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Synced lyrics, translations and meanings — docked beside the music you already play.

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01 Follow

Lyrics that keep time.

Right now, your scroll is the playhead.

02 Understand

Read it in your language.

100+ languages. Meanings one tap away.

03 Loop

Loop the verse you're learning.

Loop any lines and slow them down on YouTube and YouTube Music.

04 Keep

Keep the line that got you.

My lines 2 saved

“I wrote your name across the water”

Slow Tide · Mara Vale · 0:49

“星になって空を渡る”

Hoshi no Michi · Night Platform · 1:12

“donde empezó nuestra canción”

Ciudad Dormida · Casa Lumbre · 0:58

Mara Vale — Slow Tide (Official Video)

0:38

Slow Tide Mara Vale · Harbour Songs

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0:383:12

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Verse 1

We left the lights on in the harbourDejamos las luces encendidas en el puerto

so the boats could find their waypara que los barcos encontraran el camino

I wrote your name across the waterEscribí tu nombre sobre el agua

and watched the morning carry it awayy vi cómo la mañana se lo llevaba

Chorus

Hold on, hold on to the slow tideAguanta, aférrate a la marea lenta

it always brings the good things homesiempre trae lo bueno de vuelta a casa

Hold on, hold on to the slow tideAguanta, aférrate a la marea lenta

you were never sailing on your ownnunca navegaste solo

Verse 2

The gulls are counting all the hours

the lighthouse never says a word

Meaning · demo

“Hold on, hold on to the slow tide”

The tide is the song's picture of patience: whatever it carries out, it brings back. The chorus asks you to stop fighting time and trust it.

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On a real song

This is what it looks like.

Liner's side panel beside YouTube Music, showing Riptide's synced lyrics with the playing line highlighted and a Genius annotation below. — Playing line highlighted. Underlined lines have a meaning.

Liner showing Riptide in bilingual mode, each English line with its Spanish translation underneath. — Playing line highlighted. Underlined lines have a meaning.

Every screen

See it in motion.

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Watch, learn, share.

A music video with Liner's lyrics over it: the current line, its Spanish translation underneath, and the next line in grey. — Lyrics on the videoEven fullscreen · YouTube & YouTube Music

A Japanese word tapped in the lyrics, showing its reading 'densha' and the translation 'train', with Save word. — Tap a wordReading, translation, saved for practice

A banner reading: This video runs 14s longer than the song, probably an intro. Start the lyrics 14.0s later? with Shift and No. — Spots the introOne tap to line the lyrics up

A shareable card with the line 'I wrote your name across the water', the song's cover, title and artist. — Share the lineA card in the cover's colours

The demo song playing in Liner, with a banner: Demo song. Play music in a tab and Liner switches to it. — Try it firstA demo song before you set anything up

Keyboard shortcuts

AltShiftSSave the line
AltShiftLLoop it
AltShift,.Nudge the timing

Try it

Pick a song. Pick a language.

Liner takes its colour from the cover. Tap one.

Liner's Settings tab: Theme set to Dark, with the Tint from album art and Auto-sync lyrics switches on. — The real setting — on by default in Liner.

Slow Tide Mara Vale · Harbour Songs

Demo songs and translations were written for this page. In Liner, translations come from Google Translate or MyMemory, and romanisation of non-Latin lyrics from Google.

Where it works

Beside the music you already play.

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Set up

Three steps, about a minute.

1
Add to Chrome or Firefox
No account.
2
Click Liner beside your music
The side panel opens.
3
Allow the site, press play
Asked once per site — never at install.

FAQ

Questions people ask.

Why aren't some lyrics synced?

Timed lyrics come from providers, and not every song has a timed version. When there isn't one, Liner shows plain lyrics instead. Following along and looping need timed lyrics.

The lyrics are a little early or late.

Use the sync control above the lyrics to shift them. Music videos often have an intro the audio version doesn't — Liner remembers your adjustment for that video.

It found the wrong song.

Choose Search other versions and pick the right result. Liner remembers that match for the video, and you can remove remembered matches at any time.

Can I loop and slow down on Spotify?

Not yet. Looping a passage and changing practice speed work on YouTube and YouTube Music. Lyrics, translations and saved lines work on every supported site.

Which languages can I translate into?

More than 100, through Google Translate or MyMemory. Read bilingual — original and translation together — or translation only. Romanisation helps you follow supported non-Latin scripts.

Does Liner see my browsing?

No. It reads the now-playing title, artist, artwork and position on music sites you allow — nothing else, and no other tabs. There are no ads, analytics or trackers. Privacy policy.

Can I see the lyrics in fullscreen?

Yes, on YouTube and YouTube Music. Turn on Lyrics on video and the current line (and its translation) appears over the player, fullscreen included.

Is the lyric window always on top?

No. It's a separate, resizable browser window that follows its music tab; your system decides what sits on top.

Play something.

Liner is ready the moment you install it.

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