mid-melisma lyrics

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hello all,

The snippet, below, is a mockup of what I'd like to accomplish without 
resorting to markup hacks.
I've tried a few things (\melismaOff, etc.), but the only successful ones are 
even hackier than the markup hack (involving hidden notes, etc.)

Any suggestions/solutions appreciated!

Thanks,
Kieren.

%%%  SNIPPET BEGINS
\version "2.19.64"

\layout { ragged-right = ##f }

<<
  \new Staff \new Voice { c''4 ~ 4-\tweak \whiteout #2 -\tweak extra-offset 
#'(-1 . -0.75) -\markup \pad-x #0.5 "(m)" ~ 2 }
  \addlyrics { \lyricmode { room __ } }
>>
%%%  SNIPPET ENDS
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