bookmark_borderSize Up The Situation

LYRICS
Just because I’m rather small
Doesn’t mean I can’t see at all
Letting the third-eye ascend
Rising up toward heaven

Flying high
Gonna find out why
We’re destined to die
Yet, we try, try, try

Just because I’m a tiny speck
Doesn’t mean I don’t give a heck
Gonna stand up tall
Appreciate it all… quash the squall

Chorus

Just because I might be insignificant
Doesn’t mean I won’t give every little bit
Reaching deep within
Letting the love shower begin

Chorus

Size Up The Situation Music Video.mp4

Size Up The Situation Part 1.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
E C
A C E

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Fall Into Place
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThis Is Just a Test

This Is Just a Test Music Video.mp4

This Is Just a Test.mp3

LYRICS
This is a test. I’d suggest there’s not that much cause for alarm… ‘less you fear harm.

I was just testing
Testing you testing me
Testing you testing me testing you, too
It’s just me testing you
Since you’re testing me, too
Here I am testing you, too
When I can see… you’re testing me

Digesting the testing
Trying to see
What your test score will be

Thank God! This is only a test. In the event, of a real emergency you should contact God directly. No good testing me if you have shown no empathy to your society. For you see, we’re all part of society. And, I’ll attest my life is a test… for me… and society. After all, you are part of all. You are part of all, after all. Thank God! This is only a test. A testament to what we meant. A testament to our life’s experiment. It’s only a test. Time to do our best. The test of tests.

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Em Em7 Asus4

120 varies BPM / Mid-tempo Big Band

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, Alesis Vortex, Korg MI-Le software)

From the album Fall Into Place
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSir Real (of the Earthlings)

LYRICS
Can we dream a scene less obscene
Less greed, envy and being mean?
The annihilation of being self-annihilating
A constitution of love negating hating
Where we find a solution for all our pollution
And everybody gives a $hit where they take a $hit
Admits to it and takes care of it
We don’t need to start with all of it
Just a little bit
One little baby step in the right direction
Before ya know it
We’ll be running toward a humanity resurrection
A revolution over insurrection yielding human salvation
Taking responsibility as a society
So, one day you can say
To your children’s children’s children
“This is the view the humen left behind for you”

Sir Real of the Earthlings Music Video.mp4

Sir Real.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Fsus4 Bb9

127 varies BPM / Ambient 3

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (microKorg, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, Alesis Vortex, Korg MI-Le software)

From the album Fall Into Place
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderNursery Crimes

LYRICS
Hey diddle diddle there’s a doll with a fiddle
And some cat playing the spoons
Sing, “Ring around the Rosie”
Singin’…
And we’ll all go round and round
Then we’ll all fall down

Little Boy Blue come blow your horn
Play Boogie Woogie Blues until the ‘morn
The sheeple are in the meddle
Politicians are all the scorn
Say, “Play the blues on your horn song”
Play all the day long
Say, “All the livelong day”

Nursery Crimes Music Video.mp4

Nursery Crimes.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
A
D A
E C E C A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Fall Into Place
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHow to Play the Blues

LYRICS
Hate to break the news
Hate to pick n’ choose
Hate to break the knews
You didn’t earn the blues

Hate to break the news
Hate to pick n’ choose
Hate to break the knews
You don’t deserve the blues

All the time you try
Wasted moments ’till we die
Personal pie-in-the-sky
Question your existence — why?

Hate to break the news
Hate to pick n’ choose
Hate to break the knews
You didn’t earn the blues

Without selfishness
Devoid of ignorance
Never pretentious
No arrogance

Chorus

How to Play the Blues Music Video.mp4

How to Play the Blues.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
A
G E A
D A
E A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Fall Into Place
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBang! Bang!

LYRICS
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Catch a figger’ by the toe
And, if you can’t figure the figure
Let it go!

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Go figure
Before you learn about a hair trigger
A bull’s eye
A bull’s I

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Do you know
Hot potato?
One potato, two potato, three potato, four. Five potato, six potato, seven potato, more.
That’s it
I think “you’re it!”
Look to the east
Look to the west
Look to the one you love best

Put you right arm in put your left arm out
Put your bear to arms in and shake it all about
The fringe shall not infringe
The binge shall not infringe
The origin:
“the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Bang! Bang! .mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Em Em7 suspended and variations

168 BPM / Jazz Trio

A song about “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

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

From the album Fall Into Place
by Daniel Brouse

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_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_borderWind Wisps Water

INSTRUMENTAL

Wind Wisps Water Music Video.mp4

Wind Wisps Water.mp3

The wind wisps the water
The water as waves behaves

ABOUT THE SONG
Am
C Em Am

Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Daniel — Guitar

From the album Speechless
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWaterfront

INSTRUMENTAL

Waterfront Music Video.mp4

Waterfront.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E A G
E G A
E A D G D A E

Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Daniel — Guitar

From the album Speechless
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWatered Down

LYRICS
The fresh water level is dropping
The salt water level is rising
Shouldn’t be eye-popping
… no, ain’t surprising
Backlash of brackish backwaters

The water table is dropping
See the sea level rising
Shouldn’t be heart-stopping
… no, ain’t surprising
Backlash of brackish backwaters

Our wells are running drier
While the tides are rising higher
Would’ve thought it our desire
To put out this man-made fire

Backlash of brackish backwaters

Watered Down Climate Change Music Video.mp4

Watered Down (Singer/Songwriter Version).mp3

Watered Down Mix.mp3

A Song About Water
A Song About Water

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
C Em Am
B E Am

The song was inspired by a lot of misleading information trending in social-media about Nestle and the California drought. The facts of the matter are — most of the water in California is used for agriculture. Nearly 50 billion cubic metres (13 trillion gallons) of water is used in California each year. Nestle bottled water plants only use 705 million gallons a year. Almond growers use about as much water each year as the entire city of Los Angeles. What percentage of California’s water is used by agriculture? 80 %.

The real cause of the problem is Human Induced Climate Change. As droughts increase in frequency and intensity, the sea level is rising. So not only are the droughts a problem, but salt water intrusion is also a problem. As these problems worsen, the solution is not to blame bottled water companies. Nor is the solution to build desalination plants. (Not only do desalination plants contribute to global warming, they also are devastating to the ocean.)

The solution is for humans to take responsibility for the climate change and take action.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, miniNOVA

Written and recorded in Lake Wynonah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania,

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTime Is of the Essence

LYRICS
Dunno how much time
Time ’till I’m
Time ’till I’m outta here
Better check my path is clear
Ya, I’d better check-out if my path is clear

If ya wanna make Auntie freeze
Just take away her nightgown
The more you taunt and tease
The more you become the clown

Chorus

It’s alright to play the joker
Just avoid becoming the fool
Don’t become a mother #ucker
Be wise and stay in school
Be wise play it cool

Chorus

Time Is of the Essence Music Video.mp4

Time Is of the Essence.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
Open D tuning
open, 1st fret, 2nd
octave slide
7, 5, 3, 2, 1, 0

Daniel — Vocals, Slide Guitar

Recorded at Lake Wynonah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDiscovery

LYRICS
Shocking! But, nothing new
Shocking… that no one knew
You discovered it’s true
What are you gonna do?

Now it’s been found
The Earth is round
So, there goes that
With it being flat
Not only that that
But as a matter of fact
It spins around going around and around the sun
No, my wit has not become undone
You see it’s nor heresy, blasphemy nor insanity
It’s been true all the while
Just took us a while to fine the need-le in pile
Shocking! But, nothing new
Shocking… that no one knew
You discovered it, too
What are you gonna do?

Discovery Music Video.mp4

Discovery.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
C Am E
Am Am-c E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderColor The World

LYRICS
Color the world with shades of love
Before it’s too late and saying “should of”

Though there’s lots
Connect the dots
Fill between the lines
With feeling fine

Color the world with love’s hue
A rainbow assortment including you

Chorus

Color the world with shades of love
Love is the color I’m thinking of

Chorus

Color The World Music Video.mp4

Color The World Soundtrack.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords
D9/D6 A7/A
F G D

A live 1-track stereo recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Daily Lessons
by Daniel Brouse