function Actor:lyriccommand(side)
	self:settext( Var "LyricText" );

	self:stoptweening();
	self:shadowlength(0);

	local Zoom = SCREEN_WIDTH/(self:GetZoomedWidth()+1);
	if( Zoom > 1 ) then Zoom = 1 end
	self:zoomx( Zoom );

	local Color = Var "LyricColor";
	local Factor = 1
	if side == "Back" then
		Factor = 0.5
	end
	self:diffuse( {
		Color[1] * Factor,
		Color[2] * Factor,
		Color[3] * Factor,
		Color[4] * Factor } )

	if side == "Front" then
		self:cropright(1);
	else
		self:cropleft(0);
	end

	self:diffusealpha(0);
	self:linear(0.2);
	self:diffusealpha(0.75);
	self:linear( Var "LyricDuration" * 0.75);
	if side == "Front" then
		self:cropright(0);
	else
		self:cropleft(1);
	end
	self:sleep( Var "LyricDuration" * 0.25 );
	self:linear(0.2);
	self:diffusealpha(0);
end

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