Cannot access music already on my iPhone because it says I have to sync across my devices

Why do I get this error message every time I try to sync library just to have access to music already on my phone in a playlist but grayed out - I don't even need the particular songs on anything but my phone

Genius results can’t be updated right now. An unknown error occurred (13014). Every single time

I do not have genius turned on and do not want it but what does that have to do with syncing my music across my devices and why is it not accessible when the recordings are already on my phone - it is recordings of bird calls that I need in the field and nowhere else. It was always available until either an upgrade or I joined Apple One +