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Born in a PrisonJohn Lennon

Released: June 12, 1972

Songwriter: John Lennon Yoko Ono

Producer: Yoko Ono John Lennon Phil Spector

[Verse: Yoko Ono]
We are born in a prison
Raised in a prison
Sent to a prison called school

We cry in a prison
We love in a prison
We dream in a prison like fools

[Chorus: Yoko Ono & John Lennon]
Wood becomes a flute when it's loved
Reach for yourself and your battered mates
Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken
Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate

[Verse: Ono]
We live with no reason
Kicked around for no reason
Thrown out without reason like tools

We work in a prison
And hate in a prison
And die in a prison as a rule

[Chorus: Ono & Lennon]
Wood becomes a flute when it's loved
Reach for yourself and your battered mates
Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken
Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate

[Verse: Ono]
We live in a prison
Among judges and wardens
And wait for no reason for you

We laugh in a prison
Go through all four seasons
And die with no vision of truth

[Chorus: Ono & Lennon]
Wood becomes a flute when it's loved
Reach for yourself and for your battered mates
Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken
Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate

[Outro: Ono]
Born in a prison

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.

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