Some vocal feedback:

Syllable placement needs significant work. Do you have scrub mode enabled in REAPER?

Options / Preferences / Audio / Playback

Scrub/jog settings:

0   Only play selected tracks when scrubbing/jogging

X   Limit jog rate to 1.0x

X   Limit jog rate when near cursor

O   Faster responding jog

X   Limit scrub rate to 1.0x

X   Engage scrub when playing (stopping playback)

Looped segment mode: -30 ms to 30 ms

Scrub-mode controller sensitivity: 1.00

When moving edit cursor via action or control surface: Scrub

Specifics:

M17.3.43 val-: longer 3/64

M17.3.62 ley: start here

M17.4.64 Of(G#) – outside of a phrase marker. Odd place to start a new phrase – I’d make this one phrase through L A

M18.2.31 the: shorten 3/64

M18.3.18: sha-( +(C#), start dow 2/64 later

M19.3.81 A: shorten 15/64 (!)

M20.3.37 foot-: shorter 6/64

M20.4.43 steps: shorter 5/64

M21.1.56: that: shorter 3/64

M21.2.62: were: shorter 2/64

M21.3.06 next: start 3/64 earlier

M21.4.00: to: start 4/64 later

M21.4.75 me(G#), move 3/64 earlier

M22.2.18: have: shorter 9/64

M22.1.75 combine these two phrases

M22.3.00: gone( +(C#)

M22.3.87: their: start 6/64 later

M23.1.00: sepa-: start 8/64 later

M23.3.75: ways: end here (16/64 sooner)