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.

thoseguiltyeyes

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2011-02-09 09:23:49

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by paperprincess

15y ago

This song is not called 'State of the Art', it is called 'Art of the State'.

It's an intro to the album, so isn't technically a full song. However, I think it has a simple meaning. Because Dirty Work marks a new chapter in the career of All Time Low, as it is their first album on a major label, I think it's about how they want to start over again, as if they are a new band, as everything now is new to them. New label, new sound, new fans. It's an exciting yet scary time for them I guess.

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by eatbox

15y ago

yeah they have been saying all over that they want to change the way their music sounds

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by JuiceBOXofBlood

15y ago

Well for a general non-All Time Low based meaning... couldn't it just be about how music comes and goes, changes the way we think letting us change and realize new things and giving us a chance to do things over. Also the two different sections are kind of like those "there are two kinds of people in the world..." Those who want to be anything but themselves, and those who just want to fix whats wrong, and change little bits. The first part is more desperate, trying to lose everything about themselves, while the seconds knows that can't happen.

O_O wow i went more indepth then i intended. SHALL STOP NOW MUWAHAHAH! (hyper i is)

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