The Sound of Silence 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 share 
And no one dare
 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