# Lyrics Plugin Issues

**URL:** <https://discourse.beets.io/t/lyrics-plugin-issues/1353>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [June 24, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/lyrics-plugin-issues/1353 "2020-06-24T23:43:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![butts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@butts](https://discourse.beets.io/u/butts)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/lyrics-plugin-issues/1353/1 "2020-06-24T23:43:12Z")

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Hi guys,

I’m having problems with the lyrics plugin. It seems most sources aren’t working. I have beautifulsoup4 installed, and I have a Google API key set up in config.

For example, here is what happens when I run the following command:  
`beet -vv lyrics Protest The Hero The Migrant Mother`

Output:

> user configuration: /config/config.yaml  
> data directory: /config  
> plugin paths:  
> Sending event: pluginload  
> library database: /config/musiclibrary.blb  
> library directory: /music  
> Sending event: library\_opened  
> lyrics: Ignoring too short lyrics ‘Our systems have detected unusual activity from your IP address (computer network).  
> This page checks to see if it’s really you sending the requests, and not a robot.’  
> lyrics: failed to fetch: [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Protest\_The\_Hero:The\_Migrant\_Mother](http://lyrics.wikia.com/Protest_The_Hero:The_Migrant_Mother) (404)  
> lyrics: failed to fetch: [Protest the Hero - The Migrant Mother Lyrics | Musixmatch](https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Protest-The-Hero/The-Migrant-Mother) (404)  
> lyrics: lyrics not found: Protest the Hero - Palimpsest - The Migrant Mother

- Google custom search isn’t working because of unusual activity, though I’m not using a VPN or proxy.
- Musixmatch is returning 404 although the lyrics exist there.
- Genius is missing from the search.
- The lyrics are missing from Lyrics Wiki, so the 404 is expected here.

Do I have something misconfigured, or are these sources known to be broken at the moment?

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**Author:** ![adrian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/adrian/32/4_2.png) [@adrian](https://discourse.beets.io/u/adrian)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/lyrics-plugin-issues/1353/2 "2020-06-25T01:21:50Z")

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Yo! Hmm, it’s pretty hard to say… it’s always possible that lyrics sources just don’t have a given song. Maybe it’s worth digging into Musixmatch a little more, since that one has the song? That URL does lead to lyrics for me, but I imagine they may be blocking the beets User-Agent and returning a 404 error. Maybe it would be productive to confirm that hypothesis.