diff --git a/backend/novasonic-server.js b/backend/novasonic-server.js
index d8e1550..0a7d7bd 100644
--- a/backend/novasonic-server.js
+++ b/backend/novasonic-server.js
@@ -115,8 +115,23 @@ function findExistingTrack(dir, trackPrefix, safeTitle) {
     .find(f => fs.existsSync(f)) || null;
 }
 
+// Fetch plain + synced lyrics from LRCLIB
+async function fetchLyrics(artist, title, album) {
+  try {
+    const p = new URLSearchParams({ artist_name: artist, track_name: title });
+    if (album) p.set('album_name', album);
+    const r = await fetch(`https://lrclib.net/api/get?${p}`, {
+      headers: { 'User-Agent': 'NovaSonic/1.0' },
+      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(8000),
+    });
+    if (!r.ok) return null;
+    const d = await r.json();
+    return { plain: d.plainLyrics || null, synced: d.syncedLyrics || null };
+  } catch { return null; }
+}
+
 // Download a single track: yt-dlp audio + ffmpeg clean metadata + iTunes cover embedded
-async function downloadTrack({ jobId, artist, albumArtist, title, album, year, trackNum, totalTracks, discNum, discTotal, compilation, genre, artworkUrl, outputDir }) {
+async function downloadTrack({ jobId, artist, albumArtist, title, album, year, trackNum, totalTracks, discNum, discTotal, compilation, genre, artworkUrl, explicit, outputDir }) {
   const mainArtist = albumArtist || artist;
   const safeArtist = sanitize(mainArtist);
   const safeAlbum  = sanitize(album || 'Singles');
@@ -181,9 +196,20 @@ async function downloadTrack({ jobId, artist, albumArtist, title, album, year, t
     return { success: true, dir };
   }
 
-  // Step 3: download hi-res iTunes artwork
-  const coverPath = await downloadArtwork(artworkUrl, dir);
-  const hasCover  = !!(coverPath && fs.existsSync(coverPath));
+  // Step 3: download artwork + fetch lyrics in parallel
+  const [coverPath, lyricsData] = await Promise.all([
+    downloadArtwork(artworkUrl, dir),
+    fetchLyrics(artist, title, album),
+  ]);
+  const hasCover = !!(coverPath && fs.existsSync(coverPath));
+
+  if (lyricsData?.synced) {
+    const lrcPath = path.join(dir, `${trackPrefix}${safeTitle}.lrc`);
+    fs.writeFileSync(lrcPath, lyricsData.synced, 'utf8');
+    log(jobId, '🎵 Synced lyrics gefunden');
+  } else if (lyricsData?.plain) {
+    log(jobId, '📝 Lyrics gefunden');
+  }
 
   log(jobId, `🏷  Metadaten + Cover → ${path.basename(audioFile)}`);
 
@@ -213,6 +239,8 @@ async function downloadTrack({ jobId, artist, albumArtist, title, album, year, t
     if (genre)         ffArgs.push('-metadata', `genre=${genre}`);
     if (discNum)       ffArgs.push('-metadata', `disc=${discTotal ? `${discNum}/${discTotal}` : String(discNum)}`);
     if (compilation)   ffArgs.push('-metadata', `compilation=1`);
+    if (explicit)      ffArgs.push('-metadata', 'ITUNESADVISORY=1');
+    if (lyricsData?.plain) ffArgs.push('-metadata', `lyrics=${lyricsData.plain}`);
     if (hasCover) {
       ffArgs.push(
         '-metadata:s:v', 'title=Album cover',
@@ -263,6 +291,7 @@ async function downloadAlbumTracks({ jobId, artist, albumTitle, tracks, artworkU
         compilation: track.collectionType === 'Compilation' || undefined,
         genre:       track.primaryGenreName || undefined,
         artworkUrl:  artworkUrl || track.artworkUrl100,
+        explicit:    track.trackExplicitness === 'explicit',
         outputDir:   CONFIG.musicPath,
       });
       if (result?.skipped) skipped++; else done++;
@@ -278,7 +307,7 @@ async function downloadAlbumTracks({ jobId, artist, albumTitle, tracks, artworkU
 async function searchItunesAlbumTracks(artist, album) {
   return new Promise(resolve => {
     const q = encodeURIComponent(`${artist} ${album}`);
-    https.get(`https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=${q}&media=music&entity=album&limit=5&country=de`, res => {
+    https.get(`https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=${q}&media=music&entity=album&limit=5&country=us&explicit=Yes`, res => {
       let d = '';
       res.on('data', c => d += c);
       res.on('end', () => {
@@ -299,7 +328,7 @@ async function searchItunesAlbumTracks(artist, album) {
 // Fetch individual tracks for an iTunes collectionId
 async function fetchItunesTracks(collectionId) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const url = `https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=${collectionId}&entity=song`;
+    const url = `https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=${collectionId}&entity=song&explicit=Yes`;
     https.get(url, res => {
       let data = '';
       res.on('data', d => data += d);
@@ -336,7 +365,7 @@ app.get('/api/health', (req, res) => {
 });
 
 app.post('/api/download', async (req, res) => {
-  const { type, artist, title, album, artworkUrl, collectionId, jobId: clientJobId } = req.body;
+  const { type, artist, title, album, artworkUrl, collectionId, jobId: clientJobId, explicit } = req.body;
   if (!artist || !title) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'artist and title required' });
 
   const jobId = clientJobId || ('job_' + Date.now());
@@ -351,7 +380,7 @@ app.post('/api/download', async (req, res) => {
     updateJob(jobId, { status: 'running', progress: 5, message: 'Gestartet…' });
     try {
       if (type === 'track') {
-        const result = await downloadTrack({ jobId, artist, title, album, artworkUrl });
+        const result = await downloadTrack({ jobId, artist, title, album, artworkUrl, explicit: !!explicit });
         if (result?.skipped) {
           updateJob(jobId, { status: 'done', progress: 100, message: 'Bereits vorhanden – übersprungen', skipped: true });
         } else {
diff --git a/src/ui.js b/src/ui.js
index 8e96f87..060a48e 100644
--- a/src/ui.js
+++ b/src/ui.js
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ export async function executeDownload() {
     artworkUrl: S.downloadTarget.artworkUrl100 || S.downloadTarget.artworkUrl60 || '',
     itunesId:   S.downloadTarget.trackId || S.downloadTarget.collectionId || null,
     collectionId: S.downloadTarget.collectionId || null,
+    explicit:   S.downloadTarget.trackExplicitness === 'explicit',
   };
   addJob(jobId, payload.title, payload.artist);
   try {
diff --git a/src/views.js b/src/views.js
index be38182..4a30636 100644
--- a/src/views.js
+++ b/src/views.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export function makeGlobalTrackItem(t, idx, list) {
   el.innerHTML = `
     <div class="gtrack-art">${art ? `<img src="${art}" loading="lazy">` : '<div style="width:100%;height:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:22px">🎵</div>'}</div>
     <div class="gtrack-info">
-      <div class="gtrack-title">${esc(t.trackName||t.collectionName||'—')}</div>
+      <div class="gtrack-title">${esc(t.trackName||t.collectionName||'—')}${t.trackExplicitness==='explicit'?'<span class="explicit-badge">E</span>':''}</div>
       <div class="gtrack-sub">${esc(t.artistName||'—')} · ${esc(t.collectionName||'')} ${t.releaseDate?'· '+new Date(t.releaseDate).getFullYear():''}</div>
     </div>
     <div class="gtrack-actions">
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index 78ea5b4..4086c92 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ nav{flex:1;overflow-y:auto;padding:4px 10px}
 .gtrack-item:hover{background:var(--surface)}
 .gtrack-art{width:52px;height:52px;border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--surface2);flex-shrink:0}
 .gtrack-art img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
-.gtrack-info .gtrack-title{font-size:14px;font-weight:600}
+.gtrack-info .gtrack-title{font-size:14px;font-weight:600;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:5px}
+.explicit-badge{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:8px;font-weight:800;width:13px;height:13px;border-radius:2px;background:var(--text3);color:var(--bg);flex-shrink:0;letter-spacing:0}
 .gtrack-info .gtrack-sub{font-size:12px;color:var(--text2);margin-top:2px}
 .gtrack-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;opacity:0;transition:opacity .15s}
 .gtrack-item:hover .gtrack-actions{opacity:1}