In The Dark
Kate Miller-Heidke Lyrics

His car sits where he parked it
The car of someone who has passed away is left untouched and untouched as it was when he parked it.

No more clicks on the clock
The car no longer clicks as all the time has stopped and passed for its owner.

Clean and neat as he kept it
The car is still clean and tidy, just the way its owner used to keep it.

Now he's gone, gone, gone
The owner of the car has now passed away and is no longer here.

I sit in the driver's seat
The artist of the song sits alone in the driver's seat of the deceased owner's car.

Peer out over the wheel
The singer looks out over the steering wheel of the car.

Like a kid playing race cars on my own
The singer reminisces playing with toy cars as a child and imagines herself playing with this car in the same way.

In the darkness, in the dark
The car is parked in darkness and there is darkness and sadness in the heart of the artist.

In the darkness, I can feel my heart
The darkness that surrounds the car reminds the artist of her own sadness and her heartache over the loss of the car's owner.

A car smells like its owner
The scent of the car reminds the artist of the owner and his presence, even though he is gone.

An old car seems almost alive
The car has so many memories attached to it and with the passage of time, it almost seems alive.

Can he hear me think this?
The artist wonders if the car's owner can hear her thoughts and feelings as she sits in his car.

He taught me to drive
The owner of the car taught the singer how to drive.

He was always so patient
The car's owner was always kind and patient with the singer, even when she made mistakes while driving.

I stalled and I stalled it again
The singer stalled the car many times while learning how to drive under the guidance of the car's owner.

Now I try turning it over
The artist tries to start the car's engine.

Not even a spark
The car's engine does not even turn over, let alone start.

Now we stand in the garden
The singer and other loved ones of the car's owner are now in a garden standing in the car owner's honor.

We talk, and we toast you and laugh
The group shares memories of the car's owner and celebrate his life together.

Your car sits cold in the garage
The car is now left alone and empty in the garage once owned by the car's owner.

In the dark
Darkness surrounds the car and its situation being left behind.

In the darkness I can feel our heart
The current state of darkness reminds the artist of the love and closeness she shared with the car's owner in the past.

We are, we are
The group of loved ones continue to look after and support each other in their time of mourning.

We are the wind that bends the knees of old trees
The group is so strong that they are capable of even bending the oldest and strongest of trees.

Old dreams
Old aspirations that had possibly passed and had not achieved come up as a memory while being together.

We are, we are
The group continues to support each other during the stage of mourning.

We are here, we're healing
Being together, sharing and listening to their stories, the group is gradually healing the pain of loss.

Oh, heavy steps, heavy steps
Their steps seem heavy in accordance to the sadness and weight of tragedy on their shoulders.

Suddenly lead into the light
Gradually, their steps get lighter with time, giving some space to more positive and joyful memories of the time spent with their loved one who passed away.