# lyrics (musical)

the text with music

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: language  ·  Arena: everyday

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [text](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-text.written), [music](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-music.auditory)

**Through:** the text and music together make a pattern

**Novel properties:**
- rhythmic arrangement
- semantic meaning
- sung phrasing

## Examples
- Bob Dylan's 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall' was recorded with musical accompaniment in 1963. *(music)*
- The libretto of Mozart's opera *The Magic Flute* was sung to composed melodies in 1791. *(theater)*
- Rapper Kendrick Lamar performed the lyrics of 'Alright' over beats at the 2015 BET Awards. *(performance)*

## Used by
- [song](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-song.musical) (L11)

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