While its crafting in the time of our national nightmare and the disillusionment. The weariness of war and political upheaval

https://wsash.com/a-short-history-of-paul-simons-american-tune]/

I think the word you’re looking for is “steal.”

Simon is pretty notorious for taking other people’s work and claiming it as his own creation. Ask the members of Los Lobos about that.

I feel like I want to defend his creative output. which few can match.

see my link if you that interested

on the afternoon of September 11, 2001.

I wept.