Tenement Halls

The Sound of Silence

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 dare
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 subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sounds of silence”

~Simon and Garfunkel

As a tribute to the song that got me through the toughest times of my life, and to the game that got me through the toughest times of my life, I present an EDH deck built entirely out of cards(other than basic lands) that reference this song. This song has so much depth and meaning and I believe it is arguably the greatest song ever written. As for the deck, the cards reference certain lyrics in the song. Some are easy to figure out, others not so easy. I wanted to do this to say that MTGVault has been one of the best things that I've ever stumbled across, and for that, I thank all of you for the support I've been given and for people that understand me and what I enjoy to do, for they themselves enjoy it as well. This community is full of wonderful and knowledgeable people and I am unbelievably happy to see the community active again.

Much love and thanks to you all,

~Cam (a.k.a. DragonFire)

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