The Patterns On The Tenement Halls:
Sounds Of Silence Liner Notes

SIDE I

THE SOUNDS 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 sound of silence.'"

LEAVES THAT ARE GREEN
"Hello, hello, hello, hello
Goodbye,goodbye, goodbye, goodbye,
That's all there is.
And the leaves that are green turn to brown."

BLESSED
"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit. . .
Blessed is the lamb, whose blood flows. . .
Blessed are the sat upon, spat upon, ratted on. . .
Oh Lord, why have you forsaken me?"

KATHY'S SONG
"And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true;
I stand alone without beliefs.
The only truth I know is you."

SOMEWHERE THEY CAN'T FIND ME
"My life seems unreal
My crime an illusion
A scene badly written
In which I must play."

ANJI
Written by Davy Graham, one of England's
finest jazz/blues guitarists.

SIDE II

RICHARD CORY
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.'"
                   --apologies to E. A. Robinson

A MOST PECULIAR MAN
"He died last Saturday.
He turned on the gas, and he went to sleep.
     with the windows closed so he'd
     never wake up. . . .
. . . And all the people said, 'What a shame
     that he's dead. But. . .'"

APRIL COME SHE WILL
"April come she will,
May she will stay.
June, she'll change her tune
July, she will fly,
August, die she must."
                  --A child's nursery rhyme

WE'VE GOT A GROOVEY THING GOIN'
Just for fun.

I AM A ROCK
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."


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