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The Word Lyrics
Say the word and you’ll be free,
Say the word and be like me,
Say the word I’m thinking of,
Have you heard the word is love.
It’s so fine, it’s sunshine,
It’s the word love.
In the beginning I misunderstood,
But now I’ve got it the word is good.
Say the word and you’ll be free,
Say the word and be like me,
Say the word I’m thinking of,
Have you heard the word is love.
It’s so fine, it’s sunshine,
It’s the word love.
Everywhere I go I hear it said,
In the good and the bad books that I have read.
Say the word and you’ll be free,
Say the word and be like me,
Say the word I’m thinking of,
Have you heard the word is love.
It’s so fine, it’s sunshine,
It’s the word love.
Now that I know what I feel must be right,
I mean to show ev’rybody the light,
Give the word a chance to say,
That the word is just the way,
It’s the word I’m thinking of,
And the only word is love,
It’s so fine it’s sunshine,
It’s the word love.
Say the word love,
Say the word love,
Say the word love,
Say the word love.
You all misunderstand! The word is 'love'. That's it. It's about 'love'. All you need is love.
Props to TeddyB for being right on the ball. This song is basically another version of All You Need Is Love. The messages of the songs are the same: love is the basis of life.
I personally do not believe this song is ABOUT LSD. However, I believe it may have been INSPIRED by an LSD REALISATION.
LSD sparks abstract realisations about fundamental truths and I believe that lennon may have realised that love is an beautiful philosophy and if everyone only lived by the rule of pure love then there would be no war, no hatred, no starvation, no greediness etc.
The lyrics to the song revolution support this, but argues that the philosophy is flawed and there is no real implementable solution (yet). And, almost all of lennon's work here on was to propose living by the philosophy of peace and love, but before he had taken LSD he was not all about this.
Anyone who has taken the drug can see that the song was certainly inspired by LSD, but I don't think it is ABOUT it.
this word is the key to why the Beatles are so successful
then why were they still successful at the end of their career, when they HATED eachother. i think the great music is the key to why they're so successful.
well, since "the word" in this song refers to the feeling brought on by LSD, do u think that maybe that's wat maestro was referring to
although it is widely (and irrefutably) known that much of the beatles philosophies and mentalities were HEAVILY influenced and derived from LSD use, not EVERY one of their songs is ABOUT the drug itself.
do you honestly think poets as enlightened as the beatles would want all of their psychadelic era work being passed off as simple drug references? grow up.
The word is LOVE. They say it over and over right in the lyrics!
say the word i'm thinkin of.
okay so the second time the chorus is sung it goes SPREAD the word NOT SAY the word.
...and i really doubt this song is about LSD