"The song is about Mark's real friend Michael, who basically vanished one day and Mark never heard from him again. One day Red House Painters were playing a show, and when they went backstage, Mark saw Michael. I guess Michael tracked him down or something. They went to perform the rest of their set, then they asked what song to play. Someone in the audience yelled out "Michael!" so they played it. Mark saw Michael weeping in the front row. "

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