歌词:
hellodarkness,myoldfriend,
ivecometotalkwithyouagain,
becauseavisionsoftlycreeping,
leftitsseedswhileiwassleeping,
andthevisionthatwasplantedinmybrain
stillremains
withinthesoundofsilence.
inrestlessdreamsiwalkalone
narrowstreetsofcobblestone,
neaththehaloofastreetlamp,
iturnedmycollartothecoldanddamp
whenmyeyeswerestabbedbytheflashofaneonlight
thatsplitthenight
andtouchedthesoundofsilence.
andinthenakedlightisaw
tenthousandpeople,maybemore.
peopletalkingwithoutspeaking,
peoplehearingwithoutlistening,
peoplewritingsongsthatvoicesnevershare
andnoonedared
disturbthesoundofsilence.
foolssaidi,youdonotknow
silencelikeacancergrows.
hearmywordsthatimightteachyou,
takemyarmsthatimightreachyou.
butmywordslikesilentraindropsfell,
andechoed
inthewellsofsilence
andthepeoplebowedandprayed
totheneongodtheymade.
andthesignflasheditswarning,
inthewordsthatitwasforming.
andthesignssaid,thewordsoftheprophetsarewrittenonthesubwaywalls
andtenementhalls.
andwhisperdinthesoundsofsilence.