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So Miguel played Basket Case . The crowd swayed. He played Wake Me Up When September Ends —the soldier wept silent dust. He played Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) , and the ghosts began to fade, one by one, as if each chorus untied them from the earth.

Miguel understood. These weren’t demons. They were the forgotten—the kids who overdosed in bathroom stalls, the veterans who pulled triggers in garages, the runaways who froze under overpasses. They’d all listened to Green Day. They’d all believed, for three minutes at a time, that someone understood their rage. Green Day - Greatest Hits God-s Favorite Band -...

Miguel slid a finger down the faded song list. His eyes snagged on a title he hadn’t seen since high school: Jesus of Suburbia . So Miguel played Basket Case

And for the first time in a decade, the pews filled. He played Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)