I'm not sure it's so much about someone he's got the hots for as it is a dead/dying loved one. The record was inspired by the passing of Dan's mother, so there's many references to ghosts and death throughout it. This just touches on the loneliest part of grieving, which is that....no matter how much other people say they're sorry for your loss, they didn't really know or care about that person like you did...and probably don't give a damn either way.
I'm not sure it's so much about someone he's got the hots for as it is a dead/dying loved one. The record was inspired by the passing of Dan's mother, so there's many references to ghosts and death throughout it. This just touches on the loneliest part of grieving, which is that....no matter how much other people say they're sorry for your loss, they didn't really know or care about that person like you did...and probably don't give a damn either way.