I think its time BRD get some loving

[Snugglebutt]

You are severely underestimating what good bards can do. It would absolutely make them overpowered to have the buffs and no song penalty. This entire suggestion appears to ignore any game balance because you want to see bigger numbers. Bards are not top end DPS. Bards are hybrid classes. If you want bigger numbers DON'T PLAY A HYBRID CLASS. It's that simple.

I disagree, there may be outliers or some who do extremely good damage but those few do not make up a vast majority of people who play bards. Those that are within that category generally have to work harder to make up for the lackluster gear stats SE throw our way and many of the skill stats compared to some other DPS classes whom have better DPS gear quality and better designed skill stats. I do not believe it will make bards overpowered at all, not for a single second do I believe they would be if remove the %damage debuff on the songs while playing those songs. The party dynamic will not change, it will not increase or decrease the amount of spots bards fill, it will simply increase slightly the DPS output of most bards while not being overpowered at all.