How to Write, Share, and Lock Song Lyrics - Docs

Lyrics are stored on the song because they are composition metadata, not recording-version metadata. The same lyrics stay with the song even when you create new mixes, masters, or alternate recordings.

Quick answer

Open a song, choose the Lyrics tab, and write in the editor. Lyrics autosave, can sync with collaborators in real time, and can be locked by the owner when the lyric is final.

What You Can Do From the Lyrics Tab

Task	How Songkeeper Handles It
Write or revise lyrics	Use the editor on the Lyrics tab. Changes autosave while editing.
Collaborate in real time	Create an invite link and share it with a guest collaborator.
Review sessions	Manage active, expired, and revoked collaboration sessions.
Print or focus	Use the print and focus controls in the lyrics editor toolbar.
Finalize lyrics	Lock the lyrics to block edits and collaboration until they are unlocked.

Writing and Autosave

Use the Lyrics tab on a song to write and edit lyrics in the editor.
The editor shows whether changes are saved or still syncing.
Use lyric tools from the editor toolbar when you want Songkeeper's built-in lyric tools for the current song.

Collaborating With Guests

Use Invite Collaborators from the lyrics editor menu to create a guest link. The guest can join the lyric editing session without creating an account.

Guest name and guest email are optional fields on the invite form.
Links can expire after 1 hour, 4 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week.
Use Manage Sessions to revoke an active session or extend it by one of the same durations.

Use short sessions for writing rooms

A short-lived link is easier to manage when a writing session only needs temporary access. You can extend an active session later if the collaborator still needs it.

API Visibility

Lyrics are part of song metadata. Songkeeper stores both the editable lyric content and plain text lyrics for API responses and connected surfaces that read song data.

Locking Lyrics

Lock lyrics when a song is released, registered, or otherwise finalized. Locked lyrics stay visible and printable, but editing, lyric tools, and collaboration links are blocked until the owner unlocks them.

Locking ends active collaboration

When lyrics are locked, active collaboration sessions are revoked and collaborators cannot continue editing that lyric document.

Song metadata - where lyrics fit with writers, publishing, and composition fields.
Song vs recording versions - why lyrics live on the song instead of a recording version.

What You Can Do From the Lyrics Tab

Task	How Songkeeper Handles It
Write or revise lyrics	Use the editor on the Lyrics tab. Changes autosave while editing.
Collaborate in real time	Create an invite link and share it with a guest collaborator.
Review sessions	Manage active, expired, and revoked collaboration sessions.
Print or focus	Use the print and focus controls in the lyrics editor toolbar.
Finalize lyrics	Lock the lyrics to block edits and collaboration until they are unlocked.

Collaborating With Guests

Use Invite Collaborators from the lyrics editor menu to create a guest link. The guest can join the lyric editing session without creating an account.

Guest name and guest email are optional fields on the invite form.

Links can expire after 1 hour, 4 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week.

Use Manage Sessions to revoke an active session or extend it by one of the same durations.