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.
Absolutely beautiful piece of art. The vocal samples are a bit ambiguous. I can hear "When do you know this is love" and "Me and you know this is love" in that first line. It switches up on different listens. Such a haunting song, yet sometimes when I listen to it I feel hopeful and happy. Other times I feel sad and regretful. Probably one of Burial's best yet.
Yeah, the sample is pretty difficult to interpret, but it totally lends itself to the feel of the song. And I'd like to believe it's not "NYC", but as far as I can tell that's what's being said and it is the name of the song. I just wanted to post this song because I think it's incredible and I was surprised it wasn't already up.
Yeah, the sample is pretty difficult to interpret, but it totally lends itself to the feel of the song. And I'd like to believe it's not "NYC", but as far as I can tell that's what's being said and it is the name of the song. I just wanted to post this song because I think it's incredible and I was surprised it wasn't already up.
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Absolutely beautiful piece of art. The vocal samples are a bit ambiguous. I can hear "When do you know this is love" and "Me and you know this is love" in that first line. It switches up on different listens. Such a haunting song, yet sometimes when I listen to it I feel hopeful and happy. Other times I feel sad and regretful. Probably one of Burial's best yet.
Yeah, the sample is pretty difficult to interpret, but it totally lends itself to the feel of the song. And I'd like to believe it's not "NYC", but as far as I can tell that's what's being said and it is the name of the song. I just wanted to post this song because I think it's incredible and I was surprised it wasn't already up.
Yeah, the sample is pretty difficult to interpret, but it totally lends itself to the feel of the song. And I'd like to believe it's not "NYC", but as far as I can tell that's what's being said and it is the name of the song. I just wanted to post this song because I think it's incredible and I was surprised it wasn't already up.
Love to see these lyrics written down, never made much sense before. Always heard
"Didn't you know this is love?" - just made it all the more emotional but so good as it is.
Agreed, Burial getting better and better x
Agreed with the "when do you know this is love", I also hear instead of "NYC" "Well I see". Might not fit but thats what I hear over "NYC"