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 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

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 dare 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

Alas, my love, you do me wrong To cast me off discourteously For I have loved you well and long Delighting in your company Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight Greensleeves was my heart of gold And who but my Lady Greensleeves If you intend thus to disdain, It does the more enrapture me And even so, I still remain A lover in captivity Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight Greensleeves was my heart of gold And who but my Lady Greensleeves Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu To God I pray to prosper thee For I am still thy lover true Come once again and love me Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight Greensleeves was my heart of gold And who but my Lady Greensleeves Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight Greensleeves was my heart of gold And who but my Lady Greensleeves

I have this sinking feeling something's weighing me down I am completely saturated The waves are crashing closer my feet already drowned Doing the thing I said I hated They've been swimming in the wrong waters Now they're pulling me down But I am clinging to ya never letting go 'Cause I know that you'll lift me up Have your way keep me afloat Cause I know I'll sink without you Take this ocean of pain that is mine Throw me a lifeline I wake up feeling convicted I know some things aren't right Reacquaint my knees with the carpet I have to get this out 'cause it's obstructing you and I Dry up the seas that keep us parted 'Cause they've been swimming in the wrong waters Now they're pulling me down But I am clinging to ya never letting go Cause I know that you are gonna pull me out Have your way keep me afloat 'Cause I know I'll sink without you Take this ocean of pain that is mine Throw me a lifeline Ooh-ooh, oh, yeah They've been swimming in the wrong waters And now they're pulling me down But I am clinging to ya never letting go 'Cause I know (I won't let go, I won't let go) 'Cause I know (I won't let go, I won't let go) Yeah, that you'll have your way keep me afloat 'Cause I know I'll sink without you Take this ocean of pain that is mine Yeah, have your way keep me afloat 'Cause I know I'll sink without you Take this ocean of pain that is mine Throw me a lifeline

I've been staring at the sky tonight Marveling and passing time Wondering what to do with daylight Until I can make you mine You are the one I want, you are the one I want I've been thinking of changing my mind It never stays the same for long But of all the things I know for sure You're the only certain one You are the one I want, you are the one I want I've been counting up all my wrongs One sorry for each star See I'd apologize my way to you If the heavens stretched that far You are the one I want, you are the one I want I won't find what I am looking for If I only see by keeping score 'Cause I know now you are so much more than arithmetic 'Cause if I add, if I subtract if I Give it all try to take some back I've forgotten the freedom that comes from the fact That you are the sum So you are one I want When the years are showing on my face And my strongest days are gone When my heart and flesh depart this place From a life that sung your song You'll still be the one I want You'll still be the one I want You'll still be the one I want You'll still be the one I want

Middle of nowhere Finally you can breathe Nobody knows your name It's easier Shut your eyes tightly Clench your fists 'til they almost bleed Cautiously, lightly Gently expose whats underneath And all you feel now Is the scarlet of the day Even if it's real You can't stay... So there you go You're gone for good There you go You're gone for good Your mind is swollen From months of thought without release They've taken their toll on you This very moment Of timid and fragile honesty Is precious and rare and fleeting And all you feel now Is the scarlet in the day Even if it's real You can't stay... So there you go You're gone for good There you go You're gone for good There you go You're gone for good There you go You're gone for good