John Lennon's “Imagine,” released in 1971, was one of the most influential and important songs of the last 50 years. This piece was considered his final statement on religion after many years of confusing mixed signals (WND). Lennon constantly draws on the power of imagery to denote his ideas throughout the song, hence the title. Imagery is the formation of figures, ideas, and mental images through diction (Dictionary.com). Many of the ideas Lennon created are supported, or even inspired, by real events. In John Lennon's "Imagine," he uses the power of imagery and applicable real-life events to depict an idealistic utopia. The first verse of the track immediately invokes imagery, asking you to “imagine that there is no heaven.” Many have interpreted it as odd that Lennon would even write about religion. He was a renowned agnostic or atheist. An agnostic is someone who does not believe in or strongly doubts the existence of a higher power (Dictionary.com). 1971 was in the middle of Vietnam and, because of the many deaths, many had nothing left but their faith. This suggests why Lennon would have written about religion. These lyrics further express his agnosticism and feelings towards religion. Also, my opinion or interpretation of this verse is different. With this song, Lennon attempts to create the image of a perfect utopia. However, a utopia is often referred to as “heaven on earth.” That said, some might believe that Lennon was only asking you to imagine a world equal to Heaven, not to reject its existence. Many ideas in this song are misinterpreted, including the next topic, government. The second verse of the song is probably the most important. It starts again by asking you to imagine. This time, The...... middle of paper ......f famine (New York Times). This is most likely Lennon's reason for this phrase. In the last line of the song, Lennon sings of “a brotherhood of men.” This line alone sums up Lennon's entire motivation for writing the song. A utopia can be considered a paradise on earth, with a brotherhood of all men. Where no one owns any property, there is no hungry people, and certainly no greed. If all this happened, we would have no need for religion, because there would be no sin. John Lennon's use of imagery throughout the song, supported by the events surrounding Vietnam, creates an idealistic utopia that the listener can live in until the end of the song. The song's importance is unmatched by any of his others, as it gave rise to his assassin's intelligence as to why he should kill him. John Lennon's "Imagine" will forever remain one of the world's anthems in times of chaos.