In loving memory of the late Patricia Pettinga. I wrote this song shorlty after I learned she had been diagnosed with cancer in 2020. Beautiful heart, beautiful soul, beautiful life.

lyrics

I’m you, You’re me
Whats this life supposed to be?
Beauty & pain, Yin & Yang
What’s between the fight, of darkness & light
In this moment a universe is born
A baby birds learning how to fly
But today my heart is heavy
Knowing you’re in pain, All must change

I’m you, You’re me
Oh, the possibilities for compassion to grow
Our eyes to see beyond all we know
What’s the best we can do
To see each other through?
Its time now to lend out a hand
To give instead of just receive.
Theres hope in the darkness
Life in a seed loves what we need
I’m you, you’re me
Its time now to lend out a hand
To give instead of just receive
Theres hope in the darkness
Life in a seed loves what we need
I’m you, you’re me, I’m you you’re me, I’m you you’re me.

credits

from Love Says, released December 6, 2024
Beth Patterson: Lead vocals, lyrics, melody
Carolyn Koebel: Guitar, Production
Katie Pederson: Rhodes
Daniel Fears: Trombone, vocals & vocal arrangement
Recorded and mixed at Troubadour Recording Studios by Corey DeRushia
Mastered at LaLuna Studios by Ian Gorman