Tag: Syria

bookmark_borderReparation

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LYRICS
Dropping bombs
Blowin’ up babies
Filling tombs
With young ladies
We’d like to reconcile-ate
For our rape and our hate
What can we do for you
Reconciliation
For our damn nation… damnation
What do you say
How can we repay
You lost your tooth? Truth?
Teeth?
… in disbelief
The truth of tooth for a tooth
Or an I for an I
Did it cost you and arm and a leg
Can we compensate you with a peg?
What is the cost of your loss?
What is the cost of your lost?

Reparation.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
Chords: Em / Em walkdown / Dm Em
Recording: digital 10-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Organ,

This is about Donald Trump’s ban on Muslim’s. Legal residents of the USA are not allowed to renter the country if they are from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. In how many of these countries has the United States try to inflict regime change and invoke civil wars? The U.S. should take in 100% of refugees from countries whose governments we have overthrown.

Band together and join THE RESISTANCE

bookmark_borderThe Light

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The 25th of Kislev
On this day, Jesus celebrated Hanukkah: “And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.”

Originally, the Syrian leader Antiochus had destroyed the temple. “Antiochus desecrated the temple in Jerusalem by sacrificing pigs on its altar and smearing the temple in blood.” However, the Syrian forces could not standup against the Hasmonean. The family became known as the Maccabees – the Hammer.

LYRICS
Be the last candle burning
Perpetual spiritual yearning
Be the light shinning bright
God’s hammer of might
May your love light shine
Enshrined miracle of time

Eyes behold the sight
A miracle… the festival of light
Be the first candle burning
Burn through the night until morning
May your love light shine
Enshrined miracle of time

Celebrate with the feast of dedication
Celebration of jubilation
Be the last candle burning
Keep our small world turning
May your love light shine
Enshrined miracle of time

Be The Light.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Christmas Music
Chords: E C A / Am7 –> 2 frets –> A
Recording: digital 6-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Christmasness
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderFlowchart

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LYRICS
You call this art? Need a blood flowchart
The art of warfare is everywhere
I could sure start with a blood flowchart
Beware of the blood-flow over there
I wouldn’t want you to step in it
It’s worse than stepping in… worse than stepping in… stepping in $hit
The art of warfare is everywhere

A picture’s worth a thousands words
A million words can’t describe the toll of a sole soul
The art of warfare is everywhere
Ya know this ain’t Vincent Van Gogh
We make Picasso look less absurd

The risk to every art critic… you’re gonna get hit
There’s a fan… and, when the $hit gets to it… you’re gonna get hit
The art of warfare is everywhere

Flowchart.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: D7 D6 E6 AM7 A7 / B7 E7sus4
Recording: digital 1-track stereo

See Die-a-gram for Over-cooked Turkey

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Metamorphic Rocks
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDie-a-gram for Over-cooked Turkey

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Die-a-gram for Over-cooked Turkey.mp3

LYRICS
May I say, happy holiday? Can you tell me, “How do you like your turkey?”
Our recipe for catastrophe:
Now, somehow Moscow resides on both sides
In France, they’re doing the (anti)terror dance
Invoking the Kremlin gremlin
The Kremlin gremlin provoking a turkey basting
Are you telling me I am the delicacy? Noooo… I don’t wanna be in the recipe!
Too many cooks in the kitchen… too many kooks in the kitchen
And, here I am sayin’, “I need a die-a-gram”

All the while up to their ears in Syria diarrhea
Some sick Islamic
Don’t ya think that’ll stink?
Leave it up to their fears in Syria diarrhea
You ISIS? I is not ISIS
No Boca Raton killing marathon
While Al-Shabaab rape n’ rob
Run as fast as you can from the Taliban
Oh my gawd! No Jihad
Please read the Qur’an agin’
Is that what is meant? The Qur’an is based on the New Testament… which is based on the Old Testament. We’re all on top of the same base-meant.
And, here I am, “I need a die-a-gram”

The Saudi’s out of Yemen
Can I get an Amen?
They ran from Iran
More than a crack in Iraq
Now who’s gettin’ in
Na, na, na not China
And, here I am, “I need a die-a-gram”

What’s left of the leftovers? What’s the deal with this holiday meal? I’ve been rooked… the turkey’s over-cooked! What else can I say on Thanksgiving Day?

Die-a-gram for Over-cooked Turkey
Die-a-gram for Over-cooked Turkey

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Ab Bb Bbsus4 Bbaug
Rhythm: 174 BPM / Reggae x2 machines
Recording: digital 1-track stereo

A song about what is going on in the world for Thanksgiving 2015.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers and an Alesis Vortex controller to Albeton software (microKorg, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, and a couple pedals)

From the album Metamorphic Rocks
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Birth of Jesus

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Based on the Book Of Luke

A song about Syria and refugees. Jews, Christians and Muslims are all known as “Religions of The Book”. Sometimes we seem to forget that we are “one and the same” and our message is still the same: Peace On Earth. Goodwill Toward Man.

LYRICS
Trying to get a consensus by holding a census
Count on Augustus counting us
Quirinius governor of Syria… are you really serious?
From Nazareth in Galilee traveled Mary
To Bethlehem… David’s city… while Mary did carry

No room for a stranger
Managed to make it to a manger
Giving birth to heaven on Earth
And all worldly worth

There were shepherds watching over their flocks at night
When lo and behold, the most angelic sight
The angel said, “have no fright”
On Good News, I shed the light
Today Savior has been born to you
This will be a sign to you, too
One knows by his swaddling clothes

Suddenly, a great choir started to sing
Glory to God over everything
Peace on Earth everlasting

The Birth Of Jesus.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: E G A E / G A / D A E / C E
Recording: live 1-track digital stereo

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album That Time Of Year
by Daniel Brouse

More from the Christmas Album

bookmark_borderPuzzle Monkey

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LYRICS
Up in smoke
Ain’t no joke

Did you see the calamity
Of the puzzle monkey tree?
Oh, you know what’s puzzling me
Unseen inevitability

Up in smoke
Ain’t no joke

The way we spew our debris
Like we’re the champs of society
Coming back a little too fast
Gonna kick me in the ass

Up in smoke
Ain’t no joke

In the midst of demon fits
Gonna smash it all to bits
Kiss of death on our lips
Human induced apocalypse

Up in smoke
Ain’t no joke

Puzzle Monkey Music Video.mp4

Puzzle Monkey.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
B E Am
Am D7

A verse inspired by the wildfires in Chile burning in the forests of 1,000 old puzzle monkey trees. (At least the government of Chile recognizes it as the effects of human induced climate change.) Another verse is inspired by the ISIS destruction of ancient artifacts in Syria using sledgehammers and bulldozers. I guess you could say the song is about human induced destruction of everything.

Araucaria araucana — commonly called the monkey puzzle tree
The origin of the popular English language name ‘monkey puzzle’ derives from its early cultivation in Britain in about 1850, when the species was still very rare in gardens and not widely known. Sir William Molesworth, the proud owner of a young specimen at Pencarrow garden near Bodmin in Cornwall was showing it to a group of friends, one of them – the noted barrister and Benthamist Charles Austin remarked, “It would puzzle a monkey to climb that”. [Because it takes a 1,000 years for them to grow, young specimens are tiny.] As the species had no existing popular name, first ‘monkey puzzler’, then ‘monkey puzzle’ stuck. — Wikipedia

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album You Are Getting Warmer
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderI Ran

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I Ran Recording Session
I Ran Recording Session

LYRICS
Hard to believe the pace
Of our latest arms race
Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan
Not really sure which wars we’re in?
Ukraine, Syria, Iran…
You reign? Seriously, I ran

Where to begin….
Russia rushing in
For crying out loud
While all the while Putin actin’ proud
Crimea Annexation
Cry me a river (exasperation!)

Unbelievable human race
Gonna leave us without a trace
Spreading like Malaria in Nigeria
I’s is in hysteria
Isis and Boko Haram
Teenage hostage harem

I Ran Music Video.mp4

I Ran.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
D7/D6 G/G9
C/C7
C/CM7

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Flaming Napalm Globs
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBumbles Bounce

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Bumbles Bounce Music Video.mp4

Bumbles Bounce.mp3

Dead Babies In Syria
Dead Babies In Syria

LYRICS
An abominable snowman
Part creature… part man
The part abominable
Most probable
Man
Abominable… causing moral revulsion
Diversion, subversion, exclusion

Time for the inclusion solution
Let’s hope humanity can bounce back
After our ethical attack

Pushed ourselves over the cliff
Mostly over a religious riff
The penalty… swift and stiff
Time to be humble
Overcome our bumble

Do what counts
Do the bumble bounce

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F# / G

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizers (All instruments played simultaneously and extemporaneously.)

“Christians are the most widely persecuted religious group in the world today and this evening we think especially of the Middle East, especially of Egypt, Iraq and Syria,” The Archbishop of Canterbury, Christmas, 2013

This song was inspired by the travesty of religious conflicts and killings during 2013. Unfortunately, the list is too long to list… Shiite, Sunni, Armenians, Christian, Buddhists, Dinka, Nuer, Beni Hussein, Rizeigat, Jews, Muslims… in Syria, Israel, Burma, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Turkey, Egypt, Afghanistan, Iraq… and on and on. Let’s pray we can bounce back.

From the album Miss Christmas and part of the on-going Christmas Music Experiment.

By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWar!

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WAR! by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Originally made famous by Edwin Starr

CHORUS:
Em    A    Em    D          Em
War...huh..yeah! What is it good for?
A          Em
Absolutely nothing..Unnnh!
Em   A       Em    D          Em
War! hunnnh! yeah! What is it good for?
A          Em
Absolutely nothing..Say it again, y'all.
Em   A         Em          D          Em
War! Huh, Good God, Y'all! What is it good for?
A          Em
Absolutely nothing..Listen to me..

#1.
Em
War! I despise! Because it means destruction
   Dm       Em
of innocent lives.
Em                  Dm                    Em
War! Means tears to thousands of mother's eyes,
                                Dm         Em
when their sons go to fight and lose their lives.

CHORUS:

#2.***(Chords are the same for the other verses.)***
Em
War! It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker.

War! friend only to the undertaker.

Ooooh, War! is an enemy to all mankind.

The thought of war blows my mind.

War! has caused unrest within the younger generation.

Induction then destruction..who wants to die? Unnnnh!

CHORUS

#3.
Em
War! it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker.

War! it's got one friend..that's the undertaker.

Ooooh, WAR! has shattered many a young man's dreams.

Made him disabled, bitter and mean.

Life is much to short and precious to spend 

fighting wars these days.

War! can't give life..It can only take it away.

CHORUS:

#4.
Em
War! it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker.

War! friend only to the undertaker.

Peace, love and understanding..Tell me, is there no 

place for them today?

They say we must fight to keep our freedom,

But, Lord knows, there's got to be a better way.

CHORUS:(x2)

ABOUT THIS SONG
This song is about War: Syria, Russia, Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan

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

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Under The Gun
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSee Ya In Syria?

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Child Casualties Caused by Syria Gas Attack
Child Casualties Caused by Syria Gas Attack

LYRICS
Aghast! Shame shelling with a gas
Kill all children by chemical

Guess I won’t see ya
In Syria
Seriously a tragedy in Syria

Seems there’s no regime
Any less mean
World watches in error
The reign of terror

Guess I won’t see ya
In Syria
Seriously a tragedy in Syria

Bombarding babies like Barbarians
Severity to civility… no humanitarians

Guess I won’t see ya
In Syria
Seriously a tragedy in Syria

A, B, C, D… it’s killing me
Baa, baa black creep… cause to weep
Twinkle, twinkle little star… hopes dashed… helps so far

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C G Am G
Em C

A song inspired by bombing of children with chemical weapons in Syria..

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

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Life After Life
By Daniel Brouse