This song is a Celebration of Love and Friendship! The Inspiration is in The Song! - You see just a year ago I was just getting started with writing songs again. I couldn’t sing. I was shy and embarrassed. But this guy named Ufuk encouraged me to put my self out there and go for it. And I did. - Exactly One year ago Ufuk Çelik from UFCEBABA asked me about some song I wrote about the Native Peoples of North America called Ghost Dance. He liked it. We began a collaboration that has resulted in countless songs. - So in tribute to my friend Ufuk Çelik I have written this song for him to say… well, hopefully the song says it all… - Written, Performed, Recorded, and Produced by Scott A. Gradert - Lyrics: - You Made Me Sing - You made me sing You made me cry Tears of joy You made me try - To be me again To be free Brother do you see You inspire me And You made me sing - My songs unsung Then there was you You found the magic Made them all brand new For me to love again - Will our children recall The reason the rhymes Cuz in the end My Friend All that’s left behind Are just the memories Of forgotten space and time - And You made me sing - You made me brave You made me strong When I was sad You wrote me a song - Will our children recall The reason the rhymes Cuz in the end My Friend All that’s left behind Are just memories Of forgotten space and time - I could never say What you mean to me Perhaps in this song Brother do you see - You set me free You made me a song Brother do you see You set me free - To write songs Again And Again and Again And that’s And that’s why I wrote this song for you - Last words should never be goodbye - © 2025 Scott A. Gradert - more

Blending funk grooves and synth-pop flair, 'love me' is a bold, colorful anthem in which Mathis rejects shallow love in favor of real connection.more