“But it was long ago and it was far away,
Oh god, it seems so very far.
And if life is just a highway
Then the soul is just a car.And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are.”

—  Jim Steinman

"Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are"
Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)

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