The lyric from John Lennon's “Imagine” is “You may say I'm a dreamer.” The line appears in the song's first verse and introduces Lennon's vision of a person imagining a world without divisions caused by religion, countries, or possessions.
Released in 1971 on Lennon's Imagine album, the song became one of his signature solo recordings. Lennon wrote the music and lyrics, while Phil Spector helped produce the recording. Yoko Ono's ideas and writing also influenced the song's central concept, and she received formal co-writing credit in later years.
The word “dreamer” is sometimes confused with “believer” because the song expresses an idealistic hope for social change. However, “dreamer” is the canonical word in the lyric. The song later became associated with peace movements and remains one of the most widely recognized recordings from Lennon's post-Beatles career.