The Sound of Silence

• People hearing without listening • People talking without speaking • In restless dreams I walked alone • And no one dare disturb the sound of silence • Hello darkness, my old friend • People hearing without listening • People talking without speaking • People writing songs that voices never share • And touched the sound of silence • But my words like silent raindrops fell • And echoed in the wells of silence • And whispered in the sound of silence • Still remains within the sound of silence • Are written on the subway walls • Fools, said I, you do not know • The words of the prophets • To the neon god they made • And tenement halls • And the people bowed and prayed • Silence like a cancer grows