the words of a song in popular music

she has published both music and lyrics for a number of songs

the lyric alludes to the atrocities of battle

the band has helpfully included a lyric sheet

a poem of a type that expresses the writer's emotions, typically briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms; a lyric poem

an edition of Horace's Lyrics

relating to or characteristic of poetry that expresses the writer's emotions, typically briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms

lyric poems of extraordinary beauty

his lyric verse has been much anthologized

the lyric poets of Ancient Greece

(of a singing voice) using a light register

a lyric soprano with a light, clear timbre