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.

mike

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2012-08-10 04:06:13

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by nysalor

13y ago

The album 'Banga' is a mediation on the role of the artist, based on the conceit of Columbus dreaming in horror of the 20th century ecological apocalypse. 'Amerigo' is of course Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian navigator who made several voyages to the New World between 1499 and 1502, and whose name was later given to the continents of 'America'. The song is based on Amerigo's survivng letters, especially the Soderini letter - his famous letter to Pier Soderini ('Your Excellency') in 1497 describing his voyages to the New World, and it borrows phrases directly from that text. Patti explains, '"The explorers had this hubris and excitement. They were going to find the New World and baptise the people. Then they arrived and it was so pure and beautiful that they themselves were transformed. I think of Amerigo as an overture to the album." The conclusion of the Album's final song, 'Constantine's Dream' returns to the theme of the early encounter with the New World.

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