While many listeners initially associated the song with heroin use (due to the line "I need a fix"), Lennon later clarified it was more about his intense sexual attraction to Yoko Ono , whom he referred to as "Mother Superior". Composition and Recording Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Remastered 2009)
The lyrics are a "hodgepodge of images" often attributed to an acid-influenced gathering with friends Derek Taylor and Pete Shotton. Many lines come from overheard phrases or stories, such as the "velvet hand" and "lizard on a windowpane". Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Remastered 2009)
The title was inspired by a National Rifle Association magazine cover that John Lennon saw in the studio. He found the phrase "Happiness is a warm gun" to be "fantastic" and "insane," viewing it as a satire of American gun culture. While many listeners initially associated the song with