Killing Me Softly
Melody of Despair: Rusty Hudelson's Poetic Embrace
Lyrics
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Expresses the emotional impact of the person's pain being played on a guitar.
Singing my life with his words
Describes how the singer's life is narrated through the lyrics of the song.
Killing me softly with his song
Conveys the idea that the song is profoundly affecting the person, causing emotional distress.
Killing me softly with his song
Reiterates the theme of the person feeling deeply affected and troubled by the song.
Telling my whole life with his words
Highlights that the singer is revealing the entirety of the person's life through the lyrics.
Killing me softly with his song
Repeats the sentiment of being emotionally impacted and hurt by the song.
I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style
Shares the singer's initial impression of hearing about the performer's talent and style.
And so I came to see him to listen for a while
Describes the singer's decision to observe the performer and listen to the song for a while.
And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes
Introduces the performer as a young boy, unfamiliar to the observer.
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Repeats the metaphor of the performer playing the observer's pain on the guitar.
Singing my life with his words
Reiterates how the singer's life is being sung by the performer.
Killing me softly with his song
Expresses the emotional impact of the song, causing a feeling of being killed softly.
Killing me softly with his song
Repeats the idea of being emotionally affected and hurt by the song.
Telling my whole life with his words
Restates that the performer is narrating the person's entire life through the lyrics.
Killing me softly with his song
Reiterates the emotional distress caused by the song.
I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd
Describes the observer feeling overwhelmed and embarrassed by the attention from the crowd.
I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud
Suggests that the performer may have discovered personal letters and is revealing them publicly.
I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on
Expresses a desire for the performer to stop, but he continues singing.
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Repeats the metaphor of the performer playing the observer's pain on the guitar.
Singing my life with his words
Reiterates how the singer's life is being sung by the performer.
Killing me softly with his song
Conveys the emotional impact of the song, causing a sense of being killed softly.
Killing me softly with his song
Repeats the idea of being emotionally affected and hurt by the song.
Telling my whole life with his words
Restates that the performer is narrating the person's entire life through the lyrics.
Killing me softly with his song
Reiterates the emotional distress caused by the song.
He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair
Describes the performer singing as if he understands the observer's deep despair.
And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there
Portrays the performer looking through the observer, making them feel unnoticed.
And he just kept on singing, singing clear and strong
Emphasizes that the performer continues to sing, unaffected by the observer's presence.
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Repeats the metaphor of the performer playing the observer's pain on the guitar.
Singing my life with his words
Reiterates how the singer's life is being sung by the performer.
Killing me softly with his song
Expresses the emotional impact of the song, causing a feeling of being killed softly.
Killing me softly with his song
Repeats the idea of being emotionally affected and hurt by the song.
Telling my whole life with his words
Restates that the performer is narrating the person's entire life through the lyrics.
Killing me softly with his song
Reiterates the emotional distress caused by the song.
He was strumming my pain, yeah, he was singing my life
Highlights the performer strumming the observer's pain and singing their life.
Killing me softly with his song
Emphasizes the emotional impact of the song, causing a feeling of being killed softly.
Killing me softly with his song
Repeats the idea of being emotionally affected and hurt by the song.
Telling my whole life with his words
Restates that the performer is narrating the person's entire life through the lyrics.
Killing me softly with his song
Reiterates the emotional distress caused by the song.
With his song
Concludes the song with the impact of the performer "killing" the observer softly with the song.
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