A winter's 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 I am a Rock I am an Island I've built walls A fortress deep and mighty That none may penetrate I have no need of friendship Friendship causes pain It's laughter and it's loving I disdain I am a Rock I am an Island Don't talk of love Well I've heard the word before It's sleeping in my memory I won't disturb the slumber Of feelings that have died If I never loved I never would have cried I am a Rock I am an Island 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 I am a Rock I am an Island And a Rock feels no pain And an Island never cries
A winter's 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 I am a Rock I am an Island I've built walls A fortress deep and mighty That none may penetrate I have no need of friendship Friendship causes pain It's laughter and it's loving I disdain I am a Rock I am an Island Don't talk of love Well I've heard the word before It's sleeping in my memory I won't disturb the slumber Of feelings that have died If I never loved I never would have cried I am a Rock I am an Island 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 I am a Rock I am an Island And a Rock feels no pain And an Island never cries
Foi a primeira música que Paul Simon apresentou como faixa de abertura do álbum *The Paul Simon Songbook*, gravada e lançada apenas no Reino Unido em agosto de 1965.
O dueto Simon & Garfunkel regravou a canção em 14 de dezembro de 1965 e a incluiu como última faixa do álbum *Sounds of Silence*, que saiu em 17 de janeiro de 1966.
Em 1966, “I Am a Rock” foi lançada como single, reforçando a presença do duo nas paradas internacionais.
Em 1971, a canção foi usada como lado B da reedição de “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)”, demonstrando sua contínua relevância nos lançamentos do duo.
A música se tornou um marco no estilo folk‑rock dos anos 60, consolidando a reputação de Simon como compositor de letras introspectivas e emotivas.
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