Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

Maggot

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2002-08-03 14:33:12

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by scooper

17y ago

i remember when 'selfless' came out i maligned "body dome light" as a sort of big dumb rock thing, but listening to it again fifteen(!) years on, i'm struck by how totally bizarre this song is. it has this kind of boneheaded riff pushing it along, but the doubled/shifted vocals and the electronics that kick in on the chorus and the bridge put it in a category by itself, somewhere between self-parody and complete psychosis. no clue what the lyrics are alluding to; the title almost makes it sound like a paean to your car's interior light.

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