The Sound of Silence - Original recording by Simon & Garfunkel

«The Sound of Silence» was originally recorded in 1964 by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel and was included on their debut album: «Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M» titled as «The Sounds of Silence»
Released in October 1964 the album was a commercial failure at first, but in spring 1965 the song began to attract growing airplay at radio stations. This led to the remix of the track, but still, that first recording by Simon & Garfunkel in 1964 is widely regarded to be its best version.
Scenes in the video are from the film: «Watchmen» wherein the song played.

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
no one dare
disturb the sound of silence.

Fools, said I, you don't 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.