Writing the Song *The Rat* in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
LYRICS
The rat
Wields the bat
And, thinks that’s that
Well, this cat is resilient
And, he doesn’t take can’t, don’t or won’t
The rat
Wields the bat
And, thinks that’s that
You’ve got to awake
You can’t just take, take, take
- The Rat .mp3 (free MP3 download)
The SWAT Truck, Whitpain Township Police Department, Blue Bell, PA
ABOUT
Capo 2
Played with a 5-string guitar (no G-string)
Keep index finger on A-5 string C# (for the most part)
F# variations with a beating beat
Written and recorded July 9, 2012 outside the Whitpain Township Police Department, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The song is about a dangerous mental illness that some people in authority develop — the militant attitude. On two separate occasions Whitpain Township Police officers sent me to the hospital, not to mention a host of other atrocities. In neither incident was I charged with a crime. Why do some people get pleasure from inflicting pain?
Daniel – guitar, percussion, vocals
from the album Baby Formula
by Daniel Brouse
The Whitpain Township Police Department, Blue Bell, PA