***PLEASE HELP ME!***

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

Question

***PLEASE HELP ME!***

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

jtrippz · Answer

What rhyme scheme and meter do the lyrics have? Is it a set meter, or does it vary?
•How do you think the song type (rap, hip-hop, pop, country, etc.) influences the kind of meter it has? 
•Would you expect to find a similar rhyme scheme and meter in other songs in this genre?
•If you recited the song lyrics as you would a poem, would it have the same rhythm and meter as it does as a song?
•Does putting the lyrics to the musical arrangement alter the spoken rhythm of the words?

jumperman · Answer

Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel. Interesting. I believe it is a set meter. The answer to the other questions vary by person, so I don't know on those.