Released: December 11, 1970
Songwriter: John Lennon
Producer: John Lennon Yoko Ono Phil Spector
[Verse 1]
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, yeah
Pain, yeah
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
The dream is over
What can I say?
The dream is over
Yesterday
I was the dream weaver, 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
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, yeah
Pain, yeah
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
The dream is over
What can I say?
The dream is over
Yesterday
I was the dream weaver, 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
GIMME SOME TRUTH.
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- God
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
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- Woman
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- Watching the Wheels
- Jealous Guy
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- Nobody Told Me
- Mind Games
- Isolation
- Love
- Oh My Love
- Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him
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- Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
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- Working Class Hero
- Jealous Guy
- God
- Woman is the Nigger of the World
- Mind Games
- Mother
- Oh My Love
- Love
- Gimme Some Truth
- Watching the Wheels
- Isolation
- #9 Dream
- (Just Like) Starting Over
- Hold On
- Cold Turkey
- Stand By Me
- Crippled Inside
- Grow Old with Me
- Remember
- How?