song lyric
Words to music
Song lyric refers to the words of a song, distinct from its melody or instrumentation.
The singular form emphasizes text as composed language: She studied the song lyric as poetry.
More commonly, the plural lyrics covers all the words: I can never remember the lyrics to that song.
A lyricist writes lyrics; a songwriter may write both words and music.
- verseMetered poetic passage
- chorusSingers performing together
- refrainAbstain from acting
- hookCurved catching device
- balladNarrative poem or song
rhyme · poetry · words · anthem · hit single · heartfelt · crooning · karaoke · soulful · bridge · vocalist · emotional · storytelling · radio · catchy · hum · earworm · album
- Cultural Referencesmeme, catchphrase, movie quote, famous line, proverb
- pop culturememe, celebrities, memes, trending, fandoms
- poetrypoem, poems, poetry, verse, verses
- diary entriesdate, dear diary, thoughts, feelings, mood
- adaptationsfilm adaptation, film adaptations, movie adaptation, TV adaptation, TV adaptations
- poetry formshaiku, sonnet, sonnets, tanka, limerick
song lyricinstrumental
Serving as means
instrumental music · instrumentals · musical accompaniment · backing track · melody
song lyricprose
Unversified language
spoken word · dialogue · monologue · plain speech · recitation
song lyricinstruction manual
Written usage directions
legal document · technical documentation · terms and conditions · fine print · boilerplate
song, songs, sing, sang, sung, singer, singers, singing, songster