The Sound Of Silence Paul Simon
Hello darkness, my old f[A]riend, I've come to talk with you ag[Bm]ain,
Because a v[D]ision softly c[G]reepi[D]ng, left its seeds while I was s[G]leepi[D]ng,
And the [G]vision that was planted in my br[D]ain still remains, [Bm] [D]
Within the s[A]ound of sil[Bm]ence.
[Bm]In restless dreams I walked a[A]lone, narrow streets of cobblest[Bm]one,
'Neath the halo [D]of a st[G]reet la[D]mp, I turned my collar to the c[G]old and da[D]mp,
When my e[G]yes were stabbed by the flash of a neon li[D]ght that split the n[Bm]ight[D],
And touched the s[A]ound of [Bm]silence.
[Bm]And in the naked light I s[A]aw ten thousand people, maybe m[Bm]ore,
People talking w[D]ithout sp[G]eaki[D]ng, people hearing without l[G]isteni[D]ng,
People w[G]riting songs that voices never sh[D]are, and no one dare,[Bm] [D]
Disturb the s[A]ound of [Bm]silence.
[Bm]"Fools!" said I, "You do not kn[A]ow, silence like a cancer gro[Bm]ws."
"Hear my words that [D]I might t[G]each y[D]ou, take my arms that I might r[G]each y[D]ou."
But my w[G]ords like silent raindrops f[D]el[Bm]l, and ech[D]oed in the we[A]lls of [Bm]silence.
And the people bowed and pra[A]yed to the neon god they m[Bm]ade,
And the sign flashed o[D]ut its w[G]arni[D]ng, in the words that it was [G]formi[D]ng,
And the signs said "The w[G]ords of the prophets are written
On the subway wa[D]lls, and tenement halls" [Bm]
And wh[D]isper'd in the sou[A]nds of s[Bm]ilence.
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