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
The Faith Of A Child
Lenny Kravitz Lyrics
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We are one big family
Joined forever like the branches of a tree
In this world we're all neighbors
There is no immunity
Hurt your member, you hurt the whole community
We can turn around
It starts in your mind
Have the faith of a child
We're facing problems at a catastrophic rate
Folks are desperate
So many wars are on our plate
We're using religion
And with it we're pushing hate
Wonder if there'll be time to change our fate
Oh, we can turn around
Peace can still be found
It starts in your mind
Have the faith of a child
I know we can make it
I know, I know we can make it
Why can't we work it on out
I know we can make it, ooh yeah
I know, I know we can make it
You know anything the mind can conceive
We can achieve
So why don't we put our minds together
And meditate on peace
With the faith of a child
We can turn around
Peace can still be found
It starts in your mind
Have the faith of a child
We can turn around
Peace can still be found
It starts in your mind
Have the faith of a child
Have the faith of a child
Have the faith of a child
Lenny Kravitz's song The Faith of a Child is an inspiring call to action for people to come together and work towards peace in the world. The lyrics suggest that we are all interconnected and that hurting one member of society hurts us all. Kravitz asks his listeners to have the same faith that children do and to believe that real change can happen if we put our minds to it.
The song expresses the idea that the world is facing many problems, including catastrophic events and war. However, Kravitz is optimistic that if we work together, we can turn things around and find peace. He acknowledges that religion can be a tool for hate and prejudice, but he suggests that if we focus on meditation and the peaceful aspects of religion, we can create change.
The chorus is a powerful statement about the importance of having faith in ourselves and in the power of the mind. The repetition of the line, "We can turn around, peace can still be found, it starts in your mind, have the faith of a child," emphasizes the idea that change begins with our thoughts and beliefs. By having faith in ourselves and in each other, we can make a difference in the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's work together
Let's collaborate to solve our problems
We are one big family
We're all in this together and should treat each other as such
Joined forever like the branches of a tree
We're all interconnected and our actions impact each other
In this world we're all neighbors
We share the same planet, so we should treat each other with kindness and respect
There is no immunity
We're all vulnerable and need to work together to address issues
Hurt your member, you hurt the whole community
Harming one person harms everyone else and causes damage to the community as a whole
We're facing problems at a catastrophic rate
There are many serious issues affecting our society
Folks are desperate
Many people are struggling and in need of help
So many wars are on our plate
There are countless conflicts happening around the world
We're using religion
People are using their religious beliefs to justify violence and hatred
And with it we're pushing hate
Religious differences are causing people to hate and harm each other
Wonder if there'll be time to change our fate
We're concerned that we won't be able to fix these problems in time to make a positive impact
I know we can make it
We're capable of finding solutions and making a positive change
Why can't we work it on out
We should be able to collaborate and find common ground to address our issues
You know anything the mind can conceive
We're capable of achieving anything we set our minds to
We can achieve
We can accomplish our goals if we work together and believe in ourselves
So why don't we put our minds together
We should collaborate and share ideas to find solutions
And meditate on peace
We should focus on peace and work towards achieving it
Have the faith of a child
Believe in the possibility of peace and work towards it with hope and optimism
Peace can still be found
It's still possible to achieve peace if we work for it
It starts in your mind
The first step towards peace is to change our thinking and attitudes
Have the faith of a child
Believe that peace is possible and work towards it with hope and optimism
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Written by: LENNY KRAVITZ
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Paela Peterson
on American Woman
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