The lyrics are set in five versus, each of four lines.

Simon insisted that the music be written first, with the lyrics set to the songs.

These lyrics were set against the sound of an amateur orchestra gone amok.

A filk is a new lyric set to an existing melody.

Some of their songs featured new lyrics set to traditional standards; others were completely original compositions.

It was another song about the war, its hard-edged lyrics set to a harderedged beat.

The building also appears in lyrics and music videos set in New York.

A Khyal is a two- to eight-line lyric set to a melody.

Blake's lyrics have also been set to music by other composers without reference to Parry's melody.

He wrote some of his own tunes and also wrote lyrics set to traditional tunes.