-and associated lyric modifiers, see @ref{Vocal music}.
-
-Lyric mode is also activated with the @code{\addlyrics} command.
-This also creates a new @code{Lyrics} context and an implicit
-@code{\lyricsto} command which associates the following lyrics
-with the preceding music.
+and associated lyric modifiers, see @ref{Vocal music}. Input in
+lyric mode is rendered as lyric syllables when entered into a
+@code{Lyrics} context.
+
+Lyric mode is also activated with the @code{\lyrics} command. This
+also causes the following input to be interpreted as lyric syllables
+but in addition it implicitly creates a new @code{Lyrics} context and
+renders the input into it as lyric syllables.
+
+Lyric mode is also activated with the @code{\addlyrics} command. This
+also implicitly creates a new @code{Lyrics} context and in addition it
+adds an implicit @code{\lyricsto} command which associates the following
+lyrics with the preceding music, see @ref{Automatic syllable durations}.