Killing Me Softly With His Song
Peters & Lee Lyrics

Strumming my pain with his fingers,
Playing guitar in a way that expresses my deepest emotions and personal struggles.

Singing my life with his words,
Connecting his lyrics to my own life experiences and making me feel heard.

Killing me softly with his song,
Having such a profound impact on my emotions that it feels as though I am losing a part of myself.

Telling my whole life with his words,
Recounting my entire life story through the lyrics of his song.

I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style.
Hearing positive things about this musician and his unique musical approach.

And so I came to see him to listen for a while.
Attending his performance to hear him play and sing with my own ears.

And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes.
Seeing him for the first time, an unfamiliar face who I know only through his music.

I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd,
Feeling overwhelmed and self-conscious while listening to his performance in front of a large audience.

I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud.
Feeling as though his lyrics were personally written for me, exposing my vulnerabilities to everyone.

I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on.
Hoping that his performance would come to an end, but he continued to play and sing on.

He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair
Singing about my innermost struggles and emotions, as if he had lived them himself.

And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there.
Making me feel invisible and insignificant, as if his focus was only on his music.

But he just came to singing, singing clear and strong.
Continuing to perform with passion and intensity, unaffected by my reactions and emotions.