Strumming dub plates with our fingers Eliminate sounds with our song Killing a sound boy with this sound Killing a sound boy with this sound Taking sound boys' lives with this dub Killing him softly with this sound
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
Yo, this is Wyclef, Refugee Camp, Prakazrel This little base sittin' up here on the base While I'm on this pro I got my girl L, one time, one time Hey yo, L, you know you got the lyrics
(LAURYN:) I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style And so I came to see him and listen for a while And there he was this young bwoy, stranger to my eyes
Strumming my pain with his fingers (one time) Singing my life with his words (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 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) Singing my life with his words (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
(WYCLEF:) Yo L-Boogie, take it to the bridge
(LAURYN:) Bust it Oh, oh, oh... La, la, la, la...
Strumming my pain with his finger, yeah he was 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 with his finger, yeah he was...