the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language";
write lyrics for (a song);
expressing deep personal emotion; "the dancer''s lyrical performance";
used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range; "a lyric soprano";
of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry";
relating to or being musical drama; "the lyric stage";
