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r/lyrics

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Song words

Words of songs

Members

9,289

as of February 2025

Last post

1 month ago

October 4, 2026

Posts (30 days)

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Created

2008

June 2, 2008

Total posts

35.4K

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Total comments

10.7K

archived

Is r/lyrics dead? Activity is slowing.

No posts in 38 days. That's not long enough to be considered abandoned yet — communities usually need 60+ days of inactivity (and inactive moderators) before Reddit will hand them over.

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Frequently asked questions about r/lyrics

How many members does r/lyrics have?

r/lyrics had 9,289 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.

Is r/lyrics dead?

r/lyrics looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (38 days). Post activity is a strong signal, but whether a subreddit can be claimed depends on its moderators being inactive across all of Reddit.

When was r/lyrics created?

r/lyrics was created on June 2, 2008.

Can I take over r/lyrics?

Probably not. r/lyrics is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.

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Activity checked November 12, 2026from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive. Member counts come from the archive's most recent crawl and may lag Reddit. DeadSubs is not affiliated with Reddit Inc.