《The Sound of Silence》是由美国歌手保罗·西蒙（Paul Simon）创作并演唱的一首歌曲，收录在他的音乐作品中。这首歌以其深刻的歌词和旋律而闻名，成为了20世纪60年代音乐史上的经典之作。

歌词中表达了一种对孤独和内心世界的探索。主人公在寂静中向黑暗倾诉，描述了自己在梦境中的孤独行走，以及在破晓时分对霓虹灯的感悟。歌曲通过这些场景传达了对于时间流逝、青春易逝以及内心深处恐惧的深刻思考。

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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,

And the sound was all around me.

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这首歌以其简洁而富有哲理的歌词，以及它所传达的深沉情感，影响了无数听众，成为了流行文化中的一个标志性作品。