Polly Scattergood

Remove All Traces

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Life is like a house of cards
You build it up for ages
It crumbles down in seconds
Why (doe)s it do that?
Just when I found my footing
I lose my balance
And have to start all over again
Love is like a candlestick
At first it burns so brightly
Then it melts away so quick
And in the darkness
No-one holds your hand no more
And suddenly you’re more alone than you were beforehand
Strip me naked
She keeps calling you until I go mad
Remove all traces
Take everything I’ve ever had
Strip me naked
She can have your babies
Everything you need
Remove all traces
Just leave my multi-colored leaves

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denachan On Jan 08, 2013

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Keep it true to the song

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.

denachan

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2013-01-08 15:08:22

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