The Sound of Silence (Original Version from 1964)

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 shared 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 sound of silence" This is the original version from 1964 from the album "Wednesday Morning, 3 AM." Just Simon's guitar and the vocals. The famous version was released in 1966. After "Wednesday Morning, 3 AM" flopped, they split up. Without either their knowledge, electric guitars and drums were added and that version of The Sound of Silence became very popular, reaching #1 on the charts in America on New Years Day, 1966. Because of this, Simon and Garfunkel teamed up again and created three more studio albums, one of which one a Grammy award for album of the year and song of the year (Bridge Over Troubled Water).

Comments

1. muy para pegarse un tiro esta canción no?
2. When your crush, who is one of your best friends finds another guy😔
3. When you don't have internet
4. Try to make a relatable post without using the word "when". Go!
5. Será que tem Br por aqui ?
6. eu vim aq pelos memes BR's
7. this was dark for the time but as much i like it....disturbed did an awesome cover and david gave it the darkness it needed....love them both but the remake is the way is was intended
8. didn't hear this song in 10years and it just repeats in my head, then have to look it up
9. the voice is just honey
10. When you kill your mentor because she was a traitor, and then discover that she saved the world and now you are alone; that same year this song came out
11. This song def applies to today's troubles and not just he 60s anymore. Peace and love people
12. When you miss your fav youtuber live because youre at school
13. Niño Ratta :v
14. je suis français ça me fait rappeler la bonne époque quand j'étais petit j'avais 10 ans merci pour cette belle musique 👏👏💞
15. who knew this before it became a meme ?
16. This Song is So Beautiful 💏 Just Love It ! Bliss 👌✨💞💓💝
17. When you are bored
18. When friends invite me to watch a horror movie and I pretend to be watching but my eyes are actually closed the 2 hours straight
19. El hámster traicionado por su dueña, jaja lo tenía que decir...
20. 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 shared
    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 sound of silence"