Need the words to a song that has no published lyric sheet, such as your own demo, a live bootleg or a track in a language you are still learning? Upload the audio and the AI writes out the lyrics line by line, with timestamps so you can jump to any phrase. It lays the text out as a song rather than a wall of words: verses are separated, the chorus and hook are labeled, and repeated sections are easy to spot. Words it cannot make out are marked as unclear instead of being guessed silently, and each part gets a confidence rating. If the singer switches languages, the report says so, and it notes pronunciations that differ from the written form, like dropped consonants or slang spellings.
Example result
Input
A two-minute home demo of an original song: a man singing in English over acoustic guitar, with a short bridge in Spanish.
Output
Language: English (verses, chorus); Spanish (bridge). [Verse 1] 0:08 I left the porch light on for you 0:13 Past the hour we said we'd meet 0:19 [unclear, 0:19 to 0:21] and the rain came through [Chorus] (hook) 0:34 Stay a while, stay a while 0:39 Don't let the morning find us here [Bridge] 1:21 Quédate conmigo, no te vayas 1:27 La noche es larga todavía Notes: "meet" is sung closer to "mee", with the final t dropped. The line at 0:19 is masked by a guitar strum; it may be "slipping out the door". Chorus repeats at 1:02 with identical lyrics.
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How it works
How Lyric Transcription works
- 01
Add the track
After signing in and choosing a plan, open the tool and upload the song or record it in the browser. You can choose which AI model does the listening.
- 02
Separate the voice from the band
The model follows the lead vocal through the mix, catching each sung word and the moment it starts, so the output carries timestamps you can line up with the audio.
- 03
Find the song's shape
It groups lines into verses, pre-choruses, choruses and bridges, and points out the hook, the phrase that repeats and carries the song.
- 04
Flag doubt and language
Muffled or buried words are marked as inaudible, a confidence rating is attached, and any change of language or unusual pronunciation is called out.
Use cases
Who it is for
Songwriters documenting demos
Get a clean lyric sheet from a voice memo you sang months ago, then copy it into your notes or send it to a co-writer before the session.
Cover singers learning a track
Pull the words from an obscure song, a live version or a remix whose lyrics differ from the album, and see exactly where each line falls in time.
Video editors and subtitlers
Use the timestamps as a starting point for on-screen lyrics or karaoke-style captions, and fix only the lines marked uncertain.
Language learners
Follow along with songs in the language you are studying, and see where the singer's pronunciation drifts from the dictionary form.
Tips
Get better results
- Use the highest quality file you have. A compressed recording of a recording loses the consonants that separate similar words.
- If you have a vocal stem or an a cappella version, upload that instead of the full mix.
- Trim long instrumental intros and outros so the analysis spends its effort on sung sections.
- Check every line flagged as unclear against the audio yourself before you publish anything.
- For a long track, split it into halves so each part gets a detailed transcription.
Limitations
What it can't tell you
Timestamps and words are AI estimates. Dense mixes, heavy reverb, screamed or growled vocals, and stacked harmonies make words harder to hear, so expect more unclear markers in those cases. The model transcribes what it hears; it does not look up official lyrics, so its version can differ from the artist's published text. Transcribing a song does not give you any right to republish its lyrics, which are usually protected by copyright.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lyric Transcription questions
How do I get lyrics from a song that isn't online?
Upload the recording and the tool writes out what is sung, section by section, with a timestamp for each line. This is the main reason people use it: unreleased demos, local bands, live recordings and old tapes rarely have a lyric page anywhere, but the words are still in the audio.
Can it extract lyrics from a song with loud music?
Usually, yes, as long as the lead vocal is audible to a human listener. When instruments cover a word, the tool marks that stretch as unclear and gives its best guess separately, rather than inventing a confident line. A vocal-only stem gives the cleanest result if you can get one.
Does it handle songs in other languages?
It identifies the language being sung and transcribes it in that language. When a track mixes languages, for example an English song with a Spanish bridge or a K-pop track with English hooks, each part is labeled so you can see where the switch happens. It does not translate the lyrics.
How accurate is the lyrics transcription?
Clear, upfront vocals in a common language come out close to word perfect, while mumbled delivery, fast rap verses or distorted vocals produce more gaps. Each section carries a confidence score, so you know which lines to trust and which to double check by ear.
What is the difference between this and speech to text?
General speech recognition expects talking, and it tends to fall apart when words are stretched over melody or sit under drums. This tool is built for singing: it expects held vowels and repetition, and it returns the text formatted as verses and choruses instead of a single paragraph.
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