Sound of Silence

i heard this song long before i heard it again on watchmen

i don't know why they put the song during The Comedian's funeral since this song originally made after the event of John F Kennedy assassination in order to capture the emotion felt by the americans. though the movie is only fictional, and The Comedian turns to be the person who killed the President, it's just not appropriate

but, it's still a beautiful song from a beautiful duo, Simon and Garfunkel, back in the 60s (yes, they still alive and active in making musics)

enjoy!



The Sound of Silence
Simon and Garfunkel

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 signs said,
"The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls.
And whisperd in the sounds of silence"