The lyrics of this duet about the sea are a strikingly poetic metaphor for the corona crisis that we’re currently in. But this song is also about other (personal) crises that people could experience. The sea gives and takes. You can read the lyrics underneath, we are kind of proud of them. We wrote and recorded this song during the lockdowns in Holland in 2020/2021:
Lyrics:
Black waves are growing higher
And still no shoreline in sight
The sea seems endless
With it’s view so wide
Don’t know the ways of the ocean
Will we find the end of the night?
What if there’s nothing
On the other side?
far away, thunder is roaring
Let the storm winds fill our sails
Lay the course, we must blaze a trail
Don’t know the path to survival
Will we find the end of the night?
Don’t think it’s nothing
We’re to sail the tide
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In the wind, thunder is roaring
Catch the winds and fill our sails
Stay the course, our ship’s blazing a trail
Don’t know the way/path to safe harbour
We’re sailing on, through the night
And when dawn beckons
Hope we’re still alive.
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Lyrics by Petra de Winter, Karianne Hylkema, Richard Underscore and Pim van Riezen.
Music by Pim van Riezen, Petra de Winter and Marcel Peters.
Recorded, arranged and produced by Pim van Riezen.
Editing: Pim van Riezen & Petra de Winter
Vocals: Petra de Winter & Pim van Riezen
Piano and Moog synth: Pim van Riezen
Acoustic double bass: Marcel Peters
Drums: Casper Hall
Violins: Gudrun Blok