One Hour Compo - Round 862 (OHC863)
Outline
Tonight's theme is a picture theme. Please see the resources.
Resources


Rules
You will have 1 hour to complete your song and 10 minutes to finish it up. You will then have an additional 10 minutes to upload your song. At 6 PST/9 EST you may begin your mixing, please have your files uploaded by 7:20 PST/10:20 EST. Join us for discussion on Discord!
Entries (11)
Trade them in for newer things
But I miss the way it stings
When I try to mend
Every update, every patch
Just another way to mask
All the questions I can’t ask
And the rules I can’t bend
Give me back the right of repair
Let me bleed, let me care
I don’t want a brand new heart
I want to fix these parts
Give me back the right of repair
If I can’t break, I can’t grow
If I can’t fix, I can’t know
What it means to be whole
What it means to be home
Let me in, let me try
I don’t want to say goodbye
I am a locked circuit,
A signal lost in the static,
I’m screaming at the screen,
But you just turn the volume down
I’m breaking at the seams,
But you just want a brand new sound
I don't want anyone to think that I think that this is a good song.

There's Many Faults With This And None Of Them Are Electrical
by TheVideoGamer on Apr 24, 2025This is basically a 90's styled techno track, that is quite harsh and borderline industrial, yet the kickdrum is not distorted, and the arrangement is quite slower than my typical TVG techno shennanigans, standing at 142bpm. The track itself is very simplistic relying on a lot of copying and pasting. Yes techno is known for being simple, but were talking even simpler. I also feel the track itself is just fine. I like the sound, but feel like it's just a waste. I don't hate it though at least, it has something. I just think i could have done better. Just because it's 6 minutes doesn't mean i used my time wisely, or that it was worth the effort. All i can say is that this is just ok. Enjoy regardless!
I used a bunch of samples of glass and electromagnetic static sounds.
Guitar and bass: ColoradoWeeks
Lyrics and Melodies: PolkaPop, Astrea,Raphaelle
[Intro - {}]
Have you ever been beaten by a wet spaghetti noodle by your girlfriend cuz she has a twin sister and you got confused and fucked her dad, well that’s how it feels to drive a Ford F-150
[Pre-Chorus - {}]
Woke up in a world of ones and zeros,
Soldering dreams like modern heroes.
Schematics in my coffee cup,
Building bridges with a micro touch.
We don't sleep, we debug fate—
We run on code, not gasoline,
Engineering dreams on glowing screens.
[Verse 1 - {}]
Bits and bolts, they're my melody,
Schematics sing in harmony.
Every click, every screw, every hum that I hear,
Is a solo for the soul of an engineer
[Chorus - {}]
My soul mate and lover is duck tape and wine
call me if your need your regulations revised
im an innovator and an abominator
im a certified freedom loving osha hater
Im ready for some fun
how doers get more done
make you wonder where this kitchen even came from
There you go
Working away
Looking for problems
Finding mistakes
You play with your tools
The drills and the screws
Keep it together
Yet it’s still falling down
A distant plea
How you used to look at me
I feel like I’m alone
Sometimes I’d wish you’d act like it too
Why won’t you work on us?
We’re broken and could be tuned up
Why won’t you work on us?
You’ll fix it all except for me
Why won’t you work on us?
We’re broken and could be tuned up
Why won’t you work on us?
Is it because I’m too banged up?
So, uh I looked at the phone being repaired and thought "Electronics" and rolled with it, yeah I should have managed my time better DX