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.
No comments on this one yet... not a well known song. Although I suspect this is written by Bjork to a general female divinity, eg Gaia or other, I can't help loving it as a hymn to the Mother of Christ, who at once is glorious, and sorrowful. pure and Blessed Virgin Mary.
I absolutely love this song. I kind of think either this song on Generous Palmstroke deserved to be on Vespertine and not made into b-sides- perhaps even in place of Heirloom. I like Heirloom, but I don't feel like it fits with the rest of the album as well as these two songs.
Anyway, this song is beautiful and deeply spiritual to me. I see it as a hymn to the Earth, anthropomorphized slightly as though she were singing to Gaia, to an Earth spirit or to an Oversoul.
Simple, gorgeous, delicate and resonant.
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No comments on this one yet... not a well known song. Although I suspect this is written by Bjork to a general female divinity, eg Gaia or other, I can't help loving it as a hymn to the Mother of Christ, who at once is glorious, and sorrowful. pure and Blessed Virgin Mary.
I absolutely love this song. I kind of think either this song on Generous Palmstroke deserved to be on Vespertine and not made into b-sides- perhaps even in place of Heirloom. I like Heirloom, but I don't feel like it fits with the rest of the album as well as these two songs.
Anyway, this song is beautiful and deeply spiritual to me. I see it as a hymn to the Earth, anthropomorphized slightly as though she were singing to Gaia, to an Earth spirit or to an Oversoul.
Simple, gorgeous, delicate and resonant.