Some very astute observations there, @Anton_Cloche. And hopefully the experience will help Dallen to look at himself and see that he has the same needs. That particular song (of my youth) has become more meaningful as time passes.
As an aside, I would have included some of the lyrics in the story, but such use may be a copyright violation. Or it may not, depending on one's source. In any event, I satisfied myself with the reference to the song.
Jefferson Airplane was one of the few groups I really liked when growing up, and I still do. You'll find a reference to another of their songs in the next chapter