Song lyrics: The Sound of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel

The Sound of Silence by folk group Simon & Garfunkel is one of the best established songs in the genre. Interestingly the song did not get much airtime when it was first released, but a remix soon started climbing the charts in 1965.

The two musicians have played the song countless times at their converts and remains one of the band’s most beloved singles.

The haunting lyrics of the song are perfect for autumn evenings sitting next to a fireplace!

Watch the video and read the 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 whispered in the sounds of silence