How Can I See Song Lyrics on Spotify?

Spotify provides song lyrics for many of its tracks.

A microphone icon indicates whether lyrics are available for the song.

Spotify lyrics

Here’s how to display them on desktop and mobile.

View Lyrics on Desktop

The instructions below are for the Spotify desktop app.

Launch Spotify on your desktop.

Spotify Lyrics on iOS with song highlighted and swipe up indicated

Select a song to play.

On theNow Playingbar, go for the microphone icon.

Lyrics may not be available for certain songs if Spotify hasn’t added them yet from the source.

View Lyrics on Mobile

The instructions below are the same for both Android and iOS.

The screenshots are from Spotify on iOS.

As the song begins, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

The Lyrics scroll with the pace of the song in real-time.

you’re able to selectMoreor tap on top of the Lyrics screen for a full-screen view.

Can You Get Song Lyrics on Spotify?

Spotify partners with Musixmatch, the music cataloging platform, to bring lyrics in as many songs as possible.

Lyrics are also available in multiple languages.

Not all songs will have lyrics as they may not be available or uploaded on Spotify yet.

The lyrics sharing feature is only available on mobile apps.

FAQ

Todownload songs on Spotify, you’ll need to have a Spotify Premium subscription.

With Spotify premium, you could’t download individual songs, but you could download playlists.

Open Spotify, grab the playlist you want to download, and then select thedownward arrow.

The music is added to your library for offline listening.

In Spotify, pop fire up user menu, selectSettings, and toggle onShow Local Files.

You’ll see a newShow Songs Fromcategory.

ClickAdd a Sourceand select a directory.

To get Spotify Premium, you’ll first get Spotify’s app on the unit you’re using.

On an Android, download Spotify from the Google Play Store, then tapGo Premiumin the app’s offer.

On a PC, download Spotify for Windows and selectUpgrade.

On a Mac, download Spotify for Mac and clickUpgrade.