Killing Me Softly
Killing Me Softly

Fugees - Killing Me Softly Lyrics

Ever had a moment where someone else's words hit so close to home that you felt like they were reading your diary out loud? That's the vibe here. Lauryn Hill's soulful voice narrates the tale of hearing a singer who strums away at her emotional scars with… Read more

Hip-Hop/Rap
Sep 18, 1996
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Killing Me Softly Music Video

Killing Me Softly Lyrics

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

(Ha) (yo) (yeah yeah)
This is Wyclef, Refugee Camp (L-Boogie up in here)
Praswell (Praswell up in here, haha)
Lil' Base sittin' up here on the bass (Refugees up in here)
While I'm on this, I got my girl L (ah, ah)
One time (one time), one time (one time)
Ayo, L, you know you got the 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 my eyes

Strumming my pain with his fingers (one time, one time)
Singing my life with his words (two times, two times)
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 (one time, one time)
Singing my life with his words (two times, two times)
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

Yo, L-Boog, take me to the bridge

Whoa
Woah-oah-ah-ah-ah uh, uh
La-la-la, la, la, la
Whoa, la
Whoa, la (ha, ha, ha, ha)
La-ah-ah-ah-ah

Strumming my pain with his fingers (yes, he was singing my life)
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

(Strumming my pain) yo, put your hands together for L-Boogie
From the Refugee Camp (yeah, yeah)
(Singing my life) up in here, you know how we do, L-Boogie up in here
Wyclef, Praswell, said L-Boogie up in here
Wyclef up in here
My man Lil' Base (Praswell up in here)
Jerry one time
T Rocks up in here, we got Warren up in here
This is how we (Warren up, up in here, Outsiders up here)
We got Fallon up in here, Mulaney, Mulaney's (Refugee Camp, Refugee Camp)

Writer(s): Norman Gimbel, Charles Fox
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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What is the Meaning of Killing Me Softly?

Ever had a moment where someone else's words hit so close to home that you felt like they were reading your diary out loud? That's the vibe here. Lauryn Hill's soulful voice narrates the tale of hearing a singer who strums away at her emotional scars with uncanny precision. It's like he’s got a PhD in her personal pain, and every note he hits is another page from her life story. Wyclef and Praswell add their own flair, turning this heart-wrenching ballad into an anthem for anyone who's ever felt exposed by the power of music. This track is an ode to those moments when art perfectly mirrors our innermost vulnerabilities, making us feel seen—and maybe just a little bit flustered.

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