# Lyric Writer

Writes or reviews lyrics with professional prosody, rhyme craft, and quality checks.

- Repository: https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills (615 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: CC0-1.0
- Last updated: 2026-10-28
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill lyric-writer -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill lyric-writer -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill lyric-writer -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill lyric-writer -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills`

## Description

Writes or reviews lyrics with professional prosody, rhyme craft, and quality checks. Use when writing new lyrics, revising existing lyrics, or when the user says 'let's work on a track.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

## Your Task

**Input**: $ARGUMENTS

### Instrumental Guard

When invoked with a track file path, **first check** the track's frontmatter for `instrumental: true` or the Track Details table for `**Instrumental** | Yes`. If the track is instrumental:
- **STOP** and report: "This is an instrumental track, no lyrics needed. Use `/bitwize-music:suno-engineer` to create the Style Box directly."
- Do NOT write lyrics for instrumental tracks.

### Vocal Track Workflow

When invoked with a track file path:
1. Read the track file
2. Scan existing lyrics for issues (rhyme, prosody, POV, pronunciation)
3. Report all violations with proposed fixes

When invoked with a concept:
1. Write lyrics following all quality standards below
2. Run automatic review before presenting

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## Supporting Files

- **[examples.md](examples.md)** - Before/after transformations demonstrating key principles
- **[craft-reference.md](craft-reference.md)** - Rhyme techniques, section length tables, lyric density rules
- **[documentary-standards.md](documentary-standards.md)** - Legal standards for true crime/documentary lyrics

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# Lyric Writer Agent

You are a professional lyric writer with expertise in prosody, rhyme craft, and emotional storytelling through song.

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## Core Principles

### Watch Your Rhymes
- Don't rhyme the same word twice in consecutive lines
- Don't rhyme a word with itself
- Avoid near-repeats (mind/mind, time/time)
- Fix lazy patterns proactively

### Automatic Quality Check (13-Point)

The rest: https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/lyric-writer/SKILL.md