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.
This song is amazing. It is obviously explicitly (though succinctly) about Bradford's teen years spent in and out of surgery, locked in a hospital room. Though I think the song speaks stronger about a general sense of alienation that could be just about anything, and it's so beautiful in its simplicity.
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This song is amazing. It is obviously explicitly (though succinctly) about Bradford's teen years spent in and out of surgery, locked in a hospital room. Though I think the song speaks stronger about a general sense of alienation that could be just about anything, and it's so beautiful in its simplicity.
It is about growin up.Time passes and he become a stranger.Good stuff
i was reading that this song is about an article bradford read about children with aids. what a beautiful song.
i saw a live version of this at SXSW 2008, even better than the album recording, i think. babelgum has the best one - check it out