As most other people in the world, I am also a fan of The Beatles, but I have always liked John Lennon more than Paul for some reason. I always like his songs more. I have been listening a lot to different LastFm radio stations lately and suddenly this song came quite randomly that made me really listen to the lyrics. I rarely do that, so it was quite exceptional. It turned out that it was "God" by John Lennon. I love how intense his voice is in this one and how he screams the lyrics from his soul. They are so raw and straight forward and for the most part I agree with him. I love how they describe the state of mind he was in and how there was really no sense in most things.. Hearing him: "I don't believe in The Beatles" and how the dream is over is quite overpowering... :) I also love "I was the walrus, but now I am John".
More about the song on Wikipedia.
Apperantly this is an alternate version, but this is the one I first heard, so it's my favorite.
This the official version with some quite sad but good footage connected to the death of John Lennon:
God is a concept,
By which we can measure,
Our pain,
I'll say it again,
God is a concept,
By which we can 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,
Yoko and me,
And that's reality.
The dream is over,
What can I say?
The dream is over,
Yesterday,
I was dreamweaver,
But now I'm reborn,
I was the walrus,
But now I'm John,
And so dear friends,
You just have to carry on,
The dream is over.
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