Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly ( 1973 )& L0 H1 N# j1 C; f8 Y
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Strumming my pain with his fingers& w1 Q+ A S- E2 P
Singing my life with his words- a) K# X) b7 f+ A" a
Killing me softly with his song7 N; R e+ s1 j% G) n Y: Q
Killing me softly with his song " y. a8 r1 Z2 A; A4 J( GTelling my whole life with his words, |" S2 k# C1 q( `2 @; A% I1 a+ z
Killing me softly with his song& v, B4 G. n9 E
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I heard he sang a good song Q/ x: ~ _, p8 w
I heard he had a style, g D) `1 Y) u
And so I came to see him # P3 r& m) J5 x' ?To listen for a while) C1 k- H( F; t# ]/ \* J
And there he was this young boy % `% l6 L* d% T6 _# W8 TA stranger to my eyes 2 [6 r# X/ p2 Q $ X& V4 \2 z4 @- r' p7 k. h/ _) LStrumming my pain with his fingers2 D! H, \- U; a9 W
Singing my life with his words - t8 d/ A# u! t/ k3 IKilling me softly with his song ; l3 J7 K+ L+ X; i9 Z- ?* _* }: F* ]Killing me softly with his song2 ?# } ~/ e) b. I5 H9 C* ~0 F: P
Telling my whole life with his words " \5 i! X& b. HKilling me softly with his song: W0 ]$ T9 O5 k3 a
# s5 Q; D ~) fI felt all flushed with fever% I% `& x5 d( A& p2 w' J" ]6 }% s: V
Embarassed by the crowd / Q/ @2 }; y" ?7 u' v& aI felt he found my letters$ [7 X: C! p6 G* u3 E
And read each one out loud" {$ }6 i6 U# {' }
I prayed that he would finish2 ]( E9 U+ D* | W
But he just kept right on4 e, f9 J1 H/ z( J# |! l# B, p
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Strumming my pain with his fingers % p7 s+ j q& X1 |3 f5 K$ Y% {Singing my life with his words. Q$ O0 I; z0 w: a+ |; T) z
Killing me softly with his song ! b' R( h6 \0 \5 x3 K: z& R( M% ZKilling me softly with his song - s9 g5 z, t2 i! Y- P* STelling my whole life with his words$ S+ s. J/ v+ G9 N. Z* \
Killing me softly with his song " w# y+ j8 c: Y& O0 K1 u$ g6 c, i* |1 ?) _6 ^& Z
He sang as if he knew me ) r( L* b) N( {5 P% A1 {In all my dark despair $ b" h2 T. K& e. k6 O9 G h9 GAnd then he looked right through me3 D; k3 g {# l. H5 \
As if I wasn't there 4 d. u9 [3 q% [+ ]And he just kept on singing8 x, _& h+ o4 V1 N; G1 u5 L1 b
Singing clear and strong2 f3 L" h6 v2 n9 q2 m
" {/ J2 p% v! o1 mStrumming my pain with his fingers6 m+ `7 @7 ?* U2 j
Singing my life with his words5 `" ^; a; n9 c# j3 b7 M+ _
Killing me softly with his song$ g' c! N( f4 d- j: \$ @
Killing me softly with his song4 c0 A3 }/ o- ]/ F3 q
Telling my whole life with his words 9 {) R% Q/ g- F1 J2 jKilling me softly with his song7 ]% D3 C, x" C& L
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& i$ _5 Z. C, m* uStrumming my pain with his fingers * b" [3 x1 _- J+ \* a$ c+ mSinging my life with his words / X/ v) t \# N4 \& G u/ {* lKilling me softly with his song 0 q* T! ~ N9 \/ s% ]5 q( w$ eKilling me softly with his song6 i( e& f b$ |( f
Telling my whole life with his words 3 g* _7 W8 S8 P. {) R# T) b1 LKilling me R6 V! @- ~6 b4 o: B! Z6 M% Z5 n, ^$ q
He was strumming my pain ; D: F& m# c1 l* y% z9 p0 ^Yeah, he was singing my life 8 N7 m( ^4 N: i, B* g/ q4 iKilling me softly with his song) C1 l x1 @ Y
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Telling my whole life with his words # D- ?# K. [& v* S3 s; e$ |Killing me softly3 o3 Y4 h+ i `7 t1 {
With his song
Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972 ' W' |: _6 g+ d$ \7 K( `' F. d4 K! y) _- B
0 ^7 |3 o4 i( B. z9 {/ { 5 L5 Z T, w# o) q1 URoberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972 / W: T- i2 _. i2 o5 J ( ^# ^9 j% }5 P7 u- L! QThe first time ever I saw your face 9 \9 M" l3 U7 e& |, v) O( SI thought the sun rose in your eyes4 B& s; D# ^# j- ~, p" J
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave! K8 v& `2 d/ o1 h
To the dark and the end of the skies! H/ n9 h/ y: e6 M$ W
" l3 \$ b2 g6 B; }! `4 {# J( d3 GThe first time ever I kissed your mouth 1 o, u8 }3 c* ?# DI felt the earth move in my hand 6 k5 X* e( Q; c3 Y" y% W. LLike the trembling heart of a captive bird+ K8 C: j# I5 @2 F Y
That was there at my command my love * {/ g* L* r; O' W; ~6 }- z. l% }# r$ g' s3 h7 p. `7 \
The first time ever I lay with you7 o2 W% ?) ~* U9 m4 f/ x/ B% u
And felt your heart so close to mine$ G- W' r' c$ v0 ~- \
And I knew our joy it would fill the earth 7 m7 B: V( I7 [8 M! ~$ SAnd last 'til the end of time my love; O) s% a, R4 o
9 I, p" I- Q( }; x/ m5 @+ ]The first time ever I saw your face; j/ Y: t- `$ U9 N
Your face, your face, your face