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.
Despite the repeated structure, this song is highly imagistic. I can see the lonely halls in my mind, the polished tiles, flickering fluorescent lights, and dusty closets of cleaning supplies. I can hear the ticking of the clock that is quite loud when there's no one around, reading exactly 4 AM.
I too see polished tiles and flickering fluorescent lights.
I see an empty office. Lines of empty cubicles dimply lit by blue service lights, gently being flushed out by the oncoming morning glow of the rising sun in the summer.
Such a melodic steam-punkish beat. It's like a robot lullaby.
Apart from the heavy symbolism this is a great song to fall asleep too.
Also the best song to listen to if you wake up with a hangover.
Plenty of times I've laid in bed listening to it on repeat until I felt better.
The whole Sad Robots EP is a good hangover album actually, it's so beautiful, so curing.
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Despite the repeated structure, this song is highly imagistic. I can see the lonely halls in my mind, the polished tiles, flickering fluorescent lights, and dusty closets of cleaning supplies. I can hear the ticking of the clock that is quite loud when there's no one around, reading exactly 4 AM.
I too see polished tiles and flickering fluorescent lights.
I see an empty office. Lines of empty cubicles dimply lit by blue service lights, gently being flushed out by the oncoming morning glow of the rising sun in the summer.
Such a melodic steam-punkish beat. It's like a robot lullaby.
Apart from the heavy symbolism this is a great song to fall asleep too. Also the best song to listen to if you wake up with a hangover. Plenty of times I've laid in bed listening to it on repeat until I felt better.
The whole Sad Robots EP is a good hangover album actually, it's so beautiful, so curing.