RAW files are super dark in LR

I am new to shooting in RAW and have noticed when import my photos into LR (they are all perfect exposures) they are super dark. I had read somewhere that RAW files would look muddied and dark before processing them. I am not sure, how do you get the color and brightness back into the image? I have tried adjusting brightness/exposure/ etc. and it just is not true the the original perfect exposure of the image. Am I missing a step here? I have been searching online for an answer to no avail. Any help is so appreciated!

There are a couple of possiblities.
1. You are applying a develop preset during import - check that the Develop Settings option in Import window (right side panel labelled Apply During Import) is set to None (see first screenshot below).
2. You have inadvertently set Lr to automatically apply a non standard Default development setting - select one of the affected images then switch to Develop module. Choose Set Default Settings from Develop menu and hit button labelled Restore Adobe Default Settings (see second screenshot below)

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