Hello darkness, my old friend ——––mi mi so| so| si si la
I’ve come to talk with you again ——re re fa# fa# la la so|
Because a vision softly creeping —-so|so|so| sisi re*re* mi* mi*re*
Left its seeds while I was sleeping– so|so|so| sisi re*re* mi* mi*re*
And the vision that was planted—–so| so| mi*, mi*, mi*fa#*so|*so|*
in my brain , Still remains ———-fa#* mi* re*,mi*re* si
Within the sound of silence ——–so|so|so| re*, fa# so| mi,
In restless dreams I walked alone ––mi mi so| so| si si la
Narrow streets of cobblestone ——re re fa# fa# la la so|
‘Neath the halo of a street lamp —-so|so|so| sisi re*re* mi* mi*re*
I turn my collar to the cold and damp –so|so|so| sisi re*re* mi* mi*re*
When my eyes were stabbed —–so| so| mi*, mi*, mi*fa#*so|*so|*
by the flash of a neon light, that split the night–fa#* mi* re*,mi*re* si
And touched the sound of silence ——–so|so|so| re*, fa# so| mi,
And in the naked light I saw ––mi mi so| so| si si la
Ten thousand people maybe more ——re re fa# fa# la la so|
People talking without speaking —-so|so|so| sisi re*re* mi* mi*re*
People hearing without listening —-so|so|so| sisi re*re* mi* mi*re*
People writing songs that voices —–so| so| mi*, mi*, mi*fa#*so|*so|*
never shared , No one dared –fa#* mi* re*,mi*re* si
Disturb the sound of silence ——–so|so|so| re*, fa# so| mi,
“Fools,” said I, “you do not know ––mi mi so| so| si si la
Silence like a cancer grows ——re re fa# fa# la la so|
Hear my words that I might teach you —-so|so|so| sisi re*re* mi* mi*re*
Take my arms that I might reach you” —-so|so|so| sisi re*re* mi* mi*re*
But my words like silent —–so| so| mi*, mi*, mi*fa#*so|*so|*
raindrops fell , And echoed –fa#* mi* re*,mi*re* si
in the wells of silence ——–so|so|so| re*, fa# so| mi,
And the people bowed and prayed ––mi mi so| so| si si la
To the neon god they made ——re re fa# fa# la la so|
And the sign flashed out its warning —-so|so|so| sisi re*re* mi* mi*re*
In the words that it was forming —-so|so|so| sisi re*re* mi* mi*re*
And the sign said “The words of the prophets are –so| so| mi*, mi*, mi*fa#*so|*so|*
written on the subway walls ,And tenement halls –fa#* mi* re*,mi*re* si
And whispered in the sound of silence ——–so|so|so| fa#, fa# so| mi,
