(upbeat music)
00:00
♪ Imagine if we could live ♪
00:11
♪ Imagine that, imagine that ♪
00:14
♪ In this world without
hate and prejudice ♪
00:17
♪ Stop the violence, break the silence ♪
00:19
♪ Judging each other is so crazy ♪
00:22
♪ Crazy, yo, why you hate me ♪
00:26
♪ Sometimes I think so hard, oh my God ♪
00:27
♪ Was it closin' in on me ♪
00:30
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe ♪
00:32
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe, oh ♪
00:38
♪ Now tell me, do you feel
the rain, too much pain ♪
00:43
♪ Bloodstains in the brain,
only the strong maintain ♪
00:45
♪ Mad faces, different races ♪
00:49
♪ Poisoning the minds of the
kids with hatred, wasted, yeah ♪
00:51
♪ From mom and dad, it's sad, crazy sad ♪
00:55
♪ You mad about what, huh ♪
♪ Got your guard dropped ♪
00:57
♪ Love tryin' to get through, oh yeah ♪
00:59
♪ Ignorance got you, that's right ♪
01:01
♪ Can't nobody stop you, true ♪
01:02
♪ Yeah, I watched you ♪
01:03
♪ Calling everybody names ♪
01:05
♪ So how you figure, how you figure ♪
01:06
♪ I don't know, you
call me nigger, nigger ♪
01:07
♪ Behind my back, but
I'm bigger than that ♪
01:08
♪ A state of mind, one time, one time ♪
01:11
♪ When I shine baby,
you shine, you shine ♪
01:13
♪ Imagine if we could live ♪
01:16
♪ Imagine that, imagine that ♪
01:19
♪ In this world without
hate and prejudice ♪
01:21
♪ Stop the violence, break the silence ♪
01:24
♪ Judging each other is so crazy ♪
01:26
♪ Crazy, yo, why you hate me ♪
01:30
♪ Sometimes I think so hard, oh my God ♪
01:31
♪ Was it closin' in on me ♪
01:34
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe ♪
01:37
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe, oh ♪
01:42
♪ So maybe what's the solution ♪
01:47
♪ The race pollution ♪
01:48
♪ Was the constitution written for us ♪
01:50
♪ I don't trust, did they mean
all, did they mean just us ♪
01:53
♪ No justice, back of the
bus, bend over, homie, true ♪
01:56
♪ If you know it, you better
show it, rock the vote ♪
01:59
♪ Rock the boat, keep hope, uh ♪
02:01
♪ Martin Luther King, King ♪
02:04
♪ Had the scheme, had the dream ♪
02:06
♪ Killing must cease, we need peace ♪
02:07
♪ More unity in the community ♪
02:09
♪ That means more you and me together ♪
02:12
♪ Don't let the hate block
you, lock you in the past ♪
02:14
♪ Believe you can fly, keep
your head high to the sky ♪
02:17
♪ Imagine if we could live ♪
02:21
♪ Imagine that, imagine that ♪
02:23
♪ In this world without
hate and prejudice ♪
02:26
♪ Stop the violence, break the silence ♪
02:28
♪ Judging each other is so crazy ♪
02:31
♪ Crazy, yo, why you hate me ♪
02:34
♪ Sometimes I think so hard, oh my God ♪
02:36
♪ Was it closin' in on me ♪
02:39
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe ♪
02:41
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe, oh ♪
02:47
♪ I can free your mind, let it be ♪
02:52
♪ You know we got rid of
this hate in me, love, love ♪
02:55
♪ I've got so much love to give ♪
02:58
♪ Leave me alone, live and let live ♪
03:01
♪ Let love grow, let it flow ♪
03:03
♪ It's good for the heart
and it's good for the soul ♪
03:06
♪ Oh ♪
03:11
♪ Follow God's will, say what ♪
03:14
♪ Can you feel that, uh huh ♪
03:16
♪ That's keepin' it real,
come on y'all, kill that ♪
03:17
♪ Exterior don't make you superior ♪
03:19
♪ Skin tones is the fury
of religious war zones ♪
03:22
♪ In your own neighborhood,
it ain't all good ♪
03:25
♪ Guns don't make you
bad, you've been had ♪
03:27
♪ You've been dissed, got
it twisted, senses shifted ♪
03:30
♪ Brainwashed by an image
and you was gifted ♪
03:33
♪ Beautiful and Black
when you comin' back ♪
03:36
♪ Sellin' crack in the land,
stand up and be a man ♪
03:38
♪ Better get an education,
divided nation ♪
03:41
♪ In the name of God, sex discrimnations ♪
03:43
♪ I can't breathe ♪
03:46
♪ Imagine if we could live ♪
03:47
♪ Can we all just get along ♪
03:50
♪ In this world without
hate and prejudice ♪
03:52
♪ Imagine that, imagine that ♪
03:56
♪ Judging each other is so crazy ♪
03:57
♪ Sometimes I think so hard, oh my God ♪
04:01
♪ Was it closin' in on me ♪
04:06
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe, oh ♪
04:08
Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the lyrical depth of Salt-N-Pepa's "Imagine," featuring the soulful vocals of Sheryl Crow. This 1997 track offers a compelling opportunity to learn English through its powerful message of unity and social consciousness. Explore vocabulary related to peace, anti-discrimination, and community, while appreciating the blend of hip-hop lyricism and melodic R&B that makes this song a timeless call for a better world.
[English]
(upbeat music)♪ Imagine if we could live ♪
♪ Imagine that, imagine that ♪
♪ In this world without hate and prejudice ♪
♪ Stop the violence, break the silence ♪
♪ Judging each other is so crazy ♪
♪ Crazy, yo, why you hate me ♪
♪ Sometimes I think so hard, oh my God ♪
♪ Was it closin' in on me ♪
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe ♪
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe, oh ♪
♪ Now tell me, do you feel the rain, too much pain ♪
♪ Bloodstains in the brain, only the strong maintain ♪
♪ Mad faces, different races ♪
♪ Poisoning the minds of the kids with hatred, wasted, yeah ♪
♪ From mom and dad, it's sad, crazy sad ♪
♪ You mad about what, huh ♪ ♪ Got your guard dropped ♪
♪ Love tryin' to get through, oh yeah ♪
♪ Ignorance got you, that's right ♪
♪ Can't nobody stop you, true ♪
♪ Yeah, I watched you ♪
♪ Calling everybody names ♪
♪ So how you figure, how you figure ♪
♪ I don't know, you call me nigger, nigger ♪
♪ Behind my back, but I'm bigger than that ♪
♪ A state of mind, one time, one time ♪
♪ When I shine baby, you shine, you shine ♪
♪ Imagine if we could live ♪
♪ Imagine that, imagine that ♪
♪ In this world without hate and prejudice ♪
♪ Stop the violence, break the silence ♪
♪ Judging each other is so crazy ♪
♪ Crazy, yo, why you hate me ♪
♪ Sometimes I think so hard, oh my God ♪
♪ Was it closin' in on me ♪
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe ♪
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe, oh ♪
♪ So maybe what's the solution ♪
♪ The race pollution ♪
♪ Was the constitution written for us ♪
♪ I don't trust, did they mean all, did they mean just us ♪
♪ No justice, back of the bus, bend over, homie, true ♪
♪ If you know it, you better show it, rock the vote ♪
♪ Rock the boat, keep hope, uh ♪
♪ Martin Luther King, King ♪
♪ Had the scheme, had the dream ♪
♪ Killing must cease, we need peace ♪
♪ More unity in the community ♪
♪ That means more you and me together ♪
♪ Don't let the hate block you, lock you in the past ♪
♪ Believe you can fly, keep your head high to the sky ♪
♪ Imagine if we could live ♪
♪ Imagine that, imagine that ♪
♪ In this world without hate and prejudice ♪
♪ Stop the violence, break the silence ♪
♪ Judging each other is so crazy ♪
♪ Crazy, yo, why you hate me ♪
♪ Sometimes I think so hard, oh my God ♪
♪ Was it closin' in on me ♪
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe ♪
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe, oh ♪
♪ I can free your mind, let it be ♪
♪ You know we got rid of this hate in me, love, love ♪
♪ I've got so much love to give ♪
♪ Leave me alone, live and let live ♪
♪ Let love grow, let it flow ♪
♪ It's good for the heart and it's good for the soul ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Follow God's will, say what ♪
♪ Can you feel that, uh huh ♪
♪ That's keepin' it real, come on y'all, kill that ♪
♪ Exterior don't make you superior ♪
♪ Skin tones is the fury of religious war zones ♪
♪ In your own neighborhood, it ain't all good ♪
♪ Guns don't make you bad, you've been had ♪
♪ You've been dissed, got it twisted, senses shifted ♪
♪ Brainwashed by an image and you was gifted ♪
♪ Beautiful and Black when you comin' back ♪
♪ Sellin' crack in the land, stand up and be a man ♪
♪ Better get an education, divided nation ♪
♪ In the name of God, sex discrimnations ♪
♪ I can't breathe ♪
♪ Imagine if we could live ♪
♪ Can we all just get along ♪
♪ In this world without hate and prejudice ♪
♪ Imagine that, imagine that ♪
♪ Judging each other is so crazy ♪
♪ Sometimes I think so hard, oh my God ♪
♪ Was it closin' in on me ♪
♪ I can't breathe, I can't breathe, oh ♪
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