I always thought of the song being about someone who has literally gone missing. I just imagine kids having to carry on and go to school but always wondering where he is, what happened to him, if he's alive, if he's coming back. His girlfriend can't even speak his name because she's so upset. Somebody knows, because someone is responsible, and it hurts that the truth is out there but they can't find it. They don't want to cut him totally out of the yearbook so they include his name but of course, he doesn't have a picture...he's missing...it's unavailable. I don't know...that's just how I always thought of it. But either way, it's a powerful song.
I always thought of the song being about someone who has literally gone missing. I just imagine kids having to carry on and go to school but always wondering where he is, what happened to him, if he's alive, if he's coming back. His girlfriend can't even speak his name because she's so upset. Somebody knows, because someone is responsible, and it hurts that the truth is out there but they can't find it. They don't want to cut him totally out of the yearbook so they include his name but of course, he doesn't have a picture...he's missing...it's unavailable. I don't know...that's just how I always thought of it. But either way, it's a powerful song.