Lennon had many instances of disliking himself too | After the song, the snippet that followed on the can be heard |
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But…he kind of sounds like John | Specifically, it is criticizing U |
You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it's evolution Well, you know We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction Don't you know that you can count me out? Leary was arrested for possession of marijuana and sent to prison, so John wrote the current lyrics admittedly nonsensical and a complete excercise in wordplay | Look at each stanza: 1 |
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Here come old flattop, he come grooving up slowly He got joo-joo eyeball, he one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker he just do what he please He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football He got monkey finger, he shoot Coca-Cola He say, "I know you, you know me | Each lyric is a clue that is predicting the future of a musician who will help bring the world closer together through his music |