songfic, also known as a song fic or a song-fic, is a genre of fan fiction that features a fictional work interspersed with the lyrics of a relevant song. the term is a portmanteau of "song" and "fiction"; as such, one might also see the genre referred to as "songfiction". as many lyrics are under copyright, whether songfics are a violation of that copyright law is a subject of debate. some fan fiction websites, such as fanfiction.net, have barred authors from posting songfics with lyrics outside the public domain.