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.

leetwim

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2006-04-08 21:46:38

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by rabbithowl

18y ago

There are multiple lyrical allusions in this song to Stardust by Neil Gaiman. The key one is the title.

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by MalkuthSephira

17y ago

So excellent. Not to mention a surprisingly upbeat way to end the album.

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by Memecode

2y ago

Many years ago I read an interview with Dax in Sydney's Vice magazine. It was a captivating and in depth dialogue which spanned several pages. According to Dax, this song was originally titled 'The Stars Of Eden' but decided to change it as well as some of the lyrics, to tone down the heresy. He also mentioned Lockup's song 'Afterlife in Purgatory' which was originally titled 'Afterlife is Purgatory'. The U.S.A. is a strange and wild land of extreme dualities...

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