Drowning in Darkness sets the stage for the turning point of the album's direction. It is the heart of this Dark Love concept my reviewer came to at the end of the Silent Ballet review. It is a sort of love song, but only twisted a bit by my own experiences and understanding of the emotion. It is actually a lot darker and sadder than it presents itself. I wrote this song with one word in my head...desperation. Desperation for love, for happiness...for all the things in life that seem to be the goal of it. The syncopated melodic line of the Duduk overlaying the soft and simple piano progression, with the occasional counter-part melody to enhance the progression. I was aiming for a mystical air that painted love, sadness and the idea of being lost in between. It is a prime example of how sometimes my attempts at writing love songs almost always turn out being sad.

I have this idea that life is symbolic. Not that it is inherently so - I wouldn't dare try to attribute an anthropological concept on reality, but with this song I might have been on the border of making that ignorant mistake. Drowning in Darkness was a very apt title for the sense of drowning in this pursuit of a mystical love scene - symbolized as a pursuit in the darkness. I am very obsessive when I see vivid imagery that speaks on many levels about my own thoughts on things as common as love and sadness. Basic concepts are usually the well-spring for some of my best work. I say best, because I am very proud of this piece. It wasn't popular on the forums or at any of my other online showcase areas, but I love it nonetheless.

I've said it before - It is always amazing to see what form my thoughts will shape into. The fact that this jazzy, down tempo piano piece became the object of my obsession is still amazing when I listen to it. There are airy voices floating lightly underneath the melody and harmony that add to the mystical cool that flows throughout the song. As it comes full circle to cap off into the fade out starting at 2:39 I just let go and went simple, simple, simple. The end left me speechless - I played it over and over again until I went to sleep that night. It wasn't anything overly done and it seemed to flow so beautifully over the simple 4:4 chord progression.

This song has a very special meaning to me. It defines what I see as the beautiful darkness and it only deepens my quest to understand why, psychologically, I interpret these emotions this way. After it finishes, "The Darkness" takes a completely new and abstract direction until the closing piece, "Waiting."