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 don't know if these are the actual lyrics because it is hard to discern exactly what he is singing but regardless, this is one of Deerhunter's great songs. One of my top 3 favorite songs of theirs.
Listening to 'Vox Celeste 5', where his vocal treatment is more discernible in regards to understanding the lyrics, I do now think you have the correct lyrics posted. Initially, with the Weird Era Cont. version, the 'Stay' part sounded almost as if he was saying, "Soothsayer/I don't want you to stay/I need you to stay", etc.
Listening to 'Vox Celeste 5', where his vocal treatment is more discernible in regards to understanding the lyrics, I do now think you have the correct lyrics posted. Initially, with the Weird Era Cont. version, the 'Stay' part sounded almost as if he was saying, "Soothsayer/I don't want you to stay/I need you to stay", etc.
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I don't know if these are the actual lyrics because it is hard to discern exactly what he is singing but regardless, this is one of Deerhunter's great songs. One of my top 3 favorite songs of theirs.
Listening to 'Vox Celeste 5', where his vocal treatment is more discernible in regards to understanding the lyrics, I do now think you have the correct lyrics posted. Initially, with the Weird Era Cont. version, the 'Stay' part sounded almost as if he was saying, "Soothsayer/I don't want you to stay/I need you to stay", etc.
Listening to 'Vox Celeste 5', where his vocal treatment is more discernible in regards to understanding the lyrics, I do now think you have the correct lyrics posted. Initially, with the Weird Era Cont. version, the 'Stay' part sounded almost as if he was saying, "Soothsayer/I don't want you to stay/I need you to stay", etc.
I think near the end, he says "Start waking...up. Start waking...up"