Got an old youtube adaptation of a Lyricstuck for you.
AFAIK, Lyricstucks, as they were called, originated on tumblr, utilizing Tumblr's infinite canvas capabilities (long before webtoons became a thing) and embedded music tracks to basically invent a new medium the same way webcomics themselves are a medium separate from physical comic books. Being a youtube video is easier to digest but the original form experimented with audience interaction with the piece as the pace of the song and the pace of the lyrics within the art could control how fast or slow the viewer/listener scrolled the page. Sadly, I do not think they gained any popularity outside of the tumblr Homestuck fandom, which I think mostly died off with the decline of tumblr itself.
This one has stuck with me for like 15 years, though, and the song will still occasionally resurface in my idle thoughts.
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