Killing a sound boy with this sound, Taking sound boys' lives with this dub, Killing him softly with this sound. 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. Killing Me Softly. Fox/Gimbel, based on a poem by Lori Lieberman. 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. Killing Me Softly Lyrics by Lori Lieberman from the A Thousand Dreams album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: Strumming dub plates with our fingers, Eliminate sounds with our song, Killing a sound boy with this sound, Killi… I don't think I loved it at all. It almost embarrassed me because I didn't want anybody to view me as a groupie who had gone to, you know, a concert. I just didn't want to be seen like that." The Real Story Behind "Killing Me Softly" That Unites Roberta Flack and Lori Lieberman. Lori Lieberman helped write "Killing Me Softly With His Song," but never received proper credit. Now, as she relaunches her singing career, she tells us what happened. Killing me softly with his song He sang as if it he knew me In all my dark despair And then he looked right through me As if I wasn't there But he was there, this stranger 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 Killing Me Softly With His Song Lyrics: 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 Watch Lori Lieberman perform the original version of Killing Me Softly, the classic song she co-wrote and inspired by Don McLean. This HD live video from 1975 shows her captivating voice and Link to improved audio: Chorus: 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 bDztOfu.