Carlene Thissen wrote this song during the Covid times when her husband was also fighting terminal lung cancer. The song was written to calm, bring truth, uplift, comfort, and inspire. Carlene says: 'This song is a metaphor. It was difficult for me to write, as I was depressed and feeling constantly in shock with the events happening around us. For weeks I couldn't even work on it, and even after the amazing music arrangement and production by Edward Croker, it was hard for me to listen to. Then my friends started telling me it made them feel reassured at the thought of steering steadily on. The ship in a storm is the troubled times we are in, but also for troubled times that many people experience due to natural life events. I was the 'ordinary seaman,' who is never supposed to be at the helm during storms, only on calm seas on open waters. I'm holding the wheel tight and straining just to see the shore. But in the end, someone says "Stop the fear," and "wipe the tears from your lovely eyes, Believe the light that's up in the sky." The video, produced by Joe Orecchio (Joe Orecchio Photography) matches the metaphor perfectly. Cat Chase from Cat Chase Video shot the local footage here in Naples.
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