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The Sound Of Silence lyrics
Hello darkness, my old friend,
I've come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
"Fools" said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach you."
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
And echoed
In the wells of silence.
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning,
In the words that it was forming.
And the sign said, the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls.
And whisper'd in the sounds of silence."
Part of these releases
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- Track 1 on The Best of Simon & Garfunkel
- 2 Homeward Bound
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- Track 19 on The Concert in Central Park
- 18 The 59th Street Bridge Song
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- Track 6 on Simon & Garfunkel 1964-1970
- 5 Benedictus
- 7 He Was My Brother
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- Track 1 on Simon & Garfunkel 1964-1970 Disc 2
- 2 Leaves That Are Green
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- Track 1 on Sounds of Silence
- 2 Leaves That Are Green
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- Track 16 on Live From New York City, 1967
- 15 I Am A Rock
- 17 For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
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- Track 5 on Greatest Hits
- 4 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
- 6 I Am A Rock
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- Track 10 on The Simon and Garfunkel Collection
- 9 The Boxer
- 11 Mrs. Robinson
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- Track 6 on Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
- 5 Benedictus
- 7 He Was My Brother
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- Track 14 on Live in USA 1966
- 13 Anji
- 15 For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
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- Track 6 on The Collection
- 5 Benedictus
- 7 He Was My Brother
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- Track 3 on OMV 026
- 2 You Can Tell The World
- 4 The Times They Are A-Changin'
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- Track 17 on America
- 16 Bridge Over Troubled Water
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