The Sound of Silence 寂靜之聲

知識點

cold and damp

naked light

bow and pray

Verse 1

Hellodarkness, my old friend

I'vecome to talk with^ you again

Because^a vision softly creeping

Left^its seeds while^ I was sleeping

And the vision that wasplanted^ in my brain

Stillremains

Withinthe sound^ of silence

Verse 2

Inrestless dreams^ I walked^ alone

Narrowstreets^ of cobblestone

'Neaththe halo of^ a street lamp

Iturned my collar to the cold^ and damp

Whenmy eyes were stabbed by the flash^ of^ a neonlight

That split the night

And touched the sound^ ofsilence

Verse 3

And^in the naked light^ I saw

Tenthousand people, maybe more

Peopletalking without speaking

Peoplehearing without listening

Peoplewriting songs that voices never share

And no one dare disturbthe sound^ of silence

Verse 4

"Fools"said^ I, "You do not know

Silencelike^ a cancer grows”

Hearmy words that^ I might teach^ you

Take my arms that^ I mightreach you

But my words like silent raindropsfell

And^echoed^ in the wells^ of silence

Verse 5

And the people bowed^ and prayed to the neon god they made.

And the sign flashed^ out^ its warning

And the words that^ itwas forming

Andthe sign said:

"Thewords^ of the prophets^ are written^ on the subway walls

and tenement halls

And whispered^ in the sound^ of silence."