Jam Mechanics

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S4E9: Frankenstein Donor Register

S4E9: Frankenstein Donor Register23 Feb41 min

<p>Episode 9 won't disappoint you like a Big Boy Yoda. We talk brushes with fame and our biggest bombs before both writing bangers</p><p><br /></p><p>Jam Mechanics is a podcast hosted by Matt (The Narcissist Cookbook) and Bug (Bug Hunter) where we are challenged to write a song demo from scratch every episode. </p><p>If you'd like to download the demos we showed off, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠you can go to our <a href="https://jammechanics.bandcamp.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://jammechanics.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> to pay-what-you-want to support us!</p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/VSmYJwNbmt" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and our brand-new discord is here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>-- SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE BELOW --</p><p>--Bug's Song--</p><p>Title: Just Because</p><p>Prompt Page: San Diego Comic-con --&gt; San Diego Pride --&gt; <strong>June Gloom</strong></p><p>Lyrics: </p><p>There's no funeral, there's no wedding</p><p>it's just a random weekend in February</p><p>but the gang's all here and ready to hang out</p><p><br /></p><p>This ain't sick leave, this ain't work-from-home</p><p>this is pure shit, uncut PTO</p><p>3 full days, no chores, no plans somehow</p><p><br /></p><p>The kids grew up and all moved out but everyone's back in town...</p><p><br /></p><p>Just Because! We put it on the Calendar</p><p>Just Because! we liked the way it sounds and we're</p><p>just some buds travellin to hang around Just Because...</p><p><br /></p><p>And just because is as good as any reason</p><p>Because Just Because just makes it easy</p><p>Just believe it does, Just Because</p><p><br /></p><p>It's not a diet, or a lifestyle</p><p>its just a little unexpected but I thought I'd try it</p><p>my friends are looking at me like they're shocked</p><p>It's not a burger, it's not nuggies</p><p>It's not either of the two foods you'd expect of me</p><p>Its a brand new side of the menu that I've unlocked</p><p><br /></p><p>The kid's grown up his palette, I have just ordered a salad...</p><p><br /></p><p>Just Because! I'm monchin' on a salad here</p><p>Just Because! I liked the way it sounds and we're</p><p>Just some buds taken on the salad bar Just Because</p><p><br /></p><p>And just because is as good as any reason</p><p>Because Just Because just makes it easy</p><p>Just believe it does, Just Because</p><p><br /></p><p>I can tell ya something if ya say I never told ya</p><p>The secret is the vinegar, your ears are baking soda</p><p>I need to keep it quiet if you lean a little closer</p><p>The only thing that's keepin ya from doin' what you're doin'</p><p>is often not enough to stop ya if you wanna do it</p><p>It doesn't take much to get the motivated movin'</p><p><br /></p><p>you may have thought you hit your limit</p><p>but here's two words to fix it:</p><p><br /></p><p>Just Because! we're having such a better year</p><p>Just Because! we liked the way it sounds and we're</p><p>just some buds finding out the power of Just Because</p><p>---- Matt's Song -----</p><p>Title: Criss-Cross Applesauce</p><p>Prompt Page: Rube Goldberg-&gt; Boob McNutt -&gt; Jester (via Buffoonish)</p><p>Lyrics:</p><p>you might be guided by the cards</p><p>or the full moon's gravity</p><p>pick a path by plotting stars</p><p>or the patterns in the leaves</p><p>add up numbers in the bible</p><p>til you land on sum you like</p><p>if you're really having trouble</p><p>ask your friends for some advice</p><p><br /></p><p>feed a universe of data</p><p>to a planet-sized machine</p><p>maybe god will call back later</p><p>within 7 working weeks</p><p>baby throw yourself at anything</p><p>at anyone at all</p><p>to get the sense that this direction you are stumbling in's the one that leads you home</p><p><br /></p><p>but if the cards are shuffled badly</p><p>and the moon pulls only tides</p><p>and the l