Artist: John Lennon
Lyrics:
“Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one”
I’ve always loved this song. When I first heard it, I was young and I liked it for it’s soft melody, the way it seems to comfort the listener. As I grew older, I began to appreciate this song for it’s lyrics. I liked the way Lennon didn’t hold back; nothing was simplified for the people; what’s there was straight up and true and I believed him, I believed his every word.
Lennon spoke about so many social issues in this song, but he spoke to one main one, the most important: what this world is coming to. How we have become so greedy and ignorant it’s hard to even imagine life without our possessions and with nothing to die for. It saddens me that only in dreams, did Lennon believe this world could live as one. And only in his dreams, does the world begin to understand the concept and idea he is trying to get across though this song.
Now, in order to get this message across, in order to break through the thick skulls of some, Lennon touched on other social issues like greed and hunger. Although he doesn’t go into detail, with a bit of knowledge on the subject it’s easy to grasp what he’s trying to say. If we all did our part and let go of the anger and selfishness we keep trapped inside, the world could be a better place.
Then, John Lennon did a very brave thing, something I’m sure people don’t agree with. He spoke about religion and how we don’t need it. It’s such a delicate topic; I know I couldn’t have done something like that. He speaks of a world where there are no thoughts about heaven or hell so there’s nothing to stress or worry about. He knows, and I know, everyone knows that so many conflicts and wars are started because of the claim that “there is only one correct religion”. Fights go one and we still refuse to believe ours is “wrong”. John Lennon looked above this and he wrote this song. He wrote it about peace. It’s harsh but we needed to hear it, we all needed to hear it. And maybe one day we’ll stop wondering and start doing; because if we don’t well, I just don’t know what will happen; I can only imagine- disaster.
what if what John was saying wasn't so much a sorrowful lament ("oh if only the world could be more like this") as much as it was a call to action, even if it's just an action of the mind - IE: use our mind, our collective will, to IMAGINE peace on Earth; to actually VISUALIZE it into existence! If it's true that we create our own reality, then let's stop creating separation, hatred, violence and war and START creating love, peace and understanding.
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this is really good. i like how you say the "thick skulls of some" telling the truth. its not everybody, and yes, there are some people trying to help. good job(:
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