“One of our songs (my wife and I), which I played at our wedding. Inspiration to capture a lofi, raw track came from the new SWAG album by Justin Beiber; my wife showed me how the album was captured using an omni directional microphone and how this makes the sound of the record. I wanted to capture a raw emotional take so I used this microphone philosophy and set up 1 microphone in which to capture the room and the performance. The song has turned out great and I like the sincere charm to this recording.” 

Love, love, love.
Love, love, love.
Love, love, love.

There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game.
It's easy.

Nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time.
It's easy

All you need is love.
All you need is love.
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need.

All you need is love.
All you need is love.
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need.

There's nothing you can know that isn't known.
Nothing you can see that isn't shown.
Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. It's easy

All you need is love.
All you need is love.
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need.

All you need is love.
All you need is love.
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need.

Love is all you need.
Love is all you need.
Love is all you need.
Love is all you need.
Love is all you need...

Written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney.

©1967 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

all you need is love.

“Labyrinthine - for Violin and Piano" was completed in August 2025 in Fairview, TX. Performance time is about 16 minutes. Printed and electronic copies of the score and parts will be available soon from www.CreativeSpiritOnline.com. The work is in one movement.

About this recording:
The engraving and virtual recording were produced using Dorico Pro 6. For the best listening experience, high quality headphones are recommended. This recording was mastered by EMastered.

Performance notes:
• Tempo, expression, and dynamic markings should be strictly observed.
• There is no key signature. Accidentals apply to the end of the measure or to the note or notes tied over the measure, and only to notes of the same pitch class, in the same octave.
• Hairpin pairs indicate a temporary volume change of one dynamic level.

The meaning of "labyrinthine" in this work:
•    Complex structure:  The term "labyrinthine" is used to describe compositions that have a complex, intricate, and difficult-to-follow structure, like a maze.
•   Intricate harmony:  Some pieces labeled "labyrinthine" feature dense harmonic systems that can be challenging for the performer to learn and understand.
•   Sense of searching:  The term can also describe a piece that creates a feeling of searching or wandering, as the music seems to pursue an elusive goal.
•   Resolution:  Despite the initial complexity, these sonatas often have a sense of logical development that eventually leads to a resolution or a clear conclusion. 

Contact information:
Robert John Brooks, Fairview, Texas USA
Email: robtjbrooks@yahoo.com
Web: www.CreativeSpiritOnline.com
Web: eMastered.com/profile/robtjbrooks

Engraving by the composer
Artwork by the composer
Copyright 2025

Labyrinthine - for Violin and Piano

I was going to write a song about a political figure, I won't say the but name I'll use his initials: 
🍊💩🤡.  But i decided he takes up too much space in my brain, and in the world consciousness,  as it is. Withholding people's food as a bargaining tool to take away their healthcare, is just another typical day here in the usa. Anyway, instead I made it  into a breakup song. kind of. I kept the original title
(Rerecorded the vocals and fixed some of the more glaring issues, and it is much easier to listen to now)

In case you forgot, 
Our house is still burning, 
You set it on fire and then you moved on
To the new home you’re wrecking

You think you've won 
Not because you’ve got everything 
But because you’ve got everything that i love
And now I'm easily forgotten

And That's the cruelest thing of all, 
You no longer see me here
And As i need and i bleed and i hurt and i grieve,
And everybody else thinks you're a knight on a steed

But me, I'm not mesmerized
I see right through your disguise
I see how little could you care
I see it all so clear

Do you remember 
the first thing you were taught when you were young
Did they show you how to care, show you how to share
And follow The golden rule

But you turned in to this
someone that doesn’t know what’s right from what is wrong
someone that only causes harm that only leaves you scarred
And suffers no consequence 

But that’s the strangest thing of all
they think you're some kind of hero
And that’s the strangest thing of all
While I'm standing in ashes of that mess you caused

EatTheRich

When everything happens at once
And you can’t handle it at all
You see the writing on the wall
In letters 20 feet tall
Blue skies are turning grey

But you can’t wish your life away
Just hoping for a better day
You need to find
Some peace of mind
A state of zen
To keep you from
The bridge tonight
And the fateful flight

Don’t look down
Just take a look around
And see the open arms
They want to hold you close
To never let you go again
Let this feeling go
Never to return



Don't Look Down

CAN YOU SEE?
Copyright 2025 Moretti/O'Brien/Bradley/Bourdil/Goyeah
Music by France Moretti, Richard Bradley, Benjamin Bourdil, Luc Goyeah
Lyrics by Alex O'Brien; SOCAN
All Rights Reserved

France Moretti: Keyboards, Vocals
Richard Bradley: Guitars
Benjamin Bourdil: Drums
Luc Goyeah: Bass, Mixing/Mastering

This one's a call to look deeper, listen closer, and feel truly alive!

CAN YOU SEE?
Lyrics by Alex O’Brien; All Rights Reserved

Life isn’t always as simple as that
Life isn’t always a problem to solve
Sail on the waves with the wind in your hair
Listen for footsteps as your heart evolves

Isn’t it always a little more grey?
Love isn’t easy and sometimes brings pain
Soar in the clouds with the mountains below
Listen for pathways that clear in the rain

Can you see?
Can you see beyond the trees?
Can you hear?
Can you hear the raging sea?
Can you rise?
Can you rise high up above?
Can you feel?
Can you feel the timeless love?

Answers aren’t always so clear to the mind
The truth is patient and later revealed
Slide on a rainbow the sun in your eyes
When you least expect your heart will be healed

Can you see?
Can you see beyond the trees?
Can you hear?
Can you hear the raging sea?
Can you rise?
Can you rise high up above?
Can you feel?
Can you feel the timeless love?

Clear away the glaring lights
Clear away the noise too bright
Clear away the chains too tight
Clear away your poisoned life
Clear away, clear away, clear away

Life isn’t always as simple as that
Love isn’t easy and sometimes it hurts
Dive in the ocean and sing with the whales
Listen for rivers that flow through the earth

Can you see?
Can you see beyond the trees?
Can you hear?
Can you hear the raging sea?
Can you rise?
Can you rise high up above?
Can you feel?
Can you feel the timeless love?

Can you feel the timeless love?

RELEASED ON SOUNDCLOUD: November 15, 2025

Can You See?

Picture: Luis Alberto Spinetta  (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Alberto_Spinetta)

https://soundcloud.com/hugo-queija, Voces
Pichy Sotomayor, Banda y producción.

Seguir viviendo sin tu amor

Si a tu corazón yo llego igual
Todo siempre se podrá elegir
No me escribas la pared
Solo quiero estar entre tu piel
Y si acaso no brillara el sol
Y quedara yo atrapado aquí
No vería la razón
En seguir viviendo sin tu amor
Y hoy que enloquecido vuelvo
Buscando tu querer
No queda más que viento, uh
No queda más que viento
Y si acaso no brillara el sol
Y quedara yo atrapado aquí, oh
No vería la razón
De seguir viviendo sin tu amor, oh-oh-oh
Y hoy que enloquecido vuelvo
Buscando tu querer, ah
No queda más que viento, no
No queda más que viento
Y si acaso no brillara el sol
Y quedara yo atrapado aquí
No vería la razón
De seguir viviendo sin tu amor


Letra y música:Luis Alberto Spinetta
© Warner Chappell Music Argentina

Seguir viviendo sin tu amor (L.A.Spinetta)

Every wee boy wants to be James Bond. lol 

Suit made of plaid , tuxedo man
Looking oh so grand
Got that crooked smile
Walkin' down the aisle

What's he hiding
What's inside him
Tartan tuxedo
Is it for show

He sips his sparkling wine
Pretends everything is fine
But his eyes they tell a tale
A lonely windy wail

What's he hiding
What's inside him
Tartan tuxedo
Is it for show

Maybe he's a spy a secret agent man
Maybe he's just shy part of a bigger plan
We may never know the truth beneath the seams
Just a man in tartan living out his dreams

What's he hiding
What's inside him
Tartan tuxedo
Is it for show

Tartan tuxedo .wav

#songwriter #alternative #folkrock

Lyrics: 

Please 
I’m hurting more than I can say
Please, please 
Come take this hurt away
Please help me
I know you aren’t around for me
But I need someone to help
pull this pain from me

Ohhhhhhhh
Ohhhhhh
Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh

Please
Ummmmmm
Please, please 
Not gonna make it alone
Please help … me
not gonna be able to take it
I know your world is ending soon
I’ll follow you until you disappear

Please
Take me away from here
Please, please
They hate me here
Nowhere to go 
But down…….
Please help me.

Ohhhhhhhh
Ohhhhhh
Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh
Please
Please 
Please

nowhere but down

It Starts Here 140 BPM

The Painter Birdy Hotel (1970) with joerxworx

Tricks Remastered (Unloved)

To celebrate 2000, I took a year off to write songs, novels, plays, and stories - and I've been doing that since. At the end of my first year, I won first prize in the USA Songwriting Contest in the Lyric Category for 'Drum Machines and Beauty Queens.' This led to co-writing songs with many excellent musicians, including those represented in songs posted here. 

More recently, I was one of seven finalists in the Crisis Lyric Category of the 2021 UK Songwriting Contest for 'Lockdown Blues,' and one of nine nominees in the 2021 International Song Awards with 'Didn't the River Know' and 'Blue and Gold.'

For the past two years, I've been collaborating with many talented musicians on Kompoz. I release many of these songs here and compile the best into albums released under Captain Stormfield's Trip on Spotify and other platforms (see links below).

Can You See?

AlexEOB