Name: Tabula Rasa by Bethany Weimers
Duration: 3 min 42 s
Description: 'Tabula Rasa' explores the the itch to shake off the past and start again with a blank slate. It's the third single from Bethany's upcoming EP The Story I Breathe.

A cover version of a song by Big Thief accompanied by Lainey providing vocals

Paul

Photograph - Ed Sheeran

'Tabula Rasa' explores the the itch to shake off the past and start again with a blank slate. It's the third single from Bethany's upcoming EP The Story I Breathe.

Tabula Rasa

Where The Wind Begins

תפללי עלי - קילי הלפרין, Hakhel Gathering

Myrhna, Louve de Lumière 02

Written in honor of my twin sister's massive heart. 

Lyrics: 

[Intro]
I’ve been spinning on this circle…chasing hearts that couldn’t stay.
Giving love like it was oxygen…just to watch it float away.
But I’m not the same woman—who thought pain was the proof.
There’s a fire deep inside me now. And it’s lighting up the truth.

[Verse]
Another year. Another heartbreak. Same old tears upon my face.
Thought love would be my rescue…but it left without a trace.
I gave 'til I was empty. Lifted men up just to fall.
Tried to be their northern star—
but no one risin’ to the call.

[Chorus]
I was turning on a wheel…spinning ‘round the same sun.
Giving all I had to give…but never being the one.
Still, I didn’t hold back love. Didn’t close the fading gate.
Even pain became a prayer…
and I still chose to radiate.

[Verse]
They say the world keeps turning…but I feel it in my bones.
Each goodbye was a teacher. Each silence carved in stone.
But I never let the hurting…be a reason not to feel.
Love still flowed right through me—
even when it wouldn’t heal.

[Chorus]
I was turning on a wheel…‘round a sun I didn’t know.
Now I see—it was my own fire…keeping me aglow.
What I gave was not a weakness. Just strength misunderstood.
And I’d do it all again…
just to transform what I could.

[Bridge]
This last one was different. I came out brand new.
Heard the voice of God in the wind…and morning dew.
Life began to whisper. And I finally heard the call.
That I was not made to chase—
I was born to stand tall.

I’ve got my own sun rising…at the center of my chest.
Burned away the fear—
what I deserve has come to rest.
I’m guided now by ancestors. And I’ve never felt so clear.
I’ve never felt so clear…
My soul’s already moving…
and the one I seek is near.

[Verse]
They were mirrors—every one of them…reflecting back myself.
Now the universe is my mirror.
There’s no end to my wealth.  
I don’t need a love that’s lesser. I don’t ache to be enough.
I want love that knows my thunder…
and can meet me in the rough.

[Chorus]
I’m no longer on that wheel. I’ve stepped off into the light.
Built a fire from my heartbreak…now it’s burning warm and bright.
So I’ll sit here on this mountaintop…and watch the valley bloom.
I see another peak ahead—
but there’s no more need to zoom. 

[Outro]
My pain had a purpose. And now I see…
The suffering didn’t break me. It came to set me free.
Yeah, no suffering can break me…
this soul of mine is free.

Revolutions around the Sun (Amy's Song)

Verf my net met 'n skewe kwas.
Skakeer my met verf wat af was.
En skryf my oop, maar maak die boek weer toe.
Byt my stuk-stuk af, net om my te proe.

Breek oop my bene, suig uit my murg.
Klem my aan my keel, maar nie om my te wurg.
Skep jou eie doenings, maar kul nie die kuns.
Doen dit met my woorde, want my woorde is in jou guns.
My woorde is in jou guns.

Woorde is skrifte op die mure.
En woorde hou indeks van die ure.
Geen bedoelings of emosie nie,
want hartelose woorde kan nie troos nie.

Argiewe is woorde sonder prente —
opgeskryfde gedagtes van skrywers en denkers.
Dis spikkelgevoel vandag, wat in woorde lê.
Sal in woorde bly, altyd vir jou en wag.
Altyd vir jou en lag.

Woorde is skrifte op die mure.
En woorde hou indeks van die ure.
Geen bedoelings of emosie nie,
want hartelose woorde kan nie troos nie.

Dit kan nie troos nie.
Dit kan nie troos nie.

Woorde

An artful vocal performance in classical style, entirely without instruments. The clear, emotional voice carries the lyrical melody calmly and powerfully – a sublime, almost timeless a cappella piece with profound expressiveness.

Echos from the Glen

Proud Maisie

This is Melissa
She's married with children
She loves her husband and three little tots
But today it is raining
The kids won't stop fighting
And she's stuck in the house cause her car's in the shop
And she thinks as she kisses their bruises and tears
"What kind of difference am I making here?"

CHORUS:	
We all make choices
We all take chances
Later we wonder if we've chosen well
We listen to voices
We spin to Life's dances
But what might have been, no one ever can tell
Each woman becomes the sum of her choices

This is Priscilla
Professional, pretty
She's climbed the ladder that leads to success
But a week ago Friday, Priscilla turned forty
As she blew out her candles, she had one request
Now she's lost in her thoughts at her table for one
What would her kids look like if she had had some?

BRIDGE:	
Mildred is sixty and lives all alone
Her husband is gone and her kids are all grown
But decades and heartaches have made Mildred wise
Now she sees Life through Love's eyes….She says…..
    
LAST CHORUS:	
We all make choices
We all take chances
But somehow Life balances everything well
We listen to voices
And spin in the dances
But each woman has her own story to tell
			
TAG:			
Ev'ry struggling soul
Is a part of the whole		
As hist'ry unfolds…..through our choices



Words: Mary Dawson
Music: Cheryl Bocanegra
Copyright 2020/ CQK Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved



Choices

The suburb sessions- To the moon

“Ethereal and Enchanting” (Music in Oxford)
 
“Think Florence without the Machine or Kate Bush in a cathedral” (BBC DJ Tom Robinson’s Fresh on the Net)
 
“A new national treasure in waiting?” (A Musical Priority)
 
"[She has] a kind of sexy, intense PJ Harvey thing going on" (One Note Forever)
 
“An artist that we should all be getting excited about” (Female First)
 
Bethany Weimers is a folk-influenced alt-pop singer-songwriter who records and produces tracks from her home studio in Oxford. Her music has been heard on radio stations such 6 Music, Radio 3, Amazing Radio and BBC Oxford; and she has toured in both the UK and Europe. She has a Masters in Composition from Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and combines her solo music career with work as a songwriter/producer for a global education publisher, alongside directing full-cast audio dramas. 

Musical influences include Agnes Obel, Sharon Van Etten & Nick Cave and fans have likened Bethany to artists such as PJ Harvey and the iconic Joan Baez.

An EP funded by a Help Musicians grant is due for release in early summer 2025.

Tabula Rasa

Bethany Weimers

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