diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bfef8c8..2204fd6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -176,6 +176,28 @@ You may also define the playlist directory using the `PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY` enviro
 In `share/playlists` you find example playlists.
 Thus, the command `PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY=share/playlists fuzic` launches this application with access to these example playlists.
 
+📜 Lyrics
+---------
+By using the key `L` (normal mode), the lyrics of the selected track are displayed.
+The lyrics are taken from (in that order)
+1. the lyrics stored using `fuzic`, or
+2. from the `.lrc` file with the same name as the audio file, or
+3. from the audio-file tags (requires `ffprobe`), or
+4. from a custom script.
+
+To specify the custom script, you can set the `LYRICS_FETCH_CUSTOM` environment variable to point to an executable.
+The executable reads a JSON string on the standard input, and is supposed to print the lyrics (see `share/lyrics/example.sh`).
+
+You may also skip the first three sources and directly make a call to your custom script by using the key `Y` (normal mode).
+
+The key `alt-L` opens the lyrics in a new window using the `EDITOR`.
+This requires one of the following terminal emulators (`kitty`, `x-terminal-emulator`, `gnome-terminal`, `xterm`).
+If you use another terminal emulator, you may specify the environment variable `EXTERNALEDIT` to hold the string such that
+```sh
+$ExTERNALEDIT "$file"
+```
+spawns a text editor with `$file` loaded inside a terminal emulator.
+
 🧭 Planned Features
 -------------------
 The following features are planned:
diff --git a/share/lyrics/example.sh b/share/lyrics/example.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bf65748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/lyrics/example.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Example script for `fuzic` to display the lyrics of a track. This script
+# reads from stdin a JSON string and stores it in the variable `j`. The
+# variable `tj` contains the JSON string of the track.
+j="$(cat)"
+tj="$(echo "$j" | jq -r '.trackid as $tid | .release.media[].tracks[] | select(.id == $tid)')"
+# The following four variables are self-explanatory:
+track_name="$(echo "$tj" | jq -r '.title')"
+artist_name="$(echo "$tj" | jq -r '."artist-credit" | map([.name, .joinphrase] | join("")) | join("")')"
+album_name="$(echo "$j" | jq -r '.release.title')"
+duration="$(echo "$tj" | jq -r '.length / 1000 | round')"
+# Now, you may call an API to fetch the lyrics for this track,
+#
+# curl \
+#   --get \
+#   --silent \
+#   --data-urlencode "track_name=$track_name" \
+#   --data-urlencode "artist_name=$artist_name" \
+#   --data-urlencode "album_name=$album_name" \
+#   --data-urlencode "duration=$duration" \
+#   "$URL"
+#
+# or simply print a template to write the lyrics yourself:
+printf "Lyrics '%s' by '%s' (album: %s, duration: %s seconds)\n" "$track_name" "$artist_name" "$album_name" "$duration"
diff --git a/src/sh/lyrics.sh b/src/sh/lyrics.sh
index ec74154..1d40bdc 100644
--- a/src/sh/lyrics.sh
+++ b/src/sh/lyrics.sh
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ if [ ! "${LYRICS_LOADED:-}" ]; then
 
   # Custom command to fetch lyrics
   #
-  # This command reads from stdin the json object of the track and prints the
-  # lyrics.
-  LYRICS_FETCH_CUSTOM="${LYRICS_FETCH_CUSTOM:-"$JQ '.trackid as \$tid | .release.media[].tracks[] | select(.id == \$tid) | .title'"}"
-  #LYRICS_FETCH_CUSTOM="${LYRICS_FETCH_CUSTOM:-"$JQ '.trackid as \$trid | \"Lyrics for \" + .media[].tracks[] | select(.id == \$trid) | .title'"}"
+  # This command reads from stdin the json object of the release and prints the
+  # lyrics of the track.
+  LYRICS_FETCH_CUSTOM="${LYRICS_FETCH_CUSTOM:-""}"
   export LYRICS_FETCH_CUSTOM
 
   export LYRICS_LOADED=1
@@ -51,13 +50,21 @@ store_lyrics() {
 #
 # @argument $1: MusicBrainz release ID
 # @argument $2: MusicBrainz track ID
+#
+# The custom script is executed only if the environment variable is set. Else
+# the message stored in `$LYRICS_NO_LYRICS` is saved.
 store_lyrics_custom() {
   rlid="${1:-}"
   mbid="${2:-}"
-  mb_release "$rlid" |
-    $JQ --arg mbid "$mbid" '{release: ., trackid: $mbid}' |
-    sh -c "$LYRICS_FETCH_CUSTOM" |
-    store_lyrics "$mbid"
+  if [ "$LYRICS_FETCH_CUSTOM" ]; then
+    mb_release "$rlid" |
+      $JQ --arg mbid "$mbid" '{release: ., trackid: $mbid}' |
+      sh -c "$LYRICS_FETCH_CUSTOM" |
+      store_lyrics "$mbid"
+  else
+    echo "$LYRICS_NO_LYRICS" |
+      store_lyrics "$mbid"
+  fi
 }
 
 # Print lyrics
diff --git a/src/sh/theme.sh b/src/sh/theme.sh
index 8c51ff6..8ad5647 100644
--- a/src/sh/theme.sh
+++ b/src/sh/theme.sh
@@ -399,5 +399,10 @@ if [ ! "${THEME_LOADED:-}" ]; then
   PLYSTORE_PLAYLIST="${PLYSTORE_PLAYLIST:-"🎼 ${CPURPLE}%f${OFF}"}"
   export TITLE_PLYLST TITLE_PLYLST_STORE PLYSTORE_PLAYLIST
 
+  # Lyrics
+  # ======
+  LYRICS_NO_LYRICS="${LYRICS_NO_LYRICS:-"(no lyrics)"}"
+  export LYRICS_NO_LYRICS
+
   export THEME_LOADED=1
 fi