(The) Harvey Danger Database

Mainland [demo]

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Lyrics

The less you care, the more I hold tight
The more I’m involved, the less I do right
I went to school; I didn’t stay
I spoke right up when I had nothing good to say
Now I’m jumping off that train of thought
It’s led me too far afield, a fall, a finger in my beer
Wind me up and hold me near

But did you ever find your mainland?
I suspect you did.
And are you drowning in your element?
Why did you stay there?

I stayed in the car to hear the end of your song on the radio.
I don’t know if I recall the last time something like that occurred to me

But did you ever find your mainland?
I suspect you did.
And are you drowning in your element?
Why did you stay there?

Look out: Here come the intellectual creeps!
Here come the asshole college professors!
He don’t sow what he reaps
And this one’s always out looking for another investor

But did you ever find your mainland?
I suspect you did.
And are you drowning in your element?
Why did you stay there?

Drowning in your element
Drowning in your element
Drowning in your element
Drowning in your element

Quotes

JMR: When we wrote and recorded “Mainland” we felt like we’d hit gold.

If only you could’ve been in that practice space; it was just as thrilling as it sounds. This was a rock band in full flight and we knew we’d written a jam.

Mike’s guitar starts it off. He was using his whammy bar a lot and had a pitch shifter of some kind… Then everyone came piling in. Sean was leaping off the walls. I think it’s a fantastic vocal, everything was clicking. You can hear me on the Hammond organ through a Leslie just cranked, then switching over to the bar house piano, shouting backing vocals. It was as cathartic as could be.JRD

SCN: Six songwriters, price of 10.DSS

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