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bookmark_borderVery Interesting

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Writing and Recording Music
Writing and Recording Music

LYRICS
Is this interesting enough
Is this the kind of stuff
To get your attention
Give you satisfaction

Are you easily board
Like the music up loud
Like to get your head
In the clouds

Does it get your attention
Does it lead to your satisfaction

Mind bending
Thought sending
To a place beyond
In a space so fond

Not so easily amused
Like being confused
Then gaining comprehension
Through external extension

Very Interesting Part 2.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F#m F# D#

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album The Oh Zone Layer
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Night Light

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LYRICS
In times of peril
In your darkest hour
Put your hope
In faith

If you concede
It’s a time of need
If your heart does bleed
You can feed
Your soul
With some sole food

In the darkest hour
Embrace are our
Embrace what we are
And put your hope in faith
Give your soul a birth
Awake
And you can be free

If the times are looking a little dim
Let a little light in
Just look for guidance from above
And you’ll find love

The Night Light.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C
F#dim Adim
F C
Cm C
G7

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

Written and recorded in West Chester, PA, USA.

From the album The Oh Zone Layer
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe First Christmas Eve Night

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The First Christmas Eve Night.mp3

LYRICS
Don’t you love this time of year
There’s just enough nip in the air
To see the night sky clear

Chorus
And it makes you wonder
Star bright
About the first Christmas night

Don’t you love this time of year
When goodwill fills the air
Heart and soul can see clear

Chrous

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C C7
F C

Made in America (West Chester, Chester County, PA, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Miss Christmas and part of the on-going Christmas Music Experiment.

By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDancing Off The Roof

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Dancing Off The Roof
Dancing Off The Roof

LYRICS
We’re dancing, dancing…
We’re dancing off the roof

Might as well transpire
Our feat is on fire
Might as well transpire
Our feet are on fire

We’re dancing, dancing…
We’re dancing off the roof

The sweat is dripping from my brow
Now, it pours from every pore

We’re dancing, dancing…
We’re dancing off the roof

The “Hard Sun” is pounding down
… some more and some more

We’re dancing, dancing…
We’re dancing off the roof

It’s not as though we’re aloof
Or your reality is just a spoof

We’re dancing, dancing…
We’re dancing off the roof

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E
E A E
B E

The song is about putting a new roof on a house during a heat wave.

Made in the USA (Lake Wynonah, Schuylkill County and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Like Son
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOff The Hook

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Fishing and Songwriting in Central, PA
Fishing and Songwriting in Central, PA

LYRICS
Why would I sit… sit here and wait
Just to hesitate then gulp on your bait?

If you think being caught is what you’ve got
We’re here to tell you that it’s not
Off the hook. Close the book.
The End. A chance to live again

Something smells fishy. You know there’s something fishy
You know there’s something fishy going on (again)

Now that I’m free… I’ve been set free
I can tell you clearly what I can see
The hierarchy versus anarchy
Creates hypocrisy in the depths of our sea

Off The Hook.mp4

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em
D Am EM

Made in the USA (Lake Wynonah, Schuylkill County and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Like Son
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCollapse Lapse

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LYRICS
Just saw another collapse
Not sure if real’s surreal
A compassionary lapse
What does it take to feel

Until…
… freewill

Collapse Lapse.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F F add B
C

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

This song was inspired by the building collapses, and maybe… how they are a metaphor for the collapse of the economy, the environment and civilization?

6 dead, 14 hurt in Philadelphia building collapse – USA Today

www.usatoday.com/…building–collapse–philadelphia/2391943/‎

1 day ago – Rescue teams pulled 14 people out of ‘tons of rubble’ from the collapse Wednesday of a four-story building being demolished in downtown …

Bangladesh building collapse recovery efforts end, toll at 1,127 …

www.cnn.com/2013/05/14/world/…/bangladesh–building–collapse-aftermat…

May 23, 2013 – Bangladesh building collapse: An end to recovery efforts, a promise of a new start, as final death toll stands at 1127.

Daniel — Vocals, Piano

From the album True True
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThawed Just Ice

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Writing the Song Thawed Just Ice
Writing the Song “Thawed Just Ice”

LYRICS
When the doom starts to loom
Go toward the omnipresent light
When storm troopers goon
Got to stick up for what is right

What is “just” must come true
True the alignment is meant

When you feel down on your luck
When you are persecuted
It’s time to give a F&%#!
Risking being executed

What is “just” must come true
True the alignment is meant

Thawed Just-Ice.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Em Em7 D6

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

A song about balancing the scales of justice.

Daniel — Vocals, Piano, Keyboard

From the album True True
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO PART

bookmark_borderThe Water

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Songwriting in Ambler, PA
Songwriting in Ambler, PA

LYRICS
Sooner or later
Ya know the water
Will wash it all away
Maybe tomorrow
Maybe today
That water washes away

Do you understand how the Canyon got Grand
Can you command land
Or oversee the sea?

Chorus

Can you comprehend how the ark got afloat
Can your boat cross the mote
Ya know… across Styx to the rainbow?

Chorus

The Water.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 4
C CM7 CM7 add G
Em

Made in the USA (Ambler, Montgomery County and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

I wrote the song about the rising sea level. Coincidentally, the next day we got hit by tropical storm Andrea dumping inches of rain on us.

The picture is from a 1998 paper written by the state of New Jersey on what happens when the ice melts.

Statue Of Liberty Climate Change Sea Level Rise
Statue Of Liberty Climate Change Sea Level Rise

Learn more about global warming.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album True True
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderSet the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

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Coversong
Written by Syd Barrett
Made famous by Pink Floyd

LYRICS AND CHORDS

Am                   G              Am      G  Am
Little by little the night turns around,

                          G           Am    G  Am
Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn

Dm                   C          Dm          C  Dm
Lotus's lean on each other in yearning,

Am               G              Am
Over the hills a swallow is resting

G  Am  F  Am  F  Am

                         G             Am   G  Am  G  Am  G  Am
Set the controls for the heart of the sun

Am                 G                 Am     G  Am
Over the mountains watching the watcher,

                      G               Am    G  Am
Breaking the darkness waking the grapevine

Dm                   C               Dm     C  Dm
Knowledge of love is knowledge of shadow,

Am                      G            Am
Love is the shadow that ripens the wine

G  Am  F  Am  F  Am

                         G             Am   G  Am  G  Am
Set the controls for the heart of the sun,

Am
The heart of the sun,  The heart of the sun...

Am                    G            Am       G  Am
Witness the man who waves at the wall,

                        G               Am  G  Am
Making the shape of his questions to heaven

Dm                   C               Dm     C  Dm
Whether the sun will fall in the evening,

Am                   G            Am
Will he remember the lesson of giving?

G  Am  F  Am  F  Am

                         G             Am   G  Am
Set the controls for the heart of the sun,

Am
The heart of the sun,  The heart of the sun...

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun.mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Recorded in preparation for the third annual Syd Barrett festival at the Boneyard in Atlantic City, NJ.

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Eclectic Acoustic Electric
Performed by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAil Whale Wail

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LYRICS
I could drone on and on and on and on
About civilians prone to the attack of the drone
Like a new born baby, I could cry and wail
About the plight of the killed killer whale

State sanctioned execution
Coal Age pollution electrocution
Currency manipulation devaluation

I could moan on and on and on and on
About civilians prone to the burden of the government loan
Like a scene from a nightmare dream, I could scream
About humans being so #%& damn mean

Chorus

Ail Whale Wail (Alternative Rock).mp3

Ail Whale Wail (Country).mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 2
Em Em add G Am Em Am Em
Em Am C Em
Em C Am Em

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards

From the album Eclectic Acoustic Electric
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBlock The Wind

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LYRICS
I’m not looking for you to spare a dime
I’m not looking for any of your time
I’m just asking you do the asking of you

At the end of it all
Can you stand tall?
Will you stand at all… or will you fall?
Yell! Heaven or hell (Hell no!)

Do you offer shelter from the howling wind
Do you offer refuge? It’s time to begin
Implications are huge… not only for you, but me, too

Chorus

Block The Wind (Alternative Rock).mp3

Block The Wind (Country).mp3

ABOUT THIS SONG
While I was trying to record video for how to play the guitar part, the wind was blowing. Since I didn’t yet have a title for the song, I called it what I was trying to do — block the wind. Then, a guy came buy and threw me a dime. The lyrics developed from there.

CHORDS
Verse — E G E G Bm E
Chorus — E D G E

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards

From the album Eclectic Acoustic Electric
By Daniel Brouse

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART

bookmark_borderMama Had a Baby and It’s Head Popped Off

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LYRICS

PART I
Mama had a baby and it’s head popped off
Unless there’s less stress
For sure, the pressure will kill
Until,
There’s less stress

Shake that soda up
(Watch that soda pop)

Until,
There’s less stress
In the system
We’ll all be the victim
Of too much pressure
For sure

Shake that soda up
Until it’s soda pop

PART IV
Mama had a baby and it’s head popped off
Unless there’s less stress
The pressure will build
The pressure will kill
Unless there’s less stress

Go ahead, and shake that soda up
Watch that soda pop

Mama had a baby and it’s head popped off

Unless there’s less stress

Go ahead, and shake that soda up
Watch that soda pop

Mama had a baby and it’s head popped off

For sure
The pressure
Will kill

Mama Had a Baby and It’s Head Popped Off (Part 4).mp3

Chords — F D
Cm D

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Eclectic Acoustic Electric
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMay The Force Be With You

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LYRICS
If they try to know you down
Push you all around
Get up off the ground
Let the force be found

May the force be with you
Leveling perspective — view
May the worse be behind
So, the peace you can find
So, the piece you may find
The solution to your puzzle
On life’s juice chug n’ guzzle

May The Force Be With You (Americana / Country).mp3

May The Force Be With You (Psychedelia / Progressive Rock).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — D
F D
G D A D

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards

From the album Firehose
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThrill Ya

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LYRICS
Enough of the yap, yap, yap
Time to put up or shut up
I’m here to thrill ya

Enough of the yack, yack, yack
Going to give you a heart attack
I’m here to thrill ya

Yeah, ya, yeah, ya

Enough of the boo hoo hoo
Tell me, who are you?
You here to thrill me, too

Thrill Ya (Americana / Country).mp3

Thrill Ya (Psychedelia / Progressive Rock).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E B
E A

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards

From the album Firehose
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRock And Roll

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LYRICS
Hey, hey, Mama!

Come and take my hand
If you want to understand
Do you want to take a stroll
And, get to know rock n’ roll?

Come to understand
The land…
Of music
Make it dense
Make it thick

(Wanna a whole lotta love? reprise)

Do you want to take a stroll
Through the land of rock and roll
Do you want to get through to the other side?
Then, let’s take a ride
Let’s ride the tide
On the crest of the wave
Soundwave

That’s a good way to stave off starvation of your soul
With rock n’ roll

(screaming fade out)

Rock And Roll.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em Em9

Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)

Daniel — Vocals, Electric Guitar and Keyboards as a live on-the-fly 1-track stereo recording.

From the album Firehose
By Daniel Brouse