The genius of Paul Simon

I cant say I used to be a hardcore Paul Simon fan but very long ago
I had heard "You can call me Al" and "Diamonds on the soles of her shoes"
and liked the songs a lot.

But very recently I heard the Sounds of Silence, written by Paul Simon
and I realise that it is not only an amazing song but also a stroke
of poetic genius. These are some of the best and most meaningful
lyrics that I have heard in my entire life.

Check them out:

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 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.

-- Paul Simon

The song was written after the assassination of JFK and talks of how
the world suffers because people cant communicate how they feel,
and are enticed by the commercialism in the world.
Love Paul Simon!!