S3E5: Is That A Knife??

Episode 5 of the Jam Mechanics podcast, hosted by Jam Mechanics, titled "S3E5: Is That A Knife??" was published on April 14, 2025 and runs 35 minutes.

April 14, 2025 ·35m · Jam Mechanics

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Episode 5 means we're finally warming up and getting good at this podcast thing. Bug and Matt talk about big brains and unexpected knives, and deliver 2 brand-new cool songsJam 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. Huge thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠DeepBlueInk ⁠⁠⁠⁠ for our artwork and squeezing us into his busy schedule!If you'd like to download the demos we showed off, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠you can go to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to pay-what-you-want to support us!Our Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Narcissist Cookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bug Hunter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and our brand-new discord is here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, etc!Please rate / review and share the show (and our music) with friends!-- SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE BELOW --Prompt: "Warming Up"----Bug's Song-----Title: Waiting for the Snow to MeltAdditional Challenge: coooooolLyrics: You were the first one that I thought ofwhen the forecast called for snowyou said you'd race me to the bottomand you took off down the slopesYou were the coolest on the mountainmaking sure everyone knows ittaking shortcuts off the trailwhile we just wondered "where'd he go"You said the loser has to buy a beerwhen we're back down at the lodgeand you knew I didn't drinkyou also knew you never lostI'd find you grinning, waiting for mebut I didn't mind the costit was worth it for the storieswhen you got a little sloshednow the mountains warming up as welland we're just waiting for the snow to meltcut to the crispest day of winteryou could see it in your grinweaving past all the beginnersskiing faster than the windwhen I beat you to the bottomthat's when the fear kicked inI MAY not know a lot but knowyou'd never let me winnow we're just waiting for the snow to meltWe're just waiting for the snow to melt to find something we lostsomeone taken by the mountain in a grave made out of frostAnd when we find your body I will send word to your momshe's the only one still holding on to hope after this longyeah we're just waiting for the snow to meltYou had the kind of wild spirit everyone else tries to fakeyou lived a life devoid of fear only an avalanche could takenow when our friends start drinking I'm the first to raise a toastcause you're the first one that I think of when the forecast calls for snowNow I'm just waiting for the snow to meltto get a break and thing of something else---- Matt's Song -----Title: Warming UpAdditional Challenge: Must be SHARPLyrics:you're just warming up to me nowi know that i can be a little too much sometimesalright maybe most of the timeI know that I'd struggle to love someone like me butYou can see itYou can see itYou can feel the swing and swayAll my crazy, random flailingLooks like dancing when you do it with meCan't you feel itCan't you feel itI'm just warming up to this nowNot so long ago I would sooner die than be knownBut you are gentle and slowAnd the further this goes i swear to god it's almost likeI can see itI can see itStrap me to the spinning latheTake your tools to all my failingsDecorate the floor as you cut them awayI can see itI can see itBut now I'm realising I could see it all this timeOh why do I only like myself when I'm reflected in your eyesI can see itFor the first timeHow I outsourced all my smiling to youHow I gave inGave up learningLet you carry me cause you offered toHow'd I miss thisHow'd I miss thisHow'd I miss thisHow I'll miss this How I'll miss this

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