it was an impressive speech for a man who was not known for making them . he looked as if he was 20 or so years old . `` i pretended nothing was different between us , '' he went on . `` i told you before , he burned out . '' that kind of thing happens , in certain circumstances . in that moment it felt like he was pulling the bridge behind him all alone , like a sail towing the ship beneath it . then they turn the drivers car into swiss cheese with those guns . 