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Hel lo- dark-ness my old friend,
Hel lo- dark-ness my old friend,
Hel lo,- old
legato
I've come to talk with you a gain,-be cause- a vi sion- soft ly-
I've come to talk with you a gain,- be cause- a vi sion- soft ly-
friend, I've come to talk with
creep ping,-
poco cresc.
left itsseeds while I was sleep ping,-
creep ping,-
poco cresc.
left itsseeds while I was sleep ping,-
you a gain,- talk
poco cresc.
with you a gain,-
poco cresc.
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and the vi sion- that was plant ed - in my brain
and the vi sion- that was plant ed - in my brain
The vi sion- in my brain
still re mains- with in- the sound
still re mains- with in- the sound of si lence-
still re mains- the sound
SOLO (or a few voices)
(1.) In rest less- dreamsIwalkeda lone(2.) saw- throughten thounar rowsand-- streetspeo pleof- cobmaybledbe--
(1.) a-
(2.) I
lone,
saw
(2.) I
(1.) a-
saw
lone,
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stone.more. Peo
'Neath
cresc.
the
ple- talk
ha lo
ing-
-
with
of a
out- speak
street lamp,
ing,-
of
much
stone,
more,oo
of
much more,
stone,oo
I turned
peo
my
ple-
col
hear- ing
lar- to
with-
the
out
cold
list
and damp,
'ning.- Peo
when my
ple- writ
eyeswere
ing- songs
stabbed
oo when
Peo ple
my
-
eyes
writ ing
were
-
stabbed
songs
ooPeo
when my
ple- writ
eyeswere
ing- songs
stabbed
that
the flash
voi ces- ne
of a
ver-
light
share,
that
and
split
no
the
one-
by
that
the
voi
flash of
ces-
a ne
ne
on
ver
-
- share,
light
and
that
no
split the
one- dare
night
by the
that
flash
voi ces
of
-
a ne
ne
on
ver
-
-
light
share,
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night,
dare
and
dis
SOLO
touched
turb- the
the
sound
sound And in the na ked- light I
of si lence
"Fools!"said I, "You do not know si lence- like a can cer -
"Fools! You do not know
"Fools! You do not know si-lence like a can-cer
grows. Hear my words that I may teach you.
si lence- like a can cer - grows. I'll teach you.
grows. I'll teach you.
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Take my arms that I may reach you!"- But my words
I'll reach you!" But my words
I'll reach you!"-
like si lent- rain drops- fell
SOLO
and
like si lent- rain drops- fell, they fell
theyfell
FULL
e choed in
FULL
the wells
molto
Andthe peo ple- bowed and
in the wells
molto
of si lence.- And the peo ple- bowed and
And the peo ple-
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prayed to the ne on- god they made.
prayed to the ne on- god they made.
prayed to the god they made.
And
cresc.
the sign flashed out its warn ing- in the words that it was
And
cresc.
the sign flashed out its warn ing- in the words that it was
And
cresc.
the sign flashed its warn ing- in the words it was
cresc.
form ing.- And the signs said, "The words of the pro phets- are
form ing.- And the signs said,"The words of the pro phets- are
form ing.- And the signs said,"The words of the pro phets- are
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63rit.
A tempo
66 rit.
writ ten- on the sub way- walls, and te ne- ment- halls, and
writ ten- on the sub way-walls, and te ne- ment- halls,
writ ten- on the sub way-walls, and te ne- ment- halls,
whis pered-in the sound of si lence,-
whis peredof si lence,-
whis pered- in the sound si lence.-
si lence.-
si lence.-
Fed.
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