About The Song
“Killing Me Softly With His Song” is a famous track by Roberta Flack, released in 1973 on her album “Killing Me Softly”. Initially inspired by Lori Lieberman’s experience, Flack heard Lieberman’s version on a plane from Los Angeles to New York and decided to record her own rendition. It stayed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for 5 weeks. The song won Record of the Year at the Grammys in 1974.
Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song” revolves around the profound impact of music on emotions and the soul. It reflects the experience of being overwhelmed by someone’s music, as if the singer understands the listener’s pain and experiences. The song’s lyrics depict a listener’s emotional response to a singer’s performance, capturing the impact of the music on their feelings. It became one of Flack’s signature songs, showcasing her soulful vocal style and earning critical acclaim and commercial success.
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Lyrics
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him
To listen for a while
And there he was this young boy
A stranger to my eyes
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
I felt all flushed with fever
Embarrassed by the crowd
I felt he found my letters
And read each one out loud
I prayed that he would finish
But he just kept right on
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
He sang as if he knew me
In all my dark despair
And then he looked right through me
As if I wasn’t there
And he just kept on singing
Singing clear and strong
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me (softly)
He was strumming my pain
Yeah, he was singing my life
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly
With his song