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The Essential Simon and Garfunkel

2003 |

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The Sound Of SilenceVer letra

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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 streetlamp

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

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 sounds of silence."
Wednesday Morning 3 AM (En Vivo)
Bye Bye LoveVer letra

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[Chorus:]

Bye bye love

Bye bye happiness

Hello loneliness

I think I'm gonna cry

Bye bye love

Bye bye sweet caress

Hello emptiness

I feel like I could die

Bye bye my love, goodbye

There goes my baby

With someone new

She sure looks happy

I sure am blue

She was my baby

Till he stepped in

Goodbye to romance

That might have been

[Chorus]

I'm through with romance

I'm through with love

I'm through with counting

The stars above

And here's the reason

That I'm so free

My loving baby

Is through with me

[Chorus]
Bleecker StreetVer letra

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Fog's rollin' off the East River Bank

Like a shroud, it covers Bleecker Street

Fills the alleys where men sleep

Hides the shepherd from the sheep

Voices leaking from a sad café

Smiling faces try to understand

I saw a shadow touch a shadow's hand

On Bleecker Street

The poet reads his crooked rhyme

Holy, holy is his sacrament

Thirty dollars pays your rent

On Bleecker Street

I heard a church bell softly chime

In a melody sustainin'

It's a long road to Canaan

On Bleecker Street

Bleecker Street
I Am A RockVer letra

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A winter's day

In a deep and dark December

I am alone

Gazing from my window

To the streets below

On a freshly fallen, silent shroud of snow

I am a rock

I am an island

I've built walls

A fortress, steep and mighty

That none may penetrate

I have no need of friendship

Friendship causes pain

Its laughter and its loving I disdain

I am a rock

I am an island

Don't talk of love

Well, I've heard the words before

It's sleeping in my memory

I won't disturb the slumber

Of feelings that have died

If I never loved, I never would have cried

I am a rock

I am an island

I have my books

And my poetry to protect me

I am shielded in my armor

Hiding in my room

Safe within my womb

I touch no one and no one touches me

I am a rock

I am an island

And a rock feels no pain

And an island never cries
A Most Peculiar Man (En Vivo)
Richard CoryVer letra

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They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town,

With political connections to spread his wealth around.

Born into society, a banker's only child,

He had everything a man could want: power, grace, and style.

But I work in his factory

And I curse the life I'm living

And I curse my poverty

And I wish that I could be,

Oh, I wish that I could be,

Oh, I wish that I could be

Richard Cory.

The papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes:

Richard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a show.

And the rumor of his parties and the orgies on his yacht!

Oh, he surely must be happy with everything he's got.

But I, I work in his factory

And I curse the life I'm living

And I curse my poverty

And I wish that I could be,

Oh, I wish that I could be,

Oh, I wish that I could be

Richard Cory.

He freely gave to charity, he had the common touch,

And they were grateful for his patronage and they thanked him very much,

So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read:

"Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head."

But I, I work in his factory

And I curse the life I'm living

And I curse my poverty

And I wish that I could be,

Oh, I wish that I could be,

Oh, I wish that I could be

Richard Cory.
Kathy's Song (En Vivo)
Scarborough Fair/Canticle
Homeward BoundVer letra

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I'm sitting in the railway station.

Got a ticket for my destination.

On a tour of one-night stands

my suitcase and guitar in hand.

And every stop is neatly planned

for a poet and a one-man band.

Homeward bound,

I wish I was homeward bound,

Home where my thought's escaping,

Home where my music's playing,

Home where my love lies waiting silently for me.

Every day's an endless stream

Of cigarettes and magazines.

And each town looks the same to me,

the movies and the factories

And every stranger's face I see

reminds me that I long to be,

Homeward bound,

I wish I was homeward bound,

Home where my thought's escaping,

Home where my music's playing,

Home where my love lies waiting silently for me.

Tonight I'll sing my songs again,

I'll play the game and pretend.

But all my words come back to me

in shades of mediocrity

Like emptiness in harmony

I need someone to comfort me.

Homeward bound,

I wish I was homeward bound,

Home where my thought's escaping,

Home where my music's playing,

Home where my love lies waiting silently for me.

Silently for me.
Sparrow (En Vivo)
Leaves That Are Green (En Vivo)
He Was My BrotherVer letra

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He was my brother

Five years older than I

He was my brother

Twenty-three years old the day he died

Freedom rider

They cursed my brother to his face

“Go home, outsider

This town is gonna be your buryin' place

He was singin' on his knees

An angry mob trailed along

They shot my brother dead

Because he hated what was wrong

He was my brother

Tears can't bring him back to me

He, was my brother

And he died so his brothers could be free

He died so his brothers could be free
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
The Dangling ConversationVer letra

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It's a still life water color,

Of a now late afternoon,

As the sun shines through the curtain lace

And shadows wash the room.

And we sit and drink our coffee

Couched in our indifference,

Like shells upon the shore

You can hear the ocean roar

In the dangling conversation

And the superficial sighs,

The borders of our lives.

And you read your Emily Dickinson,

And I my Robert Frost,

And we note our place with bookmarkers

That measure what we've lost.

Like a poem poorly written

We are verses out of rhythm,

Couplets out of rhyme,

In syncopated time

And the dangling conversation

And the superficial sighs,

Are the borders of our lives.

Yes, we speak of things that matter,

With words that must be said,

"Can analysis be worthwhile?"

"Is the theater really dead?"

And how the room is softly faded

And I only kiss your shadow,

I cannot feel your hand,

You're a stranger now unto me

Lost in the dangling conversation.

And the superficial sighs,

In the borders of our lives.
A Poem On The Underground Wall (En Vivo)
Blessed (En Vivo)
CloudyVer letra

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Cloudy

The sky is gray and white and cloudy,

Sometimes I think it's hanging down on me.

And it's a hitchhike a hundred miles.

I'm a rag-a-muffin child.

Pointed finger-painted smile.

I left my shadow waiting down the road for me a while.

Cloudy

My thoughts are scattered and they're cloudy,

They have no borders, no boundaries.

They echo and they swell

From Tolstoy to Tinker Bell.

Down from Berkeley to Carmel.

Got some pictures in my pocket and a lot of time to kill.

Hey sunshine

I haven't seen you in a long time.

Why don't you show your face and bend my mind?

These clouds stick to the sky

Like floating questions, why?

And they linger there to die.

They don't know where they are going, and, my friend, neither do I.

Cloudy,

Cloudy.
Blues Run The Game
A Hazy Shade Of WinterVer letra

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Time, time, time See what's become of me

While I looked around for my possibilities

I was so hard to please

But look around Leaves are brown

And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hear the Salvation Army band

Down by the riverside's

Bound to be a better ride

Than what you've got planned

Carry your cup in your hand

And look around you

Leaves are brown, now

And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hang on to your hopes, my friend

That's an easy thing to say

But if your hopes should pass away

Simply pretend That you can build them again

Look around

The grass is high

The fields are ripe

It's the springtime of my life

Seasons change with the scenery

Weaving time in a tapestry

Won't you stop and remember me

At any convenient time?

Funny how my memory skips

Looking over manuscripts

Of unpublished rhyme

Drinking my vodka and lime

I look around Leaves are brown

And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Look around Leaves are brown

There's a patch of snow on the ground

Look around Leaves are brown

There's a patch of snow on the ground

Disco 2

Mrs Robinson
Bridge Over Troubled WaterVer letra

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When you're weary, feeling small,

When tears are in your eyes

I will dry them all

I'm on your side

Oh when times get rough

And friends just can't be found

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down

When you're down and out

When you're on the street

When evening falls so hard

I will comfort you

I'll take your part

Oh when darkness comes

And pain is all around

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down

Sail on, silver girl

Sail on by

Your time has come to shine

All your dreams are on their way

See how they shine

Oh if you need a friend

I'm sailing right behind

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will ease your mind

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will ease your mind
At The ZooVer letra

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Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

I do believe it, I do believe it's true.

It's a light and tumble journey

From the East side to the park.

Just a fine and fancy ramble to the zoo.

But you can take the cross-town bus

If it's raining or it's cold.

And the animals will love it if you do.

Something tells me it's all happening at the zoo.

I do believe it, I do believe it's true.

The monkeys stand for honesty.

Giraffes are insincere.

And the elephants are kindly but they're dumb.

Orangutans are skeptical of changes in their cages

And the zoo keeper is very fond of rum.

Zebras are reactionaries,

Antelopes are missionaries.

Pigeons plot in secrecy

And hamsters turn on frequently.

What a gas you got to come and see

At the zoo.
Fakin' It
Old FriendsVer letra

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Old friends

Old friends

Sat on their park bench

Like bookends

A newspaper blown through the grass

Falls on the round toes

On the high shoes

Of the old friends

Old friends

Winter companions

The old men

Lost in their overcoats

Waiting for the sunset

The sounds of the city

Sifting through trees

Settle like dust

On the shoulders

Of the old friends

Can you imagine us

Years from today

Sharing a park bench quietly?

How terribly strange

To be seventy

Old friends

Memory brushes the same years

Silently sharing the same fear

Time it was

And what a time it was

It was . . .

A time of innocence

A time of confidences

Long ago . . . it must be . . .

I have a photograph

Preserve your memories

They're all that's left you
Bookends Theme
Punky's Dilemma
Overs (En Vivo)
A Church Is Burning (En Vivo)
AmericaVer letra

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Let us be lovers

We'll marry our fortunes together

I've got some real estate

Here in my bag

So we bought a pack of cigarettes

And Mrs. Wagner's pies

And walked off

To look for America

"Kathy", I said

As we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh

Michigan seems like a dream to me now

It took me four days

To hitch-hike from Saginaw

"I've come to look for America"

Laughing on the bus

Playing games with the faces

She said the man in the gabardine suit

Was a spy

I said, "Be careful

His bow tie is really a camera"

"Toss me a cigarette

I think there's one in my raincoat"

We smoked the last one

An hour ago

So I looked at the scenery

She read her magazine

And the moon rose over an open field

"Kathy, I'm lost", I said

Though I knew she was sleeping

"I'm empty and aching and

I don't know why"

Counting the cars

On the New Jersey Turnpike

They've all come

To look for America

All come to look for America

All come to look for America
El Condor Pasa (If I Could)Ver letra

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I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail

Yes, I would

If I could

I surely would

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail

Yes, I would

If I only could

I surely would

Away, I'd rather sail away

Like a swan that's here and gone

A man gets tied up to the ground

He gives the world its saddest sound

It's saddest sound

I'd rather be a forest than a street

Yes, I would

If I could

I surely would

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet

Yes, I would

If I only could

I surely would
CeciliaVer letra

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Celia, you're breaking my heart

You're shaking my confidence daily

Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees

I'm begging you please to come home

Celia, you're breaking my heart

You're shaking my confidence daily

Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees

I'm begging you please to come home

Come on home

Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia

Up in my bedroom (making love)

I got up to wash my face

When I come back to bed

Someone's taken my place

Celia, you're breaking my heart

You're shaking my confidence daily

Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees

I'm begging you please to come home

Jubilation

She loves me again

I fall on the floor and I'm laughing

Jubilation

She loves me again

I fall on the floor and I'm laughing
Keep The Customer SatisfiedVer letra

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Gee but it's great to be back home,

Home is where I want to be.

I've been on the road so long my friend,

And if you came along

I know you couldn't disagree.

It's the same old story

Everywhere I go,

I get slandered,

Libeled,

I hear words I never heard

In the Bible.

And I'm one step ahead of the shoe shine,

Two steps away from the county line,

Just trying to keep my customers

satisfied,

Satisfied.

Deputy Sheriff said to me

Tell me what you come here for, boy.

You better get your bags and flee.

You're in trouble boy,

And now you're heading into more.

It's the same old story

Everywhere I go,

I get slandered,

Libeled,

I hear words I never heard

In the Bible.

And I'm one step ahead of the shoeshine.
So Long Frank Lloyd Wright
The BoxerVer letra

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I am just a poor boy

Though my story's seldom told

I have squandered my resistance

For a pocketful of mumbles

Such are promises

All lies and jest

Still, a man hears what he wants to hear

And disregards the rest

When I left my home and my family

I was no more than a boy

In the company of strangers

In the quiet of a railway station

Running scared

Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters

Where the ragged people go

Looking for the places only they would know

Lie-la-lie...

Asking only workman's wages

I come looking for a job

But I get no offers

Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue

I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome

I took some comfort there

Lie-la-lie...

Then I'm laying out my winter clothes

And wishing I was gone

Going home

Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me

Leading me

Going home

In the clearing stands a boxer

And a fighter by his trade

And he carries the reminders

Of every glove that laid him down

OR cut him 'til he cried out

In his anger and his shame

"I am leaving, I am leaving"

But the fighter still remains

Lie-la-lie...
Baby DriverVer letra

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My daddy was the family bassman

My mamma was an engineer

And I was born one dark gray morn

With music coming in my ears

In my ears

They call me Baby Driver

And once upon a pair of wheels

Hit the road and I'm gone

What's my number?

I wonder how your engines feel

Ba ba ba ba

Scoot down the road

What's my number?

I wonder how your engines feel

Shine the light

My daddy was a prominent frogman

My mamma's in the Naval Reserve

When I was young, I carried a gun

But I never got the chance to serve

I did not serve

They call me Baby Driver

And once upon a pair of wheels

Hit the road and I'm gone

What's my number?

I wonder how your engines feel

Ba ba ba ba

Scoot down the road

What's my number?

I wonder how your engines feel

My daddy got a big promotion

My mama got a raise in pay

There's no-one home, we're all alone

Oh come into my room and play

Yes, we can play

I'm not talking about your pigtails

But I'm talking 'bout your sex appeal

Hit the road and I'm gone

What's my number?

I wonder how your engines

Ba ba ba ba

Scoot down the road

What's my number?

I wonder how your engines feel
The Only Living Boy In New YorkVer letra

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Tom, get your plane right on time

I know your part'll go fine

Fly down to Mexico

Da-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da and here I am

The only living boy in New York

I get the news I need on the weather report

Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report

Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile

Da-n-do-da-n-do-da-n-do here I am

The only living boy in New York

Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where

And we don't know where

Here I am

Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know where

And we don't know where

Tom, get your plane right on time

I know that you've been eager to fly now

Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine

Da-n-do-da-n-do-da-n-do

Like it shines on me

The only living boy in New York

The only living boy in New York
Song For The AskingVer letra

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Here is my song for the asking

Ask me and I will play

So sweetly, I'll make you smile

This is my tune for the taking

Take it, don't turn away

I've been waiting all my life

Thinking it over, I've been sad

Thinking it over, I'd be more than glad

To change my ways for the asking

Ask me and I will play

All the love that I hold inside
For Emily Whenever I May Find Her (En Vivo)
My Little TownVer letra

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In my little town

I grew up believing

God keeps his eye on us all

And He used to lean upon me

As I pledged allegiance to the wall

Lord, I recall

My little town

Coming home after school

Flying my bike past the gates

Of the factories

My mom doing the laundry

Hanging our shirts

In the dirty breeze

And after it rains

There's a rainbow

And all of the colors are black

It's not that the colors aren't there

It's just imagination they lack

Everything's the same

Back in my little town

Nothing but the dead and dying

Back in my little town

Nothing but the dead and dying

Back in my little town

In my little town

I never meant nothin'

I was just my father's son

Saving my money

Dreaming of glory

Twitching like a finger

On the trigger of a gun

Leaving nothing but the dead and dying

Back in my little town

Nothing but the dead and dying

Back in my little town

Nothing but the dead and dying

Back in my little town