Hellodarkness my old friendI've come to talk with you againBecause a vision softly creepingLeft its seeds while I was sleepingAnd the vision that was planted in my brainStill remains within the sound of silenceIn restless dreams I walked aloneNarrow streets of cobblestoneNeat's the halo of a street lampI turned my collar to the cold and dampWhen my eyes were stammed by the flash of a neon lightlight that split the night and touched the sound of silence.And in the naked light I saw 10,000 people moving on.People talking without speaking.People hearing without listening.People writing songsTheir voices never sharedAnd no one daredDisturb the soundOf silenceFools say now you do not knowSilence like a cancer growsHear my words and I'm a-hide with youLay my arms out and I'm a-hide with youI ain't read you,but my words like silent raindrops fellAnd echoed in the wellsof silenceAnd the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they madeAnd the sign flashed out its warningThe hearse forming in the silenceAnd the words on the profits are written on the subway wallsAnd tenement halls in whispered in the soundof silenceAnd in the naked light I sawten thousand people movingPeople talking without speaking,people hearing without listening,people writing songs thatvoices never share,and no one daredto stir the sound of silence.