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Killing Me Softly with His Song
Vocabulary from Roberta Flack: '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 with his song
I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him and 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'd 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
La-la-la, la, la, la
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
La-ah-ah-ah-ah
La-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
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
Vocabulary
strum
Verbstrʌm
to play a guitar or similar instrument by sweeping fingers across the strings
He sat on the porch and began to strum his old guitar.
Typically refers to a rhythmic or casual way of playing, rather than precise fingerpicking.
my
Determinermaɪ
belonging to me
This is my house.
A possessive determiner used by the speaker to show that something belongs to them.
pain
Nounpeɪn
physical suffering; ache; distress
He felt a sharp pain in his back after lifting the heavy box.
Refers to physical suffering caused by illness or injury. Can also refer to mental or emotional suffering.
with
Prepositionwɪð
accompanied by; using; having
I usually drink tea with milk.
Used to express accompaniment, tools, or characteristics.
his
Determinerˈhɪz
belonging to him
He forgot his keys at home.
Used to indicate possession by a male person or animal.
finger
Nounˈfɪŋɡər
finger
He pointed his finger at the map to show us the way.
One of the long, thin parts of the hand.
sing
Verbsɪŋ
to make musical sounds with the voice
She sang her baby to sleep every night.
Used when producing musical sounds with the voice, often following a melody.
life
Nounlaɪf
the state of being alive; the period of time from birth to death
She has lived a long and happy life.
A broad noun referring to existence or the span of someone's existence.
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