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With this new chapter of a song, he’s comfortable admitting that these fictions were a way to bring back his dearly departed family members. The piano-infused ballad is patient and gut-wrenching, written from the perspective of his grandpa, recently passed and reuniting with the woman he lost 40 years prior. “I miss him very much. My memories of him are so persistent,” says Sanchez. “I hope he’s with her.” At least for these four minutes, he is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Play the Poet” is a meta analysis on his role as a cultural figure, one who comes to the realization that his own story is as interesting as any he could make up. “Corner My Confidence” is an ode to his wife that he wrote on the Coheed cruise, S.S. Neverender. It’s a touching tribute that looks back on a rich past, but also, as is Sanchez’ wont, looks forward to the unthinkable inevitable. “With her, I’m at my strongest,” he says, “and I believe so much more in myself than I imagined was possible. 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