The Conjuring Experiment

bookmark_borderThe Wild Life of the Wildlife

Where ever I roam,
I’m at home.

My body — soul’s house,
At least this life,
No, never alone… in the house of God.

God is good,
God is great,
So, I thank Her….

As part of Her,
Wildlife.

Wild life,
Jig and sing,
Constant fling thing.

“You don’t like the tornadoes?
Stop stirring things up down there,”
God said.

Instead in the stable,
Jig and sing,
Wildlife.

“The loose on the loose,
Ramparts running rampant,”
says Mother Goose.

Mother Nature blows in the wind,
“Naturally, the nature to nurture,
could be nurtured. What a rapture!”

Love life,
Wildlife.

The *please do not refrain from the refrain* refrain:
I’m just a church mouse in God’s house.
Wildlife,
Wild life.

Love life,
Wildlife.

From the Conjuring Experiment

bookmark_borderThe Song

I thought I would show you what I was talking about,
So, here it is kid….

You don’t want it all,
But, you don’t want it all,
To pass you by,
bye-bye.

Music is not about telling everyone else how you feel.
Music is about helping everyone else feel the way you feel.

Have you no sense of intimacy?

Music is about helping everyone feel what you are saying.

Do you remember when,
You asked me why all the Crayon’s,
In the Crayon box,
Looked the same as you?

After all,
Camouflage is a weird concept in space.

After all,
I’m just a person trying to express myself.
Why would you want to step on that?

Do you ever look outside of your self?
Do you ever look outside yourself?

It’s not that I’m the sickest puppy,
In the litter.

How do I know?
I looked in your blindspot.

What happens when you wait,
Until someone can’t wait,
To go to the bathroom?

Shit happens.

What if there was so much noise,
That nobody could hear my song?

Sometimes noise is a good camouflage.
Sometimes it is not.

I’m not that interested in how you fit into the game…
Rather, that you are a game piece.

Where do all those anarchists go?
That bookstore on South Street?

Oh, yes,
The Wooden Shoe.

Can you tell a Fox,
He swells like his own hole?

Ask Rupert Murdoch.

Have you no sense,
Of intimacy?

It’s funny,
When you try to stop,
A laughing-box from laughing.

Kleenex,
Or, tissue,
Who cares?
Will God bless you?

Doy you,
Yourself,
Know a genius,
When you look one,
In the I?

There are only so many people,
That hold a guitar…
Or, magnifying glass.

Chasing the string of a balloon.

There aren’t that many fish,
That can swim in the sea.
Shall I throw you back?