Glass Onion Lyrics



Lennon/McCartney


I told you about strawberry fields
You know the place where nothing is real
Well here's another place you can go
Where everything flows.
Looking through the bent backed tulips
To see how the other half live
Looking through a glass onion.
I told you about the walrus and me-man
You know that we're as close as can be-man
Well here's another clue for you all
The walrus was Paul.
Standing on the cast iron shore-yeah
Lady Madonna trying to make ends meet-yeah
Looking through a glass onion.

I told you about the fool on the hill
I tell you man he living there still
Well here's another place you can be
Listen to me.
Fixing a hole in the ocean
Trying to make a dove-tail joint-yeah
Looking through a glass onion.

 
Lead Singer: John

Recording: 9/11/68, 9/12/68, 9/13/68, 9/16/68, 9/23/68
Mixing: 9/26/68, 10/10/68
Length: 2:17
Take: 33

Anomalies

0:05-0:06
After "told you bout Strawberry Fields", someone sings "for evah"
0:51-0:52
Two clicks, one during "yeah", one after.
1:00 * NEW *
"Oh" in high pitched voice during the gap.
1:19
Piano chord cuts off abruptly, highlighting the edited-together nature of the sections of this song!
1:39 * NEW *
Edit in right channel, affecting drums.
1:46
After "dovetail joint, yeah" someone shouts "hey!"
John Lennon used meaningless lyrics to confuse people who were reading too much into his songs. He got a kick out of people trying to analyze his lyrics.
A glass onion is a coffin with a see-through lid. Because of this, it became a big part of the "Paul is Dead" hoax. Another clue for those who believed the hoax: Lennon sang, "The Walrus is Paul." In many European countries, a walrus represents death. (thanks, Dominic - Greensboro, NC)
Lennon mentioned other Beatles songs in the lyrics: "Strawberry Fields," "I am the Walrus," "Lady Madonna," "The Fool on the Hill," and "Fixing a Hole."
Lennon wanted to name one of the bands they signed to Apple Records "Glass Onion." They chose "Badfinger" instead.
 
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