diff --git a/lrx_cli/cli.py b/lrx_cli/cli.py
index d4ec25a..b63ef95 100644
--- a/lrx_cli/cli.py
+++ b/lrx_cli/cli.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from .models import TrackMeta, CacheStatus
 from .mpris import get_current_track
 from .core import LrcManager
 from .fetchers import FetcherMethodType
-from .lrc import get_sidecar_path
+from .lrc import get_sidecar_path, print_lyrics, to_plain
 
 
 app = cyclopts.App(
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ def fetch(
             name="--only-synced", negative="", help="Only accept synced (timed) lyrics."
         ),
     ] = False,
+    plain: Annotated[
+        bool,
+        cyclopts.Parameter(
+            name="--plain", negative="", help="Output only the raw lyrics without tags."
+        ),
+    ] = False,
 ):
     """Fetch and print lyrics for the currently playing track."""
     track = get_current_track(_player)
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ def fetch(
         logger.error("Only unsynced lyrics available (--only-synced requested).")
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    print(result.lyrics)
+    print_lyrics(result.lyrics, plain=plain)
 
 
 # search
@@ -165,6 +171,12 @@ def search(
             name="--only-synced", negative="", help="Only accept synced (timed) lyrics."
         ),
     ] = False,
+    plain: Annotated[
+        bool,
+        cyclopts.Parameter(
+            name="--plain", negative="", help="Output only the raw lyrics without tags."
+        ),
+    ] = False,
 ):
     """Search for lyrics by metadata (bypasses MPRIS)."""
     if url and path:
@@ -196,7 +208,7 @@ def search(
         logger.error("Only unsynced lyrics available (--only-synced requested).")
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    print(result.lyrics)
+    print_lyrics(result.lyrics, plain=plain)
 
 
 # export
@@ -224,6 +236,12 @@ def export(
             name=["--overwrite", "-f"], negative="", help="Overwrite existing file."
         ),
     ] = False,
+    plain: Annotated[
+        bool,
+        cyclopts.Parameter(
+            name="--plain", negative="", help="Export only the raw lyrics without tags."
+        ),
+    ] = False,
 ):
     """Export lyrics of the current track to a .lrc file."""
     track = get_current_track(_player)
@@ -263,7 +281,10 @@ def export(
 
     try:
         with open(output, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            f.write(result.lyrics)
+            if plain:
+                f.write(to_plain(result.lyrics))
+            else:
+                f.write(result.lyrics)
         logger.info(f"Exported lyrics to {output}")
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Failed to write file: {e}")
diff --git a/lrx_cli/lrc.py b/lrx_cli/lrc.py
index 6913512..2965d52 100644
--- a/lrx_cli/lrc.py
+++ b/lrx_cli/lrc.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ _LRC_LINE_RE = re.compile(r"^\[\d{2,}:\d{2}\.\d{2}\]", re.MULTILINE)
 # [offset:+/-xxx] tag — value in milliseconds
 _OFFSET_RE = re.compile(r"^\[offset:\s*([+-]?\d+)\]\s*$", re.MULTILINE | re.IGNORECASE)
 
+# Matches any number of tags at the start of a line
+_LINE_START_TAGS_RE = re.compile(r"^(?:\[[^\]]*\])+")
+
 
 def _raw_tag_to_cs(mm: str, ss: str, frac: Optional[str]) -> str:
     """Convert parsed time tag components to standard [mm:ss.cc] string."""
@@ -176,3 +179,41 @@ def get_sidecar_path(
     if ensure_exists and not lrc_path.exists():
         return None
     return lrc_path
+
+
+def to_plain(
+    text: str,
+) -> str:
+    """Convert lyrics to plain text with all tags stripped.
+
+    Assumes text has been normalized by normalize_tags.
+    """
+
+    lines = []
+    first = True
+    for line in text.splitlines():
+        cleaned = _LINE_START_TAGS_RE.sub("", line).strip()
+        # Ignore the leading empty lines that is likely caused by tag lines
+        if not cleaned and not first:
+            lines.append("")
+        elif cleaned:
+            lines.append(cleaned)
+            first = False
+    # Remove trailing empty lines that are meaningless
+    while lines and not lines[-1]:
+        lines.pop()
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def print_lyrics(
+    text: str,
+    plain: bool = False,
+) -> None:
+    """Print lyrics, optionally stripping tags.
+
+    Assumes text has been normalized by normalize_tags.
+    """
+    if plain:
+        print(to_plain(text))
+    else:
+        print(text)