I SHOULD HAVE LOVED YOU MORE
© 2022 Rinaldo/ O’Brien; All Rights Reserved
Music by Whitman Rinaldo; Lyrics by Alex O’Brien

Whitman Rinaldo: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Mixing/Mastering
James Fraser: Banjo, Mandolin

Well, what’s wrong with me?
I should have loved you more
You were good to me
I should have loved you more
You made my dreams come true
I should have loved you more
What’s wrong with me?
What’s wrong with me?

I’m a fool
I should have loved you more
You were true to me
I should have loved you more
You gave me everything
I should have loved you more
I’m a fool
I’m a fool

Sometimes you only get one chance to find love in this life
So you better love your lover like there won’t be one more night

Am I crazy?
I should have loved you more
You were my best friend
I should have loved you more
You were a blessing
I should have loved you more
Am I crazy?
Or am I crazy?

Sometimes you only get one chance to find love in this life
So you better love your lover like there won’t be one more night

Sometimes you only get one chance to find love in this life
So you better love your lover like there won’t be one more night

I Should Have Loved You More

time to

It's Raining Black Claws

When letting go is all that you have left

Anchors And Chains

Castles In The Sky

Meet Me At The Creek

T-The Sign of Four

“Singing a song with a single stroke”

Vocals: A woman playing guitar and singing in the street, and Vocaloid Yukari.

Art work: Bianca Van Dijk via Pixabay

ひとり
ひとり
ひとりが
ともだち
ゆきかう
じごくで
ひとりが
ともだち

Loneliness is my friend.
In a city where all kinds of hell comes and goes, Solitude is my friend.

Singing a song with a single stroke

Singing A Song With A Single Stroke

The discreet ceremony of life changes and growth, a quiet conversation 

She's leaning forward absently
searching like she's drifting 
so she can speak to me
why spread my blossom neath a cloudy sky
(petals wet and dripping)
in places where my hips grow wide
where the earth is cleaved and ripped aside
the solid rush as such...
she whispers of her first bed hush
the secret of her bloom 
the unveiling of new moons
with her breath against my ear
she quivers in her fear
searching like she's drifting as she speaks to me
when the moon subsides
I will shake these petals dry
while my curves enjoy new spaces
in the places they grow wide
a faded blush as such 
echoes of her first bed hush
yea
I can feel her touch
lips parted near
warm and soft across the years
the perfume of her speech drifting absently
so she could speak to me
the unveiling of new moons
the secret hush of blooms

#girlhood

Secret Hush

A joyous tribute to Spring!

SPRING IS HERE
Copyright 2023 Santtu/O'Brien/Kimberly C/Bradley/Licata/Zed
Music by Santtu The Sane, Kimberly C, Richard Bradley, Mario Licata, Kev Zed
Lyrics by Alex O’Brien; All Rights Reserved

Santtu The Sane: piano
Kimberly C: vocals
Richard Bradley: guitars, mixing/mastering
Mario Licata: bass
Kev Zed: drums and percussion

Children skipping in the street
Each happy as a child can be
Women dressed up in their best
Wearing tulips on their chests
And people talking, never stopping
Lover’s walking, almost hopping
Spring is here, and so is life
Goodbye sorrow, goodbye night

Water’s flowing
Warm wind blowing
Daffodils growing
Spring is here
Sun is shining
Lover’s binding
All unwinding
Spring is here

Spring is here, and I’m so happy
Spring is here, and I am laughing
Spring is here, and I’m so happy
Spring is here, it’s finally here

Dogs and cats are playing games
In the warmth of April rain
Country churches ringing bells
Captured by a magic spell
And people talking, never stopping
Lover’s walking, almost bopping
Spring is here, and so is light
Goodbye sorrow, goodbye fright

Water’s flowing
Warm wind blowing
Daffodils growing
Spring is here
Sun is shining
Lover’s binding
All unwinding
Spring is here
 
Spring is here, and I’m so happy
Spring is here, and I am laughing
Spring is here, and I’m so happy
Spring is here, it’s finally here

Spring is here, and I’m so happy
Spring is here, and so I’m laughing
Spring is here, and I’m so happy
Spring is here, it’s really here
Spring is here
Spring is here, Ohhhh-ho-o

Spring is Here

This is my song for Máire and for you. It doesn't really need much explanation. So, give it a listen and see what you think.

Written and performed by Stephen Mc Bride 
Produced by Johnny Mc Farlane

The Path

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).

I Should Have Loved You More

AlexEOB