The Sound of Silence was written by Paul Simon and is one of Simon & Garfunkels biggest hits. Composed in the aftermath of John F. Kennedys assassination in 1963, it articulates feelings of alienation and societal disconnection prevalent in American society at the time. The song was originally recorded in 1964 for their debut album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. but went unnoticed until it was overdubbed with electric arrangements and re-released in 1 ... See more [+] 965, turning into a hit.
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Hello darkness, my old friend,
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I've come to talk with you again,
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Because a vision softly creeping,
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Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
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And the vision that was planted in my brain
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Still remains
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Within the sound of silence.
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In restless dreams I walked alone
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Narrow streets of cobblestone,
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'neath the halo of a street lamp,
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I turned my collar to the cold and damp
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When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light