Caleb Todd

Mr. Martin
Honors U.S History 2
4/2/2018

Anti-war songs

Imagine by John Lennon

Imagine there's no heaven,

It's easy if you try, When you think about religions it is easy to
think that they are not real due to the lack of
No hell below us,
evidence.
Above us only sky,
If people where to not act on belief or religion,
Imagine all the people living for today... but instead only acted on what they wanted to
do the world would also act differently?

Imagine there's no countries,

If everyone was treated equally then there
It isn’t hard to do, would be less violence.
Nothing to kill or die for, If there was not disagreements due to different
No religion too, decisions made by different countries or
disagreements on beliefs then there would
Imagine all the people living life in peace... most likely be no more wars, thus everyone
would be able to live more peaceful lives
without the worry of war.
Imagine no possessions,
If people were not so greedy then there would
I wonder if you can, definitely be less conflict.
No need for greed or hunger, If people would be able to overcome such a feat
as greediness, then solving world hunger or
A brotherhood of man,
helping people who are unemployed would also
Imagine all the people be easier, everyone would help everyone.

Sharing all the world...

You may say I’m a dreamer,

But I’m not the only one,
I hope someday you'll join us,
And the world will live as one.
Having more people agree with the things
mentioned in this song would most likely peer
pressure other to giving in and becoming
“forced” to be less greedy.
Caleb Todd
Mr. Martin
Honors U.S History 2
4/2/2018
Eve Of Destruction by Barry McGuire Schreib Young men who were not deemed enough to
The eastern world it tis explodin', vote were still sent to fight in America’s war.
Violence flarin', bullets loadin',

You’re old enough to kill but not for votin',

You don't believe in war, what's that gun you're totin',
And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin',
But you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
If someone truly doesn’t want to do something
they can just not do it, if someone said they
don’t believe in war then they should uphold
that belief by not taking part in it.

Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.
Don't you understand, what I'm trying to say?
Can't you see the fear that I'm feeling today?
People assume that “hippies” are only talking
crazy due to the label they have been given by
the media.

If the button is pushed, there's no running away,

There'll be none to save with the world in a grave, If we go looking for a fight we will find it and it
most likely won’t end well.
Take a look around you, boy, it's bound to scare you, boy,

But you tell me over and over and over again my friend,

Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.

Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin',

The truth no madder how dark or how true will
I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin',
still be the truth and nothing can change that.
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation,

Handful of Senators don't pass legislation,

And marches alone can't bring integration,

When human respect is disintegratin',
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin',
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
While it is said that people are what run the
nation, the citizens can’t seem to do a thing in
order to avoid war that was not decided by
them.

Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.

Think of all the hate there is in Red China!

Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!

Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space,
But when you return, it's the same old place,
The poundin' of the drums, the pride and disgrace,
You can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace,
Hate your next-door-neighbour, but don't forget to say grace,
And you tell me over and over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.
If the US decided to go to war without the
citizens having a say then they should at least
leave the citizens out of the problems they have
started for them.
While some soldiers may have fought against
the cause of peace but they are still people that
have been through a lot so they shouldn’t be
deemed horrible because they were most likely
forced into the war.
Caleb Todd
Mr. Martin
Honors U.S History 2
4/2/2018

Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon

Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Maids, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism
All we are saying is give peace a chance
When people talk about things that are related to violence it most
likely causes negativity and should be avoided.
In order to have peace then peace should be more talked about
and should come into thought when making a decision which
leads to peace as a result of said decision.

All we are saying is give peace a chance

People are becoming more relative when talking about those in

Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
Minister, Sinister, Banisters and Canisters,
Bishops, Fishops, Rabbis, and Pop Eyes, Bye bye, Bye bye
All we are saying is give peace a chance
control or with power, but the only reason they have power to
cause a disruption is because the people are what fuel them and
give them the power which they might not know
The idea of peace should be communicated when communicating
with those in power.

All we are saying is give peace a chance

Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout After many years of fighting and war things are slowly getting
better to the point to where peaceful times are possible.
Revolution, Evolution, Masturbation, Flagellation, Regulation,

Integrations, mediations, United Nations, - congratulations

All we are saying is give peace a chance

All we are saying is give peace a chance

People who are well known such as those mentioned in the lyrics
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary, are also asking for peace and people should look for bigger
meanings when listening to music.
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper,

Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna

Hare Hare Krishna

Everyone wishes for peace they just do it differently.
All we are saying is give peace a chance

All we are saying is give peace a chance