Killing me softly

Strumming my pain with their lectures.
Dictating my life with their words.
Killing me softly with their midterms.
Killing me softly with their midterms.
Telling my whole life with their goals
Killing me softly with their midterms.

I heard they gave a good lecture
I heard that they were so smart
And so i came to seem them
And listen for a while
And there HE was this bright man
A stranger to my eyes

Strumming my pain with their lectures.
Dictating my life with their words.
Killing me softly with their midterms.
Killing me softly with their midterms.
Telling my whole life with their expectancies
Killing me softly with their midterms.

I felt all flushed with excitement
fueled by the crowd
I felt they found my ambitions
then tore each one over time
I prayed that they would finish
But they just kept right on

Strumming my pain with their lectures.
Dictating my life with their words.
Killing me softly with their midterms.
Killing me softly with their midterms.
Telling my whole life with their expectancies
Killing me softly with their midterms.