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.
After hearing this song, although it had no words, it told me what words could never accomplished in the past, I saw how selfish I had been in the past. While I wollow in my self pity, there is a world of people who struggle to have what i have, but run out of time before they even had a chance.
Personaly, and i know this wont ever reach the artist, but i thank you for such a beautyful song that showed me a new view of life.
I took it as someones child has gone missing, and the police tell them they found a missing body, and they wish that they hear "Any other name" other than their child's name because they want their kid found alive, not dead.
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WOAH. This song makes me feel things that words couldn't...it's perfection :D
This song is amazing. So beautiful...
What more can I say about it?
It's life Pretty as hell, saddening, uplifting.
I want to be buried to it.
Great song. :) One of my favourites by Thomas.
this song is gorgeous, no words, but it doesn't need any. american beauty is my favorite movie of all time :)
After hearing this song, although it had no words, it told me what words could never accomplished in the past, I saw how selfish I had been in the past. While I wollow in my self pity, there is a world of people who struggle to have what i have, but run out of time before they even had a chance.
Personaly, and i know this wont ever reach the artist, but i thank you for such a beautyful song that showed me a new view of life.
I took it as someones child has gone missing, and the police tell them they found a missing body, and they wish that they hear "Any other name" other than their child's name because they want their kid found alive, not dead.