diff --git a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
index 8cb5348..5fafbd7 100644
--- a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
@@ -1062,13 +1062,26 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
                 }
             }
         }
+        else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(lyricsText))
+        {
+            // Plain lyrics - split by newlines and return each line separately
+            var lines = lyricsText.Split(new[] { '\n', '\r' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+            foreach (var line in lines)
+            {
+                lyricLines.Add(new
+                {
+                    Start = (long?)null,
+                    Text = line.Trim()
+                });
+            }
+        }
         else
         {
-            // Plain lyrics - return as single block
+            // No lyrics at all
             lyricLines.Add(new
             {
                 Start = (long?)null,
-                Text = lyricsText
+                Text = ""
             });
         }