Wikipedia:Lyrics and poetry
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[[Category:Wikipedia {{{1}}}s|Lyrics and poetry]]
Unlike Everything2, Wikipedia does not take lyrics submissions for two reasons:
- most songwriters have not released their lyrics under an open content license,
- Wikipedia isn't designed to mirror primary sources, that should instead be done at Wikisource.
The exception to the above statement involves national anthems. If you know the lyrics to a national anthem, putting them on the proper page will be good.