Released: December 11, 1970

Songwriter: John Lennon

Producer: Yoko Ono Phil Spector John Lennon

[Verse 1]
People say we've got it made
Don't they know we're so afraid?
Isolation

[Verse 2]
We're afraid to be alone
Everybody got to have a home
Isolation

[Verse 3]
Just a boy and a little girl
Tryin' to change the whole wide world
Isolation

[Verse 4]
The world is just a little town
Everybody trying to put us down
I-Isolation

[Bridge]
I don't expect you to understand
After you've caused so much pain
But then again, you're not to blame
You're just a human, a victim of the insane

[Verse 5]
We're afraid of everyone
Afraid of the sun
Isolation

[Verse 6]
The sun will never disappear
But the world may not have many years
I-Isolation

John Lennon

As the founding member of The Beatles, John Winston Lennon (1940-1980) is one of the most recognizable cultural icons of the 20th Century. He is also the other half of the Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership, alongside fellow Beatle, Paul McCartney.

As a solo artist and through his relationship and collaboration with avant-garde artist Yoko Ono, he became just as recognizable for his political activism.

Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980, outside of his New York apartment, The Dakota. Since then, his music and message remain timeless.