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LYRICS
It’s coming down
Like an avalanche
Now we’re in deep
All around
Not by chance
We’re in too deep
Over our head
Gonna be dead
If we do nothing
Better do something
Can you dig it?
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em Bsus4
B A Em
136 Beats Per Minute / 60’s Rock
Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.
From the album In Deep
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Oh yeah. it’s coming through
The question now… what we’re going to do
Rolling like a snowball downhill
When it’s gaining momentum
It makes it hard to chill
And, then some….
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em
180 beats per minute / Twist
Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers, Guitar
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.
From the album Cruel Fool
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Pardon me,
I hate to interrupt
But, ya see
Please turn the distortion up
With passing years
Escalation of fear
I want to hear
Through distorted ear
Our solution
De-evolution
Through pollution
The irony
Of the social tyranny
Is killing me
The way we inflict our will
Shouts out kill, kill, kill!
ABOUT THIS SONG
Intro — Gb Eb
Chords — Eb Dbsus4
Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizers
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.
From the album School Of Fort Knocks
By Daniel Brouse
Parting of the Seas Disease.mp3
LYRICS
Parting of the seas disease
Do you think you can command God
You’re the boss and She’s on the job?
Oh please,
Parting of the seas disease
Are you sure
You wanna F&$% with Mother nature?
Are you really that special
That you’re the cure-all (for all the ill that ails)
Or just a spiritual sleaze
With parting of the seas disease
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Ebm Ebsus4
Guitar — capo 4 Em
152 beats per minute / Rock with bass set to sine synthesizer
Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers, Electric / Acoustic Guitar (all instruments played simultaneously in an extemporaneous fashion)
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.
From the album School Of Fort Knocks
By Daniel Brouse
Krampus The Christmas Demon.mp3
LYRICS
Instead of sugar plum fairies and figs
Your vision could be filled with a fag of twigs
Is Krampus amongst us?
Have you been naughty or nice
If Krampus is amongst us…
Better think twice
It won’t be “all is well”
When he scares out the living hell
Scaring out the devil in us
Krampus
Born with goat’s horn
He’s on his way St. Nicholas Day
In his rusty chain you’ll remain
If you don’t refrain from disdain
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Dm
G Em
128 beats per minute with a cowboy hoedown groove.
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards
The song was inspired by an article in the Christian Science Monitor “Is Krampus the Christmas demon becoming too commercial?”
Chains, devil horns, and pitchforks are not things most people associate with the holidays. But for many in the Alpine region of Europe, that’s precisely where Krampus – a half goat, half demon creature, carrying rusty chains and sticks – belongs: in the Christmas season.
Yet some say that the centuries-old European folktale is turning commercial, as Krampus-themed chocolates, decorations, and greeting cards are readily available. Yet at the same time, could he actually be a subversive force for anti-consumerism?
Think of him as the anti-Santa. Krampus – as he is called in his native Austria, though he goes by other names throughout Europe – is St. Nicholas’s helper and his task is to scare small children into being good. On Dec. 6 – the saint’s feast day, or St. Nicholas Day – the pair will dole out chocolates and fruit to good children across Europe, while misbehaving children can expect a punishment instead, usually a bundle of twigs.
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.
From the album Miss Christmas and part of the on-going Christmas Music Experiment.
LYRICS
Please tell me what would you like it to be about?
Please tell me what would you like your life to be about
Can you answer without doubt
What would you like your life to be about?
In and out and in and out and in and out…
What would you like your life to be about?
Be the creator of your landscape
Shape the ape
Envision your vision
Control your dream
Control the scene (less obscene)
Imagine you’re a train engineer
Engineer your train
Engineer where you want to go
Because you know where you want to go
Go!
Engineer,
You can steer clear
You can be aware
Aware everywhere
You can go where you want to go
You know
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Ebm Ebm7
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.
From the album Rude-ill-mentally
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Just like the ants
Man goes marching one by one
To get out of the pain
… the last one stops looking at the world undone
Unlike the plants
Man is marching one by one
[In order to sustain
(Unless we learn to let that what’re roll right off our leaves,
roll on roll off roll on… for the one that believes.)]
… the last one stops… scratches his head… and wonders… where’s the fun?
Just like the ants
Man goes marching two by two
To get out of the pain
… the last one stops and asks of you, “are you coming, too?”
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em Dm
C Am Em
Em7 Em7(11)
152 beats per minute / British Pop with a 12 to 16b groove
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, United States of America.
From the album The Oh Zone Layer
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
I know you checked once
Please check twice
To my skepticism be nice
Ounce for ounce
Pound for pound
You’ll be on solid ground
Eventually
You will see
The certainty
Of inevitably
It’s not my choice
I don’t advocate or voice
I hate hate
And in love rejoice
But, the facts are fact
The matter not matter-of-fact
If we’re going to react
We might as well impact
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F# D# Fm D#m
140 beats per minute / 16 Beat #6 with groove
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.
From the album The Oh Zone Layer
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Is your mother at home
Wonder who’s on the phone
Can the dog have a bone
Are you in your comfort zone
Is it comfortable at your habitat (home sweet home)
Are you comfortable in your own skin (home sweet home)
Getting tucked in at night
No boogie man in sight
No fears. No fright.
Close your eyes and sleep tight
Is it comfortable at your habitat (home sweet home)
Are you comfortable in your own skin (home sweet home)
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E C
D C E
86 Beats Per Minute With Acceleration to 115
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.
From the album The Oh Zone Layer
By Daniel Brouse
You Get What You Paid For 4.mp3
LYRICS
If you don’t always get what you paid for
Can’t always blame it… on the neighbor next door
If you don’t always get what you paid for
Take a look in your mirror
Turn to sage
And prosper
Turn the page
And foster
Open the cage
And soar….
If you don’t always get what you paid for
Did it ever occur
If you don’t always get what you paid for
That you need to ensure
(The irony
It’s your society)
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — G Gsus4
F6
G Gsus4 G(9)
164 Beats Per Minute
Boogie 2 modified groove
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.
From the album The Oh Zone Layer
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
As the dark gives cover
We slip into the night
It ain’t over ’till it’s over
Gotta try with all our might
Close your eyes
And your lids light up
The prize
A loving cup
Your lids like a movie screen
Give light to your dream
On your lids is the scene
Enough to make you cream
Don’t be afraid of the dark
Use your mind to strike a spark
You know you’re never alone
Once the force is known
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Dm Dn7(11) Dm(9)
C Dm
Bb C Dm
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.
From the album The Oh Zone Layer
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Is the sun setting
Or is it just rising somewhere else?
Am I just forgetting
Their heavens our hells
At least not regretting
The raising of my self-wealth
Less I be forgetting
Ringing of God’s bells
Then the sun comes ’round agin’
And I start forgetting
The darkness and bloodletting
Light washing away yesterday’s loss with today’s win
Light washing away yesterday’s loss
It’s not just left to a coin toss
Light washing away yesterday’s loss with today’s win
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Absus4 Ab
Gbsus4 Gb Gbm Gbm(9)
C F
Bb C F
64 beats per minute over top a high speed “rhythmic slacker” on Alesis software and midi-interface
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.
From the album The Oh Zone Layer
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Who, who
The owl is on the prowl
The raptor hopes to capture
Praying for prey while the prey pray
That it goes the other way
Who, who? Is it me you see?
The nocturnal birds of prey
Say
Natural in the night
Take flight
(Howling….)
Hear the wolf howl
What do you think is in his future
For sure to ensure said future
Praying for prey while the prey pray
That it goes the other way
How’ll we live in harmony
Nocturnal mammals of prey
Say
Natural in the night
Make me his dinner, he might
Tonight he might
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — G Gm
Bb G
152 beats per minute
Seriously funked up Bossa Nova groove over a techno beat
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.
From the album The Oh Zone Layer
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
You might really believe it’s true
But it can’t just be true for you
From an opinionated point-of-view
What’s true for you is true for me
And it’s plain to see
True for everybody
What’s true is true
Ain’t no debating that
What’s true for me is true for you
Exact
See truly
Eyes free
Mind free
Heart free
Know truly
Gooooo….
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E E+f
Bm
D A E Bm E
E A
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.
From the album The Oh Zone Layer
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
When we do whatever we do
May we get through and through
Butterfly,
It’s time to bust free
From the cocoon
Really
And, none too soon
Please try,
Butterfly
When you see the blue sky
You will want to fly
When you feel the warmth of the sun
Appreciation will have begun
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D Bb F
156 Beats / Minute
Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.
From the album The Oh Zone Layer
By Daniel Brouse