a winters day
in a deep and dark december
i am alone
gazing from my window
to the streets below
on a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow
refrain
i am a rock
i am an island
ive built walls
a fortress steep and mighty
that none may penetrate
i have no need of friendship
friendship causes pain
its laughter and its loving i disdain
refrain
i am a rock
i am an island
dont talk of love
well ive heard the word before
its sleeping in my memory
i wont disturb the slumber
of feelings that have died
if i never loved i never would have cried
refrain
i am a rock
i am an island
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i have my books
and my poetry to protect me
i am shielded in my armor
hiding in my room
safe within my womb
i touch no one and no one touches me
refrain
i am a rock
i am an island
and a rock feels no pain
and an island never cries
Artist: Simon Garfunkel
Year: 1966
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 83