# Imagine

Author: Florent Martineau
Language: en
Published: 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Canonical: https://florentmartineau.com/en/blog/imagine/

I thought I'd write a long blog post about why this song spoke to me, then realised I had nothing to add or take away.

[John Lennon — Imagine](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/iOs9Osz3UFQ)

[John Lennon — Imagine (1971)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOs9Osz3UFQ)

## Verse 1

Imagine there's no heaven

It's easy if you try

No hell below us

Above us, only sky

Imagine all the people

Livin' for today

## Verse 2

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

Livin' life in peace

## Chorus

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

## Verse 3

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

## Chorus

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 live as one