The Sound of Silence
Boom the Bass Lyrics

Hello darkness, my old friend
I am in a state of loneliness and sadness, and I am addressing this feeling personifying it as an old friend who has accompanied me before.

I've come to talk with you again
I am trying to connect with my feelings of loneliness and sadness, and I want to express them through talking with the feeling that personifies them.

Because a vision softly creeping
A new idea or inspiration is quietly entering into my thoughts.

Left its seeds while I was sleeping
This inspiration began to grow during my sleep, when my subconscious was the most active.

And the vision that was planted in my brain
The new inspiration has taken root in my mind and has become a part of my thoughts.

Still remains within the sound of silence
This new inspiration is still present and developing within my own inner, personal feelings of loneliness and sadness.

In restless dreams I walked alone
During my dreams, my feelings of loneliness and sadness have amplified, and I have felt disconnected and alone within my own thoughts.

Narrow streets of cobblestone
The setting of my dream, offering a sense of isolation and confinement.

'Neath the halo of a street lamp
The yellow glow of the street lamp brings an eerie feeling to the scene, further accentuating the loneliness.

I turned my collar to the cold and damp
I physically attempted to shield myself from the harsh weather, which represents the harsh reality of feeling alone.

When my eyes were stabbed
My focus and attention were rudely taken away, overpowering my thoughts with new exposure.

By the flash of a neon light
The neon light represents a shiny new object stealing away my thoughts.

That split the night
The bright light seemed to illuminate and cut through the darkness of the night.

And touched the sound of silence
This new, powerful distraction has reached into my inner emotional state represented by silence.

And in the naked light I saw
Under this new exposure, I realize something I wasn't able to before.

Ten thousand people, maybe more
A large number of people are present, representing the collective and busy world.

People talking without speaking
Despite being around others, people don't really talk or communicate in meaningful ways.

People hearing without listening
People may perceive sounds and noises, but they are not genuinely paying attention or giving thought to what they're hearing.

People writing songs
People use music to express their thoughts and emotions.

That voices never share
However, people don't always openly share and communicate important things through song, leading to a lack of true connection.

And no one dare
No one is brave enough to break the facade of surface level, meaningless conversation.

Disturb the sound of silence
No one wants to disrupt the artificial barrier of silence that allows for a sort of social agreement of non-communication.

"Fools" said I, "you do not know
The singer recognizes the collective disconnection, seeing it as foolishness.

Silence like a cancer grows
The lack of communication and emotional sharing causes a slow and steady spread of loneliness and disconnection, like a disease.

Hear my words that I might teach you
The singer almost pleads with the people to listen to what their words might impart.

Take my arms that I might reach to you
The singer offers personal connection and caring to help bridge this gap of loneliness and disconnection.

But my words like silent raindrops fell
Despite the singer's best efforts to communicate, their words had no impact and were disregarded.

And echoed in the wells of silence
The lack of response made the artist's words feel lost and ineffective, like they fell on deaf ears.

And the people bowed and prayed
The people turn to prayer and worship to seek meaning and connection.

To the neon God they made
Instead of seeing spirituality as a true and authentic way of emotional connection, the singer sees it as another hollow and artificial way of filling the void within.

And the sign flashed out it's warning
The signs of warning coming from within the individual and as represented by the neon signs fall on mostly deaf ears.

And the words that it was forming
The words of warning from within and without shape the perception of the outside world.

And the sign said
The warning from society flashes again and again, to no avail.

"The words of the prophets
People who have insights and understanding of the world and its issues are being ignored and disregarded.

Are written on the subway walls
These words are scribbled on public spaces, out of sight from most people.

And tenement halls"
These spaces are generally urban and populated, but still unobserved and unnoticed.

And whispered in the sound of silence
The only place where the words can be heard, the sound of silence which consists of moments of introspection, rumination, and reflection.