diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Screens/Edit/Beatmaps/Lyrics/Content/Components/Lyrics/Carets/DrawableCreateRemoveTimeTagCaret.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Screens/Edit/Beatmaps/Lyrics/Content/Components/Lyrics/Carets/DrawableCreateRemoveTimeTagCaret.cs
index 30bb20291..45541384f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Screens/Edit/Beatmaps/Lyrics/Content/Components/Lyrics/Carets/DrawableCreateRemoveTimeTagCaret.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Screens/Edit/Beatmaps/Lyrics/Content/Components/Lyrics/Carets/DrawableCreateRemoveTimeTagCaret.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ public partial class DrawableCreateRemoveTimeTagCaret : DrawableCaret<CreateRemo
 {
     private const float border_spacing = 5;
 
-    private readonly TimeTagsInfo startTimeTagInfo;
-    private readonly TimeTagsInfo endTimeTagInfo;
+    private readonly TimeTagsInfo? startTimeTagInfo;
+    private readonly TimeTagsInfo? endTimeTagInfo;
 
     public DrawableCreateRemoveTimeTagCaret(DrawableCaretState state)
         : base(state)
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public DrawableCreateRemoveTimeTagCaret(DrawableCaretState state)
                 BorderThickness = border_spacing,
                 BorderColour = Colour4.White,
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Alpha = GetAlpha(state),
                 Child = new Box
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
@@ -49,6 +50,13 @@ public DrawableCreateRemoveTimeTagCaret(DrawableCaretState state)
                     Alpha = 0.1f,
                 },
             },
+        };
+
+        if (state != DrawableCaretState.Idle)
+            return;
+
+        AddRangeInternal(new[]
+        {
             startTimeTagInfo = new TimeTagsInfo(TextIndex.IndexState.Start)
             {
                 X = 18,
@@ -63,7 +71,7 @@ public DrawableCreateRemoveTimeTagCaret(DrawableCaretState state)
                 Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                 Alpha = GetAlpha(state),
             },
-        };
+        });
     }
 
     protected override void ApplyCaretPosition(CreateRemoveTimeTagCaretPosition caret)
@@ -73,8 +81,8 @@ protected override void ApplyCaretPosition(CreateRemoveTimeTagCaretPosition care
         Position = rect.TopLeft - new Vector2(border_spacing);
         Size = rect.Size + new Vector2(border_spacing * 2);
 
-        startTimeTagInfo.UpdateCaretPosition(caret);
-        endTimeTagInfo.UpdateCaretPosition(caret);
+        startTimeTagInfo?.UpdateCaretPosition(caret);
+        endTimeTagInfo?.UpdateCaretPosition(caret);
     }
 
     protected override void TriggerDisallowEditEffect(OsuColour colour)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Screens/Edit/Beatmaps/Lyrics/Content/Components/Lyrics/Carets/DrawableCuttingCaret.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Screens/Edit/Beatmaps/Lyrics/Content/Components/Lyrics/Carets/DrawableCuttingCaret.cs
index 3809900eb..8c30b2b23 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Screens/Edit/Beatmaps/Lyrics/Content/Components/Lyrics/Carets/DrawableCuttingCaret.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Screens/Edit/Beatmaps/Lyrics/Content/Components/Lyrics/Carets/DrawableCuttingCaret.cs
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke.Screens.Edit.Beatmaps.Lyrics.Content.Compone
 
 public partial class DrawableCuttingCaret : DrawableCaret<CuttingCaretPosition>
 {
+    private const float caret_width = 10;
+
     private readonly Container splitter;
     private readonly SpriteIcon splitIcon;
 
     public DrawableCuttingCaret(DrawableCaretState state)
         : base(state)
     {
-        Width = 10;
+        Width = caret_width;
         Origin = Anchor.TopCentre;
 
         InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ protected override void ApplyCaretPosition(CuttingCaretPosition caret)
     {
         var rect = LyricPositionProvider.GetRectByCharIndicator(caret.CharGap);
 
-        Position = rect.TopLeft;
+        Position = rect.TopLeft + new Vector2(rect.Width / 2 - caret_width / 2, 0);
         Height = rect.Height;
     }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Screens/Edit/Beatmaps/Lyrics/Content/Components/Lyrics/Carets/DrawableRecordingTimeTagCaret.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Screens/Edit/Beatmaps/Lyrics/Content/Components/Lyrics/Carets/DrawableRecordingTimeTagCaret.cs
index 4907cc91d..b26f9269a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Screens/Edit/Beatmaps/Lyrics/Content/Components/Lyrics/Carets/DrawableRecordingTimeTagCaret.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Screens/Edit/Beatmaps/Lyrics/Content/Components/Lyrics/Carets/DrawableRecordingTimeTagCaret.cs
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ public partial class DrawableRecordingTimeTagCaret : DrawableCaret<RecordingTime
     private const float caret_resize_time = 60;
 
     // should be list of indexes.
-    private readonly TextIndexInfo textIndexInfo;
-    private readonly Box indicator;
+    private readonly TextIndexInfo? textIndexInfo;
+    private readonly Box? indicator;
 
     public DrawableRecordingTimeTagCaret(DrawableCaretState state)
         : base(state)
@@ -43,18 +43,25 @@ public DrawableRecordingTimeTagCaret(DrawableCaretState state)
                     Alpha = 0.1f,
                 },
             },
-            textIndexInfo = new TextIndexInfo
-            {
-                Y = -10,
-                Alpha = GetAlpha(state),
-            },
-            indicator = new Box
-            {
-                Width = border_spacing,
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                Alpha = GetAlpha(state),
-            },
         };
+
+        if (state == DrawableCaretState.Idle)
+        {
+            AddRangeInternal(new Drawable[]
+            {
+                textIndexInfo = new TextIndexInfo
+                {
+                    Y = -10,
+                    Alpha = GetAlpha(state),
+                },
+                indicator = new Box
+                {
+                    Width = border_spacing,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                    Alpha = GetAlpha(state),
+                },
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     protected override void ApplyCaretPosition(RecordingTimeTagCaretPosition caret)
@@ -67,13 +74,21 @@ protected override void ApplyCaretPosition(RecordingTimeTagCaretPosition caret)
 
         // update the caret.
         changeTheSizeByRect(rect);
-        textIndexInfo.Anchor = TextIndexUtils.GetValueByState(timeTag.Index, Anchor.TopLeft, Anchor.TopRight);
-        textIndexInfo.Origin = TextIndexUtils.GetValueByState(timeTag.Index, Anchor.BottomLeft, Anchor.BottomRight);
-        textIndexInfo.X = TextIndexUtils.GetValueByState(timeTag.Index, -10, 10);
-        textIndexInfo.UpdateCaret(caret);
-        indicator.Colour = Colours.GetRecordingTimeTagCaretColour(timeTag);
-        indicator.Anchor = TextIndexUtils.GetValueByState(timeTag.Index, Anchor.CentreLeft, Anchor.CentreRight);
-        indicator.Origin = TextIndexUtils.GetValueByState(timeTag.Index, Anchor.CentreLeft, Anchor.CentreRight);
+
+        if (textIndexInfo != null)
+        {
+            textIndexInfo.Anchor = TextIndexUtils.GetValueByState(timeTag.Index, Anchor.TopLeft, Anchor.TopRight);
+            textIndexInfo.Origin = TextIndexUtils.GetValueByState(timeTag.Index, Anchor.BottomLeft, Anchor.BottomRight);
+            textIndexInfo.X = TextIndexUtils.GetValueByState(timeTag.Index, -10, 10);
+            textIndexInfo.UpdateCaret(caret);
+        }
+
+        if (indicator != null)
+        {
+            indicator.Colour = Colours.GetRecordingTimeTagCaretColour(timeTag);
+            indicator.Anchor = TextIndexUtils.GetValueByState(timeTag.Index, Anchor.CentreLeft, Anchor.CentreRight);
+            indicator.Origin = TextIndexUtils.GetValueByState(timeTag.Index, Anchor.CentreLeft, Anchor.CentreRight);
+        }
     }
 
     private void changeTheSizeByRect(RectangleF rect)