bookmark_borderMusic That Is Alive

LYRICS
This is a soundcheck
For an instrumental… I guess
We plan on turning down the microphones so you don’t hear the sounds of an actual musician playing the instruments

Since this is only a soundcheck, we’re going to try for a surround-sound sound

Sorry, I forgot this is just a soundcheck and I’ve gotta check
For the flow glow
For the glow flow
Don’t let the people stand in the way every day
Let the flow glow grow

Music That Is Alive (Soundcheck).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E Esus4 E7

137 BPM / Rock Shuffle

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller and Computer

From the album Storyboard
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderA Whole Lot Of

LYRICS
Maybe it’s time for schoolin’
Maybe it’s time for school
Maybe I’m not foolin’
Maybe I’m not a fool
Upping your size
Maybe it’s time for the wise to rise?

Baby needs educatin’
Edge-ya-ma-cate her noggin
Don’t intend humiliatin’
But you ain’t no bargain
Upping your size
Maybe it’s time for the wise to rise?

Maybe it’s time for pullin’
A rabbit from the hat
In need of a magician
To make any sense of that
Upping your size
Maybe it’s time for the wise to rise?

A Whole Lot Of Music Video.mp4

A Whole Lot Of.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E G E
A G A
B7 A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Storyboard
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderA Lovely Revolution

LYRICS
This is a test of the non-emergency broadcasting network
It is only a test

You say you believe in revolution
Not in a bloody institution
But the evolution of your revolution
Umm… what’s in your institution?

What do you have to say
Keep harm outta harm’s way?
What do you have to say
Can you keep harm at bay?

So, you wanna start a revolution
Agin’ the bloody institution
What do you plan instead of bloodshed
Pray tell, what is you plan instead?

What do you have to say
Keep harm outta harm’s way?
What do you have to say
Can you keep harm at bay?

A Lovely Revolution Music Video.mp4

A Lovely Revolution.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A A6
A G
D G A
C A

Written at Independence Hall, Philadelphia and Abington Hospital, Montgomery County and West Chester, Chester County, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Storyboard
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRoundabout

Coversong originally made famous by Yes
Written by singer Jon Anderson and guitarist Steve Howe
Cover is performed as a modern dance EDM song

Lyrics

I’ll be the roundabout
The words will make you out ‘n’ out
I spend the day your way
Call it morning driving thru the sound and in and out the valley

The music dance and sing
They make the children really ring
I spend the day your way
Call it morning driving thru the sound and in and out the valley

In and around the lake
Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there
One mile over we’ll be there and we’ll see you
Ten true summers we’ll be there and laughing too
Twenty four before my love you’ll see I’ll be there with you

I will remember you
Your silhouette will charge the view
Of distance atmosphere
Call it morning driving thru the sound and even in the valley

In and around the lake
Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there
One mile over we’ll be there and we’ll see you
Ten true summers we’ll be there and laughing too
Twenty four before my love you’ll see I’ll be there with you

Along the drifting cloud the eagle searching down on the land
Catching the swirling wind the sailor sees the rim of the land
The eagle’s dancing wings create as weather spins out of hand

Go closer hold the land feel partly no more than grains of sand
We stand to lose all time a thousand answers by in our hand
Next to your deeper fears we stand surrounded by a million years

I’ll be the roundabout
The words will make you out ‘n’ out
I’ll be the roundabout
The words will make you out ‘n’ out

In and around the lake
Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there
Twenty four before my love and I’ll be there

I’ll be the roundabout
The words will make you out ‘n’ out
You spend the day your way
Call it morning driving thru the sound and in and out the valley

In and around the lake
Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there
One mile over we’ll be there and we’ll see you
Ten true summers we’ll be there and laughing too
Twenty four before my love you’ll see I’ll be there with you

Roundabout Part 3.mp3

Roundabout Part 2.mp3

Roundabout Part 1.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Em F#m G

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller and Computer

From the album Storyboard
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDo You Even Know

LYRICS
Do your realize you’re alive?

Do you even know if you’re alive
Do you realize
You’re alive
Can you even remember when you born
Do you remember the morn you were born
When you die will they mourn
Do you even know if you’re alive
Do you realize

Do you realize you’re alive
Perhaps you can’t recall your childbirth at all
Can you remember when
You were born, again?

Do you recall
Any memory at all
When you were given birth on Earth
And here you are not that far
From being gone
Do you remember the morn you were born

Do You Even Know.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
G#sus4 G# F#

130 BPM / Hard Rock

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller and Computer

From the album Storyboard
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCome To

LYRICS
What will we do when we gain a clue
Will we come to?

Something
Anything
Now I want to know what you bring
I’ve seen many a thin
Now what do you bring

It seems like life is a 3-ring
Circus
With muck and fuss
What do you bring to our 3-ring

Come To.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E F Dm

62 BPM / Blues Ballad

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller and Computer

From the album Storyboard
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGot It In Ya

LYRICS
I really think you
Have it in you
I do
Heaven in you
I think there’s heaven in you
And, I believe you can help relieve
Give aid
You can help save
Not that you’re meant to be a savior
’cause you’re too late
As a matter of fact
That didn’t work

Nevertheless, all the mess
You need not confess
Want to make it clear
That’s not what we’re looking for here
Nevertheless
I believe you have it in you
So, come on… let’s see what we can do

Yes, I guess
You’ve got it in you
It’s true
You’ve got it in you
It’s true
Now, watcha gonna do

Got It In Ya.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Eb Eb sus4 Bb7 sus4

102 BPM / Funky Trip Hop

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller and Computer

From the album Quicksand
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderName Unknown

INSTRUMENTAL

Name Unknown.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Dm C Em Dm
Dm F C Dm

155 BPM / Blues Rock

Daniel — Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller and Computer

From the album Quicksand
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTidal Wave Goodbye

Tidal Wave Goodbye.mp3

LYRICS
The ebb and flow
Of the tide do you know
Which way it’s going to go
Do you know if it’s going high
Or is it going low

Coming in or going out

I’m just trying to find out what it’s all about
If I’m going to ride the tide to the other side
Figure I better stop looking inside
And start exploring out
See if I can find out what it’s about

So, I was just wondering if you know
About the ebb and flow
If you know which way the tide is going to go

Going high or going low

So if you can just give me the heads up on when the tides up
I would like to partake in the participation of ridin’ the time
Surfs up
Come ride the tide
Surfs up
That’s what’s up

ABOUT THE SONG
C Cm C9

125 BPM / 16 Beat

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller and Computer

From the album Quicksand
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHer Gait

Her Gait.mp3

LYRICS
I must say… I appreciate your gait
The way you walk makes people talk
And when you’re not lookin’ boy do they gawk

Must say… the way your hips swing
Makes for a good day
The shape of an hourglass
Love watching you pass

ABOUT THE SONG
F# B
C#

110 BPM / 8 Beat

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller and Computer

From the album Quicksand
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderX Marks The Spot

LYRICS
It wasn’t a far off place
Nor distant time
It’s right here in this space
Called yours and mine

Will we get it together
And make some reason and rhyme

If we all took the time to confess
This is not someone else’s misplaced mess

Will we get it together
And make some reason and rhyme
In time

The people before must have thought we’d be so much more
The people to come… well, hopefully there will be some

Will we get it together
And make some reason and rhyme
In time

X Marks The Spot.mp3
ABOUT THE SONG
C / C7 Em
Am C C7
AM C G

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Quicksand
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRun Rabbit Run

LYRICS
Running like a rabbit chased by a dog
“Lord Of The Flies” sacrificial hog

Running like a rabbit chased by a fox
Better start thinking out of the box

Gonna leave my scent in a circle
Then gonna jump make it special
From out of the box to something round
A trick of the mind. Now can’t be found

It’s time to jump. I gotta hunch
‘less I become someone’s lunch
’cause there’s nothing much to prove
Better off gettin’ on the move
So there’s no sorrow in my tomorrow

Better run like a rabbit for a bit

Run Rabbit Run.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Em
Em C
Em C D
Em C D G

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Quicksand
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSeek Shelter

Storm of June 23, 2015
Storm of June 23, 2015

LYRICS
Where will the lightning strike
Which way will the wind blow
Stick your finger in the dike
Try and control the flow

In the path of where the storm goes
Why under attack? Nobody knows
Seek shelter immediately
Before you become a casualty
Before they declare you a tragedy

Will we make it through the night
Still be standing at dawn’s daylight
Will comfort overtake fright
Please tell me it’s gonna be alright

Seek Shelter Music Video.mp4

Seek Shelter.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
D7 G
C G D7 G

The song was inspired by the storm of June 23, 2015. It is believed to be one of the five worst storms the region has ever seen.

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

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Quicksand
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPhiladelphia Phreedom

LYRICS
Hello, Mister, what’s going on
Hey there, Mister, what’s with the jawn
Let me tell ya, Son, Philly’s going on
Hey there, Son, music is the dawn

May the music leg freedom be said
May the music carry on in your head

Hold on, Mister, can’t we get along
Hey there, Mister, what went wrong
Let me tell ya, Son, the cure’s in the song

’cause the Philadelphia Freedom turns em to smart from dumb

Philadelphia Phreedom Music Video.mp4

Philadelphia Phreedom.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
D C
C D G

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Quicksand
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWide Eyes

LYRICS
With eyes wide
Eyes wide and mesmerized

When you’ve realized
You’ve no place to hide

I ain’t heard nothin’ like that before
Might not ever hear is again
This is the spirit that makes folklore
For now, gonna soak it in

I ain’t seen nothin’ like this before
May never see it again
These are souls giving more
For “wow” partake in
For “wow” participating’

Jaw dropin’ droolin’
Eye poppin’ grocin’

Wide Eyes.mp3

Wide Eyes Instrumental Music Video.mp4

Wide Eyes Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A slide Am7 +2, 3, 4 frets
G

Instrumental version was shot at the ole’ courthouse in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Quicksand
by Daniel Brouse