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
I Can't Be Without You
Lenny Kravitz Lyrics
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Why do I keep running from the truth?
I can see it in my eyes
Where's the happiness that I once knew?
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I keep my head to the sky
Waiting for the day that you'll come through
I am free within my mind
'Cause I know that it is coming soon
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know another day with you, ah
The lyrics of "I Can't Be Without You" by Lenny Kravitz paint a picture of someone who is feeling lost and disconnected from themselves. The first lines, "Sometimes I don't feel alive / Why do I keep running from the truth?" suggest that the singer is struggling to find meaning in their life, and may be avoiding facing their problems. The following line, "I can see it in my eyes / Where's the happiness that I once knew?" further emphasizes their disillusionment with their current situation.
The chorus reveals that the singer is actually missing someone they care about deeply. They plead with this person to call their name, to end their pain and bring them back to life. The lines "I'm so tired of this place / I wanna hear your voice / I wanna see your face" convey the visceral longing the singer feels, and the repeated "I don't wanna know another day without you" drives home the importance of this person in their life.
The bridge of the song shifts the mood slightly, as the singer expresses some hope that their situation will improve. They feel "free within my mind" because they believe that the person they are missing will return soon. However, the final lines of the song return to the urgency of the chorus, as the singer pleads once again for their lover to come back to them.
Overall, "I Can't Be Without You" is a poignant song about the power of love to bring meaning and joy to our lives, and the pain of separation from those we care about deeply.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes I don't feel alive
At times, I feel empty and devoid of energy
Why do I keep running from the truth?
I am avoiding facing the reality that I know to be true
I can see it in my eyes
My eyes reflect my inner emotions
Where's the happiness that I once knew?
I am unable to experience the joy that I once had
I'm so tired of this place
I am exhausted from my current situation
I wanna hear your voice
I long to hear the sound of your voice
I wanna see your face
I desire to see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
My feelings for you are all-consuming and cannot be ignored
I don't wanna know another day without you
I cannot bear the thought of living without you
Won't you call my name
I am pleading for you to reach out to me
'Cause I can't be without you
I cannot exist without you in my life
I keep my head to the sky
I am hopeful and looking towards a better future
Waiting for the day that you'll come through
I am patiently awaiting your arrival in my life
I am free within my mind
Mentally, I am liberated and at peace
'Cause I know that it is coming soon
I am convinced that my desired outcome is soon to come
I don't wanna know
I cannot bear
I don't wanna know another day with you, ah
I cannot imagine a day without you in my life
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LENNY KRAVITZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Maria Pinto
Sometimes I don't feel alive
Why do I keep running from the truth?
I can see it in my eyes
Where's the happiness that I once knew?
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I keep my head to the sky
Waiting for the day that you'll come through
I am free within my mind
'Cause I know that it is coming soon
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know another day with you, ah
Lagua Sso
Je ne peux exister sans toi
Sometimes I don't feel alive
Parfois je ne me sens pas vivant
Why do I keep running from the truth
Pourquoi est-ce que je fuis encore la vérité
I can see it in my eyes
Je peux le voir dans mes yeux
Where's the happiness that I once knew
Où est le bonheur qu'un jour j'ai connu
I'm so tired of this place
J'en ai tellement assez de cet endroit
I want to hear your voice
Je veux entendre ta voix
I want to see your face
Je veux voir ton visage
I can't escape the way I feel about you
Je ne peux échapper à ce que je ressens pour toi
(Chorus:)
I don't want to know another day without you
Je ne veux pas connaitre un autre jour sans toi
Won't you call my name
Ne m’appelleras-tu pas
Because I can't be without you
Parce que je ne peux exister sans toi
I keep my head to the sky
Je garde la tête vers le ciel
Waiting for the day that you'll come through
Attendant le jour où tu arriveras
I am free within my mind
Je suis libre dans ma tête
Because I know that it is coming soon
Parce que je sais que ça viendra bientôt
I'm so tired of this place
J'en ai tellement assez de cet endroit
I want to hear your voice
Je veux entendre ta voix
I want to see your face
Je veux voir ton visage
I can't escape the way I feel about you
Je ne peux échapper à ce que je ressens pour toi
rutesantos
Sometimes I don't feel alive
Why do I keep running from the truth
I can see it in my eyes
Where's the happiness that I once knew
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I keep my head to the sky
Waiting for the day that you'll come through
I am free within my mind
'Cause I know that it is coming soon
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you.
Sometimes I don't feel alive
Why do I keep running from the truth
I can see it in my eyes
Where's the happiness that I once knew
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I keep my head to the sky
Waiting for the day that you'll come through
I am free within my mind
'Cause I know that it is coming soon
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without yo
Ana Rico
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Sometimes I don't feel alive
Why do I keep running from the truth?
I can see it in my eyes
Where's the happiness that I once knew?
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I keep my head to the sky
Waiting for the day that you'll come through
I am free within my mind
'Cause I know that it is coming soon
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I'm so tired of this place
I wanna hear your voice
I wanna see your face
I can't escape the way I feel about you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I don't wanna know another day without you
Won't you call my name
'Cause I can't be without you
I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know another day with you, ah
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Lenny Kravitz
Elizardo Celidón García
Admiro a este hombre.... mi ejemplo a seguir como compositor.
Lianet Alvarez
Que clace de maestría sin palabras es un salvaje mis respeto para Lenny Kravitz...
JhanJan Marie
'I keep my eyes to the sky, I don't want to know another day without you...I'm so tired of this place... I know it is coming soon.' Anyone else see and hear a totally different meaning to this song. I love his spirit and connection of his soul to something larger than ourselves... LK is a gift from above
Michał Nephilim
I,ve been listening to LK for 19 years now and He never disappoints ! The musicianship, the sound, the arrangements, the way He handles all instruments and His voice make it a perfect combination. I'm amusician too and LK has always been a genuine and neverending inspiration ! Long live Lenny Kravitz !!!
Ildiko Visolit
Lenny is a rare combination of talent and a beautiful human being wwho I love and cherish with every ounce of my being. He has many good years to look forward to to make this world a better place to live for us mere mortals. I love you forever and thank you for the songs babe
Daniel Spikes
I love dudes music
creepy2020 falls
teddy bear n' all
AngryAgain
This is such a beautiful moving song. He echoes what my soul is going through right now.
Jane Barton
Lenny Kravitz is a genius..Much respect for your wonderful lyrics,voice & music.Music to make love to 🎶✌ 💕 💋
Lenny Kravitz
Hello, your beautiful comments was noticed on my page, I really appreciate them, keep support good music and do remember to always wash your hands and stay safe at home.. thanks ❤❤️❤️