I believe "you're likely to never see my face again" from New Year's Resolutions is a direct connection between these lines.
"Oh, you will never see me again.
No, you will never see the me that you knew again."
New Years Resolutions was partly about how many of his friends died in the past years and how hard it was without them. Resuscitation of The Year is the story and aftermath of what happened in "New Years Resolutions". He got through a really hard time in his life, and he couldn't have done it without his (still living) friends. The title "Resuscitation of The Year" implies he is a new man, leaving the old behind.
I believe "you're likely to never see my face again" from New Year's Resolutions is a direct connection between these lines.
"Oh, you will never see me again. No, you will never see the me that you knew again."
New Years Resolutions was partly about how many of his friends died in the past years and how hard it was without them. Resuscitation of The Year is the story and aftermath of what happened in "New Years Resolutions". He got through a really hard time in his life, and he couldn't have done it without his (still living) friends. The title "Resuscitation of The Year" implies he is a new man, leaving the old behind.