In Bruce Springsteen songs, you can either stay and rot, or you can escape and burn.

“I don't think I was very happy, and the problem with being a thirteen-year-old …”

“Do you ever do that thing where you lie in bed and you can't sleep so you end u…”

“You're fucked. You thought you were going to be someone, but now it's obvious y…”

“The point is you keep going. You want to. So all the things that make you want …”