\version "2.18.2"

music = \relative {
  c'8 c d c~ c4. r8
  g' e d c~ c4.
}

textExplicit = \lyricmode {
  \skip 1
  And8 now with words. _4.
}

textImplicit = \lyricmode {
  % the number after \repeat unfold is the number of notes skipped
  % the duration of the skip is ignored
  \repeat unfold 4 \skip 1
  And now with words.
}

\score {
  <<
    \new Voice = "melody" \music
    \new Lyrics \textExplicit
    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" \textImplicit
  >>
}