There is a dark undertow to the narrator's childhood, however: a heightened awareness of death and violence and loss.

But some dark undertow in his tone, a certain pallor in his startling star-sapphire eyes told Rekkk he was lying.

He was traveling toward, not running away from, that which he most wanted to escape - the dark undertow of the Fisherman's crimes.

The dark undertow of liberal forces beyond our ken?

In such an atmosphere, Gorbachev's reforms have provoked a wave of hope and anticipation, edged by a dark undertow of cynicism.

Dizzy and battered by the dark undertow of the magical Summoning, Eric clung to her for support.

Comic as many of these scenes are, there is also a dark undertow to Bennett's youth.

Indeed, Linda and her sister, Joy, grew up dreading the dark undertow of their mother's madness, worrying that she would abandon them through suicide or hospitalization.

There's just the occasional hint of snarl in her voice, as on "Honey", with its dark undertow of fuzzy guitars, but otherwise don't expect much variation.