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 was about to post my interpretation before but thought I'd look stupid but I'll just do it now anyway.
I think, the "friendly stranger" is represented by those sweet sounds in the background that you hear. But then you realize, there's a static on top of that, which to me, represents the obscurity of strangers - but especially the overly-friendly ones. The sweetness of them is being covered by the static because you can never really be sure of what they really want or are thinking.
You can also hear little kids screaming or playing in the background.
So beware, kids!
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Salad Fingers ftw
funny sounds!
I was about to post my interpretation before but thought I'd look stupid but I'll just do it now anyway. I think, the "friendly stranger" is represented by those sweet sounds in the background that you hear. But then you realize, there's a static on top of that, which to me, represents the obscurity of strangers - but especially the overly-friendly ones. The sweetness of them is being covered by the static because you can never really be sure of what they really want or are thinking. You can also hear little kids screaming or playing in the background. So beware, kids!
the name seems to be a mark twain reference.