bookmark_borderA Given

A Given Music Video.mp4

A Given.mp3

LYRICS
If you think
Everything is going fine
Maybe it’s time
You look around
Besides yourself
What can be found?

Did you ever take a minute
To instead of take… give it?

If the stink
Everywhere makes you whine
Perhaps “not fine”
Is time to sound
Bring on your wealth
Be heavenly bound

Like a blink
Every time will be gone
In your eyes
Immortalize in song
Breakout of stealth
Make a sound

"A Given" Recording Session
“A Given” Recording Session

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Am E

Daniel — Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizers

From the album The Speed Of Sound
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPlay Hard

Play Hard Music Video.mp4

Play Hard.mp3

LYRICS
Are you ready for a good time?
Come on, share in mine

It’s half past eight
And, we’re running late
Doesn’t matter much
’cause we’re feeling great

Are you ready for a good time?
Come on, share in mine

Forget destiny or even fate
Gonna kick it out at any rate
Use a smile or laugh as bait
Gonna catch a memory… forever recreate

Are you ready for a good time?
Come on, share in mine

When we get on stage
And start to play
We’ll make the most
Of any day
Immediately — without delay
Troubles with Blues simply melt away

Are you ready for a good time?
Come on, share in mine

Play Hard Recording Session
Play Hard Recording Session

ABOUT THIS SONG
This song was written about a live performance. After getting off stage, a musician that hold in the highest regards came over to me and said, “You sure look like you are having a good time when you perform. It’s infectious.”

Chords –A D A
A E A
E E addF#

Daniel — Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

From the album The Speed Of Sound
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_border761.207051 mph

Writing and Recording "761 mph"
Writing and Recording “761 mph”

761 mph Music Video.mp4

761 mph.mp3

LYRICS
How thick is your medium?
It’s been found
The speed of sound
Well, it ah, um…
I’ll ask it
Is it propagating through an elastic medium?

Because if it’s gotta travel through space
You’ll have to face
The tedium
What’s your medium?
Too thick or too thin… hard to get the sound movin’

Ya ever wonder your Mach number?
For fluid dynamics tricks
Pass through a gas
Divide your speed by the speed of sound
For your Mach to be found

If excitement you crave
Catch the sound wave
Succeed at Mach speed

ABOUT THIS SONG
speed of sound at sea level = 761.207051 mph

The speed of sound is the distance travelled during a unit of time by a sound wave propagating through an elastic medium. In dry air at 20 °C (68 °F), the speed of sound is 343 metres per second (1,125 ft/s). This is 1,234 kilometres per hour (767 mph), or about a kilometre in three seconds or a mile in five seconds.

In fluid dynamics, the speed of sound in a fluid medium (gas or liquid) is used as a relative measure of speed itself. The speed of an object divided by the speed of sound in the fluid is called the Mach number. Objects moving at speeds greater than Mach1 are traveling at supersonic speeds. — Wikipedia

Chords — F#m

140 Beats Per Measure / Shuffle

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers, Electric Guitar

From the album The Speed Of Sound
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderLove Go

Songwriting And Recording
Songwriting And Recording

Love Go Music Video.mp4

Love Go.mp3

LYRICS

D                   Em
Where does the time go
Where does the love go
D           Em D
I'm not sure I know

A   Esus   A   
All that's known
A   Esus   A           A7 A 
Is the kid's are all grown
The old in the bone
Will make ya groan

Esus A    Esus    A
But, it's not too late
A7
Regurgitate
G
Put off the wait
A
Participate!

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Lifterupper
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMan In The Machine

Writing and Recording "Man In The Machine"
Writing and Recording “Man In The Machine”

Man In The Machine Music Video.mp4

Man In The Machine.mp3

LYRICS
The teeth of the saw
Chew through
The eye-of-a-needle
Sees you
Hey, Ma and Pa
Am I just feeble?

It’s time to come clean
There’s a man in the machine

The mouth of the river
Flows foul
The arm of the law
Isn’t just
Justice turned to lust
Makes ya shiver

It’s time to come clean
There’s a man in the machine

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Dm
Walkdown A G F E D

132 Beats Per Measure / Analog Pop

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers, Electric Guitar

From the album Lifterupper
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDribs And Drabs

Writing and Recording "Dribs And Drabs"
Writing and Recording “Dribs And Drabs”

Dribs And Drabs Music Video.mp4

Dribs And Drabs.mp3

LYRICS
Drip, drip, drip
There we go
As drops turns to flow

Drib, drib, drib
There we go
As drabs turns to know

When you give the slightest insight
The sliver of light
Starts shinning bright
Then we shine, shine, shine… shine on fine
There we glow
Lightning up the show

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 3
G D6 Esus
G Esus G

Alternative Country Waltz

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Lifterupper
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSee The Be

Songwriting And Recording
Songwriting And Recording

See The Be Music Video.mp4 See The Be.mp3 LYRICS If you Want to See The be Come with me I just might Have seen the light If all you see Are dwellers in the shadow Low, low, low? And, you’d like to get to know Something alright If you Want to See The be Come with me I just might Have seen the light ABOUT THIS SONG Chords — E A D G A G E Fast Blues Daniel — Vocals, Guitar From the album Lifterupper By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHave You Heard (the Big Bang?)

Writing and Recording "Have You Heard?"
Writing and Recording “Have You Heard?”

Have You Heard the Big Bang Music Video.mp4

Have You Heard the Big Bang? .mp3

LYRICS
Don’t let the gravitational pull
Pull the wool
Over your eyes

Big bang!
Surprise

Now, here’s the thang
Though not quite in grasp of your fingers
It still lingers

The way Big Bang behaves…
Primordial gravitational waves
I mean, it’s worthy of a primal scream

Yeeha! Big bang!

NASA's Big Bang
NASA’s Big Bang

ABOUT THIS SONG
This song is about the discovery of The Big Bang. (Big Bang animation courtesy of NASA)

Chords — Em FM7
Em7
Em7(11)

136 Beats Per Minute / Fast Ballad

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

From the album Lifterupper
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderTime And Space Continuum

Time And Space Continuum Music Video.mp4

Time And Space Continuum.mp3

LYRICS
Um,
This is a test
Of the here and now
Time and space
Continuum

Is this human race
Somehow
At rest

Time we passed the past
Hope our present lasts
To our future success

What satisfaction
If just a fraction
Civilization

Some elimination
Of starvation
And, degradation
Some elevation
Of realization
And, appreciation

Video Shoot
Video Shoot

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D#sus4 C#sus4 D#m

152 Beats Per Minute / Alternative Club Dance

Daniel — Vocals, Yamaha PSR-740 Synth, microKorg Synth, Electric Guitar (played simultaneously)

From the album Larger Than Live
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderA Lifetime

A Lifetime Music Video.mp4

A Lifetime.mp3

LYRICS
I wonder
Where do all the lives go
When you die
Where do all the lives go
Do you know?

Clap of thunder
In the blink of an eye
There’ll be no more I
Where does the life go
Do you know?

I sure pray this sole soul
Lands in the promised land
A promise is a promise
How can you miss?

Video Still From *A Lifetime*
Video Still From *A Lifetime*

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Dm
Dm Bm7b5 G7 Bdim Dm
(guitar tuned to Dm)

135 Beats Per Minute / 4/4 Blues

Daniel — Vocals, Yamaha PSR-740 Synth, microKorg Synth, Electric Guitar (played simultaneously)

From the album Larger Than Live
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCalliope Through A Kaleidoscope

Calliope Through A Kaleidoscope Video.mp4

Calliope Through A Kaleidoscope.mp3

LYRICS
Seeing life through a kaleidoscope
While riding a calliope
No naysayers. Nope.
Just the uplift of what a heart can see

Will you grab brass rings… one, two, three?
Through the kaleidoscope, I see there’s plenty
Ya, ya, ya, it’s our lucky day
Let the calliope music play

The horse goes up and down
As we spin around
In a happy whirl
Wearing heart-on-sleeve
It’s easy to believe
Successive overlapping layers form a pearl
Grasping brass rings
We see the alchemy of turning brass to gold
As the future of our generation is told (Unfold)
And, to calliope music everyone sings

Calliope Through A Kaleidoscope Video Shoot
Calliope Through A Kaleidoscope Video Shoot

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C Cm C7 Csus

135 Beats Per Minute / 4/4 Blues

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers

From the album Larger Than Live
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Way It Is

The Way It Is Music Video.mp4

The Way It Is.mp3

LYRICS
When your soda-pop has lost it’s fiz
Maybe it’s time to give
When you know you’ll fail the pop quiz
Maybe it’s time to live

That’s just the way it is
Do you want heart or show biz
That’s just the way it is

Don’t let your life loose spice
Maybe it’s time to give
When it comes to fun, don’t think twice
Maybe it’s time to live

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em D
Em D G C

Daniel — Vocals, Acoustic Guitar (at the same time)

From the album Larger Than Live
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderLies Within

Lies Within Music Video.mp4

Lies Within.mp3

LYRICS
I’ve been looking in the eyes
I’ve been looking in the I’s
I’ve been looking in the soles
I’ve been looking in the souls
The love that lies within
Can surely win

Deceptive, hate lies
Held captive, love lies within
Reactive, love tries
To escape
Friction tape
Unwrappin’
It’s about letting the love out

Writing and Recording *Lies Within*
Writing and Recording *Lies Within*

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Am C Em

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Larger Than Live
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderLoving You

Loving You Music Video.mp4

Loving You.mp3

LYRICS
I’m loving you
Not only that
But all you do

When I think of what you’ve done
It’s second to none
When I think of what we can do
It takes on a whole new/knew view

Recording Studio
Recording Studio

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F#m F#

128 Beats Per Minute / Rock

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers, Electric Guitar

From the album Larger Than Live
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWhat Love Can Do

What Love Can Do Music Video.mp4

What Love Can Do.mp3

LYRICS
Like the sun behind the clouds
The love we know will break through
Unveil the shrouds
Let the love do what love can do

Like the reef at low tide
The love we know will break through
De-sub-side
Let the love do what love can do

Ride, ride, ride
The wave
Let love behave

*Loving You* Songwriting
*Loving You* Songwriting

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em

Em Am C
Em E

120 Beats Per Minute / Hard Rock

Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers, Electric Guitar

From the album Larger Than Live
By Daniel Brouse