(The) Harvey Danger Database

As I write this, I’m on camera
An extra in some background
Resembling a type which I do not
The scene is a commercial
The product has no function
Don’t bother telling the crew, ’cause who has time
When we’re losing light

If I conjured this as a fiction
I’d be scared I’d gone too far
But tonight I am not working on my
Human interactions anymore

The camera man is balding
And the temperature is scalding
Because the lights that light the night are too bright
See the pole beside the actor?
I’m the one behind it
The talent is engaged

If I contemplated the message
I would have never signed the form
But tonight I am not working on my
Human interactions anymore

If I thought that you could see me
I’d be too anxious to perform
But tonight I am not working on my
Human interactions anymore

Pray to the god that you don’t quite believe in
to bless this fleeting moment
Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Sean: The lyric is based on my experience as an extra in a commercial for Wolverine work boots, for which my payment was a pair of said boots (not that awesome) and this song, which was my favorite HD composition when we wrote it, and just never quite came fully alive in the studio; the horns are pretty great, though; in my mind, the song has become a tribute to supporting performers who give their all even when they know it won't be seen or appreciated—to "bless this fleeting moment" and act/sing/play/dance for the joy of doing it—retroactively dedicated to Margo Lisk, the girl who played the body double for Martha Plimpton in the "Save It For Later" video, who threw herself into a ridiculous dance with 100% commitment, and whose face was never on camera.^10A