Meaning & use
lyrics
The words that make up a song.
See it in a sentence
He forgot the lyrics halfway through the chorus and had to improvise.
The band published the lyrics to their new album online.
A note on using this word
Lyrics is almost always plural and refers specifically to song text, unlike lyric, which can be singular and refer to poetry.
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