Murray is an eager fotballplayer and a big fan like Steve Harris, as became… Read Full Bio ↴Murray is an eager fotballplayer and a big fan like Steve Harris, as became born same year, “a little further up in the street.” The problem was that his family was very poor; his father was handicapped, and his mother only had a part-time job as washer help. They never lived long enough at one place, so Murray never got the chance to join one of the school teams. As he self remember it, he had been in and out among a dozen schools already when he got 15 years old.
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Killing Me Softly With His Song
Dave McMurray Lyrics

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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

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

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Dave McMurray feat. Bonnie Peele's song Killing Me Softly With This Song tell the story of a woman who is deeply moved by a musician's performance. The first stanza introduces the idea that the musician is playing and singing with such emotion that it feels like he is playing with her own pain and telling her life story with his words. The second stanza explains how the woman came to hear the musician and how she felt when she was there. She feels embarrassed by the crowd and worried that the musician might discover her secrets as he sings.

In the final stanza, the woman describes how the musician seemed to know her innermost struggles and sang about them with such clarity and power that it felt like he was killing her softly with his song. The repeated lines of "strumming my pain with his fingers" and "singing my life with his words" emphasize the idea that the musician is somehow tapping into the woman's deepest emotions with his music.

Overall, the lyrics present a powerful image of the emotional impact that music can have on us, and how it can feel like an artist is speaking directly to our hearts and souls.

Line by Line Meaning

Strumming my pain with his fingers
He is playing his guitar in such a way that it feels like he is physically pointing out my emotional burdens

Singing my life with his words
His lyrics are so relatable that it seems as if he is singing about my own experiences

Killing me softly with his song
The song is affecting me so deeply that it feels like it's causing me emotional pain

Telling my whole life with his words
Every word he sings feels so true and pertinent to my life that it's like he has uncovered every aspect of my existence

I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style
I heard that he was musically talented and had a unique approach to his artistry

And so I came to see him to listen for a while
I made an effort to see him live in order to experience his music in person

And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes
When I finally saw him, he was young and unfamiliar to me

I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd
His music was so powerful that it made me feel overwhelmed and self-conscious in front of the audience

I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud
I felt like he had read my personal correspondences and was singing about my private thoughts and feelings

I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on
Even though I was feeling exposed and vulnerable, he continued to play and sing without stopping

He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair
His singing was so empathetic that it felt like he understood my deepest struggles and fears

And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there
Even though his lyrics seemed so personal, he was not actually focusing on me as an individual

And he just kept on singing, singing clear and strong
Despite any emotional connection or confusion, he continued his performance with passion and strength

He was strumming my pain, yeah, he was singing my life
Through his music, he was accurately illustrating my emotional experiences

With his song
The song itself was the source of such profound emotional depth

Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Norman Gimbel, Charles Fox

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