Released: October 29, 1973
Songwriter: John Lennon
Producer: John Lennon
[Verse 1]
We're playing those mind games together
Pushing the barrier, planting seed
Playing the mind guerilla
Chanting the mantra, "peace on Earth"
We all been playing those mind games forever
Some kind of Druid dude, lifting the veil
Doing the mind guerilla
Some call it magic, the search for the grail
[Bridge]
Love is the answer
And you know that, for sure
Love is the flower
You gotta let it, you gotta let it grow
[Verse 2]
So keep on playing those mind games together
Faith in the future, out of the now
You just can't beat on those mind guerillas
Absolute elsewhere, in the stones of your mind
Yeah, we're playing those mind games forever
Projecting our images in space and in time
[Bridge]
Yes is the answer
And you know that for sure
Yes is surrender
You gotta let it, you gotta let it go
[Verse 3]
So keep on playing those mind games together
Doing the ritual, dance in the sun
Millions of mind guerillas
Putting their soul power to the karmic wheel
Keep on playing those mind games forever
Raising the spirit of peace and love
Love!
[Outro]
Love!
I want you to make love, not war
I know you've heard it before
We're playing those mind games together
Pushing the barrier, planting seed
Playing the mind guerilla
Chanting the mantra, "peace on Earth"
We all been playing those mind games forever
Some kind of Druid dude, lifting the veil
Doing the mind guerilla
Some call it magic, the search for the grail
[Bridge]
Love is the answer
And you know that, for sure
Love is the flower
You gotta let it, you gotta let it grow
[Verse 2]
So keep on playing those mind games together
Faith in the future, out of the now
You just can't beat on those mind guerillas
Absolute elsewhere, in the stones of your mind
Yeah, we're playing those mind games forever
Projecting our images in space and in time
[Bridge]
Yes is the answer
And you know that for sure
Yes is surrender
You gotta let it, you gotta let it go
[Verse 3]
So keep on playing those mind games together
Doing the ritual, dance in the sun
Millions of mind guerillas
Putting their soul power to the karmic wheel
Keep on playing those mind games forever
Raising the spirit of peace and love
Love!
[Outro]
Love!
I want you to make love, not war
I know you've heard it before
- Mind Games (1973)
- Shaved Fish (1975)
- The John Lennon Collection (1982)
- Lennon Legend (The Very Best Of John Lennon) (1997)
- Power to the People: The Hits (2010)
- The Black Album (2014)
- GIMME SOME TRUTH. (2020)
- Imagine
- Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
- How Do You Sleep?
- Woman
- 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?