The lyrics can be interpreted as describing a psychological frame of mind.
Sleep deprivation can indeed bring, if enduring, psychological changes, like shallow but wild emotions, like those of a child. And child regression can heal a man (if you understand what's happening) by resolving deeply buried knots, or permanently destroy it.
The lyrics can be interpreted as describing a psychological frame of mind. Sleep deprivation can indeed bring, if enduring, psychological changes, like shallow but wild emotions, like those of a child. And child regression can heal a man (if you understand what's happening) by resolving deeply buried knots, or permanently destroy it.