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The lyrics are the words to a Song . A person who writes lyrics is called a ''' Lyricist ''' (or ''lyrist'', as he or she was sometimes referred to). The meaning conveyed in lyrical verses can be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are so abstract as to be completely unintelligible. In such cases, there is a tendency to emphasize the Form , Articulation , Meter , and Symmetries of the expressions. A writer of the text of traditional music forms such as Opera is known as a Librettist . There are many websites that feature lyrics to songs. This is, however, a controversial area since many web sites include copyright lyrics without permission from the Copyright holder. The US Music Publishers' Association (MPA), which represents sheet music companies, launched a campaign against such sites in December 2005. MPA president Lauren Keiser indicated that the sites are "completely illegal" and that he wanted to see some site operators jailed. "Song sites face legal crackdown" BBC News, 12 December 2005. Site accessed 7 January 2007 ETYMOLOGY AND USAGE "Lyric" derives from the Greek word for a song sung by the lyre, "lyrikos".http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lyric A Lyric Poem is one that expresses a subjective, personal point of view. :: ''I would be the Lyric'' :: ''Ever on the l\hip,'' :: ''Rather than the Epic '' :: ''Memory lets die.'' ::: — Thomas Bailey Aldrich The word ''lyric'' came to be used for the "words of a song"; this meaning was recorded in 1876 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=lyric. The plural common (probably because of the association between ''lyrics'' and the plural form ''words''), and is predominant in modern usage of today's society. Use of the singular form ''lyric'' is still grammatically acceptable; it is still considered erroneous to refer to an individual word in a song as a ''lyric''. When you're singing the words to a song, they are called lyrics. REFERENCES SEE ALSO
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