Flow Motion from Mimic by Mikey Mason

I'd been toying with an idea for a while about writing a song as if it were written by a mimic (yes, the D&D monster "able to change its shape to disguise its body as an inanimate object, commonly a chest. The mimic uses a powerful adhesive that holds fast to creatures that touch it, allowing the mimic to beat its victims with its powerful pseudopods.") I'm weird, I know.

At first I thought it would be lyrically along the lines of The Sims characters (Simish? Simlish?) but then I realized it would probably be more realistic and convincing than that, almost to the level of political doubletalk--the ability to say nothing while seeming like you're saying something. I wanted a song that sounded right, that made you like it: catchy, moving, melodic, but with lyrical combinations of words and sounds that are put together for the sound and the scansion, not the meaning.

So I took to the real world for inspiration. Examples include, but are not limited to: "Come Together" by The Beatles, "Loser" by Beck, and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. To me, these are perfect Mimic songs. The lyrics seem like they should be meaningful, but somehow, ultimately, aren't.

This song could not have been created or recorded without the support of patrons like Rev Chris AddottaSmith, DrkUnicorn, Lauren, Michael Khandelwal, Les, Ty, & Tabitha Howard, Brian Jackey, Strahd von Zarovich, Scot Mealy, Matt & Tracy Jackson, Scott Wienhusen, and the Hobbits: Jeremy and Jennifer Jackson.

A nationally touring performer with hits like She Don’t Like Firefly, Best Game Ever, and Opposite of Cool, Mikey Mason is a ball of contagious enthusiasm who makes songs about role-playing games, video games, sci-fi, fantasy, cats, and the general experience of being a geek. He’s been heard on nerdist.com, SyFy, TheFuMP.com, and Dr. Demento, and is a truly must-see event each time he performs.

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