Does anyone else feel like this right now ?  My thanks go to those of you who help me get through it all, including Chris Dempsey (who produced the track) and Allyson Ross (who illustrated it). Oh, and Annie Townsend and Irene Szymoszowskyj (just for being themselves !).

Downward Spiral

IS THERE TIME?
Copyright 2024 Moretti/O'Brien/Silvestri/Lawlor/Rowley/Humming Bird
Music by France Moretti, Daniele Silvestri, Jim Lawlor, John Rowley, Humming Bird
Lyrics by Alex O’Brien; All Rights Reserved

France Moretti: keyboards, vocals and background vocals, strings, mixing
Daniele Silvestri: drums
Jim Lawlor: lead guitar
John Rowley: cello
Humming Bird: bass
Luc Goyeah: mixing and mastering
Alex O'Brien: project management

Life has no value
Love doesn’t last
Peace in our lifetime  
A dream of the past

Freedom is challenged  
Justice is blind  
Joy in our hearts  
Is so rare to find

Is there time?
Is there time
To turn it all around?
Is there hope
Our dreams can be found?

Truth has no meaning  
Mercy no friends  
Forgiveness an old song  
That came to an end

Leaders have failed us  
Prophets were wrong  
Answers illusive  
The good men are gone

Is there will?  
Is there will?  
Is there will enough  
To reach inside our hearts 
And put our hate aside?

Is there time?
Is there time
To turn it all around?
Is there hope
Our dreams can be found?

Is there time  
To reach inside our hearts 
And put our hate aside?


Is There Time?

What Have We Done?!

Every day looks more like war is coming... REMIXED AND REMASTERED 4/11

Diary of the Damned

Is This The End

8.  Janet Jackson - Alright (illest's Rhythm Nation 2536 In Space Remix)

1. Janet Jackson - Intro Pledge (illest's Rhythm Nation 2536 In Space Remix)

12. Janet Jackson Come Back To Me (illest's Rhythm Nation 2536 In Space Remix)

5. Janet Jackson - Miss You Much (illest's Rhythm Nation 2536 In Space Remix)

3. Janet Jackson - State of The World (illest's Rhythm Nation 2536 In Space Remix)

I’m still here. Been dealing with my depression but I have been writing songs still.  Hoping to record this week.  I have started working on my third album, Trial and TError.  

Diary of the Damned is now on SoundCloud (one skit need to be added still), hoping to have it ready soon for Spotify and others!

Underground rapper from Ontario.  I like to tell stories with my music a lot of which are true stories unfortunately.  I’m a lyricist first and foremost so you won’t find any mumble rap here, sorry if that’s the trend.  I’m too old for that haha.

one of the dumbest girls to ever live 🌈

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).

New tracks tagged #State of The World