Why does Suno still add an intro sometimes?
Section tags such as [Verse] and [Chorus] are a common convention that models follow often but not always, so an [Intro] tag left in by habit, or no tag at all before the first line, can pull in a few seconds of instrumental. Genre also matters: pop and electronic styles tend to add a short build more than acoustic or rap styles, because that build is common in their training data.
What goes in the lyrics box versus the style box
Put the actual words in the lyrics box, starting with [Verse] and the first line straight after it, with nothing above that tag. Put the instruction about timing in the style or prompt box as plain language, not as a tag, since "no intro" as a tag alone is weaker than a full phrase like "vocals start immediately, no instrumental intro".
- Lyrics box: starts with [Verse], first sung line directly beneath it
- Style box: genre, instruments, vocal description, then the timing instruction, then tempo
What if the model still adds a few seconds of music first
Treat a short lead-in as normal rather than a failure, since prompt adherence on timing is not exact. The reliable fix is to render the track, then trim the first one to three seconds in any basic audio editor or the export tool you already use, which is faster than repeatedly re-generating for a perfect first frame.
Does this work the same on Lyro Music
The prompt advice is the same, and Lyro Music’s song models can also open with a few bars of music. Removing them takes seconds in Lyro’s studio: drag the clip’s left edge to the first word, or put the playhead there, choose Split at playhead and delete the part before it, then export. When Lyro sings on your own beat, the vocal comes back as its own track over your unchanged beat, so you can cut the intro from both tracks at the same point.
Lyrics skeleton
Original, for structure
[Verse] Headlights cutting through the rain I've been running down this same old lane [Chorus] Say you'll stay, say you'll stay Don't let this feeling fade away
Common mistakes
- Leaving an [Intro] tag above the first lyric line: remove it and start the lyrics box with [Verse] directly.
- Writing only the tag "no intro" with nothing else: add the full phrase "vocals start immediately, no instrumental intro" in the style box.
- Stacking multiple mood words to describe the opening moment: pick one clear mood so the instruction is not diluted.
- Re-rolling many times for a perfect zero-second start: generate once or twice, then trim the first few seconds instead.
- Using genres that favour long builds, like festival electronic, and expecting an instant vocal: a stripped-back acoustic or rap style responds better to this instruction.