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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

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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

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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.

mlaforce321

2014-03-13 16:48:46

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by mlaforce321

12y ago

There were no lyrics for this song and, with the 28th anniversary of Richard Manuel's suicide just passed, I felt it was worth writing them down as a personal homage to him. This song is sweet and morbid in that it includes details of his last night in that hotel after The Band had performed a show on 3/4/86 - "where is my belt" because he hung himself with his belt in the shower, "the band is swinging just like me" obviously a reference to his hanging body and the bridge talks about the moment he hung himself... "my body falls, my fingers drop, etc."

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