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Lew, still experiencing traumatic flashbacks from his combat experience, likes to take things slow and easy: “Waiting is an art form.”

As the song fills the room, he's transported back to a 90s club, dancing with his friends, before seeing flashbacks of his son as a baby.

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It was a flashback to the iconic moves of towering former Liverpool and England forward Crouch when he scored and then celebrated in similar fashion.

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Mr Saddiq told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Following my assault I suffered severe mental health issues, I was diagnosed with PTSD, I had stress, anxiety, sleep disturbances, constant flashbacks for many years."

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There are also black and white flashbacks to his childhood, and so we come to understand that this is the impetus behind the dark tone of the material Springsteen is writing.

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