bookmark_borderTurning Inside Out

LYRICS
I think and I thunk on figuring about
The whole world turning inside out

Have you ever, ever, ever, ever thought about
The whole world turning inside out

Give a scream! Give a shout! Figure about:
The whole world turning inside out
Give a scream! Give a shout! Figure about.
And maybe… just maybe… we can work it out

See the world… and it’s turning inside out

Turning Inside Out Music Video.mp4

Turning Inside Out ReMix.mp3

Turning Upside Down Songwriting
Turning Upside Down Songwriting

ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 2
Em/E A7 Am7 E E7 Em
D6 A7 Am7

A 6-track stereo recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller and Computer

From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDays In The Life

Days In The Life Music Video.mp4

Days In A Life.mp3

LYRICS
Get up go to work
Go to sleep, then…
Like some cool ole jerk
Do it all again

The spider and Little Miss Muffet
Looks like they’ll just have to rough it
If you scare the poor spider away
They’ll be nobody left to play

Chorus

A parrothead listening to Buffet
While a deadhead’s trying to huff it
If you waste your poor life away
There’s far less time to play

Chorus

ABOUT THE SONG
E A G E
D A E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Chicken Song

Ratiered Rat
Ratiered Rat

The Chicken Song Music Video.mp4

The Chicken Song.mp3

LYRICS
The bold boy retrieves a toy
Shy lass… tail between ass
You’ve got it there
I think you’ve the instinct of a ratier
Just like that you’ll be tossing a rat

Then comes in the gold-digger
He’s tearing up our past
Too bad his soul can’t grow bigger
’cause his life will pass him by too fast

Tell the truth about
Ferret him out

ABOUT THE SONG
C A
C D A

This song was inspired by the animals of West Chester, PA… including the humans. It started when a terrier started going crazy on this toy. I was just sitting on the Court House wall writing a song, and a dog started going wild. It turns out it wasn’t a toy. It was a rat.

Ratiers are a type of dog specifically bred to flush-out rats.

The second verse is about a guy going through a public park with a metal detector.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMarch of the Princess Fairy Blues

INSTRUMENTAL

March of the Fairy Princess Blues.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Dm/D

After listening to a show about how the blues got started, I wanted a song that combined F and F#.

Written and recorded extemporaneously as a live stereo 1-track recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Effects, Synthesizers, Controller, Computer, Software

From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderFairy Dust

Fairy Dust Songwriting
Fairy Dust Songwriting

Fairy Dust Music Video.mp4

Fairy Dust.mp3

LYRICS
Nothing works out the way they say it would
Though better off then it could
The damsel in distress
Is really quite a mess

Chorus
Perhaps it’s best
If you pass the test
Forget the rest
Just pass the test

Nothing plays out the way they say it would
So listen not I should
The princess’ kiss
Kiss of death more than bliss

Chorus

Fairy tales turn to dust
The soul’s thrust is a must
And in The End
The love you get is the love you send

Chorus

ABOUT THE SONG
D A
A G
Am7 A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPostpartum Depression

LYRICS
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo do what you do
The more you change the more you’re the same
You’re going insane
You and your voodoo

Without concern
When will you learn
You don’t care about me
When do you think you’ll see
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
Do what you do

The more you change
The more you stay the same
The more you change
The more convinced I am
You’re going insane
You and your voodoo

The more your change
The more you rearrange
The more you change
The more insane
You’re insane
You went insane
You went off the tracks
You don’t know fiction from facts
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
you do what you do

The more you change
The more you rearrange
The more you change
The more insane
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
You do what you do

The more you change
The more you rearrange
The more you change
The more insane
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
You do what you do

This is the part we talk about the change
Postpartum depression
Ya I am
I learned my lesson
The more you changed
The more you rearranged
The more you changed
The more insane
You went insane
You went crazy on me
You and your voodoo
You and your voodoo
You do what you do

Postpartum Depression Music Video.mp4

Postpartum Depression.mp3

Postpartum Depression Songwriting
Postpartum Depression Songwriting

ABOUT THE SONG
E G A
E A G

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCheck This Out

Check This Out.mp3

LYRICS
When down and out is in
Maybe I’ll begin
When down and out is in
Maybe I’ll begin
To check in
To checking in

’cause as soon as I found out
About checking out…
It’s true what’s said about the dead,
“You’re dead.”

Checking in to checking in
Been too long
Going wrong
With checking out

Checking in to checking in
I for one have begun
To check in to checking in

Checking in to checking in

I’ve got more than 36 items
I’ve got more than 12 items
I’ve gotta get out of this express check out
I’ve gotta get out of this check out
And, checkin’ in to checkin’ in

ABOUT THE SONG
Dm Dm7
G7sus4

Written and recorded extemporaneously

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Effects, Synthesizers, Controller, Computer, Software

From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderNinety Seventh Regiment

Ninety Seventh Regiment Rock Video.mp4

Ninety Seventh Regiment.mp3

LYRICS
I ain’t in no need of a regiment
No fulfillment in discipline
I can walk a straight line at any time
The ability of agility… no religion

Chorus
97th Regiment
In honor of the dead
I thought we meant for a moment
Dead was something to dread?

During the war of rebellion
Son agin’ son to hell and back again
No will to be civil in war (at war)
Killin’s ill… that’s for sure

A monument to the dead
Made of stone not flesh and blood
Spilling wine and breaking bread
Bringing on the onslaught flood

ABOUT THE SONG
A slide g# to a
A A7
C A

Written at the Ninety Seventh Regiment Monument of Pennsylvania at Marshall Square Park, West Chester, PA

The 97th PA Regiment was from West Chester, Pennsylvania and fought in the Civil War. They took part in the “Fatal Charge” made against the advance line of the enemy, in front of Gen. Butler, at Foster Plantation, near Bermuda Landing, Va., on the 20th of May, 1864.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderApril May

April May Video Production
April May Video Production

April May Music Video.mp4

April May.mp3
LYRICS
Wonder who’s out ridin’ on the breeze
Definitely an imagination tease
Taking in the sensation please

Chorus
Cocoon cracked
Butterfly unfurled
Sprouts sprung
Kite-wind whirled

The trees all bowing to the breeze
The buds leaving into leaves
Mother Nature’s annual release

Finally thawed from the freeze
Been too long since days like these
Come to life! The moment seize!

ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 2
D6 A7 Esus
Esus G-b+e

Written at Marshall Square Park, West Chester, PA

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIndulgence Endurance

LYRICS
Won’t you please pass some more
Though I dunno how much I can endure
But I like it

Indulgence endurance
Is what’s on tap
Intelligence absence
Can’t fill the gap

Won’t you please pour some more…

Won’t you please have some more….

Won’t you please mind your peas (p’s)
And the cues (q’s) to mind yours too
Indulgence won’t cease
Mind your cues and peas

Indulgence Endurance Music Video.mp4

Songwriting And Recording
Songwriting And Recording

Indulgence Endurance.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
D7 C G
C Am
D7 D6 C C7 G

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAhead

Ahead.mp3

LYRICS
If you go preaching about nourishment
How ’bout enlightenment for the soul?
If you go reaching for establishment
Be careful you don’t reach your goal

What’s that on the road ahead?
Surely, don’t call me Shirley
Ironically, you mistook what I said
What’s that on the road… a head?

If you go stretching and retching matters of the truth
What’s due to the devil will take it’s toll
Can’t change to Superman in a telephone booth
When archaic is obsolete and elite is null
Quenched thirst for when last is first
First is last is first is last is last is first

What’s that on the road ahead?
Surely, don’t call me Shirley
Ironically, you mistook what I said
What’s that on the road… a head?

ABOUT THE SONG
B C
C A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Cracked
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Same

LYRICS
One and the same thing
Is one and the same
What do you bring to the table
Is your boasting just a fable
Surely, you’re jesting…
I’d rather be toasting… the game

The matador and his sportsmanship
Just couldn’t let ’em “stick it to it”
Ku Klux Klan with their bullwhip
Just couldn’t let ’em “stick it to it”

The Same.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E Am
B Am E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Dimensionia
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPurgatory Story

Purgatory Story.mp3

LYRICS
When the gates of hell fell
Closing behind
Have you lost your mind

Something smell like rotten eggs
Burning sulfur
Brimstone
A terrible smell for all but the demon
A terrible smell for the human

The gates of hell fell
You started to tell
As you looked behind
You’d lost your mind

The gates of hell fell

Up close it looks like their closed

The gates of hell slam shut
No if and or but
And as it comes closed
Don’t let it hit you in the butt
If I had a lil’ more class
I’d say don’t let it hit you in the….

The gates of hell fell
Can you tell
When they close behind
If you’ve lost your mind

ABOUT THE SONG
Em D Em7 Esus4

148 Beats Per Minute / Slow Rock

Daniel — Vocals, Effects, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller, Laptop with Korg Software

From the album Dimensionia
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSet Thee Free

Set Thee Free.mp3

LYRICS
You can set thee free
Free
If it was up to me
I’d set thee free
But it’s up to you
Do you know what to do?
Set thee free

If it was up to me
I would set thee free
But if you wanna come true
It’s up to you
You have got to set thee free

It’s true
It’s up to you
You know
It’s true
It’s up to you
To set thee free
Open up your cage
Shed your rage
Shed your cage

The choice is in your voice
Raise your voice and make your choice
Set thee free

ABOUT THE SONG
F# F#m

146 Beats Per Minute / Heavy Metal

Daniel — Vocals, Effects, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller, Laptop with Korg Software

From the album Dimensionia
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTautology

Tautology Recording Session
Tautology Recording Session

Tautology Music Video.mp4

Tautology.mp3

LYRICS
1 = 1 — argument won
2 = 2 — holds true for you
3 = 3 — easy for me to see
4 = 4… need any more?

The tautology of you and me
That which must be, must be
Give-up the attack on fact
Look for worth in truth

Ta-ta tautology
La-la logically

Can’t be forgot
I am, or I am not
One certainly must be
Ta-ta tautology

ABOUT THE SONG
Dm F
Bb Dm

A tautology is a statement that is necessarily true, true by definition, and true under any conditions. A tautology is a repetition of the meaning of a statement, using different words or symbols. According to Ayer, the statements of logic and mathematics are tautologies.

Daniel — Vocals, Effects, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller, Laptop with Korg Software

From the album Dimensionia
by Daniel Brouse