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.
my brother and i mutually decided that the ten minute mark on this song has one of the most phenomenally fantastic musical elements ever, in the entire history of musical elements -- right when the drums come in. Menomena does that build-up sort of thing really well. Under an Hour is an amazing instrumental album, highly recommended
Man, this song sounds really cool and cute. The first part of it reminds me of some of those old rpg games where there were a bunch of say, monsters bouncing around. That part sounded like some old rpg game music, too. :P
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my brother and i mutually decided that the ten minute mark on this song has one of the most phenomenally fantastic musical elements ever, in the entire history of musical elements -- right when the drums come in. Menomena does that build-up sort of thing really well. Under an Hour is an amazing instrumental album, highly recommended
oh yeah i definately noticed that too. right at the 10 minute mark the drums come in. incredible.
Man, this song sounds really cool and cute. The first part of it reminds me of some of those old rpg games where there were a bunch of say, monsters bouncing around. That part sounded like some old rpg game music, too. :P