Along the same lines, from Springsteen:The noise I was hearing was a million people cheering,
And a child flew past me riding in a star.
Pure and Easy, The Who
Pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in.
Watched myself crawling out as I was crawling in.
Just Dropped In, Kenny Rogers
Every nerve in my body is so naked and numb
I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from.
Not Dark Yet, Bob Dylan
I crawled deep into some kid of drkness
Trying to burn out every trace of who I’d been
And another Springsteen line(s) that resonate with me strongly these days as my kids are now all adults:
If I had one wish for you in this god forsaken world, kid
It'd be that your mistakes will be your own. That your sins will be your own