Joe, you said "...tell us where the thread is when you send us the lyrics." Do you mean "when you send us the MIDI?"Also, "... it helps if you can send us the tune with lyrics matched to the tune. I can often send you sheet music, but if I send a MIDI, how do I "match lyrics and tune?"
I prefer unornamented MIDIs if I'm trying to convey a tune, BTW. No instrumental riffs or flourishes, no harmonies. But if I am trying to let people know the harmony parts, I'll usually make a longer MIDI with just the tune the first time through and then the tune with harmony.
Genie
Yes, send lyrics when you send MIDIs. There isn't an established MIDI standard that includes lyrics, so that means you have to send the tune to us in another format. Generally, the format we prefer is Noteworthy, but Finale is OK. The idea is that we get somebody who knows the song to match the words to the proper notes.
-Joe-