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.
"Vernon Reid (guitarist of Living Colour) was going to be a guest on this track, but he just started touring with Living Colour and we couldn't make it happen. We were discussing his plans to make a fundraising CD for the refugee children of Sierra Leone. I dedicated this song to them.
I recorded most of the songs on this album at an old cultural center, built in 1833 as the final resting place for dying naval officers - set up a temporary studio in one of the buildings. The deep marching drums were recorded by mic'ing the 100-foot hallway outside the studio door."
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"Vernon Reid (guitarist of Living Colour) was going to be a guest on this track, but he just started touring with Living Colour and we couldn't make it happen. We were discussing his plans to make a fundraising CD for the refugee children of Sierra Leone. I dedicated this song to them.
I recorded most of the songs on this album at an old cultural center, built in 1833 as the final resting place for dying naval officers - set up a temporary studio in one of the buildings. The deep marching drums were recorded by mic'ing the 100-foot hallway outside the studio door."
^ Haha whoa, that would've been weird, in a cool way. Hell of a track nonetheless.