bookmark_borderBaltimore

LYRICS
All this riotin’ and lootin’
Doin’ nothing but pollutin’
Your solution
Undermine your revolution

Son, had you begun in Ferguson?
Watch the gore for sure in Baltimore

You can’t hate hate unless you partake
You can’t take part with what’s at stake
When you behave all irate… at any rate

There’s a moral lack when you strike back
At others not involved in your attack
Doesn’t matter whether they’re a shade of grey, white or black
It’s just a matter of fact
That ain’t no way to act

Is it any wonder they wanna put you in a cage
The way you behave all in a rage
You’re more likely to engage as a sage
Put a The End to that book… and look to a blank page

All this riotin’ and lootin’
Doin’ nothing but pollutin’
Your solution
Undermine your revolution

Watch the gore for sure in Baltimore?
No more! No more!

Baltimore Soundtrack.mp3

Baltimore Alternative Version.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Ab Ebm / F#
Db
Absus4

118 Beats Per Minute / Reggae

A 1-track stereo live and extemporaneous sound recording.

The pictures in the video are believed to be public domain photos from all of Baltimore’s famous riots.

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

From the album First Puddle From the Sun
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGood Deal

LYRICS
Has “you get what you pay for”
Turned to ole folklore?

Try to pay my dues
Before this life I lose
So free time is free for me

You get what you pay for
Just some more folklore

Don’t over pay with strife for your life
A good deal of the time is a good deal
Ya might even call it a steal

You get what you pay for
Folklore you can now ignore

Wow! If you act now
It’s buy one get one free
Heaven — the ultimate destiny

May you get what you dream for
Through intention, not a penny more

Good Deal Music Video.mp4

Good Deal.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A Em
D A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album First Puddle From the Sun
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIntuition

Intuition Soundtrack.mp3

LYRICS
In to it
Gonna get in to it
Intuition

Get in to it
With intuition
Get in to it
With intuition

It’s kind-of like a premonition
Not really a superstition
Get into it
Intuition
You feel it in your gut
There will be no if, and, or, but

Get in to it
Get into
Intuition

When you know
You know
When you know you know
You feel the flow
Get to know know
When you’ve got in the flow
Let yourself go

Songwriting and Recording *Intuition*
Songwriting and Recording *Intuition*

EXTENDED VERSION with ADDITIONAL LYRICS
Intuition Extended Version.mp3

Get in to it
With intuition
Get in to it
With intuition

It’s kind-of like a premonition
With very little… maybe no…
Superstition
Get into it
Intuition
In the shell of a nut
You’ll feel it in your gut
There will be no if, and, or, but
You’ll feel it in your gut

Got to get into it
Intuition

(Keyboard Jam)

Intuition
When you get to know know you know the flow
You go, you go, you go
You within the flow

See the me inside of me
I get into it… in to intuition
It’s kind-of like a premonition
With very little superstition
From the gut
No if, and, or, but

Intuition Philly Music Video.mp4

ABOUT THE SONG
Em / B
Em7 Am

120 Beats Per Minute / Reggae

A 1-track stereo live and extemporaneous sound recording. (Done with intuition)

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

From the album First Puddle From the Sun
by Daniel Brouse

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_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_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_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

bookmark_borderScenes From A Dream

LYRICS
From when you rise under the sunrise
’till the day’s undone under the setting sun
May all your dreams come true
While doing what it is you do

From when you go to sleep at night
’til that first ray of the new day’s light
May all your dreams come true
Dreaming the dreams that you do

In the scenes from your dreams
Do you dream in colors… ya know… colors of the rainbow?
Who gets the pot ‘o gold
How is your story told?

Scenes-From-A-Dream Philadelphia Psychedelia Music Video.mp4
Scenes From A Dream ReMix.mp3
Scenes From A Dream Singer/Songwriter.mp3
Scenes From A Dream Singer/Songwriter Video.mp4

Scenes From A Dream
Scenes From A Dream

ABOUT THE SONG
A D
C G A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Controller, Korg Midi Software

From the album Dimensionia
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRecord Breaking Time

Ride the time wave of high tide
Leaving the past on the crest of the present
Roll in breaking on the sure (shore) of the future

A full moon tugging at you
Gonna pull you through
Acceleration floatation
Articulation of our manifestation

Breaking your record
Recording your time
See how The Book looks
On the line that’s mine
Prophet or loss
In the striking of life’s chord

Oh, Lord, please don’t leave it to a coin toss

Record Breaking Time.mp3

Record Breaking Time Songwriting
Record Breaking Time Songwriting

ABOUT THE SONG
G7 E7sus4 A7
G7 G+c

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Dimensionia
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderFemininity

Femininity Audio and Video Production
Femininity Audio and Video Production

Femininity Music Video.mp4

Femininity.mp3
LYRICS
When you came into view
Wasn’t sure what to do
Lookin’ like a heartbreaker

A cute lil’ riddle
Sure plays a mean fiddle
Lookin’ like a heartbreaker

When you take your guitar stance
Wonderin’ if I stand a chance
Lookin’ like a heartbreaker

Then you sing the most amazing thing
The smile you bring… better than anything
Lookin’ like a heartbreaker

ABOUT THE SONG
E A
C G E

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Dimensionia
by Daniel Brouse