diff --git a/src/components/smol/SmolResults.svelte b/src/components/smol/SmolResults.svelte
index d90723b0..8460825c 100644
--- a/src/components/smol/SmolResults.svelte
+++ b/src/components/smol/SmolResults.svelte
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     let pollIntervalId: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
     let retryCount = $state(0);
     let isPolling = $state(false);
-    const MAX_RETRIES = 30; // 30 * 2s = 60s max
+    const MAX_RETRIES = 120; // 120 * 2s = 4m max for slow generations
     const POLL_INTERVAL = 2000;
 
     // Context-aware back navigation
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 
             if (retryCount >= MAX_RETRIES) {
                 stopPolling();
-                error = "Taking longer than expected. Click retry to continue.";
+                error = "Still generating in the background. Click retry to keep checking.";
                 loading = false;
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/src/pages/[id].astro b/src/pages/[id].astro
index 6e7cc9a8..9b03c0b0 100644
--- a/src/pages/[id].astro
+++ b/src/pages/[id].astro
@@ -157,16 +157,7 @@ if (id) {
 			<SmolResults id={id as string} client:only="svelte" />
 		</div>
         
-        {lyricsDisplay.trim().length > 0 && (
-            <button
-                id="copy-lyrics-button"
-                class="fixed bottom-4 right-4 z-40 rounded-md border border-white/20 bg-black/60 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-white backdrop-blur hover:bg-black/75 transition-colors"
-                type="button"
-                aria-label="Copy lyrics"
-            >
-                Copy lyrics
-            </button>
-        )}
+
         <!-- SSR Content for SEO (Visible but unobtrusive) -->
         <!-- SSR Content for SEO -->
         <div class="sr-only">
@@ -187,28 +178,4 @@ if (id) {
         </div>
 	</div>
 
-<script is:inline>
-    const copyLyricsButton = document.getElementById("copy-lyrics-button");
-    const lyricsToCopy = {JSON.stringify(lyricsDisplay)};
-
-    if (copyLyricsButton) {
-        copyLyricsButton.addEventListener("click", async () => {
-            if (!lyricsToCopy) return;
-
-            try {
-                await navigator.clipboard.writeText(lyricsToCopy);
-                copyLyricsButton.textContent = "Copied";
-                setTimeout(() => {
-                    copyLyricsButton.textContent = "Copy lyrics";
-                }, 1200);
-            } catch {
-                copyLyricsButton.textContent = "Copy failed";
-                setTimeout(() => {
-                    copyLyricsButton.textContent = "Copy lyrics";
-                }, 1200);
-            }
-        });
-    }
-</script>
-
 </Layout>