What is strumming my pain with his fingers?

"Strumming my pain with his fingers" is a line from the song "Killing Me Softly with His Song," which was originally written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel and first recorded by Lori Lieberman in 1971. However, the song became more famous when it was covered by Roberta Flack in 1973; her version won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became a number-one hit.

In 1996, the hip-hop group Fugees released a cover of the song on their album "The Score," featuring Lauryn Hill's vocals. This version also became very popular and introduced the song to a new generation of listeners, reaching number one in several countries and further solidifying the song's enduring appeal. The lyrics describe the profound emotional impact that music can have on a person, conveyed through the metaphor of a musician playing and singing someone's life story.