Thanks for the feedback nonetheless ;)
some songwriters do the music and the lyrics separately.
others do them simultaneously.
some writers treat the words and the formatting independently.
others want to do them at the same time.
however, the live preview is a necessity for people who are not yet comfortable with a light-markup system (like markdown).
and it's worth noting that the desire of writers to "have it look nice" was a big part of the driving force behind wysiwyg, and if we really want to elevate people from that dark pattern, we need to use a live preview to give them their satisfaction.
-bowerbird