diff --git a/Assets/Script/Serialization/Parser/MidiParser.Vocals.cs b/Assets/Script/Serialization/Parser/MidiParser.Vocals.cs
index 8611f29d2..6206c1df8 100644
--- a/Assets/Script/Serialization/Parser/MidiParser.Vocals.cs
+++ b/Assets/Script/Serialization/Parser/MidiParser.Vocals.cs
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ private List<GenericLyricInfo> ParseGenericLyrics(TrackChunk trackChunk, TempoMa
 						break;
 					}
 
+					// Get lyric text
 					string l = lyricEvent.Text.Trim();
-
-					// Remove state changes
-					if (l.StartsWith("[") && l.EndsWith("]")) {
+					if (textEventRegex.IsMatch(l)) {
+						// This is a normal text event, not a lyric
 						continue;
 					}
 
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ private List<LyricInfo> ParseRealLyrics(List<EventIR> eventIR, TrackChunk trackC
 						break;
 					}
 
+					// Get lyric text
 					string l = lyricEvent.Text.Trim();
-
-					// Remove state changes
-					if (l.StartsWith("[") && l.EndsWith("]")) {
+					if (textEventRegex.IsMatch(l)) {
+						// This is a normal text event, not a lyric
 						continue;
 					}