diff --git a/src/song_types.py b/src/song_types.py
index 3896063..79eebd3 100644
--- a/src/song_types.py
+++ b/src/song_types.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class Line:
         self.chord_arr = []
         self.lyric_arr = []
         self.build()
+        self.remove_brackets()
 
     def __str__(self):
         assert len(self.chord_arr) == len(self.lyric_arr)
@@ -174,6 +175,9 @@ class Line:
         for i in range(len(self.lyric_arr)):
             self.lyric_arr[i] = re.sub(r"(^ | $)", " ", self.lyric_arr[i])
 
+    def remove_brackets(self):
+        self.lyric_arr = [l.replace('}', '').replace('{', '') for l in self.lyric_arr]
+
     def chorded(self):
         for key in self.extras:
             for i in self.extras[key]: