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.

rachelmhi

2017-01-01 02:45:46

JanzenZane

2014-03-12 02:43:59

rustedvoice

2013-05-31 05:34:15

rustedvoice

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2013-04-07 20:02:05

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by JanzenZane

12y ago

"The song ‘Hat Trick’ was originally called ‘Empress’ because the opening line says “You say I’m a fool you / You say I’m an empress.” That song is about my friend Patrick and I giving each other Tarot card readings, and when he pulled out the empress card for me, I really got into the idea of my destiny and my future, and it all came from that empress card. So I wanted to call the project Empress, but there’s already a metal band called Empress."

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