Cursive

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Since I wrote this, am I the culprit?
These useless wisdoms I dispense
At your expense
Picture postcards
A three minute essay
Some scribbled words to four line verse

Meanwhile, we mean well
We cannot escalate or escape this
So let's pretend our little songs are more than songs
More like sermons

Attention, attention
That's all we're asking for
Our little songs are our little whores
Jukebox cupids - and the medium's a trend
The music lends itself to it - to itself
The lyrics bend to make the song

Attention, attention
Don't tell me that's all we're writing for
Picture postcards
Three minute essays
We can never fit in what we want to say

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jephque On Dec 04, 2001

The Lament of Pretty Baby

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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.

jephque

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2001-12-04 01:54:03

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by timexconsumer72

20y ago

Quite possibly the best cursive song, at least on the storms of early summer. The writing manifests Kasher's sentiments with regards to the current music scene and the lyrics he writes; he is somewhat ashamed of what he writes, not able to fully convey what he wants to, while others write idiocy and become the popular trend of the times. Just my thoughts, wish people had others, such a great song.

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by i-like-music-a-lot

23y ago

all-right , am i the only person who thinks that cursive deserves a lot more recognition? (although i do like that not everyone "educated" about them) -kaity

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by feelinleftout

23y ago

i definatly agree. they are begining to get a lot more recognition now though

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by killstar

22y ago

they sure as hell deserve it.

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by ExoM7

16y ago

This was the first Cursive song I heard. Been a fan ever since, obviously. Still one of my favorites...dunno how it wallows in obscurity.

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