Tag: progressive rock

bookmark_borderCounterclockwise Sunrise

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LYRICS
I thought I’d be back here
Someday
Just didn’t think it so soon
Didn’t think it’d be
Today
Opposite of high noon
Counterclockwise sunrise

I could feel the cycle
Spinning
From the darkside of the moon
New/knew the shadows would be
Thinning
Approaching high noon
Counterclockwise sunrise

As the cycle turns
Full cycle
From The End an upward trend
Out of the depths of your
Soulful purple
From night into the light
Counterclockwise sunrise

Counterclockwise Sunrise.mp3

Counterclockwise Sunrise Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive / Folk
Chords: G A / C A; 137 BPM Shuffle Rock and Rock Shuffle
Recording: digital 8-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderI Mean Mean (He’s Gotta Go Bad)

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LYRICS
He’s got a mean disposition
Do you know what I mean…
Mean
Down right ornery
Ya see
He really had to go
Ya know
What I mean
Mean
Got himself in the situation
With his backside in a position
That caused a mean disposition
Are you aware
You’d better stand away from there
Stand back
From his back
’cause if you’re over there over there
You might not be coming back
He’s got a mean disposition
Do you know what I mean…
Mean
Got himself in the situation
With his backside in a position
That caused a mean disposition

I Mean Mean.mp3

I Mean Mean Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
I couldn’t figure out why my Dad was acting so mean. Turns out he had to go poop.

Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive / Folk
Chords: Em7 E / A D G E
Recording: digital 10-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Race Race

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LYRICS
How do you deem a race
Or is it faith based?
Erase erroneous
Us versus Them
From our memory banks… thanks!
Us versus Them
No time to hem
No time to haw
No, not that much time at all
Not that much time at all for all

How do you deem a race
When the rat race is the pace
Erase erroneous
Us versus Them
From our memory banks… thanks!
Us versus Them
No time to hem
No time to haw
No, not that much time at all
Not that much time at all for all

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: EDM / Electronic / Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: Em Em7(11) EM7 Am; 100 BPM 60’s Rock and 200 BPM Quickstep
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPhysics 101

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LYRICS
No deposit. No return.
Will the naive burn
If ignorance is bliss
What happens after this?
For every action’s re-action
Are we talking object in motion?
The gravity of naivety
Argh! It’s killing me
(PS no B.S… you, too)

No deposit. No return.
Will the naive ever learn
There’s no bliss in ignorance
If ignorance is bliss…
What do you call this?

There ain’t no slowing down
My brain’s on the train
Blowin’ this bliss town
Wave bye-bye by-and-by
Ain’t tellin’ no lie
Wave bye-bye by-and-by

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive / EDM / Electronic
Chords: F# F#m F#9 D#m7; 124 BPM Digi-Rock and Rock #2 with Groove
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRatify

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LYRICS
Did you ever see a rat and a cat?
They just can’t get along
When oil and vinegar are related
They’re always separated

Can you lend me hand
To try and understand
Why we can’t get together
Why never say never?

A snowman with a suntan
What makes it oh so wrong
Or an alligator with a sunbather
It’s a one-sided savor

When a hawk comes a bluejay’s way
Is squawking a bird’s song
Give some candy to a baby
The survivor is no maybe

The rat and I will have to testify
Will I ratify
The rat and you will have to do that, too
Will you testify
Will you ratify

Ratify (Music Video).mp4

Ratify.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive / Metal
Chords: E A G E / E G D A E
Recording: digital 7-track stereo

Vocals, Guitars, Organ

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderHammerhead

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LYRICS
With a little stammer
“Take this hammer,”
He said,
“And, hit it with a hammer!”
Hit it with a hammer?
I didn’t understand the detail:
Nail the nail
I thought I was it
Bam! Impale
Hit it with a hammer
Like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer
It’s hard for me to feel the appeal
Where’s the glamour
… hit it with a hammer?

He did deliver
A screwdriver
Am I a believer?
Some how I misconstrued
Screw the screw
Now I’m screwed

Hit it with a hammer
“Hit the nail on the head”
Wish he would have said

Hammerhead.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Folk
Chords: E A / C G D
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGood Dog?

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LYRICS
Can you teach your old dog a new trick
Get him to fetch
Or sit, sit, sit?
How about if you said
“Roll over. Play dead.”
Do you think it’ll take
If you ask him to shake?

He’ll bring you joy
He’s such a good boy
(As long as he is sleeping)

If not your dog, how about your kitty
Can you get her to sit up pretty
Or get her to stay
As you walk away?
Or get her to come
So you can pet her some?

She’s your heart’s pearl
Oh, such a good girl
(As long as she’s sleeping)
Oh no… is her eye peeping?

Good Dog? .mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Folk
Chords: G E / G D A E
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSo Complicated

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LYRICS
You mean it doesn’t have to be so complicated
… as simple as that?

Here’s a list:
Does space exist?
Is the thought odd
Of sensing God?
Then how on Earth… or above…
Can I say, “God is love”?
… as simple as that?
You mean it doesn’t have to be so complicated
… as simple as that?

Imagine this…
Add it to the list:
Frictionless
You’re in space and just like that — SNAP!
Your tether goes snap
My suggestion:
Stick with friction
Friction saves your life every time it rains
Without friction the rain would go right through our brains!
Thus, avoid frictionless
… as simple as that?
You mean it doesn’t have to be so complicated
… as simple as that?

So Complicated.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Folk
Chords: Em / Eb Em slide up an octave to Em Eb / D Em
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_border100% Chance of Whether

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LYRICS
At first we started wondering why
The earth had become so dry
Jilted, wilted, parched and cracked
Not a drop of water as a matter of fact

Maybe we spoke to soon
Here comes a massive monsoon
Prepare to take a ride
On the mountain’s mudslide

This weather is as volatile
As a cross-eyed crocodile
Don’t mistake the rile
For a smile

Mother Nature going insane
Another psychopathic hurricane
I am whipped, beatin’ and slammed
Don’t know if I’m going home?

100 Percent Chance of Whether.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Folk
Chords: E A G E / E A B7
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMama Said Suite

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Matt Eck — Banjo
Daniel — Piano
James “Pops” Brouse — Audience Participation

bookmark_borderOver Do

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LYRICS
When I think of you
On a cold winter’s night
All I want to do
Is hold you tight

Do you feel we’re overdue
For a lovely rendezvous
A close encounter

Can he hold her?

Do you feel overdue
To be in touch for a few
A close encounter

Please embrace her!

When I dream of you
In the broad daylight
All I want to do
Is hold you tight

 

 

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: Em C6 / Am G F Em; 83 BPM Shuffle Rock and 16 Beat #3
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Keyboards (Korg PS60 Keyboard, Yamaha PSR-740 Keyboard, MiniNova Synthesizer, MicroKorg, Casio Wk-3500)

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderEngine-Ear

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LYRICS
Conductor! Conductor!
Check your vector
(check and a re-check check)
We’re on a runaway symphony
It’s easy to see
And I do say
Alert the engine-ear
Right hear!
Right now!
Wow!

Try to cut loose
The caboose
Chasing this train in vain
’cause Conductor, I checked and re-checked our vector
Why chase the train in vain
Off the tracks
No come-backs
This train is runaway
Wouldn’t you say?
On a runaway symphony
Better alert the engine-ear
Ya better stand clear
It’s out-of-control… we’re all… out-of-control
In fact, Conductor,
It’s sounding more and more
Like Rock n’ Roll
… ain’t that classical at all

The End of the line is a mighty fine line
They say you don’t want to cross
This ain’t no coin toss
They say you don’t want to take any chances
’cause there are no seconds
Minutes, days, years
No more tears…
No more joys…
No more noise
No, no more more
No, no train will remain

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: Eb / Db Gb Eb; 136 BPM Slow Rock Casio and 8 Beat Soft Yamaha
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Playground

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LYRICS
Down the slide
Another ride
And why not
… to the top!
Look around
Slide back down

Merry-go-round
Circles found
A life’s cycle
Turn around
And rebound

Just how far
On monkey bars
A bizarre
Among the stars
Reach The End
Do it again

Be quite sure
Of the metaphor
The playground
We have found
Is the instance
Of existence

The Playground.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Folk
Chords: A C G / G F# Em / Em slide up to G A
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDown In Front

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LYRICS
Sit down in the front row?
Well, I just don’t know
If you’re going to a show
Then, go, go, go
Stand up for a moment
Like a monument
Stand up and be counted
Addi it up… amounted
You know, mojo?
Get off your seat upon your feet
Get your feet upon your seat
If you’re rocking to the beat
Add heat, heat, heat

Down In Front Prelude.mp3

Down In Front.mp3

Down In Front Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: E A G E / E G A E
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDay Of The Daydreamer

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LYRICS
Back in the day
Of the daydreamer
Imagine what can
(whatcha can whatcha can)
Imagine while you can
Imagine again
Imagine and then
Imagine it into certain
They say
Back in the day
Atmosphere was so much clearer
For the daydreamer
Back in the day
They say
Easier to get through
Easier to come through
Holds true
For me… how ’bout you?

Day Of The Daydreamer.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: Dm / F C Dm / Dm D / C D; 120 BPM 60’s Rock & 16 Best #5
Recording: original take / digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Hear Here
by Daniel Brouse