Awaiting on You All Lyrics
You don't need no love in
You don't need no bed pan
You don't need a horoscope or a microscope
To see the mess that you're in
If you open up your heart
You know what I mean
We've been polluted so long
Now here's a way for you to get clean
[Chorus]
By chanting the names of the Lord and you'll be free
Yes, the Lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and see
Chanting the names of the Lord and you'll be free
Yes, the Lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and see
[Verse 2]
You don't need no passport
And you don't need no visas
You don't need to designate or to emigrate
Before you can see Jesus
If you open up your heart
You'll see He's right there
He always was and will be
He'll relieve you of your cares
By chanting the names of the Lord and you'll be free
Yes, the Lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and see
By chanting the names of the Lord and you'll be free
Yes, the Lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and see
[Verse 3]
You don't need no church house
And you don't need no Temple
You don't need no rosary beads or them books to read
To see that you have fallen
If you open up your heart
You know what I mean
We've been kept down so long
Someone's thinking that we're all green
[Outro]
While the Pope owns 51% of General Motors
And the stock exchange is the only thing he's qualified to quote us
But the Lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and see
By chanting the names of the Lord and you'll be free
About
Harrison exposes a direct relationship with God over adherence to the tenets of organised religion. Influenced by both his association with London-based Hare Krishna devotees, known as the Radha Krishna Temple, and the Vedanta-inspired teachings of Swami Vivekananda, Harrison sings of chanting God’s name as a means to cleanse and liberate oneself from the impurities of the material world. While acknowledging the validity of all faiths, in essence, his song words explicitly criticise the Pope and the perceived materialism of the Catholic Church – a verse that EMI and Capitol Records continue to omit from the album’s lyrics. He also questions the validity of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 campaign for world peace, reflecting a divergence of philosophies between Harrison and his former bandmate after their shared interest in Hindu spirituality in 1967–68.
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