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PERFORMING ARTISTS
All Angels
All Angels
Vocal Ensemble
Simon Lole
Simon Lole
Music Director
James Fitzpatrick
James Fitzpatrick
Performer
Bohumil Kotmel
Bohumil Kotmel
First Violin
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra
Daisy Chute
Daisy Chute
Vocals
Melanie Nakhla
Melanie Nakhla
Vocals
Charlotte Ritchie
Charlotte Ritchie
Vocals
Laura Wright
Laura Wright
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ian Tilley
Ian Tilley
Producer
Steve Abbott
Steve Abbott
Executive Producer
Jan Holzner
Jan Holzner
Recording Engineer
Steve Lowe
Steve Lowe
Recording Engineer
Neil Tucker
Neil Tucker
Assistant Recording Engineer
Patrick Armstrong
Patrick Armstrong
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dick Beetham
Dick Beetham
Mastering Engineer

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
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 to 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 whisper'd in the sounds of silence
Written by: Paul Simon
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