“All The Good That We've Done” by We Were Strangers – A Song Feature

     The song is energizing, despite its lyrical description of misguided devotion, the anguish in the backing vocals, and the darkness in the instruments. The ratio of piano notes to the emotional impact of the piano in “All The Good That We've Done” is masterful. And while the male vocals carry the listener to the emotional state, the song would not be as powerful without the female backing vocals.

     Still, it’s the slow building crescendo that overpowers the elements of darkness in the song from We Were Strangers. The crescendo begins with a lower-key piano note at 1:36 and lasts for nearly one minute, before descending into atmospheric female vocals.

     We Were Strangers is the project of Stefan Melbourne, who is based in Manchester, UK. We could not find the names of the female vocalist or other musicians who contributed to “All The Good That We've Done.”

     “All The Good That We've Done” by We Were Strangers

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Lyrics of “All The Good That We've Done” by We Were Strangers

I remember how our eyes first lay

With hope that held a loyal pain

And we were but a dream there in the dark

And I clung onto your every word

Committed strides I followed first

A disciple to your vision of love

So tell me

All the good that we’ve done

What good has it done?

And with pity as your chosen tool

You pulled apart our simple truth

But you would never like what you’d find

And you’d use blame to soothe your denial

And how it was, and how it came

To be a journey that we labelled change

But we were but a dream there in the dark

Now the lights are on I see oh what you are

So tell me

All the good that we’ve done

What good has it done?

(We surrendered to what we’ve become

Despite all the good that we’ve done)

[Repeat]