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... the psych-drenched 'Killing Me' features an intense description of love as Omar croons with the listener to "love me like I'm gonna die".
- 1 2 Alvarado, Holly (March 15, 2022). "Omar Apollo's "Killing Me" Sees Him Caught Between Love and Infatuation". Ones to Watch . Retrieved January 30, 2023.
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