"God"...by John Lennon

[mopaul]

God is a Concept by which
we measure our pain
I'll say it again
God is a Concept by which
we measure our pain
I don't believe in magic
I don't believe in I-ching
I don't believe in Bible
I don't believe in Tarot
I don't believe in Hitler
I don't believe in Jesus
I don't believe in Kennedy
I don't believe in Buddha
I don't believe in Mantra
I don't believe in Gita
I don't believe in Yoga
I don't believe in Kings
I don't believe in Elvis
I don't believe in Zimmerman
I don't believe in Beatles
I just believe in me...and that reality

The dream is over
What can I say?
the Dream is Over
Yesterday
I was the Dreamweaver
But now I'm reborn
I was the Walrus
But now I'm John
and so dear friends
you'll just have to carry on
The Dream is over

[AtomicKitten]

1. R.I.P. John

You will always live in our hearts.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. "Give Peace a Chance" (so relevant today)...

Ev'rybody's talking about
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m.

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

C'mon
Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers,
Sinisters, Banisters and canisters
Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes,
And bye bye, bye byes.

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Let me tell you now
Ev'rybody's talking about
Revolution, evolution, masturbation,
flagellation, regulation, integrations,
meditations, United Nations,
Congratulations.

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Ev'rybody's talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary,
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper,
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer,
Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna,
Hare, Hare Krishna

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance



The morning of 9 Dec 1980, I woke to the news of John's death. I was crushed. Still missing you, John. :(

[newyawker99]

11. "All we are saying is give peace a chance..."

John, you are missed. :-(

[mopaul]

3. I read the news today. Oh boy!

i can just hear john discussing bush and blair and everything else in the news. oh boy

[shanine]

4. still in the news

I ran into this while surfing for John this morning . .

Blair is Bush's closest European ally, but faces dissent within his governing Labor Party and a reported rift in his Cabinet over an Iraqi war. As he spoke Tuesday, several hundred anti-war protesters gathered outside Parliament, including some riding a double-decker bus and singing John Lennon's song ``Give Peace a Chance.''

[mopaul]

5. he never really left us

[Mad_Dem_X]

10. So true

His spirit is still with us, in every person who has ever fought for what is right. His songs are still sung, his influence still felt. I cry when I hear "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)."

God bless ya, John.

[H2O Man]

6. Rare photo of Lennon & Blair!

[Me.]

7. That's Good

Looks like they forgot Tony's lipstick.

[mopaul]

8. =========

[Rainbowreflect]

9. I remember the day he was killed so well.

It was a really sad time for me already & when I heard the news I thought it really was the end of hope.
I did not realize at the time how much further we would fall.

[Wilms]

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