diff --git a/musicdb-client/src/config_gui.toml b/musicdb-client/src/config_gui.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70250d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/musicdb-client/src/config_gui.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+font = ''
+
+[text]
+# define the text displayed in the application.
+# escape sequences:
+# \t: song title
+# \a: album name
+# \A: artist name
+# \s1.0;: set the scale (to the default: 1.0)
+# \h1.0;: set the height-alignment (to the default: 1.0 / align text to be on one baseline)
+# \cRRGGBB: set color to this hex value.
+# \cFFFFFF: default color (white)
+# \<char>: <char> (\\ => \, \# => #, \% => %, ...)
+# custom properties:
+# %<mode><search text>%
+# %_word% returns the first property that includes "word"
+# %>Year=% returns the end of the first property that starts with "Year=",
+#          so if a song has "Year=2019", this would return "2019".
+# %=Value% returns something if a property "Value" is found.
+# IF:
+# ?<condition>#<then>#<else>#
+# If <condition> is not empty, the entire block will be replaced by the value generated by <then>.
+# If <condition> is empty, the entire block will be replaced by the value generated by <else>.
+# Examples:
+# ?\A#by \A##
+# If we know the artist's name, write "by " followed by the name,
+# if not, don't write anything (## -> <else> is empty)
+# ?\t#\t#(no title found)#
+# If we know the title, write it. If not, write "(no title found)" instead.
+
+status_bar = '''\t
+\s0.5;?\A#\c505050by \c593D6E\A##?\a#?\A# ##\c505050on \c264524\a##?%>Year=%#\c808080 (%>Year=%)##'''
diff --git a/musicdb-client/src/gui.rs b/musicdb-client/src/gui.rs
index 64cc698..f4c3ce5 100755
--- a/musicdb-client/src/gui.rs
+++ b/musicdb-client/src/gui.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use speedy2d::{
     Graphics2D,
 };
 
-use crate::{gui_screen::GuiScreen, gui_wrappers::WithFocusHotkey};
+use crate::{gui_screen::GuiScreen, gui_wrappers::WithFocusHotkey, textcfg};
 
 pub enum GuiEvent {
     Refresh,
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ pub fn main(
     let mut scroll_pixels_multiplier = 1.0;
     let mut scroll_lines_multiplier = 3.0;
     let mut scroll_pages_multiplier = 0.75;
+    let status_bar_text;
     match std::fs::read_to_string(&config_file) {
         Ok(cfg) => {
             if let Ok(table) = cfg.parse::<toml::Table>() {
@@ -85,8 +86,26 @@ pub fn main(
                 {
                     scroll_pages_multiplier = v;
                 }
+                if let Some(t) = table.get("text").and_then(|v| v.as_table()) {
+                    if let Some(v) = t.get("status_bar").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
+                        match v.parse() {
+                            Ok(v) => status_bar_text = v,
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                eprintln!("[toml] `text.status_bar couldn't be parsed: {e}`");
+                                std::process::exit(30);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        eprintln!("[toml] missing the required `text.status_bar` string value.");
+                        std::process::exit(30);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    eprintln!("[toml] missing the required `[text]` section!");
+                    std::process::exit(30);
+                }
             } else {
                 eprintln!("Couldn't parse config file {config_file:?} as toml!");
+                std::process::exit(30);
             }
         }
         Err(e) => {
@@ -94,7 +113,9 @@ pub fn main(
             if let Some(p) = config_file.parent() {
                 _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(p);
             }
-            _ = std::fs::write(&config_file, "font = ''");
+            if std::fs::write(&config_file, include_bytes!("config_gui.toml")).is_ok() {
+                eprintln!("[info] created a default config file.");
+            }
             std::process::exit(25);
         }
     }
@@ -126,9 +147,14 @@ pub fn main(
         scroll_pixels_multiplier,
         scroll_lines_multiplier,
         scroll_pages_multiplier,
+        GuiConfig { status_bar_text },
     ));
 }
 
+pub struct GuiConfig {
+    pub status_bar_text: textcfg::TextBuilder,
+}
+
 pub struct Gui {
     pub event_sender: UserEventSender<GuiEvent>,
     pub database: Arc<Mutex<Database>>,
@@ -150,6 +176,7 @@ pub struct Gui {
     pub scroll_pixels_multiplier: f64,
     pub scroll_lines_multiplier: f64,
     pub scroll_pages_multiplier: f64,
+    pub gui_config: Option<GuiConfig>,
 }
 impl Gui {
     fn new(
@@ -163,6 +190,7 @@ impl Gui {
         scroll_pixels_multiplier: f64,
         scroll_lines_multiplier: f64,
         scroll_pages_multiplier: f64,
+        gui_config: GuiConfig,
     ) -> Self {
         database.lock().unwrap().update_endpoints.push(
             musicdb_lib::data::database::UpdateEndpoint::Custom(Box::new(move |cmd| match cmd {
@@ -227,6 +255,7 @@ impl Gui {
             scroll_pixels_multiplier,
             scroll_lines_multiplier,
             scroll_pages_multiplier,
+            gui_config: Some(gui_config),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -430,6 +459,7 @@ pub struct DrawInfo<'a> {
         Dragging,
         Option<Box<dyn FnMut(&mut DrawInfo, &mut Graphics2D)>>,
     )>,
+    pub gui_config: &'a GuiConfig,
 }
 
 /// Generic wrapper over anything that implements GuiElemTrait
@@ -817,6 +847,7 @@ impl WindowHandler<GuiEvent> for Gui {
         );
         let mut dblock = self.database.lock().unwrap();
         let mut covers = self.covers.take().unwrap();
+        let cfg = self.gui_config.take().unwrap();
         let mut info = DrawInfo {
             actions: Vec::with_capacity(0),
             pos: Rectangle::new(Vec2::ZERO, self.size.into_f32()),
@@ -830,6 +861,7 @@ impl WindowHandler<GuiEvent> for Gui {
             child_has_keyboard_focus: true,
             line_height: self.line_height,
             dragging: self.dragging.take(),
+            gui_config: &cfg,
         };
         self.gui.draw(&mut info, graphics);
         let actions = std::mem::replace(&mut info.actions, Vec::with_capacity(0));
@@ -864,6 +896,7 @@ impl WindowHandler<GuiEvent> for Gui {
         }
         // cleanup
         drop(info);
+        self.gui_config = Some(cfg);
         self.covers = Some(covers);
         drop(dblock);
         for a in actions {
diff --git a/musicdb-client/src/gui_playback.rs b/musicdb-client/src/gui_playback.rs
index d5acd08..8df2f6b 100755
--- a/musicdb-client/src/gui_playback.rs
+++ b/musicdb-client/src/gui_playback.rs
@@ -31,20 +31,11 @@ impl CurrentSong {
     pub fn new(config: GuiElemCfg) -> Self {
         Self {
             config,
-            children: vec![
-                GuiElem::new(Label::new(
-                    GuiElemCfg::at(Rectangle::from_tuples((0.4, 0.0), (1.0, 0.5))),
-                    "".to_owned(),
-                    Color::from_int_rgb(180, 180, 210),
-                    None,
-                    Vec2::new(0.0, 1.0),
-                )),
-                GuiElem::new(AdvancedLabel::new(
-                    GuiElemCfg::at(Rectangle::from_tuples((0.4, 0.5), (1.0, 1.0))),
-                    Vec2::new(0.0, 0.0),
-                    vec![],
-                )),
-            ],
+            children: vec![GuiElem::new(AdvancedLabel::new(
+                GuiElemCfg::at(Rectangle::from_tuples((0.4, 0.0), (1.0, 1.0))),
+                Vec2::new(0.0, 0.5),
+                vec![],
+            ))],
             cover_pos: Rectangle::new(Vec2::ZERO, Vec2::ZERO),
             covers: VecDeque::new(),
             prev_song: None,
@@ -140,139 +131,34 @@ impl GuiElemTrait for CurrentSong {
             // redraw
             if self.config.redraw {
                 self.config.redraw = false;
-                let (name, subtext) = if let Some(song) = new_song {
-                    if let Some(song) = info.database.get_song(&song) {
-                        let sub = match (
-                            info.database.artists().get(&song.artist),
-                            song.album
-                                .as_ref()
-                                .and_then(|id| info.database.albums().get(id)),
-                        ) {
-                            (None, None) => vec![],
-                            (Some(artist), None) => vec![
-                                (
-                                    Content::new("by ".to_owned(), Self::color_by(0.0)),
-                                    1.0,
-                                    1.0,
-                                ),
-                                (
-                                    Content::new(artist.name.to_owned(), Self::color_artist(0.0)),
-                                    1.0,
-                                    1.0,
-                                ),
-                            ],
-                            (None, Some(album)) => vec![
-                                (Content::new(String::new(), Color::TRANSPARENT), 0.0, 1.0),
-                                (
-                                    Content::new("on ".to_owned(), Self::color_on(0.0)),
-                                    1.0,
-                                    1.0,
-                                ),
-                                (
-                                    Content::new(album.name.to_owned(), Self::color_album(0.0)),
-                                    1.0,
-                                    1.0,
-                                ),
-                            ],
-                            (Some(artist), Some(album)) => vec![
-                                (
-                                    Content::new("by ".to_owned(), Self::color_by(0.0)),
-                                    1.0,
-                                    1.0,
-                                ),
-                                (
-                                    Content::new(
-                                        format!("{} ", artist.name),
-                                        Self::color_artist(0.0),
-                                    ),
-                                    1.0,
-                                    1.0,
-                                ),
-                                (
-                                    Content::new("on ".to_owned(), Self::color_on(0.0)),
-                                    1.0,
-                                    1.0,
-                                ),
-                                (
-                                    Content::new(album.name.to_owned(), Self::color_album(0.0)),
-                                    1.0,
-                                    1.0,
-                                ),
-                            ],
-                        };
-                        (song.title.clone(), sub)
-                    } else {
-                        (
-                            "< song not in db >".to_owned(),
-                            vec![(
-                                Content::new(
-                                    "you may need to restart the client to resync the database"
-                                        .to_owned(),
-                                    Color::from_rgb(0.8, 0.5, 0.5),
-                                ),
-                                1.0,
-                                1.0,
-                            )],
-                        )
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    (String::new(), vec![])
-                };
-                *self.children[0]
-                    .try_as_mut::<Label>()
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .content
-                    .text() = name;
-                self.children[1]
-                    .try_as_mut::<AdvancedLabel>()
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .content = subtext;
-                self.text_updated = Some(Instant::now());
+                if let Some(song) = new_song {
+                    let status_bar_text = info
+                        .gui_config
+                        .status_bar_text
+                        .gen(&info.database, info.database.get_song(&song));
+                    self.children[0]
+                        .try_as_mut::<AdvancedLabel>()
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .content = status_bar_text;
+                    self.text_updated = Some(Instant::now());
+                }
             }
         }
         if let Some(updated) = &self.text_updated {
             if let Some(h) = &info.helper {
                 h.request_redraw();
             }
-            let prog = updated.elapsed().as_secs_f32();
-            *self.children[0]
-                .try_as_mut::<Label>()
+            let mut prog = updated.elapsed().as_secs_f32();
+            if prog >= 1.0 {
+                prog = 1.0;
+                self.text_updated = None;
+            }
+            self.children[0]
+                .try_as_mut::<AdvancedLabel>()
                 .unwrap()
                 .content
-                .color() = Self::color_title((prog / 1.5).min(1.0));
-            let subtext = self.children[1].try_as_mut::<AdvancedLabel>().unwrap();
-            match subtext.content.len() {
-                2 => {
-                    *subtext.content[0].0.color() = Self::color_by(prog.min(1.0));
-                    *subtext.content[1].0.color() =
-                        Self::color_artist((prog.max(0.5) - 0.5).min(1.0));
-                    if prog >= 1.5 {
-                        self.text_updated = None;
-                    }
-                }
-                3 => {
-                    *subtext.content[0].0.color() = Self::color_on(prog.min(1.0));
-                    *subtext.content[1].0.color() =
-                        Self::color_album((prog.max(0.5) - 0.5).min(1.0));
-                    if prog >= 1.5 {
-                        self.text_updated = None;
-                    }
-                }
-                4 => {
-                    *subtext.content[0].0.color() = Self::color_by(prog.min(1.0));
-                    *subtext.content[1].0.color() =
-                        Self::color_artist((prog.max(0.5) - 0.5).min(1.0));
-                    *subtext.content[2].0.color() = Self::color_on((prog.max(1.0) - 1.0).min(1.0));
-                    *subtext.content[3].0.color() =
-                        Self::color_album((prog.max(1.5) - 1.5).min(1.0));
-                    if prog >= 2.5 {
-                        self.text_updated = None;
-                    }
-                }
-                _ => {
-                    self.text_updated = None;
-                }
-            }
+                .iter_mut()
+                .count();
         }
         // drawing stuff
         if self.config.pixel_pos.size() != info.pos.size() {
diff --git a/musicdb-client/src/gui_text.rs b/musicdb-client/src/gui_text.rs
index 7216489..3d3e51b 100755
--- a/musicdb-client/src/gui_text.rs
+++ b/musicdb-client/src/gui_text.rs
@@ -268,21 +268,19 @@ pub struct AdvancedLabel {
     pub align: Vec2,
     /// (Content, Size-Scale, Height)
     /// Size-Scale and Height should default to 1.0.
-    pub content: Vec<(Content, f32, f32)>,
+    pub content: Vec<Vec<(Content, f32, f32)>>,
     /// the position from where content drawing starts.
     /// recalculated when layouting is performed.
     content_pos: Vec2,
-    content_height: f32,
 }
 impl AdvancedLabel {
-    pub fn new(config: GuiElemCfg, align: Vec2, content: Vec<(Content, f32, f32)>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(config: GuiElemCfg, align: Vec2, content: Vec<Vec<(Content, f32, f32)>>) -> Self {
         Self {
             config,
             children: vec![],
             align,
             content,
             content_pos: Vec2::ZERO,
-            content_height: 0.0,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -308,55 +306,77 @@ impl GuiElemTrait for AdvancedLabel {
     fn draw(&mut self, info: &mut crate::gui::DrawInfo, g: &mut speedy2d::Graphics2D) {
         if self.config.redraw
             || self.config.pixel_pos.size() != info.pos.size()
-            || self.content.iter().any(|(c, _, _)| c.will_redraw())
+            || self
+                .content
+                .iter()
+                .any(|v| v.iter().any(|(c, _, _)| c.will_redraw()))
         {
             self.config.redraw = false;
-            let mut len = 0.0;
-            let mut height = 0.0;
-            for (c, scale, _) in &self.content {
-                let mut size = info
-                    .font
-                    .layout_text(&c.text, 1.0, TextOptions::new())
-                    .size();
-                len += size.x * scale;
-                if size.y * scale > height {
-                    height = size.y * scale;
+            let mut max_len = 0.0;
+            let mut total_height = 0.0;
+            for line in &self.content {
+                let mut len = 0.0;
+                let mut height = 0.0;
+                for (c, scale, _) in line {
+                    let size = info
+                        .font
+                        .layout_text(&c.text, 1.0, TextOptions::new())
+                        .size();
+                    len += size.x * scale;
+                    if size.y * scale > height {
+                        height = size.y * scale;
+                    }
                 }
+                if len > max_len {
+                    max_len = len;
+                }
+                total_height += height;
             }
-            if len > 0.0 && height > 0.0 {
-                let scale1 = info.pos.width() / len;
-                let scale2 = info.pos.height() / height;
+            if max_len > 0.0 && total_height > 0.0 {
+                let scale1 = info.pos.width() / max_len;
+                let scale2 = info.pos.height() / total_height;
                 let scale;
                 self.content_pos = if scale1 < scale2 {
                     // use all available width
                     scale = scale1;
-                    self.content_height = height * scale;
-                    let pad = info.pos.height() - self.content_height;
-                    Vec2::new(0.0, pad * self.align.y)
+                    Vec2::new(
+                        0.0,
+                        (info.pos.height() - (total_height * scale)) * self.align.y,
+                    )
                 } else {
                     // use all available height
                     scale = scale2;
-                    self.content_height = info.pos.height();
-                    let pad = info.pos.width() - len * scale;
-                    Vec2::new(pad * self.align.x, 0.0)
+                    Vec2::new((info.pos.width() - (max_len * scale)) * self.align.x, 0.0)
                 };
-                for (c, s, _) in &mut self.content {
-                    c.formatted = Some(info.font.layout_text(
-                        &c.text,
-                        scale * (*s),
-                        TextOptions::new(),
-                    ));
+                for line in &mut self.content {
+                    for (c, s, _) in line {
+                        c.formatted = Some(info.font.layout_text(
+                            &c.text,
+                            scale * (*s),
+                            TextOptions::new(),
+                        ));
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
-        let pos_y = info.pos.top_left().y + self.content_pos.y;
-        let mut pos_x = info.pos.top_left().x + self.content_pos.x;
-        for (c, _, h) in &self.content {
-            if let Some(f) = &c.formatted {
-                let y = pos_y + (self.content_height - f.height()) * h;
-                g.draw_text(Vec2::new(pos_x, y), c.color, f);
-                pos_x += f.width();
+        let pos_x_start = info.pos.top_left().x + self.content_pos.x;
+        let mut pos_y = info.pos.top_left().y + self.content_pos.y;
+        for line in &self.content {
+            let mut pos_x = pos_x_start;
+            let height = line
+                .iter()
+                .filter_map(|v| v.0.formatted.as_ref())
+                .map(|f| f.height())
+                .reduce(f32::max)
+                .unwrap_or(0.0);
+            for (c, _, h) in line {
+                if let Some(f) = &c.formatted {
+                    let y = pos_y + (height - f.height()) * h;
+                    g.draw_text(Vec2::new(pos_x, y), c.color, f);
+                    pos_x += f.width();
+                }
             }
+            pos_y += height;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/musicdb-client/src/main.rs b/musicdb-client/src/main.rs
index 2b6b1ae..34892e7 100755
--- a/musicdb-client/src/main.rs
+++ b/musicdb-client/src/main.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ mod gui_settings;
 mod gui_text;
 #[cfg(feature = "speedy2d")]
 mod gui_wrappers;
+mod textcfg;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 enum Mode {
diff --git a/musicdb-client/src/textcfg.rs b/musicdb-client/src/textcfg.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1df2d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/musicdb-client/src/textcfg.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+use std::{
+    fmt::Display,
+    iter::Peekable,
+    str::{Chars, FromStr},
+};
+
+use musicdb_lib::data::{database::Database, song::Song, GeneralData, SongId};
+use speedy2d::color::Color;
+
+use crate::gui_text::Content;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct TextBuilder(pub Vec<TextPart>);
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum TextPart {
+    LineBreak,
+    SetColor(Color),
+    SetScale(f32),
+    SetHeightAlign(f32),
+    // - - - - -
+    Literal(String),
+    SongTitle,
+    AlbumName,
+    ArtistName,
+    /// Searches for a tag with exactly the provided value.
+    /// Returns nothing or one of the following characters:
+    /// `s` for Song, `a` for Album, and `A` for Artist.
+    TagEq(String),
+    /// Searches for a tag which starts with the provided string, then returns the end of it.
+    /// If the search string is the entire tag, returns an empty string (which is not `nothing` because it is a TextPart::Literal, so it counts as `something` in an `if`).
+    TagEnd(String),
+    /// Searches for a tag which contains the provided string, then returns that tag's value.
+    TagContains(String),
+    /// If `1` is something, uses `2`.
+    /// If `1` is nothing, uses `3`.
+    If(TextBuilder, TextBuilder, TextBuilder),
+}
+impl TextBuilder {
+    pub fn gen(&self, db: &Database, current_song: Option<&Song>) -> Vec<Vec<(Content, f32, f32)>> {
+        let mut out = vec![];
+        let mut line = vec![];
+        self.gen_to(db, current_song, &mut out, &mut line, &mut 1.0, &mut 1.0);
+        if !line.is_empty() {
+            out.push(line)
+        }
+        out
+    }
+    pub fn gen_to(
+        &self,
+        db: &Database,
+        current_song: Option<&Song>,
+        out: &mut Vec<Vec<(Content, f32, f32)>>,
+        line: &mut Vec<(Content, f32, f32)>,
+        scale: &mut f32,
+        align: &mut f32,
+    ) {
+        let mut color = Color::WHITE;
+        macro_rules! push {
+            ($e:expr) => {
+                line.push((Content::new($e, color), *scale, *align))
+            };
+        }
+        fn all_general<'a>(
+            db: &'a Database,
+            current_song: &'a Option<&'a Song>,
+        ) -> [Option<&'a GeneralData>; 3] {
+            if let Some(s) = current_song {
+                if let Some(al) = s.album.and_then(|id| db.albums().get(&id)) {
+                    if let Some(a) = db.artists().get(&s.artist) {
+                        [Some(&s.general), Some(&al.general), Some(&a.general)]
+                    } else {
+                        [Some(&s.general), Some(&al.general), None]
+                    }
+                } else if let Some(a) = db.artists().get(&s.artist) {
+                    [Some(&s.general), None, Some(&a.general)]
+                } else {
+                    [Some(&s.general), None, None]
+                }
+            } else {
+                [None, None, None]
+            }
+        }
+        for part in &self.0 {
+            match part {
+                TextPart::LineBreak => out.push(std::mem::replace(line, vec![])),
+                TextPart::SetColor(c) => color = *c,
+                TextPart::SetScale(v) => *scale = *v,
+                TextPart::SetHeightAlign(v) => *align = *v,
+                TextPart::Literal(s) => push!(s.to_owned()),
+                TextPart::SongTitle => {
+                    if let Some(s) = current_song {
+                        push!(s.title.to_owned());
+                    }
+                }
+                TextPart::AlbumName => {
+                    if let Some(s) = current_song {
+                        if let Some(album) = s.album.and_then(|id| db.albums().get(&id)) {
+                            push!(album.name.to_owned());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                TextPart::ArtistName => {
+                    if let Some(s) = current_song {
+                        if let Some(artist) = db.artists().get(&s.artist) {
+                            push!(artist.name.to_owned());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                TextPart::TagEq(p) => {
+                    for (i, gen) in all_general(db, &current_song).into_iter().enumerate() {
+                        if let Some(_) = gen.and_then(|gen| gen.tags.iter().find(|t| *t == p)) {
+                            push!(match i {
+                                0 => 's',
+                                1 => 'a',
+                                2 => 'A',
+                                _ => unreachable!("array length should be 3"),
+                            }
+                            .to_string());
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                TextPart::TagEnd(p) => {
+                    for gen in all_general(db, &current_song) {
+                        if let Some(t) =
+                            gen.and_then(|gen| gen.tags.iter().find(|t| t.starts_with(p)))
+                        {
+                            push!(t[p.len()..].to_owned());
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                TextPart::TagContains(p) => {
+                    for gen in all_general(db, &current_song) {
+                        if let Some(t) = gen.and_then(|gen| gen.tags.iter().find(|t| t.contains(p)))
+                        {
+                            push!(t.to_owned());
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                TextPart::If(condition, yes, no) => {
+                    if !condition.gen(db, current_song).is_empty() {
+                        yes.gen_to(db, current_song, out, line, scale, align);
+                    } else {
+                        no.gen_to(db, current_song, out, line, scale, align);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl FromStr for TextBuilder {
+    type Err = TextBuilderParseError;
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self::from_chars(&mut s.chars())
+    }
+}
+impl TextBuilder {
+    fn from_chars(chars: &mut Chars) -> Result<Self, TextBuilderParseError> {
+        let mut vec = vec![];
+        let mut current = String::new();
+        macro_rules! done {
+            () => {
+                if !current.is_empty() {
+                    // if it starts with at least one space, replace the first space with
+                    // a No-Break space, as recommended in `https://github.com/QuantumBadger/Speedy2D/issues/45`,
+                    // to avoid an issue where leading whitespaces are removed when drawing text.
+                    if current.starts_with(' ') {
+                        current = current.replacen(' ', "\u{00A0}", 1);
+                    }
+                    vec.push(TextPart::Literal(std::mem::replace(
+                        &mut current,
+                        String::new(),
+                    )));
+                }
+            };
+        }
+        loop {
+            if let Some(ch) = chars.next() {
+                match ch {
+                    '\n' => {
+                        done!();
+                        vec.push(TextPart::LineBreak);
+                    }
+                    '\\' => match chars.next() {
+                        None => current.push('\\'),
+                        Some('t') => {
+                            done!();
+                            vec.push(TextPart::SongTitle);
+                        }
+                        Some('a') => {
+                            done!();
+                            vec.push(TextPart::AlbumName);
+                        }
+                        Some('A') => {
+                            done!();
+                            vec.push(TextPart::ArtistName);
+                        }
+                        Some('s') => {
+                            done!();
+                            vec.push(TextPart::SetScale({
+                                let mut str = String::new();
+                                loop {
+                                    match chars.next() {
+                                        None | Some(';') => break,
+                                        Some(c) => str.push(c),
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                if let Ok(v) = str.parse() {
+                                    v
+                                } else {
+                                    return Err(TextBuilderParseError::CouldntParse(
+                                        str,
+                                        "number (float)".to_string(),
+                                    ));
+                                }
+                            }))
+                        }
+                        Some('h') => {
+                            done!();
+                            vec.push(TextPart::SetHeightAlign({
+                                let mut str = String::new();
+                                loop {
+                                    match chars.next() {
+                                        None | Some(';') => break,
+                                        Some(c) => str.push(c),
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                if let Ok(v) = str.parse() {
+                                    v
+                                } else {
+                                    return Err(TextBuilderParseError::CouldntParse(
+                                        str,
+                                        "number (float)".to_string(),
+                                    ));
+                                }
+                            }))
+                        }
+                        Some('c') => {
+                            done!();
+                            vec.push(TextPart::SetColor({
+                                let mut str = String::new();
+                                for _ in 0..6 {
+                                    if let Some(ch) = chars.next() {
+                                        str.push(ch);
+                                    } else {
+                                        return Err(TextBuilderParseError::TooFewCharsForColor);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                if let Ok(i) = u32::from_str_radix(&str, 16) {
+                                    Color::from_hex_rgb(i)
+                                } else {
+                                    return Err(TextBuilderParseError::ColorNotHex);
+                                }
+                            }));
+                        }
+                        Some(ch) => current.push(ch),
+                    },
+                    '%' => {
+                        done!();
+                        let mode = if let Some(ch) = chars.next() {
+                            ch
+                        } else {
+                            return Err(TextBuilderParseError::UnclosedPercent);
+                        };
+                        loop {
+                            match chars.next() {
+                                Some('%') => {
+                                    let s = std::mem::replace(&mut current, String::new());
+                                    vec.push(match mode {
+                                        '=' => TextPart::TagEq(s),
+                                        '>' => TextPart::TagEnd(s),
+                                        '_' => TextPart::TagContains(s),
+                                        c => return Err(TextBuilderParseError::TagModeUnknown(c)),
+                                    });
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                                Some(ch) => current.push(ch),
+                                None => return Err(TextBuilderParseError::UnclosedPercent),
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    '?' => {
+                        done!();
+                        vec.push(TextPart::If(
+                            Self::from_chars(chars)?,
+                            Self::from_chars(chars)?,
+                            Self::from_chars(chars)?,
+                        ));
+                    }
+                    '#' => break,
+                    ch => current.push(ch),
+                }
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        done!();
+        Ok(Self(vec))
+    }
+}
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum TextBuilderParseError {
+    UnclosedPercent,
+    TagModeUnknown(char),
+    TooFewCharsForColor,
+    ColorNotHex,
+    CouldntParse(String, String),
+}
+impl Display for TextBuilderParseError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::UnclosedPercent => write!(
+                f,
+                "Unclosed %: Syntax is %<mode><search>%, where <mode> is _, >, or =."
+            ),
+            Self::TagModeUnknown(mode) => {
+                write!(f, "Unknown tag mode '{mode}': Allowed are only _, > or =.")
+            }
+            Self::TooFewCharsForColor => write!(f, "Too few chars for color: Syntax is \\cRRGGBB."),
+            Self::ColorNotHex => write!(f, "Color value wasn't a hex number! Syntax is \\cRRGGBB, where R, G, and B are values from 0-9 and A-F (hex 0-F)."),
+            Self::CouldntParse(v, t) => write!(f, "Couldn't parse value '{v}' to type '{t}'."),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/musicdb-filldb/dbfile b/musicdb-filldb/dbfile
deleted file mode 100755
index 2278a5c..0000000
Binary files a/musicdb-filldb/dbfile and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/musicdb-filldb/src/main.rs b/musicdb-filldb/src/main.rs
index 8a0b2d2..64ca8ac 100755
--- a/musicdb-filldb/src/main.rs
+++ b/musicdb-filldb/src/main.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ fn main() {
     eprintln!("searching for artists...");
     let mut artists = HashMap::new();
     for song in songs {
+        let mut general = GeneralData::default();
+        if let Some(year) = song.1.year() {
+            general.tags.push(format!("Year={year}"));
+        }
+        if let Some(genre) = song.1.genre_parsed() {
+            general.tags.push(format!("Genre={genre}"));
+        }
         let (artist_id, album_id) = if let Some(artist) = song
             .1
             .album_artist()
@@ -135,7 +142,7 @@ fn main() {
             artist: artist_id,
             more_artists: vec![],
             cover: None,
-            general: GeneralData::default(),
+            general,
             cached_data: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
         });
     }