Erica Atkins-Campbell and Trecina Atkins-Campbell were born in Inglewood,
California. The Campbell (formerly Atkins) sisters grew up as part of a large family of nine children in Inglewood, California. Their parents are Thomasina (An evangelist and choir director at the Evangelistic Church of God in Christ) and Eddie (a youth minister). Because of their proximity in age, the two singers grew up closer to one another than to any of their seven siblings. The sisters quickly entered the world of church choirs, traveling gospel shows, and some television productions. All nine Atkins children were on the Bobby Jones Gospel show on BET.
The sisters had their sights set on making music a career and enrolled at El Camino College to study voice. There they ran up against the divide between academic music studies and the popular musical world. "We had to study classical and sing arias, which was fine," Erica told the Times, "but the teachers would tell us if we sang anything else it would damage our instrument." The sisters tours with the 1995 Michael Matthews traveling gospel show Mama I'm Sorry and Sneaky. Each sister subsequently toured as a backup singer for a variety of R&B acts including Brandy.
A meeting with producer Warryn Campbell led to their song publishing deal with the giant EMI music conglomerate and a series of songs that landed on the soundtracks. They wrote "Dance" and performed it with Robin S. for the soundtrack to the 1998 film Dr. Dolittle; "Let Go, Let God" for The Prince of Egypt Inspirational, one of three soundtrack albums for the film; and songs of theirs were recorded by Yolanda Adams and 702. At the same time, Mary Mary as a musical entity took shape.
The sisters' profile in the gospel industry was raised when their songs "Time To Change" and "Yeah" were recorded by Yolanda Adams on the Mountain High... Valley Low CD. The duo was subsequently signed to Columbia Records/C2 Records and decided to perform under the name Mary Mary, honoring Mary, the mother of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. They were first gospel act to record for the industry giant Columbia Records since Tramaine Hawkins in the mid-1990s. Their first single, "Shackles (Praise You)" became a crossover hit, being popular with gospel, R&B, and pop audiences. It was a Top 10 R&B and Top 40 pop hit, and peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became the first gospel song in five years to crack the R&B top ten and gained wide exposure on the MTV video cable channel. The album was a huge success because it offered a younger, hipper version of gospel that audiences could relate to.
Their first album, Thankful (Mary Mary Album) in May 2000, which would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, and a second single, "I Sings". Peaking at #1 on the Gospel album chart and at #59 of the overall Top 200 chart, Thankful was certified Platinum for sales of 1 million copies in the USA. Both singles were also hits in the UK and Europe, and to this day remain popular with Christian youths in the US, Latin America, and Europe.
With their second album Incredible, the duo was able to maintain their success. The record, soon after its release, went to #1 on the Gospel chart, and was able to enter the Top 20 of the Top 200 album chart. Incredible was later certified Gold for 500,000 copies sold in the United States. The album's singles In The Morning and I Try became relatively large hits within the contemporary gospel nation.
After taking time off to have children, their third album Mary Mary appeared. It became the duo's first album to enter the Top 10 on Billboard and was later on certified Gold for sales of 500,000 copies. The first single "Heaven" containing a sample from seventies soul trio the Honey Cone's "Want Ads". Heaven made history and broke chart records as it had an unprecedented 9 week run as the #1 record on Billboard's Gospel Radio chart. The second single, "Yesterday", also became a hit, especially on the Adult R&B charts where it peaked at #10. On the R&B/Hip Hop chart, the song became their second biggest hit since "Shackles" in 2000, reaching the #53 spot so far.
On October 10, 2006`, the recording group released their most recent album inspired by Christmas songs and is called A Mary Mary Christmas.
Blind
Mary Mary Lyrics
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Bleeding in my mind
Am I running out of time
Theirs is no one left be hide
I think I'm going blind
Bleeding in my mind
Am I running out of time
Theirs is no one left be hide
Everything I fear
Consuming what is real
Is it true is it fake
Am I damaged by mistake
Will I ever see the light
Being darken by the night
Will their ever be away
To cure the pain inside my brain
Bleeding in my mind
Am I running out of time
Theirs is no one left be hide
I think I'm going blind
Bleeding in my mind
Am I running out of time
Theirs is no one left be hide
I think I'm going blind
Bleeding in my mind
Am I running out of time
Theirs is no one left be hide
I think I'm going blind
Everything thing I see
Is never as it seems
Everything thing I feel
Is never fucking real
Fade away
Losing my breathe by the day
Feelings are so numb
I cant see
The truth inside of me
It haunts me
Rotting away inside me
Everything I fear
Consuming what is real
Is it true is it fake
Am I damaged by mistake
Will I ever see the light
Being darken by the night
Will their ever be away
To cure the pain inside my brain
Going Blind
Fade away
Losing my breathe by the day
Feelings are so numb
I cant see
The truth inside of me
It haunts me
Rotting away inside me
I'm going blind
Buried underneath
Theirs nothing left of me
Bleeding in my mind
Am I running out of time
Everything I fear
Consuming what is real
Is it true is it fake
Am I damaged by mistake
Buried underneath
Theirs nothing left of me
Bleeding in my mind
Am I running out of time
Everything I fear
Consuming what is real
Is it true it still haunts Me
I'm going blind
The song "Blind" by Mary Mary is a powerful expression of gratitude for unconditional love. The song's chorus repeats the phrase "Your love is blind" to emphasize the all-encompassing nature of the love being celebrated. The lyrics describe the singer's own tendencies toward skepticism and self-protection, but also acknowledge the transformative power of accepting love without reservation.
The second verse asks a series of rhetorical questions about the audacity of accepting love despite one's own flaws and shortcomings. The singer marvels at the idea that someone could want her heart "full of stains and sometimes like garbage," and acknowledges the self-deprecating beliefs that arise from the tough experiences of life that would make it difficult to forge a path devoid of those deep scars.
The song's bridge emphasizes the enduring nature of the love being celebrated. Using the words "patient and faithful" to describe this love is powerful because these words are not typically associated with romantic love. Instead, they connote a more spiritual or platonic form of love that is less focused on physical attraction and more centered on understanding, forgiveness, and sacrifice. The song concludes by reiterating the chorus with a sense of humility and awe.
Overall, the song Blind by Mary Mary is an uplifting tribute to unconditional love in all its forms. The lyrics convey a strong sense of gratitude and vulnerability, and the repetition of the chorus underscores the magnitude and importance of this type of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Your love is blind
Your love is not superficial and sees past my flaws.
And you got it you got it
You got it for me
Your love is specifically for me and is not shared with anyone else.
And you got it you got it
For everybody
Your love is not exclusive and is available to everyone.
Marked it down the street
I am used to rejecting things quickly without thought or consideration.
Turned to sender
I am quick to dispose of things I don't like.
Usually I'm real quick to trash what I don't like
And won't look twice
When it comes to love it's no different
I am used to rejecting love quickly and without much thought or consideration.
Hurt me once and it could be ending
No more tries, I'll say goodbye
If someone hurts me once, I usually end the relationship and move on.
How can someone owns the planet
Everything in it and around it
Want my heart with all its scars
Full of stains and sometimes like garbage
Fit to be torn up and discarded
How could I, stand in your sights
I am amazed that someone who owns and controls so much would want my flawed, damaged heart.
Patient and faithful
It's unconditional
It's unconditional
More than any love I've known
I'm grateful, so thankful
This is incredible
Where would I be without your love
Your love is patient, faithful, and unconditional, and I am thankful for it more than any other love I have known.
But you're not like me
You see past me
And constantly forgive
Again, again, and again
You are not like me, and you see past my flaws, constantly forgiving me.
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Joseph Munoz
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