Memorizing lyrics

For me one of the biggest challenges I faced in starting up a new act was having to learn so many new songs. Playing in a band songs are generally longer than with an acoustic act. For one things songs with bands often have solos, usually in an acoustic act they do not. Thats not always the case but more on that in a later post.
Me personally I am pretty good at memorizing guitar parts. I guess my brain just works that way. I really struggle with memorizing lyrics.  Because of this I have developed some strategies for memorizing them.

1. Transcribe - I have been doing this for a while. I think it has to do with the whole right brain left brain concept. One of the first things I do is instead of printing out the lyrics, I write them out.
2. Understand the Story - Chances are the song you are learning tells a story of some sort. Or at least is trying to make a point. Really look at the words and understand what it is trying to say. This will help you emote the song but also it puts the lyrics in context.
3. Look for relationships in lyrics - Ok maybe this is just me and my weird brain but it is a huge help for me. Honestly I am not sure that what helps is the relationship or the act of looking for it. I am not sure how to explain so I will cite a couple of examples
1. Don't Think Twice it's Alright - Bob Dylan - This is a cool one. I struggled for a long time with this one. I knew most of the lyrics but the order always eluded me on stage. Then I realized that the second half of the verse alludes to the next verse.
   Verse 1 : Ok so the first one is a little week maybe I am adding an association that is not really there but that does not matter because it works. Line three says Look out your window, and I'll be gone  For me that goes to And It ain't no use in turning on your light, babe  in the second verse. I know that after I look out the window I will turn the light on.
   Verse 2: Here is a better one the second verse says in the second half But I wish there was somethin' you would do or say.  That  leads to the next verse So It ain't no use in calling out my name, gal.
2. Man On the Moon - REM - This would be a good example for Understand The Story as well but it is still about relationships. I remember this song by sumemrizing the verses. Verse 1 is the games verse,verse 2 is the science vs religion vs, verse three is the truck stop verse. That is enough for my memory to unlock all the lyrics.
4. Listen - This is straightforward. If I am in my car I have the songs I am learning on a playlist and I sing along with it. This is rarely good enough on its own. There are tons of songs I can sing along with that I cant sing alone.

These are some of the techniques I use? How about you? What tricks do you use to memorize lyrics?