RIV 1306

The Sound Of Silence

Steve Edlund

Sides Face, Grand Square
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
Allemande Left and Weave
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 streetlamp
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 shared
No one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

Heads/Sides Square Thru from where you are
You’re going to make a Right Hand Star
Heads/Sides Star Left go one time round
To the Corner girl Slide Thru
Square Thru three quarter round
The Corner Swing and Promenade
Within the sound of silence

Disturb the sound of silence