Lyrics and Script

Lyrics

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Script and lyrics are semantically related In some cases you can use "Script" instead a noun "Lyrics".

Script noun - The form or style of a particular person's writing.

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Lyrics and script are semantically related in text topic. You can use "Lyrics" instead a noun "Script".

Nearby Words: scripture, scripted, scrip, scripting

old	old lyrics	old script
full	full lyrics	full script
similar	similar lyrics	similar script
complete	complete lyrics	complete script
Other adjectives: original, simple, actual, entire, real, changed, new, early, final, official, weird, different, said, translated.

Traditionally, operas were written in two stages: a librettist would write the libretto (Italian: little book) containing the script and lyrics, and then basically hawk it out to a composer, who would set the whole thing to music.

Source: Stuck in Their Shadow
Being a "musical", it uses the script format to great effect where lyrics is concerned.

Source: Script Fic
What's really annoying is that the lyrics in the script are written phonetically, while the unaccented words are written under the notes in the sheet music.

Source: Funetik Aksent

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