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.
As I write, the song writers to the "Paralyzed" lyric is incorrect. Peter Anders Svensson and Nina Persson of The Cardigans had nothing to do with the song sung by The Legendary Stardust Cowboy. About the only thing they have in common is that both artists prefer their names to start with a "The."
What a shame that this is listed incorrectly because in my personal opinion this is the greatest song EVER written! There is no need to write any more songs as this song pretty much says it all. And don't believe that "unintelligible" lyric posted. This is a Rorschach test people! That is what makes this song the "greaterest" song ever.
I must quibble, however, because "unintelligible" means you can't understand anything, but I bet that 99 out of 100 people will clearly hear the words Caroline. That's right, even people hard of hearing will get that insidious word planted in their heads and won't be able to think of anything else -- hence the meaning of the song called "paralyzed."
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As I write, the song writers to the "Paralyzed" lyric is incorrect. Peter Anders Svensson and Nina Persson of The Cardigans had nothing to do with the song sung by The Legendary Stardust Cowboy. About the only thing they have in common is that both artists prefer their names to start with a "The."
What a shame that this is listed incorrectly because in my personal opinion this is the greatest song EVER written! There is no need to write any more songs as this song pretty much says it all. And don't believe that "unintelligible" lyric posted. This is a Rorschach test people! That is what makes this song the "greaterest" song ever.
I must quibble, however, because "unintelligible" means you can't understand anything, but I bet that 99 out of 100 people will clearly hear the words Caroline. That's right, even people hard of hearing will get that insidious word planted in their heads and won't be able to think of anything else -- hence the meaning of the song called "paralyzed."