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.
I can't believe no one else has commented on this brilliant song. The first few minutes are so soothing and repetitive, when all of the sudden you're bombarded with catastrophic dissonance. I'd pay a million bucks to see this performed live (and maybe 5 minutes longer?) ;) I found a video some art student made on youtube that features this song: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PYnwAfyeZiw
@flashdrc The reason as to why no one had commented on that song before you is that they pay less attention to instrumentals and more to lyrics, as if meaning can only be found in words.
@flashdrc The reason as to why no one had commented on that song before you is that they pay less attention to instrumentals and more to lyrics, as if meaning can only be found in words.
Well obsidian is a volcanic glass mineral, that isn't actually found in Sweden (or Scandinavia). So does the formation or uses of obsidian fit into the instrumental composition of this song?
I don't know? Perhaps the slow start is the lava of a volcano being dormant and then it erupts and then cools down to form the obsidian?
Not sure that the music in this song ever really reaches great sounds though. Not a instrumental that is on high rotation for me, a lot better post-metal instrumental bands out there that do these sort of songs better.
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I can't believe no one else has commented on this brilliant song. The first few minutes are so soothing and repetitive, when all of the sudden you're bombarded with catastrophic dissonance. I'd pay a million bucks to see this performed live (and maybe 5 minutes longer?) ;) I found a video some art student made on youtube that features this song: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PYnwAfyeZiw
@flashdrc The reason as to why no one had commented on that song before you is that they pay less attention to instrumentals and more to lyrics, as if meaning can only be found in words.
@flashdrc The reason as to why no one had commented on that song before you is that they pay less attention to instrumentals and more to lyrics, as if meaning can only be found in words.
Well obsidian is a volcanic glass mineral, that isn't actually found in Sweden (or Scandinavia). So does the formation or uses of obsidian fit into the instrumental composition of this song?
I don't know? Perhaps the slow start is the lava of a volcano being dormant and then it erupts and then cools down to form the obsidian?
Not sure that the music in this song ever really reaches great sounds though. Not a instrumental that is on high rotation for me, a lot better post-metal instrumental bands out there that do these sort of songs better.