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The Sound of Silence

by Renée Yoxon

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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 shared 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

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Ash Hardell originally commissioned this cover for their video Trans Kids: Growing Up or Groomed? (When I was called a Predator…) which you can watch here: youtu.be/zFr11u9ydPw

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released June 12, 2023

Music and Lyrics: Paul Simon
Piano and vocals: Renée Yoxon

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Renée Yoxon Montreal, Québec

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Non-binary and disabled singer, songwriter, and teacher from Montreal, Canada.

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