The New Meaning I Found in “The Sounds of Silence”
Learn to listen what is “whispered”
Recently I have been experiencing different feelings when I listen to some old song lyrics, as I continue my meditation practices.
I started noticing it a few months ago while listening to a new version of the amazing song “The Sounds of Silence”, written by Paul Simon in 1963/64.
The old song
Until recently, I only knew the original version, performed by Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon, and I liked it — it always seemed like a beautiful and powerful song that could bring us some peace and focus.
Although I always admired the song, I must confess that I never found in it any special meaning to me. It was a song always worth listening but there wasn’t much more to it.
Becomes a new song
But last month I discovered a new version that dramatically increased the impact those lyrics had on me. This new version, performed by Disturbed made me stop, hear the song lyrics in a…
