Killing Me Softly With Her Song
Perry Como Lyrics

I heard she sang a good song
I had heard that she had a talent for singing and creating beautiful songs

I heard she had a style
I had heard that she had her own unique flair and approach to singing

And so I came to see her
I made the effort to go see her perform in person

To listen for a while
To hear her sing for a short period of time

And there she was this young girl
When I arrived, I saw a young girl performing

A stranger to my eyes
I did not know this girl at all

Strummin' my pain with her fingers
She played her guitar in such a way that it conveyed the pain and emotion I was feeling

Singin' my life with her words
Her lyrics spoke so closely to my own experiences in life

Killing me softly with her song
Her song was having a profound emotional effect on me that was difficult to handle

Killing me softly, with her song
Her song was continuing to cause me emotional distress

Telling my whole life with her words
Her lyrics were so accurate and on point, it was as if she had lived my life herself

I felt all flushed with fever
I was overcome with emotion, feeling a mix of embarrassment and intense emotional arousal

Embarrassed by the crowd
I was also affected by the presence of others in the audience, feeling exposed and self-conscious

I felt she found my letters
I was concerned that she had somehow discovered personal things about me that I had not shared with anyone else

And read each one aloud
My concerns were fueled by the fact that her lyrics seemed to directly reference things I had written about in private letters

I prayed that she would finish
I began to feel overwhelmed and wanted the performance to end

But she just kept right on
Despite my discomfort, the performer continued to sing and play her guitar without pause

She sang as if she knew me
Her lyrics felt so personal that it was as if she had been reading my mind

In all my dark despair
The lyrics brought up emotions and feelings that I thought were buried deep inside me

And then she looked right through me
Although her lyrics seemed to know everything about me, the performer herself did not acknowledge my presence

As if I wasn't there
It was as if my own experiences and emotions did not matter compared to the power of her song

But she was there, this stranger
Despite her emotional influence on me, I still did not know anything about her as a person

Singing clear and strong
Her voice was steady and unwavering, even as she expressed raw emotion through her lyrics

Killing me softly with her song
The profound emotional impact of her performance continued to linger even after she finished playing

Killing me softly, with her song
The emotional impact of her song was so strong that it felt like a physical wound that would not heal

Telling my whole life with her words
The performer's ability to convey such a deeply personal experience through her song was both impressive and overwhelming

Killing me softly, with her song
The discomfort and emotional distress caused by the song lingered even after I had left the performance