I just had a flash of inspiration...

[hazard]

... Not what I'm getting from that song.

'Crushing despair'? Yes, I'm getting that from the lyrics. But not 'bullet hell'.

And IIRC, Doug's subconscious may have a bit of whimsy, but the effect of the song always refers back to the lyrics of the song itself, even if only in a thematic sense and oblique angel.