lyric vs indite

lyric is a noun but indite is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lyric	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
indite	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, indite is a hypernym of lyric; that is, indite is a word with a broader meaning than lyric:

Other hypernyms of lyric include compose, pen, write.

lyric (noun)	indite (noun)
a short poem of songlike quality
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number

lyric (adjective)	indite (adjective)
used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
relating to or being musical drama
expressing deep emotion

lyric (verb)	indite (verb)
write lyrics for (a song)	produce a literary work