\score { << \new Staff { \relative c'' \new Voice = "vocal" { c d~^\markup default d e c d~^\markup "right aligned" d e c d~^\markup "center aligned" d e c d~^\markup "reset to default" d e } } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "vocal" { word word word \set lyricMelismaAlignment = #RIGHT word word word \set lyricMelismaAlignment = #CENTER word word word \unset lyricMelismaAlignment word word word } >> }