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The Sound of Silence

from Max Q by The Reverse Engineers

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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 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
And 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.

Lyrics and Music Paul Simon. Reprinted/recorded with permission of Paul Simon Music. Copyright 1965.

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from Max Q, released October 14, 2004
Lyrics and Music Paul Simon. Reprinted/recorded with permission of Paul Simon Music. Copyright 1965.

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The Reverse Engineers is a three-piece progressive-alternative rock band based in the USA. Comprised of brothers William, Daniel and Charles Cote, the group has been creating music since 1997.

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