This song reminds me of a particular issue of The Flash--the name escapes me at the moment, but it was from the early '90s--wherein Wally West sped up too much and effectively made time freeze for himself because he wanted to save everyone. I think most of this song might actually be an allusion to that issue--though, then, why it's the Ballad of Barry Allen is a mystery to me...
This song reminds me of a particular issue of The Flash--the name escapes me at the moment, but it was from the early '90s--wherein Wally West sped up too much and effectively made time freeze for himself because he wanted to save everyone. I think most of this song might actually be an allusion to that issue--though, then, why it's the Ballad of Barry Allen is a mystery to me...