The Sound of Silence

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
And the vision that was planted
In my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
The sound of silence

[Verse 2]
In restless dreams, I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a streetlamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp

[Chorus]
When my eyes were stabbed
By the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
The sound of silence

[Verse 3]
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
"Fools," said I, "you do not know
Silence, like a cancer, grows"

[Verse 4]
And in the naked light, I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening

[Bridge]
System check
Neon black

[Verse 5]
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming:
"The words of the prophets were
Written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence
The sounds of silence
The sounds of silence
The sound...

[Outro]
"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"