diff --git a/beetsplug/lyrics.py b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
index a87715fe3..bffa8414c 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lyrics.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import unicodedata
 import urllib
 import difflib
 import itertools
+import warnings
 from HTMLParser import HTMLParseError
 
 from beets import logging
@@ -61,7 +62,13 @@ def fetch_url(url):
     is unreachable.
     """
     try:
-        r = requests.get(url, verify=False)
+        # Disable the InsecureRequestWarning that comes from using
+        # `verify=false`.
+        # https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/issues/2214
+        # We're not overly worried about the NSA MITMing our lyrics scraper.
+        with warnings.catch_warnings():
+            warnings.simplefilter('ignore')
+            r = requests.get(url, verify=False)
     except requests.RequestException as exc:
         log.debug(u'lyrics request failed: {0}', exc)
         return
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 5936d1237..e77bf480f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ Changelog
 1.3.11 (in development)
 -----------------------
 
-Changelog goes here!
+Fixes:
+
+* :doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: Silence a warning about insecure requests in the new
+  MusixMatch backend. :bug:`1204`
 
 
 1.3.10 (January 5, 2015)