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.

BobbyWest

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2010-11-02 20:13:38

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by scatteredhues

14y ago

This song is amazing. I think the title/lyrics are pretty self-explanatory. He's saying when we start thinking about how it was, "Remember when we did this" Remember when we did that," it can't be good for us. Living in the past (even with the good memories) is never a productive thing. It wastes time; when you "borrow memories" you're holding everything up against those memories- it lessens the value of 'now'. Perhaps the "There's a hole in tomorrow" also resonates with what I have interpreted the song to mean...the hole exists because one isn't even living in the present, living in the past allows for no tomorrows.

"There isn't a choice except to stop thinking there isn't a choice," (how amazing is this!?) We keep dwelling on the past and holding on to the hurt, and even the good stuff, but once again that doesn't allow for us to live today, does it? We assume we can't let go...and that thought process needs to be eliminated. We all have choice, he conveys.

I don't get the last bit really, perhaps he means unexpected things happen all the time? Like the rain--who could have seen it coming really? Therefore, how can we base anything (our lives?) of off the past's foundation? Or the rain could represent tears? I'd love to see any other thoughts on this, I'm probably way off.

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