bookmark_borderThe Stop at the End

LYRICS
They say it’s not the fall that hurts
It’s really the sudden stop at the end
Time may heal all broken hearts
But a broken soul is hard to mend

So, I’m taking it all in just as long as I can
No time to wait and not too late to start
A strange trip — the free fall of man
Before the sudden stop of our heart

They say it’s in us all — the love
And the love we get is equal to the love we send
So, I’m sending in the message from above
Let’s get together before the stop at The End

The Stop at the End Music Video.mp4

The Stop at the End.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
D D9 Asus A
G Asus A
End on D

A premonition about The Sixth Mass Extinction.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Quicksand
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Emperor’s Close

LYRICS
Funny thing… once there was a king
He didn’t know a God damned thing
He’d say, “Why not bring on the onslaught?”
Then he’d say, “Why not? Yeah, why not?”

Funny thing… when the children sing
Their soul hatches then takes wing
They sing, “Why not five it all we got?”
The choir sings, “Why not? Yeah, why not?”

Funny thing… why doesn’t the king
Let go of everything and learn to sing
Finally the enlightenment he sought
Will be said, “He got. Yeah! We got!”

The Emperor’s Close Music Video.mp4

The Emperor’s Close.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E G A E
B7 A E
E E7

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Embowelment
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderLegend Of A Mind (Timothy Leary)

A
Timothy Leary's dead;
Asus4   A        G               A
no, no, no, he's outside looking in
A
Timothy Leary's dead;
Asus4   A        G               A
no, no, no, he's outside looking in

      Am               G
He'll glide his astral plane;
          Am               G
takes you trips around the bay
           Am            G
Brings you back the same day;
G          Am  G          Am
Timothy Leary, Timothy Leary

A
Timothy Leary's dead;
Asus4   A        G               A
no, no, no, he's outside looking in
A
Timothy Leary's dead;
Asus4   A        G               A
no, no, no, he's outside looking in

      Am               G
He'll glide his astral plane;
          Am               G
takes you trips around the bay
           Am            G
Brings you back the same day;
G          Am  G          Am
Timothy Leary, Timothy Leary

 Asus4    A                       Asus4
Along the coast, you'll hear them boast,
        A                             G
about a light they say that shines so clear
              Asus4                A
So raise your glass, we'll drink a toast,
              Asus4             A                 G
to the little man who sells you thrills along the pier

               Asus4               A
He'll take you up, he'll bring you down,
                 Asus4     A             G
he'll plant your feet back firmly on the ground
            Asus4              A
He flies so high, he swoops so low,

           Asus4           A          G
he knows exactly which way he's gonna go
G          Am  G          Am
Timothy Leary, Timothy Leary

Flute

G Am  G Am  G Am G Am   G Am  G Am  G Am G Am

Flute

G Am  G Am  G Am G Am   G Am  G Am  G Am G Am


Am G  G Am  Am G    Am G  G Am G Am

               A                   G
He'll take you up, he'll bring you down,
                 D                A
he'll plant your feet back on the ground
                                  G
He'll fly so high, he'll swoop so low;
D       A
Timothy Leary

                       G
He'll glide his astral plane,
               D                A
he'll take you trips around the bay
                              G
He'll bring you back the same day;
D       A      F       C
Timothy Leary, Timothy Leary
D       A      F       C
Timothy Leary, Timothy Leary
D       A
Timothy Leary

Legend Of A Mind Video.mp4

Legend Of A Mind.mp3

Legend Of A Mind
Legend Of A Mind

ABOUT THE SONG
Coversong originally made famous by The Moody Blues
Written by Ray Thomas

Stereo 6-track recording

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

From the album Embowelment by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBombshell

LYRICS
If ya think things are going to hell
Gonna wait for the bombshell?

Chorus
A population explosion
Explosive population
Hellbent annihilation
Repulsive solution
Ain’t no solution at all

Ya think ya know your ducks are in a row
Any idea how far your foe will go?

Chorus

If ya think they’re ringin’ hell’s bell
And right and wrong are hard to tell

Chorus

If ya think things are going to hell
Gonna wait for the bomb sell?

Bombshell Music Video.mp4

Bombshell.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
D C
Em A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Embowelment
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOz Moses

LYRICS
The clouds are looking quite threatening
Obviously a storm approaching
Wouldn’t you have to say
The signs are as plain as day

Chorus
Dorthy why aren’t you in the fallout shelter
You ain’t in Kansas… more like Helter Skelter
In a land where you land at the bottom of the slide
Taking man’s best friend along for the ride
Toto, too? Total, too

The circulation of the wind
The severity of the blowin’
Storm tracker has it pinned
Storm warning’s been growin’
Wouldn’t ya have to say it’s as plain as day
Oz, Moses

Chorus

The clouds are looking quite threatening
Obvious a storm is brewing

My dear God
Oz Moses
Oh so odd
Black roses

Oz Moses Music Video.mp4

Oz Moses.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
B G
C D
G C
G C D
D G

A song inspired by global warming and extreme weather events.

We are not saying that the Earth’s temperature is just going to rise. In general, as energy is added to a system, the fluctuations in the system increase. So, we expect more storms, more droughts, more wildfires, more floods, more fluctuations of all kinds. What we are saying is that weather conditions will become more volatile due to the impact of humans. (Extreme Weather Events)

— S. Mukherjee & D. Brouse (2004)
 

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Embowelment
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCat Is Out of the Bag

LYRICS
The cat is out of the bag
Can’t afford a time lag
What do you say
No time delay

The cat is out of the bag
Can’t afford a time lag
Gotta search far and wide
Gotta turn the tide

No time like the present
Make yourself present in the present
Before your past goes passed

Cat Is Out of the Bag Music Video.mp4

Cat Is Out of the Bag.mp3

Songwriting And Recording
Songwriting And Recording

ABOUT THE SONG
Em Em7

130 BPM / 4/4 Blues

Stereo 1-track extemporaneous recording

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

From the album Embowelment
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderInnovator

LYRICS
Try to create a smile or two
I can give to you
Create a song… maybe a few
That will move you

Remove every fright in sight
Insight

If the boogie man comes
Gonna make him run
Let the overlord come
Gonna make him numb

Until we all see tranquility

Try to convey a concept or two
That relates to you
Convey meaning… then some, too
That will move you

’till every fear takes flight
Take the Reaper’s scythe
Send him underneath
Show Grim gnarled teeth
Emerge from beneath

Until we all see tranquility

Innovator Music Video.mp4

Innovator.mp3

Writing and Recording "Innovator"
Writing and Recording “Innovator”

ABOUT THE SONG
Em C
Em C G
A Am7
C Em Am
C Em A

4-track stereo recording

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

From the album Faith Hope Charity
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBig Brother

LYRICS
Big Brother comin’? Is he approachin’?
Arrival fear? He’s already here
Every time you go by there’s an eye-in-the-sky

A camouflaged idea… in your diarrhea
Did you think you could smell through your stink?
Every time you go by there’s an eye-in-the-sky

Birdie, birdie in the sky
Why did you do that in my eye

Big Brother Video.mp4

Big Brother.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Em+f# Em+a
G A

70 BPM / Blues Ballad with Brushes Kit

1-track stereo extemporaneous recording

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

From the album Faith Hope Charity
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRearrange

LYRICS
Just when you thought your were gonna make a change
The whole world has become rearranged
Rearrange
[can’t just sit there and mumble and grumble]

Just when you thought your were gonna make a change
The whole world has become rearranged
Everything has ended up strange
Do you even know if it’s in your range
In your reign
It’s in your reign
It’s in your range

It just might start
Within your heart
Baby
Maybe
It’s time to start aiming for the heart
Maybe, baby?

Rearrange Music Video.mp4

Rearrange.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Gb Gbm BbmM7

117 / Disco Soul

1-track stereo extemporaneous recording

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller and Computer

From the album Faith Hope Charity
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWe Got A Winner

LYRICS
[Loud crowd roar]
Well, lookie, lookie
Looks like we got ourselves a winner

Give this man a cigar
He ain’t no beginner
Ho telling how far
From being a sinner
He’s achieving some God-like status
High above the rest of us
Climbed the stairway to heaven
To begin on Earth all over again

[Loud crowd roar]
Well, lookie, lookie
Looks like we got ourselves a winner

Give the lady a Kewpie doll
She ain’t no beginner
So high should she fall
Back to being a sinner
She’s achieved some God-like status
Way above the rest of us
Climbed the ladder of success
“Damn the new glass floor! No more!”
Cursing the collapsing of the glass ceiling
Feeling she wished it as before

We Got A Winner Music Video.mp4

We Got A Winner.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
C F G C
AM C

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Faith Hope Charity
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHer Shoes

LYRICS
You don’t know the blues
’till you’ve walked in her shoes
Once you’ve walked in her shoes
It’s nothing that you’d choose

Chorus
Still she strides to ride the road that’s high
No matter how high, she’s gonna try, try, try

You don’t know good news
’till it’s something you choose
The high road offers views
In the meantime, she pays our dues

Chorus

Her Shoes Music Video.mp4

Her Shoes.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
D A G D
D G A D

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Faith Hope Charity
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGive A Little

LYRICS
Did you give a little
Did you give a lot
When it comes down to it
Would you rather not?

Chorus
Hey! Hey!
Ya can’t take it with you any way

Did you try n’ help out
Or have too much doubt
Did you utilize time
Or say “it’s all mine”?

Chorus

Did you think a little
Did you think a lot
Have you solved the riddle
Or rather bother not?

Chorus

Give A Little Music Video.mp4

Give A Little.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
C E C E (C+g E+f#)
G A E

Written in Ambler, Pennsylvania. Inspired by the rich old ladies with bad haircuts from Blue Bell that wouldn’t give a penny… yet the kids from the poor neighborhood would empty the change out of their pockets.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Faith Hope Charity
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderScratching The Surface

LYRICS
Are we just scratching the surface
Or, are we already in too deep?

If we could only let the knowledge seep
Into our heart
Into our mind
Into our soul
Maybe we could cut down on the human toll
I don’t want to be the troll of your body
But it’s easy see
But if that’s what you’re calling me

Are we just scratching the surface
Are we in too deep

I believe the temperature is rising
It’s really not surprising
Not the slightest bit
Now it won’t quit
Need more proof
It’s going through the roof

The only problem… our race can’t adapt to living in space
’cause we trashed this place

Scratching The Surface.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
E E7 G

134 BPM / Rock

A song inspired by human induced climate change.  Since most of the energy is going into the ocean, many people are fooled by the Earth’s surface temperature.

A 1-track live and extemporaneous stereo recording.

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

From the album Pie In The Sky
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIrk

LYRICS
An eerie irk in the air….

Some sort of system quirk
Eerie irk

What on Earth could it be?
It terrifies me
It’s scarin’ me

There’s an eerie irk
And, it’s penetrating me
Can’t let it get the best of me

Can’t let it get the best of me
I can see my way clear
Don’t look back
Don’t smirk
Just get away from that eerie irk

There’s an eerie are in the air
Eerie irk
Gotta quit

Ya, now that I think about it
I’m gonna quit
That eerie irk

Irk Music Video.mp4

Irk.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
C C7 C(b5)

78 BPM / Organ Ballad

A 1-track live and extemporaneous stereo recording.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller and Computer

From the album Pie In The Sky
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIntersection of Penns Landing and South Street

INSTRUMENTAL

South Street and the Intersection of Philly.mp4

Penn’s Landing and the Intersection of Philly.mp4

ABOUT THE SONG

Written and recorded at the intersection of South Street and Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Daniel — Guitar

From the album Speechless
by Daniel Brouse