Lyrics
Lyrics are the written words in a song. Lyrics are usually written during or after the underlying music is composed. However, it is possible that music is added after the lyrics is written.
From the Greek, a lyric is a song sung with a lyre. Now, it is commonly used to mean a song of no defined length or structure. A lyric poem is one that expresses a subjective, personal point of view.
I would be the Lyric
Ever on the lip,
Rather than the Epic
Memory lets slip.
ÃÂÃÂThomas Bailey AldrichChinese lyrics (詞) are Chinese poems written in a way that the pattern of the tones of the characters should be the same as a lyrics of a song.