the souNd of sileNce - simoN, garfuNkel

The Sound of Silence
Written by: Paul Simon


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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
Beneath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes where 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 there
Disturbs the sound of silence

Fools said, eye 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
Echoed in the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, the words
Of the prophets are written
On the subway walls
Tenement halls
Whispered in the sound of silence

Singers:
1. Simon and Garfunkel (billboard hot 100) October 19, 1964 2. Paul McNeill 1965 3. The Bachelors March 1966 4. Hugh Masekela 1966 5. Doug Ashdown 1966 6. Jane Morgan 1966 7. Bud Shank 1966 8. Enrico Ciacci 1967 9. Julius Wechter & The Baja Marimba Band January 1968 10. Chet Atkins 1968 11. Lana Cantrell 1968 12. The JackPots 1968 13. The Nocturnes 1968 14. Ray Conniff and The Singers 1968 15. Don Costa 1968 16. Carmen McRae 1968 17. Ferrante & Teicher 1969 18. The Ventures October 1970 19. Gershon Kingsley's First Moog Quartet 1970 20. Pickettywitch 1970 21. Kim Weston 1970 22. Edward Woodward 1970 23. The Anita Kerr Singers 1971 24. Stelvio Cipriani e la sua orchestra May 1972 25. John Keating 1972 26. James Last 1974 27. Helena Vondráčková 1975 28. The Dickies December 1978 29. François Glorieux 1980 30. Kai Bennett 1982 31. Rudy Grant 1982 32. Paul Mauriat 1984 33. Stanley Jordan 1987 34. The King's Singers 1989 35. Dark Orange 1992 36. Stig Rossen & Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester 1994 37. Panic on the Titanic 1996 38. Trio Rococo 1996 29. Emilíana Torrini 1996 30. The Bates 1998 31. Gregorian 1999 32. Miss B. Haven May 24, 2000 33. Nevermore October 17, 2000 34. Atrocity October 30, 2000 35. Kenny Vehkavaara February 27, 2001 36. Tommy Fleming 2003 37. Alan Wauters Alliance 2005 38. Tarahumara 2005 39. Tara MacLean June 2006 40. Shaw-Blades March 2007 41. Michelle Darkness October 26, 2007 42. Massimo Priviero November 2007 43. Yao Si Ting 2007 44. Ascension of the Watchers February 19, 2008 45. A&K September 30, 2009 46. Garou December 4, 2009 47. Aztec Two-Step 2009 48. Sharleen Spiteri March 1, 2010 49. Ania April 2, 2010 50. The Abbasi Brothers April 2010 51. Susan Wong October 24, 2010 52. Brandi Carlile May 3, 2011 53. Pat Metheny June 14, 2011 54. Dana Winner 2011 55. Vains of Jenna 2011 56. The Goners 2011 57. Kina Grannis 2011 58. Jenny & Tyler February 28, 2012 59. Mike Massé feat. Jeff Hall June 22, 2012 60. Out of the Blue [2] July 27, 2014

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