What song can I relate to the short story "The Seventh Man" by Haruki Murakami?

Question

I need to find a song with lyrics that I can relate to the short story "The Seventh Man", written by the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami.

The story is not very popular, so for those of you who don't know the plot, here is a short summary:
Little boy and his family are stuck in a major hurricane. Once the eye passes over their island the boy goes to the beach to play with his best friend for a few minutes. The storm comes back and a huge wave kills his best friend before they can get out of there. The incident and the "wave" drive the boy 'crazy' until his 40's, because he feels like he could have saved him. In the end he finally goes back to that same beach and confronts the water and makes peace with the 'wave'.

10 pts for any answer that makes sence

Answer 1

Empty Chairs at Empty Tables - Les Miserables. They are singing about the guilt that they feel over the deaths of the friends that they fought next to, but ultimately couldn't save.
Nothing Man - Bruc Springsteen is about a man who is forever changed by surviving, reading about it in the paper and how everyone else goes on like nothing has happened.