Words are flowing out
Like endless rain into a paper cup
They slither wildly as
They slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy
Are drifting through my opened mind
Possessing and caressing me

Jai Guru Deva, Om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Images of broken light
Which dance before me like a million eyes
They call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box
They tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe

Jai Guru Deva, Om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Sounds of laughter, shades of life
Are ringing through my opened ears
Inciting and inviting me
Limitless, undying love
Which shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on across the universe

Jai Guru Deva, Om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Jai Guru Deva
Jai Guru Deva
Jai Guru Deva
Jai Guru Deva
Jai Guru Deva
Jai Guru Deva


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    The words to this song are so beautiful. I wish he wasn't invoking some Guru with a mantra in it - but that won't stop me from loving this song. (in 3rd grade my fellow Beatles-fan friends and I used to wonder: "what does Jackaroo Dayva mean?" I thought it was a woman's name - kinda like Jackie Onassis crossed with Doris Day... we loved the song - but were not too well-versed in Hinduistic mantras at the time. We won't know until later down the road whether Lennon made it into heaven. I actually met a Presbyterian Pastor from Liverpool who grew up with John Lennon until 6th grade who confirmed much of what is written here in this web article:

    blackchristiannews.com/news/2009/09/watch-did-john-lennon-of-the-beatles-get-saved.html

    Peace out - Jesus is Lord forever. Let it be known across the universe.

    NomadMonadon May 15, 2012   Link

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