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.

numb&broken

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2005-05-18 08:20:01

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by saocore

20y ago

this song reminds me a lot of natalie portman, like a new version? reprise?

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by minuteman

18y ago

yeah, this song is the final version of the demo called "natalie portman".

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by Starlight Vibes

20y ago

After seeing Chino preform this live, pretty intimately at a couple of feet away, live from the stage so to speak, I can say this song, to me, comes off as that time of the night for Chino to just go off and rock out but be completely in his own world. The total feeling of the song is like leaving behind the life you love for months at a time to go on tour, leaving behind someone he may love; "I'm not gonna wait for you tonight" Whatever it really means, it can only be that Chino is amazing

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by XCrusherX

19y ago

The "soft part" of this song is simply amazing...incredible music...I wish I could make songs like this. To me it's about giving up the waiting for "something" that you need to be happy in life. Leaving all your hope behind. Although I guess the real meaning has something to do with making music.

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