---
title: kMDItemLyricist
framework: coreservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: coreservices/kmditemlyricist
---

# kMDItemLyricist

The lyricist, or text writer, of the music contained in the audio file. A CFString.

## Declaration

```swift
let kMDItemLyricist: CFString!
```