lyric
noun
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
“his compositions always started with the lyrics”
“he wrote both words and music”
a short poem of songlike quality
Synonymslyric poem
verb
write lyrics for (a song)
adjective
expressing deep emotion
“the dancer's lyrical performance”
Synonymslyricalused of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
“a lyric soprano”
Oppositesdramaticrelating to or being musical drama
“the lyric stage”
of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
“lyric poetry”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University