Sides face grand square
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
Allemande left and weave
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

Heads square thru from where you are
You're going to make a right hand star
Heads star left go one time round
To the corner girl slide thru
Square thru 3/4 round
The corner swing and promenade
Within the sound of silence

Sides face grand square
In restless dreams, I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a streetlamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
Allemande left and weave
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

Sides face grand square
And in the naked light, I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
Allemande left and weave
People writing songs that voices never shared
No one dared
Disturb the sound of silence