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.

dustfinger

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2006-10-28 21:59:39

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by Music10022

19y ago

In line with the the theme of a loved one passing in many Editors songs, I would say this one is referring to a cremation.

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by sirenne

12y ago

Okies so this is my feel on this song:

"Take me home, somewhere safe" I think he is singing about someone whose life was spiralling out of control. And after drinking or abusing drugs maybe, she would ask him to take her home... "Lean on me, saving grace" The fact that she leaned on him was his only saving grace or all he thought she saw in him. "Such a light, where you are" She died because of her reckless behaviour and is in heaven now. "Something new, forest fire" He sees her as a forest fire...burning out of control, always wanting something new, never satisfied. Well heaven is something new for her too now. "I'll miss this when it's gone, Let's not waste life, come on" This was probably her favourite saying, of living in the moment and having fun while your young. "We all sit next to the fire We watch you burn" He blames himself for not helping her...him and all their friends just watched how she kept spiralling out of control and didn't do anything to stop it.

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