Analyzing John Lennon’s “Imagine”

We’re All Dreamers Imagination comes about in dreams and requires the willpower to make them real. In the song, â€Å"Imagine,† John Lennon somewhat instigates everyone to visualize his vision of his imagination. Throughout the song he states how different the world would be, in lack of killing, material possessions, greed, hunger, etc. , thus leading us to virtually, an unrealistic, but ideal world. The word imagine, just that one word, can lead the complex mind to many notions. â€Å"What he left behind was the utopian imagination we all share that still exists in a million brains refusing to be silenced. (â€Å"World Socialist Movement†) â€Å"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†¦ † The first verse of this song, â€Å"imagine there's no heaven,† is already thought provoking enough. I think what he is trying to get across is the world would be a much be tter place without religion. The reason why he states, â€Å"it’s easy if you try† is because the world is horrific and brutal and it’s not hard imagining the world without a heaven.Lennon once stated, If you can imagine a world at peace, with no denominations of religion—not without religion but without this my God-is-bigger-than-your-God thing—then it can be true †¦ the World Church called me once and asked, â€Å"Can we use the lyrics to ‘Imagine' and just change it to ‘Imagine one religion? † That showed [me] they didn't understand it at all. It would defeat the whole purpose of the song, the whole idea. Lennon caused much conflict just within the first 15 seconds of the song, considering religion is quite a touchy subject among many people. I can positively see why this song triggered so much controversy. 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†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Here again Lennon speaks upon religion. â€Å"The true inspiration for writing lyrics that captured that message of tranquility and harmony came to Lennon after he read â€Å"Grapefruit†; an inscription by his Japanese spouse Yoko Ono in which she speaks of the childhood experiences she had to live through during the course of the Second World War in her homeland of Japan. † (â€Å"Writing A Writing†) Ono’s book â€Å"Grapefruit† contains an array of poems, which I found very similar to the song â€Å"Imagine†.I think Lennon wrote that lyric, â€Å"imagine there’s no countries†¦Ã¢â‚¬  to state how he felt about war and religion. Without violence, the world would be uniformed. Within every verse Lennon shows how much potential humanity has. The chorus of the song contains a lyric so relatable to almost everyone. â€Å"You, you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope some day you'll join us, and the world will be as one. † For the most part, everyone has imagined changing something or someone to resemble what they imagine flawless.Lennon’s dreams concern humankind and world peace ultimately. â€Å"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†¦ † The first line of this section of this song is what really stuck out to me. Possessions mean everything to a large majority of people nowadays. For example, most people want the biggest and the best of everything. If there a new phone, TV, or car out, everyone needs to have it and sometimes the material possessions mean more to the person more than their own family.Another obstacle that keeps people at a distance is their lack of ability to see everyone as equals, but, if we somehow found a way to cut out our greed, possessions, and our pride we could create a world of equals. This song is ultimately the voice of optimism and more so hope for mankind and humanity. It is an example of what the future can be, if we, as the people can accomplish. Lennon wanted to show what we were doing to ourselves and that with perseverance and determination we could mold the world and all nations into something we could be proud of.World peace is the crucial fixation Lennon is trying to get across during the whole song. â€Å"You, you may say 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. † That’s what Lennon is ultimately trying to get across. Don’t be afraid to dream and make a difference. Works Cited â€Å"‘Imagine’ by John Lennon. † World Socialist Movement. World Socialist Movement, 13 Aug 2006. Web. 31 Jan 2013. â€Å"Why Did John Lennon Write Imagine. † Writing A Writing. N. p. , 29 Sep 2010. Web. 28 Jan 2013. John Lennon. â€Å"Imagine. † Imagine. Mp3. EMI Records Ltd. 1971. Elryics. net. 2 Feb 2013.