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.
This instrumental is their first since The Astonishing's "Dystopian Overture" and "2285 Entr'acte," and first with Portnoy since "Raw Dog." Like the first two, this song primarily serves as a bit of an overture to set the theme for the album. That being Parasomnia, a category of sleep disorders that involve abnormal movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions, and dreams that occur while falling asleep, sleeping, between sleep stages, or during arousal from sleep.
The term “In the arms of Morpheus” is a figurative expression used to describe someone who is deeply asleep.
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Enjoyment
Instrumental
Overture
Sleep Disorders
Dreams
Album Theme
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This instrumental is their first since The Astonishing's "Dystopian Overture" and "2285 Entr'acte," and first with Portnoy since "Raw Dog." Like the first two, this song primarily serves as a bit of an overture to set the theme for the album. That being Parasomnia, a category of sleep disorders that involve abnormal movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions, and dreams that occur while falling asleep, sleeping, between sleep stages, or during arousal from sleep.
The term “In the arms of Morpheus” is a figurative expression used to describe someone who is deeply asleep.