Hi All,
Is there a way to show section descriptions in the lyrics view/lyrics object in canvas?
I know that the lyrics can show sections automatically, but I also want the song description in that bubble. My band does mashups that have multiple songs in it, so we have our sets as the “song” label and our sections as verse, chorus, etc. but then use {Section Description} so the song names shows up on the set list and other canvases. I have been able to get the section description to show up via a label, but having it populate within the lyrics scroll would be ideal.
Any tips?
EDIT: formatting changes
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Hey @buckzetaracker,
Right now there’s no native way to show the section description inside the lyrics scroll itself. The Lyrics element (and the Lyrics view) only render the section name in those section headers — there’s no toggle or template hook to inject the description into them. Custom Styles won’t get you there either, since CSS can only restyle what’s already on screen, and the description isn’t rendered inside the lyrics area to begin with.
So the dynamic label you’ve already set up is really the way to go. For reference, the values you can pull are:
- Current section description:
${osc("/setlist/activeSectionDescription") ?? ""}
- Next section description:
${osc("/setlist/nextSectionDescription") ?? ""}
If you place that label right above your Lyrics element on the canvas (or overlapping its top edge), it’ll read like a header that updates with each section — it won’t scroll along with the lines, but it stays visible and in sync the whole time.
Hope that helps!
+1 vote to have Song/Section Description toggles in the Lyrics view 
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