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.

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2013-05-17 20:35:09

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by EmilySophieRose

12y ago

"I was down to the wire, and I really wanted to have twelve songs. What's interesting about this album, and I see this as I'm working on the new album, you create lots of ideas, and then you pick the best. For this last album, I literally created twelve songs. That's all I had, and they all ended up on the final tracklisting."

"It's miraculous if you think about it. I ended up liking every single song. I used everything I had," Stirling continued. "'Stars Align' came at the last minute. At the last minute, I found a producer I liked. I met with him and within four days we created this song. That's why I called it 'Stars Align,' because at the time I thought, 'A miracle has to happen if I'm going to have another song in five days.' I felt like the stars aligned for me to finish the record. That's why there are twelve and it's called 'Stars Align.'"

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by TerynHusband 11y ago

The song was awsome.

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