Not sure about the others but for me, much of what John Lennon seemed to be espousing most of his life of notoriety is Against most of what the Church stands for. This song is an anthem of that philosophy. This is NOT one of my favorite set of lyrics. The music, I love it. But the song, not so much. The starting point of what I am talking about is in bold. You can jump in to it from there. (John Lennon's philosophy. He was named correctly by his parents for sure.) Imagine John Lennon Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion, too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You, you may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you will 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 man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world You, you may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you will join us And the world will live as one