Kravitz plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, and sitar. He often plays these instruments on each recorded track, but frequently collaborates with other musicians as well when recording.
His 1989 debut album Let Love Rule was a moderate success. In 1991 he released his second album, Mama Said, which reached the top 40 of the Billboard album charts. In 1993, the album Are You Gonna Go My Way was released, reaching #12 on the Billboard 200 and Kravitz earned a Brit Award for best international male artist in 1994. He released the Circus album in 1995, which reached number 10 on the Billboard chart on the back of his past achievement. With 5 (1999), Kravitz embraced digital technology such as Pro Tools and samplers for the first time. He would win the first of his four consecutive Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards of 1999.
His cover version of The Guess Who's hit "American Woman" won him another Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards of 2000. Kravitz released a Greatest Hits compilation in 2000. It proved to be his most successful album. The single "Again" would earn him his third consecutive Grammy for the Best Male Rock Vocal in the Grammy Awards of 2001. Kravitz released his sixth album Lenny in October 2001. He won his fourth consecutive Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal at the Grammy Awards of 2002. Kravitz's seventh album Baptism was released in May 2004. His album, It Is Time For A Love Revolution was released in 2008. He has always edited his albums on Virgin Records America. The lead single from Kravitz’s ninth album, Black and White America, "Stand" was released on June 3, 2011. (Stand Songfacts).
He is the son of Ukrainian-Jewish American NBC television news producer Sy Kravitz, and Bahamian American actress Roxie Roker, best known as her character Helen Willis on the hit 1970s television sitcom The Jeffersons. Black and White America's title track is an autobiographical look back at his upbringing in New York. (Black and White America Songfacts).
Artist website: www.lennykravitz.com
God Save Us All
Lenny Kravitz Lyrics
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We can't seem to help ourselves
Fighting and lying
We can't seem to let it go
We live each day
On a small piece of borrowed time
Why aren't we trying
To enjoy this crazy ride
God save us all
God save us all
God save us all
If we really try
Maybe we can make it
We need a teacher
We must learn to see the light
Let's get together
This world needs us to do right
There's too much poverty, sickness
There's pain and strife
Why aren't we trying
To improve this thing called life
What are we gonna do about it ?
God save us all
God save us all
God save us all
If we really try
Maybe we can make it
The lyrics of Lenny Kravitz's song "God Save Us All" speak to the need for leadership, unity, and collaboration to deal with some of the most pressing issues facing our world. In the opening stanza, Kravitz notes that we are incapable of helping ourselves, constantly engaged in fighting and lying, and failing to make the most of our borrowed time. He calls for a leader to help us come together and enjoy the ride of life. The track's chorus of "God save us all" is a plea to a higher power that, if we make the effort, we might be able to save ourselves.
In the second verse, Lenny Kravitz focuses on the need for teaching, learning, and coming together. He recognizes that there is too much pain, strife, poverty, and illness in the world, and the song insists that we must try to make things better. The song's final lines are perhaps the most poignant, as Kravitz repeats the chorus in a softer, more contemplative tone. Only by working together and remaining focused can we hope to solve the world's problems.
Overall, "God Save Us All" provides a message of hope and a call to action. It is a reminder that our situations may be dire, but that we still have the power to create a better future for ourselves and others. Kravitz's passionate delivery and powerful instrumentation make the song both emotionally charged and deeply meaningful.
Line by Line Meaning
We need a leader
We need someone to guide and lead us
We can't seem to help ourselves
We are struggling to help ourselves
Fighting and lying
We are constantly arguing and being dishonest
We can't seem to let it go
We are having difficulty moving on from our problems
We live each day
We exist each day
On a small piece of borrowed time
Our time on earth is limited and we must make the most of it
Why aren't we trying
We should be making an effort to improve ourselves and our situation
To enjoy this crazy ride
To appreciate the ups and downs of life
What are we gonna do about it ?
What can we do to make things better?
God save us all
We need divine intervention to help us
If we really try
If we put forth genuine effort
Maybe we can make it
Perhaps we can succeed and overcome our challenges
We need a teacher
We need someone to educate and enlighten us
We must learn to see the light
We need to open our minds and gain insight
Let's get together
We need to unite and work together
This world needs us to do right
We have a responsibility to make the world a better place
There's too much poverty, sickness
There is an excessive amount of poverty and illness in the world
There's pain and strife
There is a lot of suffering and conflict
To improve this thing called life
To make life better for ourselves and others
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: LENNY KRAVITZ
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Paela Peterson
on American Woman
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