Each song has over one-thousand plays!

A Glimpse of Tomorrow - 4,910
I Found You - 3,490
Songcatcher - 2,420
Thirty Love Songs, Baby - 2,400
Heart of Rainbows - 1,110
Music Says it All - 1,100

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Eight years ago, I found my birth mother after years searching. It was wonderful and we got to know each other before her passing two years ago. I wrote her a lyric back then called 'I Found You,' which she loved. Well, that lyric has now been set to music.

I FOUND YOU - Pop Version
© 2023 Moretti/O'Brien/Henry/Howard/Licata; All Rights Reserved
Music by France Moretti, Brian Henry, Moe Howard, Mario Licata
Lyrics by Alex O'Brien, SOCAN

France Moretti: vocals, backing vocals
Moe Howard: keyboards
Mario Licata: bass
Brian Henry: drums, percussion, strings, synth, mixing/mastering

It took a long, long time
Some would say forever
But I searched and searched again
So please, please never say never
Please never say never

I found you, I found you, I found you, I found you
I’m no longer the motherless child
I found you
After years lost out in the wild
I found you
I’ll never be lonely again

Many things I didn’t know
Some would say for better
But I’m glad to know you now
So let’s spend what’s left together
Let’s spend what’s left together

I found you, I found you, I found you, I found you
I’m no longer the motherless child
I found you
I’ll never be lonely again
I found you
Let’s never lose each other again

I am complete and whole again
Legitimate once more
I am complete and whole again
The soul from which I bore
(Wouooooo)

I feared that you were cold
I’m so happy I was wrong
So much, so much I want to learn
But now I’m lost in song
But now I’m lost in song
 
I found you, I found you, I found you, I found you
I’m no longer the motherless child
I found you
I’ll never be lonely again
I found you
Let’s never lose each other again

I am complete and whole again
Legitimate once more
I am complete and whole again
The soul from which I bore
(Wouooooo)

I feared that you were cold
I’m so happy I was wrong
So much, so much I want to learn
But now I’m lost in song
But now I’m lost in song

I Found You

This love song is made up of the titles of 30 love songs, so the singer is giving her love 30 love songs, not just one.

THIRTY LOVE SONGS, BABY

© 2023 Vanier/O'Brien/Kimberly C; All Rights Reserved
Music by Pascal Vanier and Kimberly C
Lyrics by Alex O'Brien, SOCAN

Pascal Vanier: rhythm guitar, fiddle, mixing
Kimberly C: vocals and backing vocals
Kev Zed: drums
Mario Licata: bass
Richard Bradley: rhythm guitar, lead guitar
Alex O'Brien: production

It’s a love song, baby
And it’s for you
Not Maybe I’m Amazed
Or Have I Told You
Lately That I Love You
On a Downtown Train
Love Reign O’er Me
I’m in love again

It’s a love song, baby
Thirty love songs, baby
It’s a love song, Something for you
It’s a love song baby
Thirty love songs, baby
It’s a love song, From Me to You

It’s a love song, baby
Love, Love Me Do
Such a Silly Love Song
I Will Always Love You
God Only Knows
It’s a Wonderful World
It’s a Love Story
My Jersey Girl

It’s a love song, baby
Thirty love songs, baby
It’s a love song, just For You
It’s a love song, baby
Thirty love songs, baby
It’s a love song,  PS I Love You

It’s a love song, baby
My Heart Will Go On
You Make Loving Fun
And this is Your Song
Because the Night
Brings Burning Love
I just Can’t Get Enough 
Of Your Love
 
It’s a love song, baby
Thirty love songs, baby
It’s a love song, Crazy On You
It’s a love song baby
Thirty love songs, baby
It’s a love song, I’ll Stand By You

It’s a love song, baby
Fly Me to the Moon
You’re the One That I Want
I Would Die 4 U
Love Me Tender
Sweet Child O’ Mine
You Send Me
Time After Time

It’s a love song, baby
Thirty love songs, baby
Thirty love songs, just For You
It’s a love song, baby
Thirty love songs, baby
Thirty love songs, From Me to You
Yeah, thirty love songs, From Me to You
Thirty love songs, PS I Love You

Thirty Love Songs, Baby

MUSIC SAYS IT ALL

© 2022 Vanier/O'Brien/Carie; All Rights Reserved
Music by Pascal Vanier and Jennifer Carie; Lyrics by Alex O'Brien

Jennifer Carie: vocals
Rob Glass: bass
John Henderson: guitars
Pascal Vanier: all other instruments, mixing

In my mind there is a space
Where I can keep my thoughts and visions
Every day I get wiser
I never can stop wishing
That soon the times will change
All the people will get along
If we can’t do it in words
We can do it in a song

Music says it all, if people would just listen
Dreams come true, people keep on wishing

If we try to end the hate
We will escape from this curse
There’s just no use in crying
Life can’t get much worse
There are things I want to say
That can’t be said in words
Let my music say it all
Like singing of the birds

Music says it all, if people would just listen
Dreams come true, people keep on wishing

The days get much longer
When you can’t seem to understand
Why there’s fear and endless struggle
In every corner of this land
As I grow much older
I’ll be forgotten in the end
But maybe they’ll play my music
Known only by my friends

Music says it all, if people would just listen
Dreams come true, people keep on wishing


RELEASED ON SOUNDCLOUD: July 4, 2023

Music Says it All

HEART OF RAINBOWS

Copyright 2023 Moretti/O'Brien/Bradley/Pansard/Rosario
Music by France Moretti, Richard Bradley, Philippe Pansard, Ray Rosario
Lyrics by Alex O'Brien, SOCAN; All Rights Reserved

France Moretti: vocals, keyboards, strings, mixing
Richard Bradley: guitars, mastering
Philippe Pansard: bass
Ray Rosario: drums

Heart of rainbows
You are mine
Through the endless
Perils of time
No broken heart
No lonely night
Can take the magic
From my life

I may scream and I may cry
And at times I’ll want to die
But all showers come to pass
A heart of rainbows beats too fast

Heart of rainbows
Brings me dreams
I know for sure
One day I’ll see
No war or plague
Or deep dark lie
Can steal the colour
From my eyes

I may scream and I may cry
And at times I’ll want to die
But all showers come to pass
A heart of rainbows beats too fast

Heart of rainbows
I thank you
Through the gold
And through the blue
I know some time
We’ll find the way
To live in peace
With love each day
 
I may scream and I may cry
And at times I’ll want to die
But all showers come to pass
A heart of rainbows beats too fast

Heart of rainbows
Heart of rainbows
You are mine

RELEASED ON SOUNDCLOUD: September 6, 2023

Heart Of Rainbows

SONGCATCHER
Copyright 2024 Rinaldo/O'Brien
Music by Whitman Rinaldo; Lyrics by Alex O’Brien 
All Rights Reserved

Whitman Rinaldo: vocals, electric guitar, mixing/mastering
Moe Howard: piano
Chris Fuller: bass

She ran to the river
To try and catch a song
When she got to the river
A voice asked her what was wrong

So she climbed up a mountain
She hoped a song was waiting there
When she climbed up the mountain
A voice whispered in the air

Inspiration is magic
It’s a gift on a breeze
No, don’t worry, you can’t hurry
It will come when your mind is free

So she sat in the silence
No thoughts of gold or fame
When she found her silence
A choir of angels came

Ah, Ah, Ah
Ah, Ah, Ah
Ah, Ah, Ah
Ah, Ah, Ah

She was met by a choir of angels
Singing her heavenly songs
Healing and making her strong

Inspiration is magic
It’s a gift on a breeze
No, don’t worry, you can’t hurry
It will come when your mind is free
It will come when your mind is free
It will come when your mind is free

RELEASED ON SOUNDCLOUD: July 17, 2024

Songcatcher

A GLIMPSE OF TOMORROW
Copyright 2025 Tate/O'Brien/Ros/Howard/Eric C/Hellsten
Music by Simon Tate, Ana Ros, Moe Howard, Eric C, Tom Hellsten
Lyrics by Alex O’Brien; All Rights Reserved

Simon Tate: Acoustic Guitar
Ana Ros: Vocals
Moe Howard: Piano
Eric C.: Drums, Upright Bass
Tom Hellsten: Mixing and Mastering

I would give everything 
For a glimpse of tomorrow
How will you prosper?
Will there be sorrow?
Will you still look at me
With love and devotion?
Will the seeds I planted
Sprout into motion?

Let me glimpse into the future
Let me see what you’ll be
Let me behold your colours 
Please let me see

I would give everything
For a glimpse of tomorrow
How will your voice sound?
What self will you borrow?
Will you still wait for me
When I’m crawling?
Will you catch me
When I’m falling?

Let me glimpse into the future
Let me know where you’ll go
Let me behold your fashions
Please let it show
Let it show

Will you still shine your light
From here to the stars?
Will your achievements
Still prove life isn’t hard?

RELEASED ON SOUNDCLOUD: January 7, 2025



A Glimpse of Tomorrow

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).

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