Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence 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 streetlamp
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
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."





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  1. e.... M....

    Poignant , magnifique !

  2. e.... c....

    Just sheer brilliance, writing & singing

  3. D.... L....

    Hello darkness mild friend...

  4. T.... K....

    Moja muzyka,wychowałam się na niej

  5. R.... F....

    I love this, but disturbed style hit it closer as far as the ambiance of the lyrics goes.
    its like that song, Pumped up kicks, the message does't quite match the rhythm.

  6. J.... ....

    So schaurig schön und gleichzeitig so traurig

  7. G.... ....

    sad affleck brought me here

  8. R.... D....

    Some people just listen to music, and never feel it... This is one song, if you listen to it, you feel it....

  9. Y.... a....

    Sound of Music: *exist
    Simon&Garfunkel: I think thats too noisy
    *creats Sound of Silence

  10. J.... S....

    "People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening", basically sums up the comments section on YouTube videos.

    J.... S....

    exactly

  11. S.... t....

    A beautiful song that was ruined by some artist who thought it was a good idea to remake it

  12. W.... A....

    One of the best two part hamronies ever recorded.

  13. L.... ....

    the fuck outta here boomers

  14. R.... T....

    https://youtu.be/JX4X87QSF0Y

  15. r.... r....

    disturbed's version of this is way better this is too slow for me i know not everyone will agree but thats my opion

  16. E.... S....

    it's 2020. never gets old. ❤

  17. L.... f....

    😭😭😭😢😢😢😢

  18. d.... m....

    Thanks for the tune. 👍

  19. S.... c....

    Parçayı bugün keşfettim. Sanki yıllardır dinliyormuşum gibi. İnsanı sonsuzluğa götüren bulut gibi... (04/01/2020)

  20. m.... m....

    What a gentle sound.
    What soulful voices.
    What meaningful lyrics. A genius masterpiece never gets old!!! 💖

    m.... m....

    Masterpiece...I agree

    m.... m....

    https://youtu.be/JX4X87QSF0Y a big influence on me.. but not comparing myself to them of course ✌

  21. s.... g....

    1964 to 2020,This song never gets old.

  22. v.... s....

    listening in 2020 ????

  23. T.... 1....

    This was my dads favorite song. He always played and listened to this song while he'd drive me to dance or gymnastics. He was always so proud of me and supported my hobbies and talents. 3 years ago he was diagnosed with liver cancer. The doctor told my mother he only had 2-3 years to live. Of coarse she never told me and my little brother until recently. My dad tragically passed away recently. 9/10/2019 to be exact. Its hard to have him gone but i know he isnt in pain anymore. This song has been a huge comfort for me. Its so complex and of coarse it hits close to home. Im planning on learning this song and working on it until im perfect, so I can sing this piece of art whenever I want

    T.... 1....

    That 1 short dancer im so sorry for you and your das, i hope you will feel better. Love from France 🇫🇷 God bless you and yours 🙏

    T.... 1....

    @Exodus thanks so much! I really needed that support today

    T.... 1....

    That 1 short dancer No problem, i will be always here if you need any support 😊🙏

    T.... 1....

    So sorry for your loss. It sounds like you had a special dad. Praying for you. 🥀

  24. a.... e....

    dark night of the soul

  25. D.... A....

    te vamos a extrañar animeyt y animeflv :´v

  26. S.... ....

    2020 anyone??

  27. H.... T....

    2
    0
    2
    0
    ?

  28. K.... ....

    I'm currently listening to this on Dec 31st of December, it's about to be January 1st 2020, Happy new year I guess.

    K.... ....

    Hey same. :)

    K.... ....

    Listening on a dreary Sunday afternoon jan 5th ..........................wooo hoooooooo

    K.... ....

    https://youtu.be/JX4X87QSF0Y

    K.... ....

    Happy New Yer for you too !! We are listening the song and we are reading that you are writing . And you are right !
    Laura and Carmen, Buenos Aires Argentina

  29. A.... M....

    My first time ever listening to this song and I gotta say this is nice, really nice tbh

    A.... M....

    Yea it hits close to home

  30. c.... t....

    j ai besoin d'écouter cette chanson, elle me ressource, m'aide à continuer à vivre

  31. E.... S....

    "This too shall pass, and This too shall pass, and this too"

  32. c.... ....

    Fuck disturbed, this is the only version for me

  33. j.... b....

    From what I remember at age 70 this song came out around Christmas time and according to Garfunkel, the song was first developed in November.

  34. N.... H....

    David Draiman sounds like a pussy ...

  35. E.... c....

    ⬅➡⬅➡ 🆎🆗

  36. E.... c....

    Esta canción en México es musica cristiana

  37. F.... C....

    Simplemente EXELENTE

  38. F.... T....

    antonino davi posted this a year before this was

  39. e.... ....

    my daddy.. thats all he Left me ans the Family.. .a lil Girl that love Songs like this...even in 2019 with 43 years

  40. N.... ....

    33 years old...and i thank my parents who taught me how to appreciate this great music

    N.... ....

    Im 14. Lets just say my dad had good taste in music lmao

  41. J.... C....

    Meme Song

  42. Y.... C....

    Rest in peace THE COMEDIAN.

  43. j.... k....

    Maybe it's because this is the first version I heard I like it better than their later version. Much more pure.

  44. J.... D....

    Ориґінал завжди лучче

  45. P.... R....

    super velmi

  46. j.... b....

    I can still remember when this was released and saw them at the Fillmore East in 65.

  47. A.... T....

    The original and best-the version by Disturbed adds emotional colour and anger, where only cold reflective monochrome is appropriate.

  48. R.... c....

    Jack Frost x Mavis : Sound Of Silence

  49. O.... E....

    "The Sound Of Silence"

    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 streetlamp
    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
    No one dare
    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”

  50. H.... B....

    I just heard this song performed by a group called [ DISTURBED ], it was amazing and powerful!, it felt like the arc angels came down to earth to warn mankind of it's own self - destruction!.

    H.... B....

    Hello my baby

    H.... B....

    and it cant even compare to these 2 lads

    H.... B....

    @Cooper Hughes Cooper, I think the version by Disturbed is powerful!, S&G's version is more haunting!..

  51. T.... H....

    Reminds me of walking the streets of Prague at 3am.

  52. f.... s....

    listen to the cover by Jadyn Rylee

  53. A.... S....

    Obra prima

  54. T.... !....

    Русских нету на горизонте?

  55. M.... C....

    If they don't play this at my funeral I wont come

    M.... C....

    Приблизно так я й думаю

    M.... C....

    *Cough, cough*
    Copied comment
    *Cough, cough

    M.... C....

    @Star Prune have you got a cold?

  56. J.... C....

    I like this song ...

  57. P.... P....

    The mind of democrats; so blind and deaf to American people.

  58. W.... M....

    I love both this and disturbed version but disturbed will never come close to how good this is.

    W.... M....

    Because this is original, and Disturbed is a good copy. Anyway, I think David sung this song good enough.

  59. k.... ....

    this song is beautiful

  60. e.... ....

    S &G ‘64: a flowing, poetic warning to the world.

    Disturbed ‘16: an powerful, angry reissue of that warning.

    Both, just epically beautiful.

    e.... ....

    Most definitely If you haven't, check out the Pentatonix version - excellent as well.

    e.... ....

    Pentatonix ‘19: the desperate plea to listen after the anger has disappeared.

  61. �.... C....

    No se lo que dice la cansion pero se que es Algo sad

  62. D.... W....

    Ah, this reminds me of before Watchmen became a trainwreck lol

  63. V.... ....

    Круто )

  64. D.... S....

    J'adore....

  65. D.... N....

    why so dark here?

  66. D.... K....

    Last day I had to bring my best friend to an animal shelter. Where he can play with other cats. Where he can be happy I could not give him the best ...I miss him so much And this is such a hard time... this song helps me a little

  67. W.... E....

    maravilloso mientras a otros solo les interesa el dinero y el poder

  68. �.... �....

    КТО ИЗ РАААШКИ?

    �.... �....

    I don't speak Russian

    �.... �....

    @The Chatkid Ты знаешь русский?

  69. C.... A....

    Despite all the memes, this is really a beautiful song

  70. M.... ....

    The Graduate

    M.... ....

    Just watched it. Fantastic film.

  71. J.... A....

    nearly 2020 and still poyant
    brilliant song!
    love and peace to us all ♥

  72. L.... W....

    Genial et inouïe

  73. a.... h....

    Some of my favourite lyrics in this timeless song

  74. L.... M....

    Beautiful. The end... ⚘ 14/12/19

  75. w.... b....

    énorme énorme chanson merci Simonet garfunkel .wiwi

  76. L.... S....

    Alguém em 2019?

    L.... S....

    Eu, e ainda e bom demais! (desculpa, so americano e so tenho teclado americano, e estou esquecendo portugues lol) Ja viu a versao que o Disturbed fez? E um remake, mas e otimo! acho que esta cancao vai pertencer a nossa dia pra sempre, ate o fim!

  77. J.... K....

    A világ egyik legtehetségesebb párosa!!!!!

  78. r.... c....

    like si vienes por el fail de fernanfloo en deadlocked xd

  79. R.... B....

    The best version of all

  80. n.... j....

    Ace song

  81. A.... M....

    Música maravilhosa!

  82. C.... K....

    Love this song very much

  83. M.... X....

    Silence is maddening..

    The silent whispers upon my ears,
    The craving of a touch
    Words of love
    A feeling that I'm being thought of in the heart or mind...

    But there is nothing but the void of silence

    It's as coolness if a frightening chill
    That lays upon the skin penetrating deeper within
    The heat of a fiery heart, dampened by the crystals of ice

  84. A.... L....

    Prediction of HELL ON EARTH

  85. A.... F....

    Bestimmt hat Paul den Song geschrieben! Es schreiben immer Påls die Songs...

  86. S.... S....

    Ineffable!Je laisse le silence parler....Merci.

  87. S.... C....

    According to all of recorded history, the world has almost always been this way. Good people never have power, never enough to override mass cruelty and oppression. I don't know if any nation on Earth is truly a beacon against the anti-human rights movement.

  88. j.... s....

    found out the late Joe South and the late Glen Campbel played guitar on this song the late Hal Blaine was the drummer

  89. v.... h....

    UNA DE LAS CANCIONES MAS HERMOSAS DE LA HISTORIA DE LA MUSICA

  90. S.... m....

    Best song ever, sad thing thats they grown in a perfect World, after WW2 and they let us the worst world ever made, silence

  91. I.... D....

    This is my song Blackhill Toi

  92. M.... C....

    Bitch bitch bitch, people just have to have something to bitch about, meme this meme that who cares, it is still a classic LOL!

  93. R.... R....

    S&G-would have,with "The Boxer"-maybe 3 songs in my all-time top 100-other artists more,but they-uniquely- have 2 in my top 10,if not top 5-this- and I don't have to tell you the second.

    R.... R....

    Como amo essa canção amo lembro dó meu primeiro amor que Deus abençoe onde estiver te amo tico

  94. H.... H....

    Süper👍

  95. A.... ....

    After 50 years we can see what this song means. Everything turning into digital. Even those most important like love and family. We are witnessing it these days.

  96. T.... W....

    Once a classic now a meme

    T.... W....

    Still a classic

  97. g.... g....

    Beautiful😍