Decades part one

Here are the young men,
a weight on their shoulders
Here are the young men,
well where have they been?
We knocked on doors
of hell's darker chambers
Pushed to the limits,
we dragged ourselves in
Watched from the wings as
the scenes were replaying
We saw ourselves now as
we never had seen
Portrayal of the traumas and degeneration
The sorrows we suffered
and never were freed
Where have they been

Is it true that youth is wasted on the young. I think not. Why?? Because everyone is young at one time or another. So everyone gets there chance. But I guess the big question here is where have you been??