Lyrics Extractor

How AI lyric transcription works

This audio to lyrics transcriber listens for the sung words under the music and writes them out line by line, with the time each line starts. AI song transcription works like speech recognition tuned for singing, so anything that hides the voice also makes the lyrics harder to hear.

For a busy mix, separate the vocal first with the Vocal Remover, then transcribe the a cappella.

Accuracy and limits

• Best: one clear lead vocal over a clean mix.
• Harder: fast rap, heavy effects or distortion, stacked harmonies and backing vocals singing different words.
• Check by hand: names, slang, made-up words and repeated ad-libs.
• Timing: timestamps are per line, not per word.

Treat the result as a draft and read it through before you use it anywhere.

What people do with extracted lyrics

• Learn the words of a song you are rehearsing or recording.
• Turn the lyrics of your own demo into text you can edit and send to collaborators.
• Rewrite a verse, then put new words into the recording with the AI Lyrics Changer.
• Start a new song from your own words in the AI Lyrics Generator.

Other ways to get the lyrics of a song

• A released song: streaming apps such as Spotify and Apple Music show licensed lyrics for many songs, and they are more reliable than any transcription.
• An unreleased song, a demo or your own recording: there are no published lyrics, so transcribing the audio is the way to get them as text. That is what this lyrics extractor is for.
• Lyrics with timing for karaoke or a lyric video: transcribe here and export LRC, or sync lyrics you already have with the LRC Generator.

Lyrics belong to their writers

Transcribing your own songs, or songs you have permission to use, is straightforward. The lyrics of published songs are protected by copyright: reading them for practice is one thing, but publishing or selling a transcription needs a license from the writers or publishers.