Zeitgeist; The spirit of the time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation.
They want to forget
Move on, fresh new lives, make something better, don't look back
It works for a while
Then the cracks begin show
Insomnia, clandestine phone calls, reunions, disassociation
The realisation of storm cloud in their assumed paradise, of being trapped in a purgatory
Ripped from their comfort, home a strangers land, alone once again
They've been here before of course, getting through it knowing this liberation would come
Now it has, hollow, lonely
What of them now?
Eventually a song will sum it up;
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave