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.

lestat86

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2008-03-20 15:48:48

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by Famous xx

18y ago

Love the beat to this song.

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by nagsworth

18y ago

To me this song seems to be about the death of a loved one. Also I believe the second verse is: "My time will come, yours too. I'd gladly go before you. I hope you live forever. Or maybe we can go together."

With this in mind I definitely think it's about a death, and how he finds it hard to come to terms with and wishes the person would outlive him, such is his love for them.

The first verse sort of makes me think it's about suicide ("Scared to let you out of my sight, 'cuz you never know... you might") A person who is insecure and whom he suspects is considering suicide?

Also, the synth solo that comes in at 1:40 gives me a real vivid image of someone floating towards Heaven. Although maybe that's just me, but this song means a lot to me so just throwin' that out there.

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by music guru

18y ago

I think the song is about his mother. Cee-lo lost both of his parent, his father at a young age and his mother i think when he was 18. She had cancer. So I think the song is about the time when a person is dying and they are not the same person you knew them to be. "I miss you already". The song after tihs one "She knows" is also about his mother. I read that in a article somewhere. So the two tie in together.

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by R3ck

16y ago

This quote pretty much sums this song up for me

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. -- Norman Cousins

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by arterius

12y ago

I can confirm that this song is about Commander Shepard reflecting upon the meeting on Horizon.

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