The song Sound of Silence written by Paul Simon in 1964 is an inspirational masterpiece. Since its creation, it has taken on many meanings, and has been deciphered by many fans. One such deciphering has it linked to secret societies, not in an Illuminati sense, but as a way of showing how to stay true to one’s beliefs. The story of the poem involves a man telling his dream to the audience. Walking down a road of stone in the dead of night, he comes across a large group of people praising an idol that they themselves created. Angered by this, the man yells at them to stop believing in their made up god, but to no avail. As the people are intent on worshipping their “Neon God.” This has connections to my GRQ “How have secret societies and codes
