bookmark_borderBetween The Lines

LYRICS
Reading minds
Reading between the lines
Which kind want to be kind?
Read between the lines
One finds
Reading between the lines
They’re reading minds

Man’s maneuvers
Purveyors of slayers

Come on groovers
Come on players
Help maneuver the movers
And, say “hey!” to the slayers
Hey! Don’t slay
In essence, this isn’t rocket science
Reading minds
Reading between the lines

Between The Lines Music Video.mp4

Between The Lines.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Bm Bdim Em7

142 BPM / Slow Big Band

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg, Casio WK-500, miniNova, Alesis Vortex, Korg MI-Le software)

From the album Fall Into Place
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTangled In Not’s

LYRICS
As the NOT’s in the climate tangle
Need to wrangle a new angle
As the NOT’s in the climate knot
The knot of the winds increase
Sustained winds that wouldn’t cease
Then, the rain came down all around
Until the ground was awash in a flood
Up to my eyeballs in gook, muck and mud

The have’s and the have not’s
All have knots
All have knot
All in knots
Over having “not”

All the world is a stage in The Damage Age

Force 12
Hurricane’s off the shelve
Starting out at 64 knot
Yet not
Done
Sure ain’t no whatnot
Better run
Yell, fella, “To the storm cellar!”

Tangled In Not’s.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
C C# Cm C#m

A song about wind speeds (in knots) and human induced climate change.

“A universal scale of wind speed values — since the scale was originally nautical in nature, and that most wind reports at that time were in nautical miles per hour (or converted to them), these numerical values were given in knots. It was a progressive scale with the range of speed for Forces increasing as you go higher. Thus Force 1 is only 3 knots in range (1 kt – 3 kt), while the Force 11 is eight knots (56 kt – 63 kt) in range. So Force 12 [Hurricane] starts out at 64 knots (74 mph, 33 m/s).”

140 BPM / N.O. R&R

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg, Casio WK-500, miniNova, Alesis Vortex, Korg MI-Le software)

From the album Fall Into Place
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHidden Hide

LYRICS
I had to hide my hide
Taking a ride
Hadda hide my hide
Taking a ride
On the flipside

The thing with the skin
Is wearing thin
The thing with the skin
Was wearing thin
Had to hide my hide
Now I’m taking a ride
On the flipside

The thing with the skin
Was wearing thin
So I said
It’s time to shed
I had to hide my hide
Now, I’m taking a ride
On the flipside

Hidden Hide.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
G Em

132 BPM / House

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg, Casio WK-500, miniNova, Alesis Vortex, Korg MI-Le software)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMade Donkeys

Made Donkeys.mp3

LYRICS
Judges 15:15
Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men. (16) Then Samson said, “With a donkey’s jawbone I have made donkeys of them. With a donkey’s jawbone I have killed a thousand men.”

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Cm Gm

137 BPM / Reggae

A song about gun control. Why not start with the first weapon used for mass murder?

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg, Casio WK-500, miniNova, Alesis Vortex, Korg MI-Le software)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPlanIt Earth

LYRICS
We must have planned it
Yes, had to plan it
To devastate our planet
Can’t make a mistake when it comes to devastate
What’s at stake United States?
Are we trying to annihilate
Why show all the hate?

Fossil fools setting on fire
Fossil fuels
Watching our demise transpire
Where are the wise
Please take us higher
Where logic rules
This tit for tat
Ain’t where it’s at

PlanIt Earth Music Video.mp4

PlanIt Earth.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Dm F

120 BPM / 8-Beat

A song about humans trashing their own habitat with global warming and pollution.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg, Casio WK-500, miniNova, Alesis Vortex, Korg MI-Le software)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderShow Know Mercy

LYRICS
Acting like King Kong
Well, what went wrong
Show ya know mercy
Yeah! Show mo’ mercy

Acting like Godzilla (God zilla God zilla)
Some kind-of serial killa’ (God killa’ God kill’ zilla God)
Show ya know mercy
Yeah! Show mo’ mercy

Acting like the CIA
Don’t care if I’m MIA
Show ya know mercy
Yeah! Show mo’ mercy

Just ’cause you’re from the USA
Hey! It doesn’t make it OK
Just ’cause you’re from the USA
Doesn’t make it OK
Don’t care if I’m DOA
Show ya know mercy
Yeah! Show mo’ mercy

Keyboards And Synths
Keyboards And Synths

Show Know Mercy Music Video.mp4

Show Know Mercy.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Bb
Eb Gb Bb

104 BPM / Mambo

A song about humans acting like monsters.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; miniNova, Alesis Vortex)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTweak Your Freak

LYRICS
You should be freaking out
When you figure out
There’s cause for alarm
You shouldn’t be all calm
You should be freaking
Freaking and geeking
Tweak your freak

We’ve got baby rapers
Murderous rappers
Racial facials
Backstabbing dribbling siblings
Monster moms
An eruption of corruption from politicians
Dropping bombs
And so much more
Will we endure

 

 

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
C Bdim

110 BPM / Jazz Samba

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; miniNova, Alesis Vortex)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOpen Sesame

LYRICS
If the door is shut just open it up
Open it up
If the window is closed, ya know
Open the window
If the door is shut open it up

If the door is shut open it up
Just turn the knob
It’s not a hard job
If you think the path is blocked
It’s not
The door’s unlocked
Just open it up

It’s not a mystery
Open it and see
Check it out
Open it up
Just… ya know
Open the window

Open Sesame.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Em Dsus4

97 BPM / EDM Reggae

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; miniNova, Alesis Vortex)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIf It Is

If It Is.mp3

LYRICS
If it’s a lie
Will you find out before you die
Just because it’s you, you, you
Believing it’s true
Do you think that’ll do?

Don’t need to be a sleuth
When the truth
Is obvious
To all of us
Logical to all
That are logical

Forget the fantasy of conspiracy
Conspiracies miscarry
The reality of responsibility is the destiny of your mortality

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Em A7 Em7(11)

90 BPM / Reggae

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; miniNova, Alesis Vortex)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderJumping Like Fleas

Jumping Like Fleas.mp3

LYRICS
If you please
Release
Jump like fleas

If ya please, jump like fleas
Release! Jump like fleas, please

Jumping like fleas

Jumpin’ like fleas if ya please

Release, jumping like fleas
Jumping up and down
Look around
Go ahead and play the clown
Just don’t get hurt
Don’t let anyone get bruised
Or used
Just jump around
Release
Jumping like fleas
Be jumping like flees

[Let the fun run]

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
G Dm
Gm7 Dm7 Em7

111 BPM / House

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; miniNova, Alesis Vortex)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line And Sinker.mp3

LYRICS
Look!
Just trying to find a hook
In the nook
Or the cranny
To abolish tyranny

Look, look, look
Just trying to get a hook
In the nook
To rid tyranny

Don’t need no tyranny
Trying to reign over me
Reigning
Raining
(Sing: not over me)

Look I’m just trying to find a hook in the nook
No more tyranny
Abolish tyranny
Over me

[anarchy]

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
F# F#m and variations

120 BPM / Handbag

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; miniNova, Alesis Vortex)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Secret

The Secret.mp3

LYRICS
No, please wait
No, no… please wait
Don’t swallow the secret

No! Please don’t swallow the secret
Do you want to know why
I’m not a spy
Don’t want it to be unheard
That would be absurd

I’ll tell you why
I’m not a spy

I don’t know why
You want to swallow the secret
Don’t swallow the secret

Rather you spill your guts
I know it might sound nuts
But there’s no enemy in me
There’s no enemy in me

Don’t swallow the secret
Or it will kept in all this $hit
That’s not how anybody wants it

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Em Em7 and variations

128 BPM / Trance

Spy Techniques of the Revolutionary War – Mount Vernon /www.mountvernon.org
Ciphers and secret codes were used to ensure that the contents of a letter could not be read… In haste, the spy swallowed the silver ball to avoid detection.

Other materials were used to hide messages, ranging from buttons on a textile to hollowed out small, silver balls. One particularly unlucky British spy named Daniel Taylor was caught in New Windsor, New York with a message sent from Henry Clinton to John Burgoyne hidden inside one of these small silver balls. In haste, the spy swallowed the silver ball to avoid detection. However, Patriot soldiers forced the spy to drink a purgative and vomit up the ball. Momentarily undeterred, Taylor grabbed the ball and swallowed it again. Under the threat of being hanged and having the ball cut out of his stomach, Taylor relented. However, Taylor would eventually meet the cruel fate of the gallows, executed on October 16, 1777.

An extemporaneous 1-track stereo recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; miniNova, Alesis Vortex)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGenerals And Majors

LYRICS
What shall we do?
I dunno about me… well, how about you?

General made a general mistake
Major has made a major problem
What’s at stake is solemn
Subject to corporal punishment
In our private establishment

What shall we do?
I dunno about me… well, how about you?

Have the bugler sound an alarm
‘less we all suffer harm
Not sure who is at fault
But now we’re under assault

While the admiral does admire
His ship sinking and on fire
In the end was he just liar?
Maybe it’s time to retire

Generals And Majors.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Bb Eb

222 BPM / Dixieland

An extemporaneous 1-track stereo recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; miniNova, Alesis Vortex)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderYour I

LYRICS
Why make a fuss about us?

How long has it been about I
After all, we’re all going to die
Why make a fuss about all of us
Why? We’re all going to die
Don’t want to be all alone
In your home

How long have we been singing the same old song
How long
I, I, I, I, I
Why say I, I, I
When we’re all gonna die
Why not fuss about all of us?

Your I.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Cm Gm

166 BPM / Boogie

An extemporaneous 1-track stereo recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; miniNova, Alesis Vortex)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTotal Eclipse of the Moon

LYRICS
A total eclipse of the moon
It’ll happen none to soon
Total eclipse of the moon

Omniscient
Reminiscent
Of days gone by
Bye-bye
Why am I
Why am I
Under the sky
Total eclipse of the moon
It happened none to soon
Before mankind’s fall at high noon
At the present
Being omniscient of days gone by
Bye-bye

Supermoon lunar eclipse
Super Blood Moon eclipse
Spread the word or sealed lips
It’s not time for all to die
Found why I am I

Good or bad omen
Amen

Total Eclipse of the Moon.mp3

Several cultures have myths related to lunar eclipses or allude to the lunar eclipse as being a good or bad omen. The Egyptians saw the eclipse as a sow swallowing the moon for a short time; other cultures view the eclipse as the Moon being swallowed by other animals, such as a jaguar in Mayan tradition, or a three legged toad in China. Some societies thought it was a demon swallowing the moon, and that they could chase it away by throwing stones and curses at it. The Greeks were ahead of their time when they said the Earth was round and used the shadow from the lunar eclipse as evidence. Some Hindus believe in the importance of bathing in the Ganges River following an eclipse because it will help you achieve salvation.

Similarly to the Mayans, the Incans believed that lunar eclipses were when a jaguar would eat the moon, which is why a blood moons look red.

The ancient Mesopotamians believed that a lunar eclipse was when the moon was being attacked by seven demons.

In some Chinese cultures, people would ring bells to prevent a dragon or other wild animals from biting the moon.

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Em Bm
Am G Em

80 BPM / Cool Night

An extemporaneous 1-track stereo recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg; Yamaha PSR-740; miniNova, Alesis Vortex)

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse