In the Dark (Piano/Vocal)

16 Mar 2017 · 3 min

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The video features a solo piano and vocal performance of the song “In the Dark.” The lyrics present a deeply introspective monologue in which the singer wrestles with existential questions about life direction, purpose, and love. Repeated rhetorical questions ask how one can know they are following their true calling or have found a soulmate. The narrator reflects on past decisions that seemed right at the time but later felt misguided, describing a feeling of being “in the dark.” The song also highlights the overload of conflicting advice from others, making it hard to discern an underlying truth. Throughout, the singer oscillates between confronting challenges (“step in the arena”) and retreating (“hide beneath the bed”), conveying a tension between action and avoidance. The overall tone is contemplative and yearning, with a sense of uncertainty and longing for clarity.

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I think about the path I'm pursuing, how my heart's leading me around, forces me to ask myself questions. Should I move on? Should I settle down? How do you know when you're doing what you were born to do? How do you know when you found your soulmate? So many times I was doing what I thought was right, only to find I was really me in the dark. I've listened to so many words of wisdom, everyone's got another point of view. Piled up so many contradictions, hard to find the underlying truth. Yeah, I think about the choices I'm making every day, it could be life or death. Sometimes I choose to step in the arena, Sometimes to hide beneath the bed. How do you know when you're doing what you were born to do? How do you know when you found your soulmate? So many times I was doing what I thought was right, only to find I was really in the dark. Yeah, so many times I was doing what I thought was right, only to find I was really in the dark.