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all the ones that came before us

by Mary Greene

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"This song stopped me in my tracks. It spoke to me and resonated with me. It touched me so much," Elmarie Mawe, The Arts House, Cork's 96 and 103fm. Mary Greene is one third of the Cork based band Greenshine and is their primary songwriter. For the band she has written or co-written several songs which reached the No. 1 spot in both the RTE Radio 1 playlist and Airplay Chart including The Girl in the Lavender Dress which was third most played Irish song in the year of its release on the station.

All The Ones That Came Before Us is a song that asks more questions than it answers as befits these uncertain times of separation and loss, but it ends on a hopeful note having explored the possibilities of love that endures beyond the grave and is ultimately uplifting. In the first week of its radio release, the song has been received warmly by broadcasters and has been played several times on RTE Radio 1 , Ireland's premiere national station along with other stations both terrestrial and online and was made Song of the Week on The Acoustic Yard Radio Show . Mary would like to thank everyone who has supported All The Ones That Came Before Us so far. This is Mary's first solo single since releasing her album Sea of Hearts which earned an impressive 8 out of 10 in Hot Press . The recording also features David Murphy on Pedal Steel and Martin Leahy on Drums and Bass. Mary is much in demand as a co-writer among other songwriters, most recently Cormac O Caoimh and their co-write Desire Lines appeared on his recent RTERadio1 Album of the Week and also Marty Whelan's RTELyricFM 'Marty Recommends' Album of the Week.

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All the ones that came before us, do they see us, do they know us?
Are they somewhere up there beyond the stars?
Or are they down below where the underground rivers flow
Through crystal caves where the spirit waves wash warm and low
Is that where we all go? Well I don't know

I want to be part of the common soul in the heart of the sound of the big world spinning round
A pebble on the beach of a distant star, picked up by a little hand to skim across the waters of an ocean far.

My life has taken many bends. Some gentle as the touch of a trusted friend
Some came on hard and sharp like shards of steel in my worried heart
Came through floods of tears that felt like they'd go on for years
Is that the voice of love calling me back? Well I don't know, I don't know

I want to be part....

One day, hopefully, we'll be in a place where all souls meet
The purpose of which is to wrap us all in love
A special soul land where spirits will go hand in hand
And it'll make no difference if we've never met before
Cause we'll just know, we'll just know. Into eternity we'll go

I want to be part....

credits

released July 7, 2020
Mary Greene - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
David Murphy - Pedal Steel
Martin Leahy - Drums, Bass

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GREENSHINE is a Cork based family trio, Noel Shine, Mary Greene and their daughter Ellie. Their singles including The Girl in the Lavender Dress, Dandelion Seed & The Good is Gone consistently reach the top spot of the RTE Radio 1 Airplay Chart. "the sound of a family immersed in music, tight in harmony, in love with song," Christy Moore. "Greenshine have done it again," Fiachna Ó Braonáin, RTE ... more

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