The Beatles - Within You Without You Lyrics

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"Within You Without You"

We were talking about the space between us all
And the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion
Never glimpse the truth, then it's far too late, when they pass away
We were talking about the love we all could share
When we find it, to try our best to hold it there with our love
With our love, we could save the world, if they only knew

Try to realise it's all within yourself
No one else can make you change
And to see you're really only very small
And life flows on within you and without you

We were talking about the love that's gone so cold
And the people who gain the world and lose their soul
They don't know, they can't see, are you one of them?

When you've seen beyond yourself then you may find
Peace of mind is waiting there
And the time will come when you see we're all one
And life flows on within you and without you

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Writer(s): George Harrison

George Harrison wrote this song after his return from India, where he spent six weeks with his mentor, Ravi Shankar, learning how to play sitar and practicing meditation in 1966.

George Harrison took the influence for the lyrics from Indian musician Ravi Shankar, who taught him play sitar. The original song was a 30-minute piece. Harrison shortened it considerably for the album.

George Harrison was the only band member, who played on the track. He used a tambura. A group of Indian musicians Asian Music Circle played with him on tabla, dilruba and swarmandal.

The lyrics expresses basic notions of Vedanta philosophy, e.g. a reference to the concept of maya, the illusory nature of existence, with the words "And the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion never glimpse the truth."

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