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.

MrPerfect

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2006-04-15 20:10:33

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by rpn453

16y ago

I've always thought it was:

Life is beautiful Your smile But I can't see it that way

We're absolute fucking miracles; every one of us. The existence of every form of complex life on this earth is amazing - even insects and plants - and we're the most advanced and amazing of all. I've had some beautiful moments in life, and shared many beautiful moments with beautiful people, but I don't even want to live inside my mind anymore despite the beauty around me. Life has simply become too complex to be enjoyable.

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by Ashley1703

19y ago

For some reason the lyrics at the bottom don't seem right to me:

Life is beautiful Your smile I can see it that way

But that's how I've seen it posted on other lyric sites as well..

I thought it was:

Life is beautiful In small ways (each day) You take it that way

To me it was 100 times more meaningful with those lyrics..

Can anyone else hear the lyrics I'm hearing?

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by hippsarahhh

19y ago

One, I want to know what she says in the middle of the song when she is whispering. It sounds beautiful, but I cant understand it.

This song has a special meaning to me. What I think of when I listen to this song is that there is an ending relationship and he is going away somwhere. She doesnt want him to go so she pretends to move where he is. Possibly hoping that when she gets there, he will want her. He is her everything (time) but yet... maybe he doesnt take the time to realise.

I dont know, it sounds a lot better in my head! :D

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by inrc

13y ago

I always heard it as

"Life is beautiful; Smile!" "I can't see it that way"

As if someone was telling them to feel better about their life, or to feel better about the day, but they just couldn't bring themselves to see anything but darkness and sadness.

Since Charles Cooper killed himself, I think it's safe to assume that this was a very emotionally driven song for him. You can feel his pain throughout the track, laced in every layer. This whole album really had a very dark ambiance to it.

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