i awoke today with my depression descended upon me like a heavy fog. as i pondered, yet again, all of the issues that have been concerning me of late and the shadows of despair danced around me, the opening lyrics of this song drifted into my consciousness.
in reading the wikipedia entry about it, i learned that, interestingly enough, the song was released in the same year that i was born. i'm not meaning to imply that it was written for me, but i can't help but wonder if there was some hint of melancholy that year that both made this song so popular and may have attached itself to my soul -- a prevailing sadness that has held on tenaciously to me ever since.
in that same wikipedia entry was this commentary, "garfunkel once summed up the song's meaning as "the inability of people to communicate with each other . . . especially emotionally, so what you see around you are people unable to love each other." so while not especially written for me, it certainly expresses an experience i definitely can relate to.
the sound of silence - simon and garfunkel
p.s. in case some of you are wondering about the title i've used, here's another quote (and a bit of trivia) from wikipedia that serves as an explanation, "originally titled 'the sounds of silence" on wednesday morning, 3 a.m. as well as on the single release and sounds of silence album, the song was retitled for later compilations beginning with simon and garfunkel's greatest hits." so now you know.
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