The Economist ~ Sound of Silence

Day 1,061, 08:02 • Published in United Kingdom United Kingdom • by Spite313


Dear friends,

They say that a picture can be worth more than a thousand words. If that’s the case, this might be my longest article ever.

To fully appreciate it, you need to listen to the theme music as you read.
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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 turn 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





"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





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 whispered in the sound of silence.”






Remember that your voice only goes unheard so long as you don’t speak. Remember that you are the game, that you have the right to protest changes, offer suggestions, and support those who do. Remember to vote and sub to Eternal Flame of Freedom’s newspaper here to be updated on the latest news from his “Another Brick in the Wall” campaign.

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Best wishes,

Iain Keers