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: Despite its heavy themes of ego death and rebirth, the title came from a "Ringo-ism"—a malapropism uttered by Ringo Starr during a 1964 interview. Lennon used it to "take the edge off" the philosophical weight of the lyrics.

: Reflecting the band's growing interest in Eastern music, the song is built on a single C major drone , eschewing traditional Western chord changes. Groundbreaking Studio Techniques The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows

: John Lennon wrote the lyrics after reading The Psychedelic Experience by Timothy Leary, which was an adaptation of the Tibetan Book of the Dead . The opening line, "Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream," was taken almost verbatim from Leary's text. : Despite its heavy themes of ego death