John Holt
John Holt
John Holt
John Holt
John Holt
John Holt
John Holt
John Holt
John Holt
John Holt
John Holt
John Holt
Cover of the song originally recorded in 1971 by Lori Lieberman, made famous by Roberta Flack’s 1973 version and revived in 1996 as the first smash hit for Lauren Hill and the Fugees.
The song was written for Lieberman by Norman Gimbel and set to music by Charles Fox. According to Lieberman, Gimbe...
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 ...
Oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
La la la la la la
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
La ah ah ah
La ah ah ah
Strummin my pain with his fingers
Singin' my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Tellin 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 ...
With his song ...
Killing Me Softly With Her Song was written by Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox.