bookmark_borderThe Word

LYRICS
When the world acts as one
We’ll be one
When the world acts as one
We’ll have won

Joy to the world is our word
Joy to the world is the word

Hallelujah
Jah, mahn

The knew age… spelled with a “k”
K?
O.K.

The Word.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Am

Written and recorded in Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Digital Yoda — Vocals, Keyboards, Drum Programming
Psychedelic Superstar — Vocals, Bass

From the album Christmas Surprise

bookmark_borderChristmas Input

LYRICS
[Christmas Morning]
Down the stairs…
Piles of new styles
But, I see I was already living the dream

Stitching together the seam
Stitching together the seem

Please don’t deceive on Christmas Eve

Christmas Input.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Fm F

Written and recorded in Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Digital Yoda — Vocals, Keyboards, Drum Programming
Psychedelic Superstar — Vocals, Bass

From the album Christmas Surprise

bookmark_borderSanta Claus Is Coming

LYRICS
Santa’s coming to town
Santa’s coming around
My niece is smiling tonight

Santa’s coming to town
Santa’s coming around
My niece is happy tonight

Santa Claus.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Written and recorded in Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Digital Yoda — Vocals, Keyboards, Drum Programming
Psychedelic Superstar — Vocals, Bass

From the album Christmas Surprise

bookmark_borderEbola Outbreak

Recording Outbreak
Recording Outbreak

LYRICS
How could this be?
I can’t believe what I see
Must be some sort-of Ebola outbreak
Hemorrhaging from every orifice
Suffice to say
Don’t know how much I can take
Disturbing in every way
I can’t believe what I see
I am bleeding from my I’s
War, poverty, disease… no more please

Oh my goodness, dear
I fear what it is I hear
Must be some sort-of Ebola outbreak
Hemorrhaging from every orifice
Suffice to say
Don’t know how much I can take
Disturbing in every way
I can’t believe what I hear
It’s the politicians that I fear
War, poverty, disease… no more please

This social disease is beat
I’ve gotta get off my seat
Must be some sort-of Ebola outbreak
Hemorrhaging from every orifice
Suffice to say
Don’t know how much I can take
Disturbing in every way
I can’t let these events pass
I am bleeding from my…
But,
[The elected orifice officials chime in “but, but, but”]
War, poverty, disease… no more please

Out-rageous
Out-of-control
Outbreak

Ebola Outbreak Music Video.mp4

Ebola Outbreak.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Bb A Ab

111 Beats Per Minute / House

A song that uses the Ebola outbreak as a metaphor for the social disease “lack of society’s responsibility”.

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards and Synths

From the album Outbreak
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Bully

LYRICS
You want to talk about the bully?
The fact of the matter is… there is no bully
No Boogie Man
’cause there’s no such thing as the Boogie Man

No Boogie Man

Is he underneath your bed
Or is he just in your head

Gotta stand up
Is he underneath your bed
Or is he just in your head
You can make him dead
Be the bully of the Boogie Man

There ain’t no such thing as a bully
There ain’t no such thing as a Boogie Man
Don’t be afraid of the dark
Just be the spark
Set the world alight
Alright!

If you thought
Thought not
Been the victim of a bully?
I don’t suggest you become him
But, I’m… I am….
That you….

[Stomp on the
Don’t Tread On Me]

Victim
The less of him

I? It’s justified

Bully.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em Esus4 Em7 EmM7 Emadd9

104 Beats Per Minute with time changes / faster

Written and recorded extemporaneously in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards and Synths

From the album Outbreak
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCare To Dance

Writing and Recording "Care To Dance?"
Writing and Recording “Care To Dance?”

LYRICS
Should I go over there and ask her to dance
Take that chance?

Don’t want to come off as some jerk that wants to twerk
Why? I don’t want to be that guy
Want to be next to you in shinning armor
(Maybe even arm in arm… or….)

Should I take a chance and ask her to dance?

Not gonna hassle by asking to hustle
Not even to do the bump
(Might be going to far if we bump rumps)

Should I take a chance and ask her to dance?
Should I go over there and say do you care…
To dance

Would don’t need to slow dance
We don’t need to go that far
We can just get into our own space
And understand at most… just hold a hand

Should I take that chance
Go over there and ask her to dance
“Do you care to dance
I thought I saw you cast a glance
Would you care to dance?”

Should I go over there
(Instead of sitting here with a blank stare)

Care To Dance?.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — C add F# add Bb

108 Beats Per Minute / Trip-hop

Written and recorded extemporaneously in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards, Keytar

From the album Outbreak
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOde to Legend Of A Mind

Writing And Recording
Writing And Recording

LYRICS
They use to tune in, turn on
Find out about dropping out
Of the rat race

What’s your case to partake in the rat race?

The movers and shaker
Tend to be the fakers
Not to say we shouldn’t set the pace
Not dead… looking in from outer space

Train your brain for the haze of the maze
Much to our surprise we have x-ray eyes
I can see right through
And, you can, too
X-ray I’s

Timothy Leary n’ Ken Kesey Music Video.mp4

Timothy Leary n Ken Kesey Soundtrack.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em A7 D6 Em

Inspired by the Moody Blues song “Legend Of A Mind”.

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar, High Hat

From the album Overjoyed
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSpider Sat Down Beside Her

LYRICS
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And scared (frightened) Miss Muffet away.

Will the scales of justice balance
Society wails for balance existence

Spider Sat Down Beside Her.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — F#m F
F# F#m
F C
C F C G7 C

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. Every other song on this album is about the dark or the light. This song is about the dark.

Daniel — Vocals, Piano

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDark Without Light

LYRICS
Can you tell me if this is right —
It’ usually darker without light?

Dark Without Light.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Cm C

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Piano

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRetro-age

Recording Retro-age
Recording Retro-age

LYRICS
Return to the age when we were innocent
Let’s set a precedent
We learn to be sage thinking young of age
Turn to the first page

The more you do what you’re told
The more you grow old
Before ya know you’ll try to lie
Taking on more than a bit of hypocrite

The more you conform to the norm
The more you cause harm
You’ll try to get by on the lie
Taking on more than a bit of hypocrite

Retro-age Alternative Country Music Video.mp4

Retro-age.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — C Am
D

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIts Wild Child

Songwriting At The Piano
Songwriting At The Piano

LYRICS
My Child,
Have we returned to wild
It’s a jungle out there
With all their despair
Don’t mean to bring you down
… just look around

Crimes of war and more
Crimes of humanity
Greed spreading poverty
The flatulence of our arrogance
Does smell like hell

It’s Wild Child Music Video.mp4

It’s-Wild-Child.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Em Bm

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Piano

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderCrack A Smile

LYRICS
The world seems less wild
If you can crack a smile
The beasts turn more mild
Now let’s dance a while

And a 1 and a 2
Here’s a smile for you
Ya know… do the Do-si-do
And Skip to My Lou
Put your left foot in
Put your left foot out
Shout! Win-win
Do the hoochie coochie coo

Crack A Smile Music Video.mp4

Crack A Smile.mp3

Song Writing and Recording at Everhart Park, West Chester, PA
Song Writing and Recording at Everhart Park, West Chester, PA

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 2
D A E A
C A

Inspired by a child that broke-out in dance while I was writing the song at Everhart Park in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderVictim Of Corruption

LYRICS
Have you ever been the victim of corruption
And at a loss for what to do
Public corruption in the Justice institution
Consider it ironic? Consider it tainted, too

The police, attorneys and judge to name a few
It’s hard to believe these animals are running the zoo
At a loss for what to do

Have you ever been the victim of a public servant
No one can believe it’s true
The way they manipulate and circumvent
Attempting to leave no clue

The police, attorneys and judge to name a few
It’s hard to believe these animals are running the zoo
At a loss for what to do

Victim Of Corruption.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E B
A E
B7

Based on a true story.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Black Vs. White
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderShimmering

LYRICS
Is that right?
I see a shimmering light
As though reflected from the rippling surface off the water of life
Don’t let the surface tension cause strife
Just go with the flow…? Even the water doesn’t know
It just babbles away
Listen to what you say

Alright! Bring on the shimmering light

Shimmering.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — B Bm Bdim B7 BM7 Baug Badd9

80’s Pop / 126 BPM

Surface Tension
noun
noun: surface tension

the tension of the surface film of a liquid caused by the attraction of the particles in the surface layer by the bulk of the liquid, which tends to minimize surface area.

Written and recorded live in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Eat It!
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderEnter Title Here

LYRICS
Enter title here
Enter title hear
Let’s see… what will you call your autobiography
Enter title hear

A window to see clear
… to the soul
Hmm.. though I don’t know if you can see a black hole
At least you’ll know
where your light will go

Enter title here
“My Life Story”
Oh dear!
Worse than gory
Please, not at my age
A blank page

No, quite contrary
The number of pages is scary
Notes filled with notes
Enter Title — “Hear”

Glisten at the thought of “listen”
Transpose the word with the tongue of a sword
Cutting
Shutting down the shutting
With wit and cunning

Enter Title Here.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — D/Dm Dsus
Bb C D

16 Beat / 110 BPM

Written and recorded live in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Eat It!
by Daniel Brouse