Brother Blue

by Molly O'Mahony

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wags This song is just beautiful with lyrics created with pure love.
So much looking forward to the new cd. Thank You Molly.. Favorite track: Brother Blue.

Art Fin Molly had a successful crowd-funded album campaign on gofundme for vinyl & CDs of the LP due in 2022.

celloward Love the heart behind this song and the execution is beautiful. Well crafted!

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Brother Blue was inspired by a meeting with my younger brother some years back. I wrote it as a means of reaching out and closing a gap with him; to remind him of his inherent worth and esteem in my eyes, and to offer a sense of succour through the commonality of our experiences. I was reading Cheryl Strayed’s Tiny Beautiful Things at the time, which is referenced in the final line of the song. It is ultimately a song of hope and a declaration of one’s birthright to live as one deserving of life in all its richness.

lyrics

Well it saddened me so to see you today
And to hear such frustration directed your way
Brother hear me when I say
I could see you were torn and troubled inside
The quick agitation that danced in your eyes
Heard that old world-weary sigh

But I know you’re noble, honest and kind
A person of quality in spirit and mind
The precious sort that’s hard to find
And it’s hard to believe one as decent as you
Could plain fail to see what the rest of us do
Well I only speak the truth
This goes out to you my brother blue

Well I am three years older in age
And I’ve battled those demons, the self-same rage
Oh and sometimes I still do
But you have to believe that life’s there to live
And you are worthy of all the great bounty it gives
Oh have faith brother do
You won’t always be my brother blue

You’ll stumble on happiness when you’re not looking
Having tripped on the tiniest beautiful thing
Brother life’s yet to begin

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released November 26, 2021
Written by Molly O’Mahony

Recorded at Black Mountain Studio, Jenkinstown, Dundalk.
Engineered, mixed & produced by Alex Borwick
Mastered by Fergal Davis

Vocals, acoustic guitar - Molly O’Mahony
Electric guitar - Fiachra O’Mahony
Drums/percussion - Shay Sweeney
Bass - Ailbhe Dunne
Backing vocals - Matilda O’Mahony & Fiachra O’Mahony.
Synths, piano - Alex Borwick

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Molly O'Mahony Cork, Ireland

Singer-songwriter from West Cork, Ireland.
Debut album 'The House of David' released November 10th, 2022.

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