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.
e atmosphere created in this song is pure magic, from the 80s it had to be, this song is about a moment of reflexion about different topics (mainly religion and human relations), and finally it ends up with: I can't imagine How this ever came to be. It's so true: so many unexpected tragical things can happen to you in this life, but we have OMD to get relieved, unless you get deaf... So many bad things can happen after all...
Thank you PeluCrespins. I lived in London when this album came out. ‘Statues’ still is my favorite song on this album. I blasted this song on my headset everyday crossing Waterloo bridge into The West End. As you stated, indeed- the atmosphere of this song!
I think this is generally accepted to be about the death of Ian Curtis. OMD had toured with Joy Division so Andy knew him a lot better than many of the other commentators on his passing.
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e atmosphere created in this song is pure magic, from the 80s it had to be, this song is about a moment of reflexion about different topics (mainly religion and human relations), and finally it ends up with: I can't imagine How this ever came to be. It's so true: so many unexpected tragical things can happen to you in this life, but we have OMD to get relieved, unless you get deaf... So many bad things can happen after all...
Thank you PeluCrespins. I lived in London when this album came out. ‘Statues’ still is my favorite song on this album. I blasted this song on my headset everyday crossing Waterloo bridge into The West End. As you stated, indeed- the atmosphere of this song!
I think this is generally accepted to be about the death of Ian Curtis. OMD had toured with Joy Division so Andy knew him a lot better than many of the other commentators on his passing.