Imagine – English Lyrics

• By: Pentatonix
• Album: THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS HITS

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Imagine there's no Heaven, it's easy if you try

No Hell below us, above us only sky

Imagine all the people living for today

Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for, no and no religion too, oh

Imagine all the people living life in peace

You, you may say I'm a dreamer (Dreamer)

But I'm not the only one (Not the only one)

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can

No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of men

Imagine all the people sharing all the world

You may say I'm a dreamer (Dreamer)

But I'm not the only one (Not the only one)

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will live as one

Live as one, will live as one

Live as one, live as one

Will live as one, as one

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one (Not the only one)

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will live as one

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Key Grammar Structures

• Imagine there's no Heaven, it's easy if you try

  ➔ Present Subjunctive

  ➔ The phrase 'there's no Heaven' uses the present subjunctive to express a hypothetical or imagined situation, indicated by 'imagine'.

• Imagine all the people living for today

  ➔ Present Participle

  ➔ 'Living' is a present participle used as part of the verb phrase to describe an ongoing action.

• Nothing to kill or die for, no and no religion too, oh

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ 'To kill' and 'to die' are infinitives used to express purpose or reason in the sentence.

• You, you may say I'm a dreamer (Dreamer)

  ➔ Modal Verb (May)

  ➔ 'May' is a modal verb used to express possibility or permission.

• I hope someday you'll join us

  ➔ Future with 'Will'

  ➔ 'You'll join' uses 'will' to indicate a future action based on present assumptions.

• And the world will live as one

  ➔ Future Simple

  ➔ 'Will live' is in the future simple tense, used to describe a future action without any conditions.

• Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ 'I wonder if you can' is an indirect question used to express doubt or curiosity politely.

• Live as one, will live as one

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'live as one' emphasizes the unity and harmony being described.