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Artist: Simon & Garfunkel
Track: The Sound of Silence

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The Sounds Of Silence

Performer:Simon & Garfunkel
Composer :Paul Simon
Lyricist :Paul Simon

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 may be more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never shared
No one dared disturb the sound of silence

Fools said i "you do not know
Silence is 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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Genius Q&A
Q:Who produced “The Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel?
“The Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel was produced by Tom Wilson (Producer).
Q:When did Simon & Garfunkel release “The Sound of Silence (Single Version)”?
Simon & Garfunkel released “The Sound of Silence (Single Version)” on September 12, 1965.
Q:Who wrote “The Sound of Silence (Single Version)” by Simon & Garfunkel?
“The Sound of Silence (Single Version)” by Simon & Garfunkel was written by Paul Simon.