Elevator Operator
Elevator Operator at Hops & Crops Festival in Kent, WA
Open Space Vashon Music
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Holding Space

Holding Space

The first handful of times I shared this song, I cried. And I wondered if I’d ever be able to sing this without crying. These were not tears of sadness, they were tears of my heart expressing itself more raw and vulnerably than I ever have in a song. “Holding Space” is a love song I wrote for my love, Noah. The connection we share has taken me to depths in a romantic relationship beyond what I’ve ever known and created a space for me to share the entire rainbow of myself with another.

I love you Noah. Thank you for being a constant inspiration in my life to be more vulnerable, more in my power, share myself more with the world, and for being my best friend.

Thank you to Thomas Pell for the amazing recording, stand up bass addition, and help in the strings arrangement! Once the strings were added I started crying all over again because it was so beautiful! Lol. Thank you Audrey Baker for playing violin on this track so beautifully, and Holly Reeves for the gorgeous cello that gives me goosebumps!
Thank you to Daniel Benjamin Fisch and Cory Mahler for the guitar and bass melody lines of magic, Scotty Jones for blending the bass with my singing melody, and Scott Ercoliani for those emotive cymbal swells. -Ivy

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I never shared all myself with anyone

And I never knew, before you

It’s terrifying and it’s all I ever wanted

You hold space for my heart

To feel safe within myself

When I see you hurting, that little boy inside

Don’t let him hide away, no

Don’t let him slip away

It’ll be ok, it’ll be ok

I hold space for you my love

To feel safe, within your heart

Oooh we’re human and compassion is

Nowhere in sight sometimes

Pointing fingers, getting all worked up

Gotta bring it back inside

And we ride the waves, some still as glass

Some crashing down around us

Surrendering control of one another

Free to just be

We hold space to feel truly loved through it all

You’re safe when you’re with me

I’m safe when I’m with you

Healing all these wounds, stronger as one

Connecting to the biggest love

Connecting to the source of love