Imagine – English Lyrics

• By: Salt-N-Pepa, Sheryl Crow

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 ♪