let’s turn this movie upside-down,
all the stars will just be afterthoughts,
the camera crew will turn around
to film the extras on the side lot—

you and I, we’re just MINOR CHARACTERs, we shine
in a fraction of the screen time, I don’t mind
if all we get is bit parts, at least we got to make art..

you play the funny roommate,
I’ll be the guy behind the counter,
I’ll make a latte for the lead,
as you crack wise over their shoulder,

you and I, we play minor characters, we learn our lines,
and they get cut out later, that’s alright
if all we get is bit parts, at least we got to make art..

and the critics never panned us,
they prob’ly didn’t notice,
no hardcore fans have “stanned” us,
but watch the credits as they roll past,
we’re last…

you and I, we’re just minor characters, we shine,
in a fraction of the screen time, that’s alright,
if all we get is bit parts, at least we got to make art…

A (G, capo 2)

MINOR CHARACTER is a "song game" group prompt, sent out by Matt the Electrician on 6/14/2020.