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.
I love the video:
The camera slowly moves into a public bathroom, then down a toilet, into the pipes, flowing deeper and deeper into the sewage system, then when the music peaks we see the pipes flow into a man (who looks like he's wearing a full body scuba suit). The reason is reminds me of a scuba suit is that the pipes look like his snorkle--he is breathing in all the sewage and shit of the world.
Going off of "libertykillingcons" stuff, i think its kinda like he's been reduced and in Wish he wants it all back again...ur something like that. but the whole Broken Album was total middle finger to so guy. don't remember. its in the biography. but throwing that in the mix, it kinda changes things.
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I think this song is about suicide. The big build up, then BAM, nothing. My favorite song, period.
yeah, he's interrupted on his way up by his own demons.
pinion - to bind the arms of (shackle) or to cut the wings off (of birds)
Intersting.
The music video is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. There must be some very terribly dark places in Reznor's sick mind.
i love the riff in this. simple yet hypnotic
I love the video: The camera slowly moves into a public bathroom, then down a toilet, into the pipes, flowing deeper and deeper into the sewage system, then when the music peaks we see the pipes flow into a man (who looks like he's wearing a full body scuba suit). The reason is reminds me of a scuba suit is that the pipes look like his snorkle--he is breathing in all the sewage and shit of the world.
Absolutely brilliant.
Breathing in and taking in. Gah. But this is the perfect intro to Wish.
Going off of "libertykillingcons" stuff, i think its kinda like he's been reduced and in Wish he wants it all back again...ur something like that. but the whole Broken Album was total middle finger to so guy. don't remember. its in the biography. but throwing that in the mix, it kinda changes things.
i do like the video it's very interesting and alluring. very odd visuals that build up to something you probably would not have expected