^Em Hello darkness, my old ^Dfriend, I've come to talk with you ^Emagain, Because a vision s^Coft cr^Geeping, Left it's ^Emseeds while I w^Cas sle^Geping, And the v^Cision that was pl^C/Ganted in my bra^Gin Still r^Ememains Within the so^Dund of s^Emilence.

I^Emn restless dreams I walked a^Dlone Narrow streets of cobble^Emstone, '^EmNeath the halo of a^C street l^Gamp, I turned my co^Emllar to the c^Cold and d^Gamp When my ^Ceyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon

^Glight That split the ^Emnight And touched the ^Dsound of ^Emsilence.

^Em And in the naked light I ^Dsaw Ten thousand people, maybe ^Emmore. ^EmPeople talking wit^Chout spe^Gaking, ^EmPeople hearing without^C listeni^Gng, People writing so^Cngs that voices never sh^Gare And no one ^Emdare Disturb the s^Dound of s^Emilence.

^Em Fools said i, you do not k^Dnow Silence like a cancer ^Emgrows. ^EmHear my words that I mi^Cght teach y^Gou, ^EmTake my arms that I mi^Cght reach yo^Gu. But my wo^Crds like silent raindrops f^Gell, And ec^Emhoed In the ^Dwells of ^Emsilence

^Em And the people bowed and ^Dprayed To the neon God they ^Emmade. ^Em And the sign flashed out i^Ct's warn^Ging, ^EmIn the words that it wa^Cs form^Ging. And the s^Emign said, the wo^Crds of the prophets Are writ^Cten on the subway wal^Gls And tenement ha^Emlls. And whispered in the s^Dounds of s^Emilence.