 鲜花( 152)  鸡蛋( 1)
|
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUy9ePyo6Q
% w7 P0 Y" S) ]3 t. e$ Y+ ^) b6 \. y: k7 d
Hello darkness, my old friend,& j6 u( Z0 j) o3 ~/ g: T
Ive come to talk with you again,4 o" u- q2 R! c
Because a vision softly creeping,
+ [: R' |' k$ x2 e3 N& mLeft its seeds while I was sleeping,
3 ]4 T8 ~8 y+ X" AAnd the vision that was planted in my brain5 E( ?4 `) |& S. u
Still remains
3 ~8 E- n9 W9 a7 b+ f/ Z$ qWithin the sound of silence.
u9 H7 i( F) L: C$ Y
$ O0 ?) f0 S' d, x% MIn restless dreams I walked alone
l$ o! T$ p6 R% pNarrow streets of cobblestone,1 Y; Z- i. D6 O0 m% c; ]
neath the halo of a street lamp,
' X" Q/ U4 Q- T+ N: u6 [; [1 GI turned my collar to the cold and damp! }1 i) v4 \2 s; ]0 p9 r
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of& Q* A# g" w. ^7 k8 B" e& E4 j
A neon light4 C. Y2 \4 r) Q" P! y/ @+ ]
That split the night2 G- z& d. R( {0 \* u+ \5 `7 A
And touched the sound of silence.
- j7 i$ R _ {3 u% {+ A% g3 r i; j4 E& |$ B
And in the naked light I saw
7 @8 D0 P8 `. N( P2 }+ a, ~Ten thousand people, maybe more.
* w! I* C2 C! O IPeople talking without speaking,
5 \% D3 _* t9 F) Q1 x7 JPeople hearing without listening,
. G; ]/ j4 j' I4 A. K" [) J& QPeople writing songs that voices never share* K& `# ~3 X& ]# F" [/ V! { X
And no one deared1 l: j9 ]% [; p) m i
Disturb the sound of silence.
1 f( G8 ?6 j1 x$ r. i5 w7 A4 Z- F* M l# G3 r
Fools said i,you do not know% Z9 m0 A j+ @1 f6 O: i
Silence like a cancer grows.9 o0 r- F: Q8 w: ?7 a" A
Hear my words that I might teach you,, q9 ?" Z$ u, S" ^$ L9 {: G
Take my arms that I might reach you.8 @7 d$ N, V: W2 P: {# o
But my words like silent raindrops fell,# U* H) M. D% a: R
And echoed
8 t- R( }- S* dIn the wells of silence
: [# K. }7 }0 [) L6 I! R1 t/ P! r! S: D8 p
And the people bowed and prayed
" I2 |& N" o5 ^" TTo the neon God they made.
4 `7 ^* q9 c+ W: u$ MAnd the sign flashed out its warning,
* d) }% M6 v) BIn the words that it was forming.* R. z5 m& H2 m8 P7 T; N* q
And the signs said, the words of the prophets% L$ v3 ^% A& K( q3 n0 y8 b. I
Are written on the subway walls
. B6 ~' p+ U) {) fAnd tenement halls.
# L4 u/ F+ ?0 W& B c" U; xAnd whisperd in the sounds of silence. |
|