Sound of Silence – and Propositions

[Fenster]

I've recently read a chapter called «Propositions and Meaning», and an example put forth is the following. In the sentence «Invisible God created the visible world» there are some propositions that are obvious, such as; God is invisible, God created the world, and the world is visible. There are also some underlying propositions, such as; there is a God, the is a world.

Paul Simon's poetic lyrics in «The Sound of Silence» begins like this:
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again

What propositions do you seen in those lines? What underlying propositions do you see?

(for reference, the chapter I've been reading can be found here www.bit.ly/15pzQZ0)

[hannah_arendt]

Darkness, so maybe your inner silence?

[Calidore]

Paul Simon exists. Paul Simon is a songwriter. :)

[ennison]

Paul Simon pretends poetically to be lonely dark and depressed and acquainted with misery because such a pose carries the whiff of glamour. Kinda like High Plains Drifter. 'Cept non-violent o course

[Fenster]

Paul Simon exists. Paul Simon is a songwriter. :)

To paraphrase that: Paul Simon exists, and Paul Simon is a remarkable songwriter.