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.

BulletproofScales

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2007-03-16 17:14:08

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by LightWar00

18y ago

The Title of this song is the latin word for "Retreat".

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by Effler123

18y ago

obviously its an instrumental, but is it biblical?

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by selah15

18y ago

this song is possibly the most meaningful song on the album, as it is totally up to interpretation. the emotion is awesome. by no means "instruMETAL" from 'when everything falls away'. but fits in the album

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by echinder

17y ago

Actually Eremus has to do with desert and hermitage, depending on context. but retreat would do just as well in this situation I think "Eremus" serves as a lighter period of reflection in the album. After the themes dealt with and their culmination in Akeldema, Eremus serves as a retreat or a hermitage (which might as well be in the desert) to reflect. Then when reflection is over redemption comes with "Chorus of Angels".

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