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EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 40 MIN

S4E9: Frankenstein Donor Register

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Episode 9 won't disappoint you like a Big Boy Yoda. We talk brushes with fame and our biggest bombs before both writing bangersJam 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!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and our brand-new discord is here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-- SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE BELOW ----Bug's Song--Title: Just BecausePrompt Page: San Diego Comic-con --> San Diego Pride --> June GloomLyrics: There's no funeral, there's no weddingit's just a random weekend in Februarybut the gang's all here and ready to hang outThis ain't sick leave, this ain't work-from-homethis is pure shit, uncut PTO3 full days, no chores, no plans somehowThe kids grew up and all moved out but everyone's back in town...Just Because! We put it on the CalendarJust Because! we liked the way it sounds and we'rejust some buds travellin to hang around Just Because...And just because is as good as any reasonBecause Just Because just makes it easyJust believe it does, Just BecauseIt's not a diet, or a lifestyleits just a little unexpected but I thought I'd try itmy friends are looking at me like they're shockedIt's not a burger, it's not nuggiesIt's not either of the two foods you'd expect of meIts a brand new side of the menu that I've unlockedThe kid's grown up his palette, I have just ordered a salad...Just Because! I'm monchin' on a salad hereJust Because! I liked the way it sounds and we'reJust some buds taken on the salad bar Just BecauseAnd just because is as good as any reasonBecause Just Because just makes it easyJust believe it does, Just BecauseI can tell ya something if ya say I never told yaThe secret is the vinegar, your ears are baking sodaI need to keep it quiet if you lean a little closerThe only thing that's keepin ya from doin' what you're doin'is often not enough to stop ya if you wanna do itIt doesn't take much to get the motivated movin'you may have thought you hit your limitbut here's two words to fix it:Just Because! we're having such a better yearJust Because! we liked the way it sounds and we'rejust some buds finding out the power of Just Because---- Matt's Song -----Title: Criss-Cross ApplesaucePrompt Page: Rube Goldberg-> Boob McNutt -> Jester (via Buffoonish)Lyrics:you might be guided by the cardsor the full moon's gravitypick a path by plotting starsor the patterns in the leavesadd up numbers in the bibletil you land on sum you likeif you're really having troubleask your friends for some advicefeed a universe of datato a planet-sized machinemaybe god will call back laterwithin 7 working weeksbaby throw yourself at anythingat anyone at allto get the sense that this direction you are stumbling in's the one that leads you homebut if the cards are shuffled badlyand the moon pulls only tidesand the leaves clump all togetherand the stars slip out of lineand the bible's numbers add up to42069and your friends suggestions get you guessing they're out of their mindsif the algorithm feeds you only ads and right wing newsif god's call center's automatedand no one puts you throughbaby throw yourself a partyinvite everyone you knowsit beside them criss-cross applesauce, this chaos is the closest thing to homegrab yourself a cushion make yourself as comfortableas the uncarpeted kitchen floor allowsfriends, i love you endlessly but you would never knowcause I never say that sort of thing out loudabove us see the sky fissures and rends itself apartwhile beneath us magma boils at the coreand in between this room of us, the circle will break only oncethe last of us has fallen to the sword

Episode 9 won't disappoint you like a Big Boy Yoda. We talk brushes with fame and our biggest bombs before both writing bangersJam 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!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and our brand-new discord is here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-- SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE BELOW ----Bug's Song--Title: Just BecausePrompt Page: San Diego Comic-con --> San Diego Pride --> June GloomLyrics: There's no funeral, there's no weddingit's just a random weekend in Februarybut the gang's all here and ready to hang outThis ain't sick leave, this ain't work-from-homethis is pure shit, uncut PTO3 full days, no chores, no plans somehowThe kids grew up and all moved out but everyone's back in town...Just Because! We put it on the CalendarJust Because! we liked the way it sounds and we'rejust some buds travellin to hang around Just Because...And just because is as good as any reasonBecause Just Because just makes it easyJust believe it does, Just BecauseIt's not a diet, or a lifestyleits just a little unexpected but I thought I'd try itmy friends are looking at me like they're shockedIt's not a burger, it's not nuggiesIt's not either of the two foods you'd expect of meIts a brand new side of the menu that I've unlockedThe kid's grown up his palette, I have just ordered a salad...Just Because! I'm monchin' on a salad hereJust Because! I liked the way it sounds and we'reJust some buds taken on the salad bar Just BecauseAnd just because is as good as any reasonBecause Just Because just makes it easyJust believe it does, Just BecauseI can tell ya something if ya say I never told yaThe secret is the vinegar, your ears are baking sodaI need to keep it quiet if you lean a little closerThe only thing that's keepin ya from doin' what you're doin'is often not enough to stop ya if you wanna do itIt doesn't take much to get the motivated movin'you may have thought you hit your limitbut here's two words to fix it:Just Because! we're having such a better yearJust Because! we liked the way it sounds and we'rejust some buds finding out the power of Just Because---- Matt's Song -----Title: Criss-Cross ApplesaucePrompt Page: Rube Goldberg-> Boob McNutt -> Jester (via Buffoonish)Lyrics:you might be guided by the cardsor the full moon's gravitypick a path by plotting starsor the patterns in the leavesadd up numbers in the bibletil you land on sum you likeif you're really having troubleask your friends for some advicefeed a universe of datato a planet-sized machinemaybe god will call back laterwithin 7 working weeksbaby throw yourself at anythingat anyone at allto get the sense that this direction you are stumbling in's the one that leads you homebut if the cards are shuffled badlyand the moon pulls only tidesand the leaves clump all togetherand the stars slip out of lineand the bible's numbers add up to42069and your friends suggestions get you guessing they're out of their mindsif the algorithm feeds you only ads and right wing newsif god's call center's automatedand no one puts you throughbaby throw yourself a partyinvite everyone you knowsit beside them criss-cross applesauce, this chaos is the closest thing to homegrab yourself a cushion make yourself as comfortableas the uncarpeted kitchen floor allowsfriends, i love you endlessly but you would never knowcause I never say that sort of thing out loudabove us see the sky fissures and rends itself apartwhile beneath us magma boils at the coreand in between this room of us, the circle will break only oncethe last of us has fallen to the sword

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