The Sound of Silence. May it open your mind.

[sheshe2]

The Sound of Silence

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, maybe more
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
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 signs said,
"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whisper'd in the sounds of silence

Songwriters: PAUL SIMON

Data from: LyricFind

Turn off the noise. Close you eyes for a moment and look inward, into your heart, your body and your mind. Feel deeply in what you believe. Know who you are and how you can change the world around you. Then open them and act.

Obama has been saying this for years. Look into yourself first, center yourself, then go out to fight another day to change the world. It is a hard time right now, I know that. Obama will never leave us alone. Believe that.

Meditate. Focus. Fight.

Thank you Obama, we have been blessed having you and your family stand with us and for us these last eight years.

[rainy]

1. Beautiful! Thanks for posting. I love

Disturbed's version of this song!

[Different Drummer]

4. Rainy, have you heard the collaboration between...

Disturbed and Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge on "The Sound of Silence"? If not, it's worth checking out.

[Doreen]

2. There are four songs that

I could listen to over and over and over and not get sick of them and Sound of Silence has been on that list the longest. There is a lesson in that song.

[GP6971]

3. Saw them perform it

in the late 70s at the old Meadowlands (Giants) stadium. Great show to say the least and a very moving song.

[brer cat]

5. What a lovely way to deliver that message.

Thank you, sheshe.

[sheshe2]

6. Backatcha brer.

Thanks