The way you cite song lyrics will vary depending on how you access them.

If you cite song lyrics from a CD you listened to, follow the MLA format template: list the name of the performer or band as the author, the name of the song as the title of the source, the name of the album as the title of the container, the publisher, and the date. In the final supplemental element you have the option to list the format, if you think that information would be relevant for readers:

Beatles. “Revolution 1.” The Beatles, EMI Records, 1968. CD.

If the song was on a streaming app, include the app’s name in the final supplemental element:

Lady Gaga. “Perfect Illusion.” Joanne (Deluxe). Interscope Records, 2016. Spotify app.

If the song was on a streaming website, include the name of the website and the song’s URL in the second container of the entry.

Lady Gaga. “Perfect Illusion.” Joanne (Deluxe). Interscope Records, 2016. Spotify, open.spotify.com/album/2ZUwFxlWo0gwTsvZ6L4Meh.

If you cite transcribed song lyrics, such as from liner notes, provide a description of the source in the Title of Source element and the name of the album as the title of the container:

Beatles. Booklet. The Beatles, EMI Records, 1968.

If you cite transcribed lyrics from a website, provide a description in the Title of Source element. The description can include the title of the song, which should be styled in quotation marks. Then provide the name of the website, publication information for the site, and the URL of the web page:

Beatles. Lyrics to “Revolution 1.” Genius, 2017, genius.com/The-beatles-revolution-i-lyrics.