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.

RyanWilhite

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2009-03-15 16:30:27

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by Idarom

14y ago

Eat the sun? That moment when you realize that everything in life is connected, due to life being focused around being the life. Nothing matters, it's up to you with what you want to do with your temporary "alive" existence on Earth.

Chew the gum? Another play on words, gum lasts forever, you can chew on the same piece until the day you died if you wanted. I think Tobacco's just comparing gum to EVERYTHING in life, and plays along with the "Forever Heavy" theme of Dandelion Gum by Black Moth Super Rainbow... everything in life is made of atoms, therefore we're all the same. Just a matter of time before people can make the distinction between chewing gum and living life me thinks.

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by boogalah 13y ago

Interesting interpretation!

by ghostspider

15y ago

what does this song mean to anyone really

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by wicketthedog

11y ago

For some reason I always thought the lyrics were eat the sun, chew the yom (yom is Hebrew for day).

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