User blog comment:Dizzycomputer/Revamp lyrics format/@comment-3182821-20200206165623/@comment-3182821-20200207115422

To be honest no, I don't think I've seen an ideal version for lyrics formatting that we could just lift! There seems to end up being a lot of empty space in most versions online. But then, does that mean my standard of "ideal"is unreachable? quite likely, and any improvement will be good!

Of your updated examples, I like the layout of the first but reversing the colours is a headache for desktop users. The design won't make a difference on mobile though. I don't think a scroll box is the answer, it'll be very fiddly if the lyrics are what you're after. Over on the Starlight Express wiki, for example "Only He" here, we used the expanding table function - it's not a great layout overall, but I think users are more likely to be all-or-nothing on viewing lyrics, rather than a scroll box offering a bit at a time. The lyrics certainly can take up a lot of the page, but then, they're also a major part of the content so I don't think it's a big concern. Starlight gets complicated because we can have 4-6 versions of one song, it's a mess :P Cats is comparatively much cleaner! We just need to present the lyrics in a simple, easy to read format, and if it's easy to code, even better.