Lyrics

thumb|A person singing karaoke in Hong Kong ("Run Away from Home" by Janice Vidal) is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in nightclubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone.

A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include (but is not limited to) the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment.

thumb|350px|Lyrics in sheet music. This is a [[homorhythmic (i.e., hymn-style) arrangement of a traditional piece entitled "" (the original Latin lyrics to "O Come, All Ye Faithful") in standard two-staff format for mixed voices. ]] Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, as a "librettist". Rap songs and grime contain rap lyrics (often with a variation of rhyming words) that are meant to be spoke

computer file format that synchronizes song lyrics with an audio file

is a Japanese word that in the context of contemporary Japanese internet meme culture and its related slang is commonly used to refer to humorous homophonic reinterpretation, deliberately interpreting words as other similar-sounding words for comedy (similar to a mondegreen, but done deliberately).

Libretto by Barthold Heinrich Brockes

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manner of setting words to music