Tag: vocals

bookmark_borderClose To The Edge

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
The closer I get to the ledge
The closer I get to falling… over the edge

Watch that first step it’s a doozy
Just looking over makes me woozy
Close to the edge
To which allegiance do you pledge
As for me
I’m a firm believer in gravity

The closer we get to the ledge
Precariously perched on the edge
To which allegiance do you pledge

Close To The Edge.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Dm9 Dm7(11) Dm6 Dm7 Dm
Rhythm: 100 BPM Pop Shuffle and Bossa Nova #2
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderBeeswax

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Just sitting here minding my business
Grabbed by paranoid paralysis
Officer give me the remedy
To society’s tragedy

Now you’ve crossed into my zone
Why don’t you just leave me alone

One of the things I most dread
Is growing eyes on the back of my head
Why not take a real deep breath
Before you’re the cause of your own death

Now you’ve crossed into my zone
Why don’t you just leave me alone

Beeswax.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: E / D A E / A D G E / F# F E
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, Boss Loop Station, Boss BR-600, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

More by The Beatless Sense Mongers

bookmark_borderSam I Am

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
The story of “Sam I Am”

I wasn’t even jamming
Noooo
I was just…
Sitting there
Discussing in a rational fashion
The events of the day
There were some big events that day
Come to be known as the tRump Roast
The arrogant boast the most

We weren’t making a sound
That could be heard
Anywhere around
When from out of nowhere
Ohhhhh no no
The Po-po
The Po-po said you gotta go
Go!
I said, “I dunno”

We were just sitting there
Exercising our civil rights
To discuss the events of the day in a neighborhood way
Nooo… we couldn’t just go
No, no, no
No go

Sam I Am.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Em Em7(11) Em7
Rhythm: 98 BPM Soul Pop and Reggae
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWe Are The Clay

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Do you know what kind of model you are
How can you expect junior goes far

As baby sees, baby does
Watch the future turn to was
As baby sees, baby does
Because….

Do you know what kind of leader you are
Teaching that love is something bizarre

Chorus

Do you know what kind of friend you are
When you apply the feathers and the tar

Chorus

We Are The Clay.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: E Em7 / D A / G E
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, Boss Loop Station, Boss BR-600, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDisturbing The Peace

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Awoke from a slumber
A little bit dumber
A nightmarish dream
Where I turn obscene

How am I suppose to get any sleep
With this racket going on
Turns me into a creep
When this racket’s going on
How am I suppose to get any peace
With this racket going on
Gonna force you to cease
This racket that’s going on

2. Called the fuzz
To create a buzz
No reason… just ’cause
That’s what dumb does

Chorus

Disturbing The Peace.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: A Em / D G A
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, Boss Loop Station, Boss BR-600, DigiTech RP3)

From the album Freedom And Free Dumber
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGay Church

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Wouldn’t ya say we resemble
How to peacefully assemble
Writing songs about freedom
Redress of grievances from the free dumb

Chorus
I had to tell the Po-po No! No!
Ya know, he didn’t know
Gay Church… Church and Gay
Bring your guitar and learn how to play

Perhaps you should dot your i’s and maybe cross your t’s
Before you confront me
Please don’t tread on me

Just because you’re walled-in
Doesn’t mean we gotta stop talkin’
While your face is turning green
The writing on the wall will be seen

Gay Church (An American Band).mp4

ABOUT THE SONG
This song is about a band of street musicians that play at the corner of Gay and Church Streets in West Chester, PA. It is a protest song about the First Amendment.

The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: G C / A C
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, Boss Loop Station, Boss BR-600, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse & Brian Goslin

The Beatless Sense Mongers

bookmark_borderBe Be

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
What do you say
We get underway
Be be

Be be

Someone once told me
I could be what I want to be
Then I could see
I could see what I want to be

Are you telling me
I could be what I want to be

If ya wanna come along for the ride
Better hold on tight

Be Be.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: B B7
Rhythm: 136 BPM Blues and Reggae
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPink Shoes and Bad Tattoos

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Pink shoes
And bad tattoos
I suppose you’ve nothing to lose

Might as well pierce your tongue
If your battle can’t be won
Put another hole in your head
Then, put yourself to bed

Maybe a nose ring
Is just the thing
Or to probe
How to stretch my earlobe

I hate to say goodbye
But if you can’t answer why…?

Pink Shoes and Bad Tattoos.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: A slide G string from Ab to A A7 / C D A A7
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, Boss Loop Station, Boss BR-600, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDivine Sense Of Humor

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Tag! Now, you’re it
You’re it and you can’t quit

From the early, early, dawn
’til you start to yawn
From the early, early mornin’
The first crack of light
To the darkest depths
In the middle of the night

Stay and play away
This ain’t got nothing to do with money
You can’t come up until you do something funny

Knock, knock
Who’s there?
Heaven’s door
Heaven’s door, who?
Heaven’s door
Should have come up with more for sure
Who knew?

Divine Sense Of Humor.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live
Chords: E E7
E +g, d, bb
E slide F to F#
G A E

This song started while I was sitting on the Courthouse wall watching some young kids play. Then, I had a divine inspiration… what if God only lets people with a good sense of humor into heaven?

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, Boss Loop Station, Boss BR-600, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderOn Parade

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
There is a man on parade
Living life in a charade
Don’t even claim who you are
When your compassion’s so far

I’ve learned my lesson well
Ya gotta escape hell
I guess it’s just as well
Live and the story tell

There is a child… an innocent
You wanna subject to an incident
It surely ain’t coincidence
You displayin’ dominance

Chorus

Where is a God with some mercy
Save us from our conspiracy
Our charade parade arrogance
Into the light out of ignorance

Chorus

On Parade.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: E E7 A A7 / D A E
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, Boss Loop Station, Boss BR-600, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderFriggin’ Crazy

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
This place is crazy
All the minds have gotten lazy

This place is crazy
I was hoping it was just a phase
Now, I’ve got to say I am amazed
Amazed in a maze
Not just for a minute
Not just for a moment
For days and days and days and days

This place is crazy
All the minds gone lazy
What do you mean
“Think for myself”
What do you mean
You’re so mean
You want me to think for myself
If I think for myself
How could I claim you’ve got all the wealth
If I think for myself
Self-wealth
This place is crazy

You guys are ca, ca, ca, crazy
This place is crazy
All the minds have gone lazy
This place is crazy

If you expect me to think for myself
How can I claim you have all the wealth
You can’t have all the wealth
If I’m thinking for myself
Then I can see what I can be
And I can be me
Certainly
I gotta be me
I can’t help but be me
This place
As far as that goes
I thought everyone knows
This place is crazy

I’ve got to go find some fresh air
’cause I can’t find anyone around here that’s aware
So, I’m gonna step out there
And get some fresh air
See if there’s any sanity out there
This place is crazy
Hazy

Friggin Crazy.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Dm Dm7(11) Dsus4 C6 Dbaug F
Rhythm: 110 BPM Ambient #2 and Disco Tropic
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / extemporaneous

Vocals,Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

More by The Snake Handling Immortal Tongue Speakers

bookmark_borderLook Both Ways

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
My Mama always said
Look both ways before crossing the road
Going through a phase where your head will explode

No need to run it over again
That roadkill is dead
That roadkill is dead
It’s such a sin
The indifference bred
The indifference bred

The bigger they are
The harder they fall
The taller they are
The further they fall

Fat cats in high places
Look away
Have nothing to say
Both sides of their mouths
On their two faces

Chorus

Look Both Ways.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Am C/Am / D Am
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, Boss Loop Station, Boss BR-600, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMachines Fueled On Gasoline

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Ironic on a capitalist’s machine
Fueled by gasoline
Or an eclectic electric troll
Fueled on dirty coal
I guess you’ve gotta be a hypocrite
If you wanna be a wanna-be in politics

Gonna dig holes… run with moles
Publish ‘zines about the real scenes

If the hatred ceases
Among the puzzle pieces
Our own demons defeated
Pieces fall into place… puzzle completed

Gonna dig holes… run with moles
Publish ‘zines about the real scenes

Machines Fueled On Gasoline.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Em A7 / C Am Em
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Inspired by a Bernie Sanders bumper sticker that read “Bernie 2016 because f#€k this sh!t” with additional lyrical inspiration from the Harvey Danger song “Flag Pole Sitta”.

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, Boss Loop Station, Boss BR-600, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAt The Zoo

Posted on by admin
Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown, PA
Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown, PA

LYRICS
We cordially invite you to the zoo
We invite you
To Sunday at the zoo
Come on and do what you wanna do
You know you want to
At the zoo

When you get there
Music fills the air
Are there vultures?
Yeah! For sure
Going to be zebras and a whole lot more
Not to mention Homo sapiens galore
Come on and do what you wanna do
At the zoo

I’m going to the zoo
Are you going, too
I’m going to the zoo
That’s what I really, really want to do
Come on and do what you wanna do
At the zoo

The Bald Eagle is looking regal
And you don’t want to miss
Reindeer at Christmas
Come on and do what you wanna do
At the zoo

Have you heard the herd
Seen the scene
There’s so much to touch
Come on and do what you wanna do
At the zoo

See ya later alligator!

At The Zoo.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: E A / B7 A E
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

I was playing music at the Elmwood Park Zoo when a request was made to play an original. Since I didn’t have anything prepared, we made this up on the spot. Come on out on Sunday and see it live.

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, Boss Loop Station, Boss BR-600, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDruthers

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
If I had my druthers
We’d impact the others
Education solution

How we yearn to learn as we learn
We all learn

If I had my druthers
We’d impact the others
Education solution

Start a cycle like an icicle
In an icicle cycle
Ya know? How it will grow and grow
Ya know?
Even if I’m only a drip in time
I’m a drip in time
From solid to liquid to gas
As our time passes (past) (pass)

If I had my druthers
We’d impact the others
Education solution

 

 

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Dm G / C G/Dm
Rhythm: 133 BPM Ambient #1 and Jazz Trio with Groove
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Casio WK-3500, miniNova, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse