Friday, May 31, 2019

“I am the Walrus”

"I Am The Walrus," is the song with no rhyme or reason, and it was written in three parts: part one was written by John during an acid trip, part two was written during another acid trip the next week, and part three was filled in after met Yoko. Even though John claims it is gibberish many of the song's lyrics did have an inspiration
The song's opening verse, "I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together," comes from the song "Marching to Pretoria," which contains the lyric, "I'm with you as you're with me and we are all together." "See how they run, like pigs from a gun, see how they fly..." came the next week directly from John's second acid trip. These are just two examples that demonstrate John’s mindset and writing process during this song. 

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