Collocations for lyrics - noun

hip-hop, pop, rap, song
poetic
confessional, heartfelt, insightful, introspective, poignant, thoughtful
clever, witty
cryptic
catchy (informal), memorable
explicit
banal, cheesy, inane, nonsensical
homophobic, misogynistic

compose, pen, write
translate
set
Strauss set several of Mackay's lyrics to music.

read
belt out, deliver, scream, sing
mouth
quote, recite

lyrics about
lyrics about death and misery

lyrics by
a song with lyrics by Lorenz Hart

lyrics for
the lyrics for a new tune

lyrics to
He wrote the lyrics to our first song.