Sound of Silence by gavincci

Sound of Silence

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 sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence
Truly amazing, great work
January 24th, 2012  
Lovely interpretation!
I heard a 'ting' sound! :)
January 24th, 2012  
Seriously great. Yet again...
January 24th, 2012  
Sooo lovely. :)
January 24th, 2012  
brilliant work, love it.
January 24th, 2012  
Very cool. Love the darkness and tones
January 24th, 2012  
OHH my gosh!
this is so amazing!
lovvveeeee it!!
January 24th, 2012  
(a fav for me )
January 24th, 2012  
Mysterious and a bit eerie, great visual
January 24th, 2012  
beautiful tones and focus! brilliant interpretation
January 24th, 2012  
great thought
January 24th, 2012  
Love your take on sound. Before this challenge I was wondering how to capture it best and I'm having so much fun seeing everyones ideas. Yours is a FAV for me :)
January 24th, 2012  
Such a nice idea, very well done. I love this song, must go listen to it now.
January 25th, 2012  
love it- of course
January 26th, 2012  
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