Providing lyrics is called "writing lyrics". If you think that pasting lyrics into a prompt makes you somehow more involved in the process of writing music I don't know what to say.
> can absolutely produce something that captures and expresses your ideas and emotions
The right analogy here is to imagine an infinite museum where you can wander until you find a piece that expresses your emotions. It has nothing to do with the act of your expression, and everything to do with you resonating with a piece produced by someone/something else.
> At the end of the day I don’t make music for the masses
Fair. But you also don't "make music" for yourself. At most you write lyrics.
> can absolutely produce something that captures and expresses your ideas and emotions
The right analogy here is to imagine an infinite museum where you can wander until you find a piece that expresses your emotions. It has nothing to do with the act of your expression, and everything to do with you resonating with a piece produced by someone/something else.
> At the end of the day I don’t make music for the masses
Fair. But you also don't "make music" for yourself. At most you write lyrics.