diff --git a/conf/configuration.go b/conf/configuration.go
index 219b7b0bd..2ae6e84ca 100644
--- a/conf/configuration.go
+++ b/conf/configuration.go
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ func setViperDefaults() {
 	viper.SetDefault("artistartpriority", "artist.*, album/artist.*, external")
 	viper.SetDefault("artistimagefolder", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("discartpriority", "disc*.*, cd*.*, cover.*, folder.*, front.*, discsubtitle, embedded")
-	viper.SetDefault("lyricspriority", ".ttml,.elrc,.lrc,.srt,.txt,embedded")
+	viper.SetDefault("lyricspriority", ".ttml,.yaml,.yml,.elrc,.lrc,.srt,.txt,embedded")
 	viper.SetDefault("enablegravatar", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("enablefavourites", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("enablestarrating", true)
diff --git a/core/lyrics/sources.go b/core/lyrics/sources.go
index 7586c944f..aa9a6c765 100644
--- a/core/lyrics/sources.go
+++ b/core/lyrics/sources.go
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ func fromExternalFile(ctx context.Context, mf *model.MediaFile, suffix string) (
 			log.Error(ctx, "error parsing srt external file", "path", externalLyric, err)
 			return nil, err
 		}
+	case strings.EqualFold(suffix, ".yaml"), strings.EqualFold(suffix, ".yml"):
+		list, err = model.ParseLyricsfile(string(contents))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(ctx, "error parsing lyricsfile external file", "path", externalLyric, err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	default:
 		lyrics, err := model.ToLyrics("xxx", string(contents))
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/core/lyrics/sources_test.go b/core/lyrics/sources_test.go
index 7ca4a0a45..000db0a1e 100644
--- a/core/lyrics/sources_test.go
+++ b/core/lyrics/sources_test.go
@@ -312,5 +312,98 @@ var _ = Describe("sources", func() {
 			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[1].Start).To(Equal(ptr(int64(22801))))
 			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[1].Value).To(Equal("UTF16 line two"))
 		})
+
+		It("should return Lyricsfile YAML lines with inferred end timestamps", func() {
+			mf := model.MediaFile{Path: "tests/fixtures/test.mp3"}
+			lyrics, err := fromExternalFile(ctx, &mf, ".yaml")
+
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+			Expect(lyrics).To(Equal(model.LyricList{
+				model.Lyrics{
+					DisplayArtist: "Test Artist",
+					DisplayTitle:  "Sample Track",
+					Kind:          "main",
+					Lang:          "eng",
+					Line: []model.Line{
+						{Start: ptr(int64(18800)), End: ptr(int64(22801)), Value: "We're no strangers to love"},
+						{Start: ptr(int64(22801)), Value: "You know the rules and so do I"},
+					},
+					Offset: ptr(int64(-100)),
+					Synced: true,
+				},
+			}))
+		})
+
+		It("should return Lyricsfile YAML word cues with inclusive byte offsets", func() {
+			mf := model.MediaFile{Path: "tests/fixtures/test-words.mp3"}
+			lyrics, err := fromExternalFile(ctx, &mf, ".yaml")
+
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+			Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(1))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].DisplayArtist).To(Equal("Test Artist"))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].DisplayTitle).To(Equal("Karaoke Test"))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Kind).To(Equal("main"))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Lang).To(Equal("eng"))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Synced).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Agents).To(BeNil())
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Line).To(HaveLen(1))
+
+			line := lyrics[0].Line[0]
+			Expect(line.Start).To(Equal(ptr(int64(1000))))
+			Expect(line.End).To(Equal(ptr(int64(3000))))
+			Expect(line.Value).To(Equal("Hello world"))
+			Expect(line.Cue).To(HaveLen(2))
+
+			Expect(line.Cue[0].Start).To(Equal(ptr(int64(1000))))
+			Expect(line.Cue[0].End).To(Equal(ptr(int64(1500))))
+			Expect(line.Cue[0].Value).To(Equal("Hello "))
+			Expect(line.Cue[0].ByteStart).To(Equal(0))
+			Expect(line.Cue[0].ByteEnd).To(Equal(5))
+			Expect(line.Cue[0].AgentID).To(Equal(""))
+
+			Expect(line.Cue[1].Start).To(Equal(ptr(int64(1500))))
+			Expect(line.Cue[1].End).To(Equal(ptr(int64(3000))))
+			Expect(line.Cue[1].Value).To(Equal("world"))
+			Expect(line.Cue[1].ByteStart).To(Equal(6))
+			Expect(line.Cue[1].ByteEnd).To(Equal(10))
+			Expect(line.Cue[1].AgentID).To(Equal(""))
+		})
+
+		It("should synthesise voice agents for overlapping Lyricsfile YAML lines", func() {
+			mf := model.MediaFile{Path: "tests/fixtures/test-overlapping.mp3"}
+			lyrics, err := fromExternalFile(ctx, &mf, ".yaml")
+
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+			Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(1))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Agents).To(Equal([]model.Agent{
+				{ID: "voice-0", Role: "main"},
+				{ID: "voice-1", Role: "voice"},
+			}))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Line).To(HaveLen(2))
+
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[0].Value).To(Equal("Lead vocal"))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[0].Cue).To(HaveLen(2))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[0].Cue[0].AgentID).To(Equal("voice-0"))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[0].Cue[1].AgentID).To(Equal("voice-0"))
+
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[1].Value).To(Equal("echo"))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[1].Cue).To(HaveLen(1))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[1].Cue[0].AgentID).To(Equal("voice-1"))
+		})
+
+		It("should emit empty Line[] with Synced=false for instrumental Lyricsfile YAML", func() {
+			mf := model.MediaFile{Path: "tests/fixtures/test-instrumental.mp3"}
+			lyrics, err := fromExternalFile(ctx, &mf, ".yaml")
+
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+			Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(1))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Kind).To(Equal("main"))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Lang).To(Equal("eng"))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].DisplayArtist).To(Equal("Composer"))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].DisplayTitle).To(Equal("Solo Piano"))
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Synced).To(BeFalse())
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Line).To(BeEmpty())
+			Expect(lyrics[0].Agents).To(BeNil())
+		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/model/lyrics.go b/model/lyrics.go
index f9f21b873..527a8cc91 100644
--- a/model/lyrics.go
+++ b/model/lyrics.go
@@ -129,12 +129,13 @@ func ToLyrics(language, text string) (*Lyrics, error) {
 			}
 
 			if validLine {
+				value, baseCues := parseEnhancedLine(priorLine)
 				for idx := range timestamps {
-					value, cues := parseEnhancedLine(priorLine)
+					startCopy := timestamps[idx]
 					structuredLines = append(structuredLines, Line{
-						Start: &timestamps[idx],
+						Start: &startCopy,
 						Value: value,
-						Cue:   cues,
+						Cue:   shiftELRCCues(baseCues, timestamps[idx]-timestamps[0]),
 					})
 				}
 				timestamps = nil
@@ -179,12 +180,13 @@ func ToLyrics(language, text string) (*Lyrics, error) {
 	}
 
 	if validLine {
+		value, baseCues := parseEnhancedLine(priorLine)
 		for idx := range timestamps {
-			value, cues := parseEnhancedLine(priorLine)
+			startCopy := timestamps[idx]
 			structuredLines = append(structuredLines, Line{
-				Start: &timestamps[idx],
+				Start: &startCopy,
 				Value: value,
-				Cue:   cues,
+				Cue:   shiftELRCCues(baseCues, timestamps[idx]-timestamps[0]),
 			})
 		}
 	}
@@ -313,6 +315,31 @@ func stripEnhancedMarkers(text string) string {
 	return enhancedLRCRegex.ReplaceAllString(text, "")
 }
 
+// shiftELRCCues returns a deep copy of baseCues with each cue's Start/End
+// timestamps shifted by offsetMs. Inline ELRC word markers parse to absolute
+// timestamps anchored at the line's first occurrence, so repeated-line LRC
+// inputs of the form `[t0][t1]...` must shift the cues by (t1-t0) for the
+// second occurrence to point at the correct moment. Returned *int64 pointers
+// are freshly allocated so the input slice is never aliased into the result.
+func shiftELRCCues(baseCues []Cue, offsetMs int64) []Cue {
+	if len(baseCues) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := make([]Cue, len(baseCues))
+	for i, c := range baseCues {
+		out[i] = c
+		if c.Start != nil {
+			s := *c.Start + offsetMs
+			out[i].Start = &s
+		}
+		if c.End != nil {
+			e := *c.End + offsetMs
+			out[i].End = &e
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 func parseTime(line string, match []int) (int64, error) {
 	var hours, millis int64
 	var err error
diff --git a/model/lyrics_test.go b/model/lyrics_test.go
index 21bdf0e3d..abeaf4da2 100644
--- a/model/lyrics_test.go
+++ b/model/lyrics_test.go
@@ -198,6 +198,35 @@ var _ = Describe("ToLyrics", func() {
 			{Start: &t1600, Value: "tonight", ByteStart: 11, ByteEnd: 17},
 		}))
 	})
+
+	It("should shift inline ELRC word timestamps for each repeated line occurrence", func() {
+		lyrics, err := ToLyrics("xxx", "[00:10.00][00:30.00]<00:10.10>Hello <00:10.50>world")
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(lyrics.Line).To(HaveLen(2))
+
+		t10000 := int64(10000)
+		t10100 := int64(10100)
+		t10500 := int64(10500)
+		t30000 := int64(30000)
+		t30100 := int64(30100)
+		t30500 := int64(30500)
+
+		Expect(lyrics.Line[0].Start).To(Equal(&t10000))
+		Expect(lyrics.Line[0].End).To(Equal(&t30000))
+		Expect(lyrics.Line[0].Value).To(Equal("Hello world"))
+		Expect(lyrics.Line[0].Cue).To(Equal([]Cue{
+			{Start: &t10100, End: &t10500, Value: "Hello ", ByteStart: 0, ByteEnd: 5},
+			{Start: &t10500, End: &t30000, Value: "world", ByteStart: 6, ByteEnd: 10},
+		}))
+
+		Expect(lyrics.Line[1].Start).To(Equal(&t30000))
+		Expect(lyrics.Line[1].End).To(Equal(&t30500))
+		Expect(lyrics.Line[1].Value).To(Equal("Hello world"))
+		Expect(lyrics.Line[1].Cue).To(Equal([]Cue{
+			{Start: &t30100, Value: "Hello ", ByteStart: 0, ByteEnd: 5},
+			{Start: &t30500, Value: "world", ByteStart: 6, ByteEnd: 10},
+		}))
+	})
 })
 
 var _ = Describe("NormalizeCueLines", func() {
diff --git a/model/lyricsfile.go b/model/lyricsfile.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..781d8c5c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/lyricsfile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+package model
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+// ParseLyricsfile parses a LRCLIB Lyricsfile YAML document
+// (see https://github.com/tranxuanthang/lrcget/blob/main/LYRICSFILE_CONCEPT.md)
+// into a model.LyricList containing a single main Lyrics entry. Returns
+// (nil, nil) when the input parses as YAML but does not look like a
+// Lyricsfile (no version, no metadata, no lines, no instrumental flag)
+//
+// When the source contains per-word timing via lines[].words[], each word
+// becomes a model.Cue with inclusive UTF-8 byte offsets into Line.Value, and
+// overlapping lines are attributed to synthetic voice agents via lowest-free
+// voice ID assignment so the OpenSubsonic v2 enhanced response can split
+// parallel vocals.
+func ParseLyricsfile(text string) (LyricList, error) {
+	var doc lyricsfileDocument
+	dec := yaml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(text))
+	dec.KnownFields(false)
+	if err := dec.Decode(&doc); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a valid Lyricsfile YAML: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if doc.Version == "" && doc.Metadata.isEmpty() && len(doc.Lines) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	lyrics := Lyrics{
+		DisplayArtist: str.SanitizeText(doc.Metadata.Artist),
+		DisplayTitle:  str.SanitizeText(doc.Metadata.Title),
+		Lang:          normalizeLyricsfileLang(doc.Metadata.Language),
+		Kind:          lyricsfileKindMain,
+	}
+	if doc.Metadata.OffsetMs != 0 {
+		off := doc.Metadata.OffsetMs
+		lyrics.Offset = &off
+	}
+
+	if doc.Metadata.Instrumental || len(doc.Lines) == 0 {
+		return LyricList{NormalizeLyrics(lyrics)}, nil
+	}
+
+	lines, agents := buildLyricsfileLines(doc.Lines)
+	lyrics.Line = lines
+	lyrics.Agents = agents
+	lyrics.Synced = true
+	return LyricList{NormalizeLyrics(lyrics)}, nil
+}
+
+const lyricsfileKindMain = "main"
+
+type lyricsfileDocument struct {
+	Version  string                `yaml:"version"`
+	Metadata lyricsfileMetadata    `yaml:"metadata"`
+	Lines    []lyricsfileLineEntry `yaml:"lines"`
+	Plain    string                `yaml:"plain"`
+}
+
+type lyricsfileMetadata struct {
+	Title        string `yaml:"title"`
+	Artist       string `yaml:"artist"`
+	Album        string `yaml:"album"`
+	DurationMs   int64  `yaml:"duration_ms"`
+	OffsetMs     int64  `yaml:"offset_ms"`
+	Language     string `yaml:"language"`
+	Instrumental bool   `yaml:"instrumental"`
+}
+
+func (m lyricsfileMetadata) isEmpty() bool {
+	return m.Title == "" && m.Artist == "" && m.Album == "" &&
+		m.DurationMs == 0 && m.OffsetMs == 0 && m.Language == "" && !m.Instrumental
+}
+
+type lyricsfileLineEntry struct {
+	Text    string                `yaml:"text"`
+	StartMs int64                 `yaml:"start_ms"`
+	EndMs   *int64                `yaml:"end_ms"`
+	Words   []lyricsfileWordEntry `yaml:"words"`
+}
+
+type lyricsfileWordEntry struct {
+	Text    string `yaml:"text"`
+	StartMs int64  `yaml:"start_ms"`
+	EndMs   *int64 `yaml:"end_ms"`
+}
+
+// buildLyricsfileLines converts YAML line entries to model.Line entries with
+// per-cue AgentIDs assigned by streaming overlap clustering (lowest-free
+// voice ID). The Agents slice is emitted only when at least one cue carries
+// attribution AND more than one voice is used; otherwise AgentIDs are
+// stripped so the wire shape stays simple per the OpenSubsonic spec rule
+// "agents should not be emitted without cueLine data".
+func buildLyricsfileLines(entries []lyricsfileLineEntry) ([]Line, []Agent) {
+	if len(entries) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Resolved end timestamps per entry: explicit end_ms if present, otherwise
+	// the next entry's start. The last entry's end stays nil.
+	ends := make([]*int64, len(entries))
+	for i := range entries {
+		if entries[i].EndMs != nil {
+			v := *entries[i].EndMs
+			ends[i] = &v
+		} else if i+1 < len(entries) {
+			v := entries[i+1].StartMs
+			ends[i] = &v
+		}
+	}
+
+	active := map[int]int64{}
+	maxVoice := -1
+	anyCues := false
+	lines := make([]Line, 0, len(entries))
+
+	for i, entry := range entries {
+		for vID, vEnd := range active {
+			if vEnd <= entry.StartMs {
+				delete(active, vID)
+			}
+		}
+
+		voiceID := 0
+		for {
+			if _, busy := active[voiceID]; !busy {
+				break
+			}
+			voiceID++
+		}
+		if voiceID > maxVoice {
+			maxVoice = voiceID
+		}
+
+		agentID := fmt.Sprintf("voice-%d", voiceID)
+		cues, value := wordsToLineCues(entry, agentID)
+		if len(cues) > 0 {
+			anyCues = true
+		}
+
+		startMs := entry.StartMs
+		line := Line{
+			Start: &startMs,
+			End:   ends[i],
+			Value: value,
+			Cue:   cues,
+		}
+		lines = append(lines, line)
+
+		var endMs int64
+		if ends[i] != nil {
+			endMs = *ends[i]
+		} else {
+			endMs = entry.StartMs
+		}
+		active[voiceID] = endMs
+	}
+
+	// Monophonic source, or attribution that has nowhere to land: emit no
+	// agents and strip per-cue AgentIDs to keep the wire shape simple.
+	if maxVoice <= 0 || !anyCues {
+		for i := range lines {
+			for j := range lines[i].Cue {
+				lines[i].Cue[j].AgentID = ""
+			}
+		}
+		return lines, nil
+	}
+
+	agents := make([]Agent, 0, maxVoice+1)
+	for v := 0; v <= maxVoice; v++ {
+		role := "voice"
+		if v == 0 {
+			role = "main"
+		}
+		agents = append(agents, Agent{
+			ID:   fmt.Sprintf("voice-%d", v),
+			Role: role,
+		})
+	}
+	return lines, agents
+}
+
+// wordsToLineCues converts a Lyricsfile line entry's words[] into model.Cue
+// entries with inclusive UTF-8 byte offsets into the reconstructed line
+// value. The line value is built from cue text concatenation rather than
+// trusting entry.Text, because the Lyricsfile spec only requires word.text
+// to "approximate" line.text - byte offsets must always land inside
+// Line.Value.
+func wordsToLineCues(entry lyricsfileLineEntry, agentID string) ([]Cue, string) {
+	if len(entry.Words) == 0 {
+		return nil, str.SanitizeText(entry.Text)
+	}
+
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	for _, w := range entry.Words {
+		sb.WriteString(w.Text)
+	}
+	lineValue := sb.String()
+
+	cues := make([]Cue, len(entry.Words))
+	cursor := 0
+	for i, w := range entry.Words {
+		valueBytes := len(w.Text)
+		bs := cursor
+		be := bs
+		if valueBytes > 0 {
+			be = bs + valueBytes - 1
+			cursor = be + 1
+		}
+
+		s := w.StartMs
+		cue := Cue{
+			Start:     &s,
+			Value:     w.Text,
+			ByteStart: bs,
+			ByteEnd:   be,
+			AgentID:   agentID,
+		}
+		if w.EndMs != nil {
+			e := *w.EndMs
+			cue.End = &e
+		}
+		cues[i] = cue
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(cues)-1; i++ {
+		if cues[i].End == nil && cues[i+1].Start != nil {
+			v := *cues[i+1].Start
+			cues[i].End = &v
+		}
+	}
+	return cues, lineValue
+}
+
+func normalizeLyricsfileLang(language string) string {
+	language = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(language))
+	if language == "" {
+		return "xxx"
+	}
+	return language
+}
diff --git a/model/lyricsfile_test.go b/model/lyricsfile_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48cce55d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/lyricsfile_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+package model_test
+
+import (
+	. "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("ParseLyricsfile", func() {
+	It("returns nil,nil for YAML that does not look like a Lyricsfile", func() {
+		lyrics, err := ParseLyricsfile("hello: world\n")
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(lyrics).To(BeNil())
+	})
+
+	It("returns an error for invalid YAML", func() {
+		_, err := ParseLyricsfile("not: valid: yaml: [")
+		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+	})
+
+	It("parses line-level metadata without cues", func() {
+		input := `version: '1.0'
+metadata:
+  title: 'Sample Track'
+  artist: 'Test Artist'
+  language: 'eng'
+  offset_ms: -100
+lines:
+  - text: "We're no strangers to love"
+    start_ms: 18800
+  - text: "You know the rules and so do I"
+    start_ms: 22801
+`
+		lyrics, err := ParseLyricsfile(input)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(1))
+
+		l := lyrics[0]
+		Expect(l.Kind).To(Equal("main"))
+		Expect(l.Lang).To(Equal("eng"))
+		Expect(l.DisplayArtist).To(Equal("Test Artist"))
+		Expect(l.DisplayTitle).To(Equal("Sample Track"))
+		Expect(l.Synced).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(l.Offset).ToNot(BeNil())
+		Expect(*l.Offset).To(Equal(int64(-100)))
+		Expect(l.Agents).To(BeNil())
+
+		Expect(l.Line).To(HaveLen(2))
+		Expect(*l.Line[0].Start).To(Equal(int64(18800)))
+		Expect(l.Line[0].End).ToNot(BeNil())
+		Expect(*l.Line[0].End).To(Equal(int64(22801)))
+		Expect(l.Line[0].Value).To(Equal("We're no strangers to love"))
+		Expect(l.Line[0].Cue).To(BeNil())
+
+		Expect(*l.Line[1].Start).To(Equal(int64(22801)))
+		Expect(l.Line[1].End).To(BeNil())
+		Expect(l.Line[1].Value).To(Equal("You know the rules and so do I"))
+		Expect(l.Line[1].Cue).To(BeNil())
+	})
+
+	It("produces word cues with inclusive UTF-8 byte offsets for monophonic word data", func() {
+		input := `version: '1.0'
+metadata:
+  title: 'Karaoke'
+  artist: 'Singer'
+  language: 'eng'
+lines:
+  - text: "Hello world"
+    start_ms: 1000
+    end_ms: 3000
+    words:
+      - text: "Hello "
+        start_ms: 1000
+        end_ms: 1500
+      - text: "world"
+        start_ms: 1500
+        end_ms: 3000
+`
+		lyrics, err := ParseLyricsfile(input)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(1))
+
+		l := lyrics[0]
+		Expect(l.Synced).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(l.Agents).To(BeNil())
+		Expect(l.Line).To(HaveLen(1))
+
+		line := l.Line[0]
+		Expect(*line.Start).To(Equal(int64(1000)))
+		Expect(*line.End).To(Equal(int64(3000)))
+		Expect(line.Value).To(Equal("Hello world"))
+		Expect(line.Cue).To(HaveLen(2))
+
+		Expect(*line.Cue[0].Start).To(Equal(int64(1000)))
+		Expect(*line.Cue[0].End).To(Equal(int64(1500)))
+		Expect(line.Cue[0].Value).To(Equal("Hello "))
+		Expect(line.Cue[0].ByteStart).To(Equal(0))
+		Expect(line.Cue[0].ByteEnd).To(Equal(5))
+		Expect(line.Cue[0].AgentID).To(Equal(""))
+
+		Expect(*line.Cue[1].Start).To(Equal(int64(1500)))
+		Expect(*line.Cue[1].End).To(Equal(int64(3000)))
+		Expect(line.Cue[1].Value).To(Equal("world"))
+		Expect(line.Cue[1].ByteStart).To(Equal(6))
+		Expect(line.Cue[1].ByteEnd).To(Equal(10))
+		Expect(line.Cue[1].AgentID).To(Equal(""))
+	})
+
+	It("synthesises voice agents for overlapping lines and attributes per-cue", func() {
+		input := `version: '1.0'
+metadata:
+  title: 'Duet'
+lines:
+  - text: "Lead vocal"
+    start_ms: 1000
+    end_ms: 4000
+    words:
+      - text: "Lead "
+        start_ms: 1000
+        end_ms: 2000
+      - text: "vocal"
+        start_ms: 2000
+        end_ms: 4000
+  - text: "echo"
+    start_ms: 2000
+    end_ms: 3000
+    words:
+      - text: "echo"
+        start_ms: 2000
+        end_ms: 3000
+`
+		lyrics, err := ParseLyricsfile(input)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(1))
+
+		l := lyrics[0]
+		Expect(l.Agents).To(Equal([]Agent{
+			{ID: "voice-0", Role: "main"},
+			{ID: "voice-1", Role: "voice"},
+		}))
+		Expect(l.Line).To(HaveLen(2))
+
+		Expect(l.Line[0].Value).To(Equal("Lead vocal"))
+		Expect(*l.Line[0].Start).To(Equal(int64(1000)))
+		Expect(*l.Line[0].End).To(Equal(int64(4000)))
+		Expect(l.Line[0].Cue).To(HaveLen(2))
+		Expect(l.Line[0].Cue[0].AgentID).To(Equal("voice-0"))
+		Expect(l.Line[0].Cue[1].AgentID).To(Equal("voice-0"))
+		Expect(l.Line[0].Cue[0].ByteStart).To(Equal(0))
+		Expect(l.Line[0].Cue[0].ByteEnd).To(Equal(4))
+		Expect(l.Line[0].Cue[1].ByteStart).To(Equal(5))
+		Expect(l.Line[0].Cue[1].ByteEnd).To(Equal(9))
+
+		Expect(l.Line[1].Value).To(Equal("echo"))
+		Expect(*l.Line[1].Start).To(Equal(int64(2000)))
+		Expect(*l.Line[1].End).To(Equal(int64(3000)))
+		Expect(l.Line[1].Cue).To(HaveLen(1))
+		Expect(l.Line[1].Cue[0].AgentID).To(Equal("voice-1"))
+		Expect(l.Line[1].Cue[0].ByteStart).To(Equal(0))
+		Expect(l.Line[1].Cue[0].ByteEnd).To(Equal(3))
+	})
+
+	It("emits empty lines with Synced=false for instrumental tracks", func() {
+		input := `version: '1.0'
+metadata:
+  title: 'Solo Piano'
+  artist: 'Composer'
+  language: 'eng'
+  instrumental: true
+`
+		lyrics, err := ParseLyricsfile(input)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(1))
+
+		l := lyrics[0]
+		Expect(l.Kind).To(Equal("main"))
+		Expect(l.Lang).To(Equal("eng"))
+		Expect(l.DisplayArtist).To(Equal("Composer"))
+		Expect(l.DisplayTitle).To(Equal("Solo Piano"))
+		Expect(l.Synced).To(BeFalse())
+		Expect(l.Line).To(BeEmpty())
+		Expect(l.Agents).To(BeNil())
+	})
+
+	It("strips agent attribution when overlapping lines carry no cues", func() {
+		input := `version: '1.0'
+lines:
+  - text: "Lead"
+    start_ms: 1000
+    end_ms: 4000
+  - text: "echo"
+    start_ms: 2000
+    end_ms: 3000
+`
+		lyrics, err := ParseLyricsfile(input)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(1))
+
+		l := lyrics[0]
+		Expect(l.Line).To(HaveLen(2))
+		Expect(l.Agents).To(BeNil())
+		Expect(l.Line[0].Cue).To(BeNil())
+		Expect(l.Line[1].Cue).To(BeNil())
+	})
+})
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/test-instrumental.yaml b/tests/fixtures/test-instrumental.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84190a3b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/test-instrumental.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: '1.0'
+metadata:
+  title: 'Solo Piano'
+  artist: 'Composer'
+  language: 'eng'
+  instrumental: true
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/test-overlapping.yaml b/tests/fixtures/test-overlapping.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1f95a87b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/test-overlapping.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+version: '1.0'
+metadata:
+  title: 'Duet'
+  artist: 'Lead and Echo'
+  language: 'eng'
+
+lines:
+  - text: "Lead vocal"
+    start_ms: 1000
+    end_ms: 4000
+    words:
+      - text: "Lead "
+        start_ms: 1000
+        end_ms: 2000
+      - text: "vocal"
+        start_ms: 2000
+        end_ms: 4000
+  - text: "echo"
+    start_ms: 2000
+    end_ms: 3000
+    words:
+      - text: "echo"
+        start_ms: 2000
+        end_ms: 3000
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/test-words.yaml b/tests/fixtures/test-words.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..625098d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/test-words.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+version: '1.0'
+metadata:
+  title: 'Karaoke Test'
+  artist: 'Test Artist'
+  language: 'eng'
+
+lines:
+  - text: "Hello world"
+    start_ms: 1000
+    end_ms: 3000
+    words:
+      - text: "Hello "
+        start_ms: 1000
+        end_ms: 1500
+      - text: "world"
+        start_ms: 1500
+        end_ms: 3000
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/test.yaml b/tests/fixtures/test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc5022b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+version: '1.0'
+metadata:
+  title: 'Sample Track'
+  artist: 'Test Artist'
+  language: 'eng'
+  offset_ms: -100
+
+lines:
+  - text: "We're no strangers to love"
+    start_ms: 18800
+  - text: "You know the rules and so do I"
+    start_ms: 22801