S4E4: Back to the Dad-Well

Episode 4 of the Jam Mechanics podcast, hosted by Jam Mechanics, titled "S4E4: Back to the Dad-Well" was published on December 15, 2025 and runs 38 minutes.

December 15, 2025 ·38m · Jam Mechanics

Summary

In episode 4 we drop all kinds of ancient knowledge and talk about our least-favorite airportJam 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 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 here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-- SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE BELOW ------Bug's Song-----Title: How to Build a HousePrompt Page: Deep Sea Exploration -> Quenching -> Magia NaturalisLyrics:I'm at the grocery store thumpin' every watermelon in the binDunno what I'm listenin' for but I saw my father do it when I was a kidHe never taught me his tricks so its been hardcause guess and check only goes so farAnd now I have a watermelon of my ownSo I'm gonna teach it everything I knowLike how to build a house, how to tie your sneakershow to walk and talk, and when you gettem, how to brush your little teethand when you're wrong, how to say you're sorrybut this list is getting long so we can start it in the morningwhen you're old enough to know it, your dad'll show you howI'll teach you everything you need to knowHow to Build A HouseBut I dunno how to build a house but I can teach yawhen ya need to lean on people and just ask someone for helpthe best lesson, while you're malleable, is teaching you how valuableit is to say: "I don't have to do everything myself"Because the ancient books of wisdom we're full of men who didn't listenbut they claimed to know how everything workedthey'd say the roof bones connected to the wall bones connectedto the floor bones connected to the Earth, and that's[Chorus]Cause you don't know shit kid!But I can help ya with itWe should start with shapes and colors, how to recognize your motherbut I'm waiting and impatient and I really wanna skip toHow to Grow a GardenI got some seeds to get you startedWe can grow some watermelons, teach each other how to tell whenthey are ready or be patient when they're still a bit too hard, andI can't build a house, unless it is for birdsBut I can try to build a home and get you ready for the worldAnd when you are, I hope you'll do it tooBecause you wanna be like me and that is something I would doWhen you're old enough to do it, you're gonna show 'em howTeach 'em what I did and didn't knowHow to Build a House---- Matt's Song -----Title: Four Stop SignsPrompt Page: Whippits -> Biomaterial -> Structural Integrity and FailureLyrics:there's a tree growing out of the gutterin the house across from herethere are cracks in the brick of the big smoke stacks at the ironworks museumthere are bodies in this building's foundations, prophets sick with weather painspress your ear to the doors or the hardwood floors that swell up when it rainsYou are living in the arhythmical heart of the empireAnd it's four stop signs at each intersectionAnd it's all uphill in every directionHear the groaning of the city, count the rings around its eyesFind out how big animals like this can grow before they dieHarvest ivy from the ceiling, drink the damp right off the wallBecome a vessel for whatever's growing in the laundry pileScrawl your debut novel longhand on the hulls of subway trainsServe single malts and double shots for half minimum wageGet married in the basement, get tetanus for the highGet sexy new infections just before they go worldwideYou are living in the arrhythmical heart of the empireAnd it's four stop signs at each intersectionAnd it's all uphill in every direction Kiss yourself goodnight and sneak outWhen you're fast asleep and don't come backKiss yourself goodnight and sneak out

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