CIRCUS - 1995

Rock And Roll Is Dead

Written by Lenny Kravitz

You think you're on top of the world

But you know it´s really over

Runnin' round with diamond rings

And coke spoons that are overflowin'

Rock an Roll is dead

But all the money in the world

Can't buy you from the place you're going to

Rock an Roll is dead

Rock an Roll is dead

Rock an Roll is dead

You can't even sing or play an instrument

So you just scream instead

You're living for an image

So you got five hundred women in your bed

Rock an Roll is dead

But it's real hard to be yourself

When you're living with those demons

In your head

Rock an Roll is dead

Rock an Roll is dead

Rock an Roll is dead

Written by Gerry DeVeaux / Terry Britten

One day while I was searching

For what I'll never find

She walked into my story

Said she could change my mind

This is the final offer

She said to make it quick

Don't lose out on this wonder

So I had to place my bet

Welcome to the picture show

Watching your life

Never know which way to go

It might not be right

So you better be strong

What kind of circus is this?

What kind of fools are we?

When is the final curtain?

What can I do to set me free?

Welcome to the real world

You better be strong

Never know which way to go

It might end up wrong

So you better be strong

Too many games we have to play

They always change the rules

You and me just trying to get along

What can I do?

Got to be strong

She walked into my daydream

She told me how it had to be

Welcome to the picture show

Watching your life

Never know which way to go

It might not be right

Welcome to the real world

You got to be strong

Never know which way to go

It might end up wrong

Welcome to the picture show

It might end up wrong

So you better be strong

You got to be strong

You better be strong

Written by Lenny Kravitz / Craig Ross

Beyond the 7th sky

There's a room where we are with God

Beyond the sun and moon

Where the angels will be our guard

Where the weather doesn't change

Everday is summer

As the sands are numbered

Instead of cannonball grey

Do you think it's kinda strange?

Or can we be lovers?

As the spirit covers our electrified rage

Hold me mama

And we'll fly across the sea

Way beyond the moon and stars and sky

I'm talkin' bout you and God and I

Now that the time is near

I'm ready I have no fear

I know you're the one my dear

The stars will come out tonight

In time for our sacred flight

Together we'll be for life

And I will burn in your flame

Kiss me baby

Take my hand and come with me

I'm talkin' bout the moon and stars and sky

I'm talkin' bout you and God and I

Let's take it to the place where life was formed

And to the place where Jesus Christ was born

Written by Lenny Kravitz

All I want

Is all you got

Make me happy baby

And I'll make it hot

I don't need no doctor

To tell me what to do

'Cause I know I'm goin'

Straight ahead for you

I got that tunnel vision goin' through my head

I can't helf myself all I see is red

Tunnel vision goin' through my head

Lay me down inside your flying bed

All that's yours

And all that's mine

We'll put together baby

And we can combine

We don't need no lawyer

Let's not make this long

We just need a love thing

That's beautiful and strong

I got that tunnel vision

Goin' through my head

I can't helf myself all I see is red

Tunnel vision goin' through my head

Lay me down inside your flying bed

Tunnel vision goin' through my head

I can't helf myself all I see is red

Tunnel vision goin' through my head

Lay me down inside your flying bed

Make it funky now etc.

Written by Lenny Kravitz

Life is just a lonely highway

I'm out here on the open road

I'm old enough to se behind me

But young enough to feel my soul

I don't wanna lose you baby

And I don't wanna be alone

Don't wanna live my days without you

But for now I've got to be without you

I've got a pocket full of money

And pocket full of keys that have no bounds

But then I think of lovin'

And I just can't get you off of my mind

Babe can't you see

That this is killing me

I don't want to push you baby

And I don't want you to be told

It's just that I can't breathe without you

Feel like I'm gonna lose control

I've got a pocket full of money oh yes I do

And a pocket full of keys that have no bounds

But when it comes to lovin'

I just can't get you off of my mind

Am I a fool to think that there's a little hope tell me baby

What are the rules the reasons and the do's and don'ts

Tell me baby tell me baby

What do you feel inside?

I've got a pocket full of money

And a pocket full of keys that have no bounds oh yeah

But when it comes down to lovin'

I just can't get you off of my mind

I just can't get you off of my mind

Written by Lenny Kravitz

She was only seventeen

In her prime of life she was lean

And her only dream was to be on the silver screen

She hailed from north of Baltimore

Her mama says she'd end up a whore

And she spent up all her dough at the movie show

She's all go go go yeah yeah

She wears her pants on her hips too low

She learned it all in magazines

She's Magdalene

Ain't it funny how the sun shines?

She was only seventeen

She packed her bag and went to the scene

She said I'm gonna take on this town I'm gonna be the queen

She mingled like she'd been there before

She worked it till they hollered for more

Then she took off all her clothes

Now everbody knows

She's all go go go yeah yeah

She wears her pants on her hips too low

She learned it all in magazines

She's Magdalene

Ain't it funny how the sun shines?

Written by Lenny Kravitz / Henry Hirsch

God is love

Through all your trials and tribulations

God is love

He'll get you through all situations

God is love

And if your are ready He always is ready for you God loves everyone

That's why He gave His Son (oh yeah)

And you should feel His pain

Yet He gave us everything

God is love

He'll get you through your pain and sorrow

God is love

He's coming back maybe tomorrow

God is love

And if you are ready He's gonna be ready for you God loves everyone

That's why He gave His Son (oh yeah)

And you should feel His pain

Yet He gave us everything

And though much time has passed

His words and promises always last

And I am here to say

That He loves each one of us in every way

God is love

He makes the rain that makes the flowers

God is love

And so amazing are His powers

God is love

And if you are ready He's gonna be ready for us God loves everyone

That's why He gave His Son (oh yeah)

And you should feel His pain

Yet He gave us everything

Yet He gave us everything

Yet He gave us everything

Written by Lenny Kravitz / Craig Ross

You must be walking

On shaky ground

You're always jumping

At every sound

You've been a hustler for all your days

A real motherfucker in every day

When you're a loser you're all alone

So you made up for everything

That you thought you'd lost

But you paid a cost

Hey...

You can live your life for so long

But when you're walking on thin ice you will fall

You can live your life for so long

But when you're walking on thin ice you will fall

You're always running

With every game

First you're pushin' coke and then you're hoin' dames

You say you can't give nothing better back

Than you got back at home

Well I tell you that's bullshit brother

And that's heavy load

It's an illusion when you think you're the boss

Oh no no no

'Cause you really ain't got a thing

But the crumbs you're tossed

But don't you feel the frost

Hey..

You can live your life for so long

But when you're walking on thin ice you will fall

You can live your life for so long

But when you're walking on thin ice you will fall

Written by Lenny Kravitz

Don't go and put a bullet in your head

Just turn your life around instead

Don't go and put a bullet in your head

I'm gonna get it

But workin' nine to five just doesn't let it

I feel I'm wastin' time and I regret it

Can't even feed my kids and my wife

Oh I'm longing to find it

A taste of the sweeter life oh my

Only it takes a little time

(No don't do it)

Don't got and put a bullet in your head

Just turn your life around instead

Don't go and put a bullet in your head

Oh my oh my

Ain't got no credit

Can't even pay my rent

Where will I get it?

There's a liquor store right down the block I'll get it

Can't even feed the pain in my heart

Oh I'm longing to find

A piece of the bigger pie oh my

Only it takes a little time

(No don't do it)

Don't go and put a bullet in your head

Just turn your life around instead

Don't go and put a bullet in your head

Oh my oh my oh my

Don't go and put a bullet in your head

Just turn your life around instead

Don't go and put a bullet in your head

Written by Lenny Kravitz / Craig Ross

When my memory starts to wander

I sit back and I ponder

How the whole world's gone asunder

I feel the rain and I hear the thunder

I was bare and I was lost

But you were there and now I'm born

You are the force and strength

In my life today

And oh how I thank you father

For giving us all over and under

You're a mystery you're a wonder

I always knew since I was younger

I think about the way that you make it right

So full of love and sacrifice

I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

But you were right and I was wrong

'Cause I was weak but you were strong

You are the force and strength

In my life today

And now that the darkness has faded

I'm no longer blinded I can see

And I don't have to wait no longer

'Cause it's all about being free

Every day every way

I'm gonna get myself together

Every day every way

You are the force and strength

In my life today

You are the force and strength

In my life today

You are the force

And you are the force and strength

In my life today

You are the force

And your are the reign

You make me try to do right

And throw away my evil ways

Written by Lenny Kravitz / Craig Ross

If you could feel what I could feel

Well then you'd know his love is real

If you could hear what I could hear

Well then you'd know the kind is near

The resurrection is here to stay

And he's coming back again

The resurrection is here to stay

And he's coming back again

To reclaim all his souls and set us free

The resurrection is here to stay

That he's coming back again

Look waht he's done to me

Now I am living in another space and time

He walked on the righteous path

To keep us from Satan's wrath

We are not alone

And we're going home

The resurrection is here to stay

And he's coming back again

The resurrection is here to stay

That he's coming back again

To reclaim all his souls and set us free

The resurrection is here to stay

That he is coming back again

To reclaim all his souls

Written by Lenny Kravitz

Haven't you heard it could be coming tonight

Just leave all your things and come and celebrate life

This time is for love, not for heartache and strife

There's no time for games and there's no time to fight

Just feel all the love that is in the air,

The feeling so good and it's everywhere,

So come on along if you heart's feeling right,

Just open your wings it's a natural flight

You can do what you want, you can say I'm a fool,

And I'll see you in another life

See you in another life

He walked on this earth so we can party tonight,

He taught us of faith 'cause it's not about sight

He taught us of peace and unconditional love

He led us from wrong and forave us there of

He did all the things 'cause he wanted you

He died on that cross so you wouldn't have to,

And now all the worlds such a beautiful light,

Just open your eyes it's a beautiful sight

You can do what you want, you can say I'm a fool,

And I'll see you in another life

Another life, come on !

You can do what you want, you can say I'm a fool,

And I'll see you in another life

See you in another life, oh yeah

Another life

See you in another life, another life

See you in another life, oh yeah,

Another life, see you in another life

Take me higher higher, Oh yeah yeah

Higher higher, higher yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah !

Higher higher, Come on -(living? you sinners?) yeah

Higher higher, higher yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Words & Music by Michael Kamen/Hal Fredericks

Arranged by Doug Neslund & Lenny Kravitz

Let's wander slowly through the fields

Slowly slowly through the fields

I touch the leaves that touch the sky

Just you and I through fields of joy

All trouble slowly fades away

Slowly slowly fades away

I hold your hand inside my hand

Across the land through fields of joy

The sound of music that we hear

The blend of colors in the air

All cities, mountains disappear from view

All truth and beauty near to me and you

With you through the fields

With you through the fields

With you through the fields

The fields of joy

Let's wander slowly through the fields

Slowly slowly through the fields

I know our love will never die

Just you and I

Through fields of joy

Through fields of joy

Always On The Run

Written by: Lenny Kravitz/Slash

When my mama said

That your life is a gift

And my mama said

There's much weight you will lift

And my mama said

Leave those bad boys alone

And my mama said

Be home before the dawn

And my mama said

You can be rich or poor

But my mama said

You can be big or small

But I'm always on the run

My mama said

That it's good to be fruitful

But my mama said

Don't take more than a mouthful

And my mama said

That it's good to be natural

And my mama said

That it's good to be factual

But I'm always on the run

My mama said

Baby don't ride that crazy horse

And my mama said

You must push with much force

And my mama said

Go get all that you're after

And my mama said

That love's all that matters

But I'm always on the run

Written by: Lenny Kravitz/Henry Hirsch/S. Pasch/A. Krizan

There were times I wasn't kind

And there were times I wasn't even around

And there were times I made you cry

So many times I had to say goodbye

When you want to talk

I'm on the phone

But now baby I am here for you alone

I'm gonna stand by my woman now

I'm gonna stand by my woman now

'Cause I can't live my life alone

Without a home

There were times I didn't understand

And there were times I wouldn't hold your hand

But baby now I'm here for you

'Cause baby I am so in love with you

I'm gonna stand by my woman now

I'm gonna stand by my woman now

'Cause I can't live my life alone

Without a home

I'm gonna stand by my woman now

I'm gonna stand by my woman now

'Cause I can't live my life alone

Without a home

I'm gonna stand by my woman now

I'm gonna stand by my woman now

'Cause I can't live my life alone

Without a home

Stand by my woman now

I'm gonna stand by my woman now

'Cause I can't live my life alone

Without a home

Without a home

Written by: Lenny Kravitz

Here we are still together

We are one

So much time wasted

Playing games with love

So many tears I've cried

So much pain iside

But baby it ain't over 'til it's over

So many years we've tried

To keep our love alive

But baby it ain't over 'til it's over

How many times

Did we give up

But we always worked things out

And all my doubts and fear

Kept me wondering

If I'd always be in love

So many tears I've cried

So much pain iside

But baby it ain't over 'til it's over

So many years we've tried

And kept our love alive

'Cause baby it ain't over 'til it's over

So many tears I've cried

So much pain inside

Baby it ain't over 'til it's over

So many years we've tried

And kept our love alive

'Cause baby it ain't over 'til it's over

(Repeat)

Written by: Lenny Kravitz

More than anything in this world

I just want you to be my woman

More than anything in this world

I wanna be your man

I'd walk through fire

Stand in the rain

I'll go to hell and back

On a plane

I'd scale the mountains

Swim the seas

I beg for mercy

Down on my knees

More than anything in this world

I just want you to be my woman

More than anything in this world

I wanna be your man

I caused you sorrow

I've caused you pain

But love is all we will have to gain

I searched to whole world, oh I

And I want you to be my baby

More than anything in this world

I just want you to be my woman

I wanna be your man

Written by: Lenny Kravitz

My pockets were full and now my money's gone

My friends come around and now they're gone

Things come and they come and then they go

And where they go nobody knows

It's gonna come around

What goes around comes around

It's gonna come around

What goes around comes around

My cup over runneth with the fullness and grace

Yet people push bullshit in my face

The future can't hold what your money can't buy

My brother keep striving your child relies

It's gonna come around

What goes around comes around

It's gonna come around

What goes around comes around

This world keeps on spinning does the future know?

We're destined to screw ourselves one blow

We've ruined what's pure down from nature below

You'd better look back it'll all be gone

It's gonna come around

What goes around comes around

It's gonna come around

What goes around comes around

So children please listen this world is yours

This message is too deep to ignore

Your forefathers said but they did not do

The things that would show that they cared for you

It's gonna come around

What goes around comes around

It's gonna come around

What goes around comes around

Comes around comes around comes around

Comes around comes around comes around

Comes around comes around comes around

Comes around yeah

Gonna take you higher

I'm gonna take you higher

I'm gonna take you higher

Yeah yeah yeah

I'm gonna take you higher

Gonna take you higher

Yeah yeah yeah

Gonna take you higher higher

Higher higher higher higher

Gonna take you higher

Gonna take you higher

Written by: Lenny Kravitz

I'm just a human

I never said I was god

And each day I wonder where you are

How could our lives once be so together

Now we're apart

I know we can make it

But where do we start?

Sometimes the scales get unbalanced

Don't you know the reason why?

The difference is why

The difference is why

You say you can't trust me

Have you tried?

You say you don't love me

That's a lie

There are so many so many rainbows

That we were to climb

But baby baby why can't we survive?

We've got to get our heads untangled

And free our state of mind

The difference is why

The difference is why

Sometimes the scales get unbalanced

Don't you know the reason why?

The difference is why

The difference is why

Does this have to mean goodbye?

Written by: Lenny Kravitz

Thinking positivity

If you wanna be with me

I'll take you to the promised land

Come on baby take my hand

Stop draggin' around

Higher and higher and higher we get

I'll freak you like a sex-o-lette

You say you wanna be my wife?

I'll take you to another life, come on

Stop draggin' around

Come on baby take my hand

I'll take you to the promised land

Stop draggin' around

Written by: Lenny Kravitz

Flowers for Zoë

Love for Zoë

Angels and rainbows

All kinds of things you can call your own

Gardens for Zoë

And oceans for Zoë

Jungle gym playgrounds

All kinds of things for you to explore

Flowers for Zoë

Love for Zoë

Angels and rainbows

All kinds of things you can call your own

God is for Zoë

And heaven's for Zoë

Oh can you believe

That everything is waiting to unfold?

You can call your own

You can call your own

You can call your own

Stop draggin' around

Words & Music by Michael Kamen/Hal Fredericks

Arranged by Lenny Kravitz

All I Ever Wanted

Written by: Lenny Kravitz / Sean Ono Lennon

Baby can't keep on running

All I want you to do is to feel with me yeah

We both are hurting

And it's gonna take a little time

To heal all the wounds and save our family

All I ever wanted

All I ever needed

All I ever wanted was love

Remember kissing in the moonlight?

How we held each other all night

All I ever wanted was love

Darling darling darling

Don't you want to feel good inside?

It seems I've forgotten how it feels to be

Look up to the stars

And ask the heavens

To show you the truth

So that you can be free

All I ever wanted

All I ever needed

All I ever wanted was love

Remember kissing in the moonlight?

How we held each other all night

All I ever wanted was love

Tell me what's the answer?

It's gotten so cloudy I just can't see

But you got your life and I got mine

Are we even?

When I know I want you

And baby you want me

All I ever wanted

All I ever needed

All I ever wanted was love

Remember kissing in the moonlight?

How we held each other all night

All I ever wanted was love

All I ever wanted

All I ever needed

All I ever wanted was love

Remember kissing in the moonlight?

How we held each other all night

All I ever wanted was love

Written by: Lenny Kravitz

Little girl with heroin so blue

You've got to find the future in you

Your scepters and needles will put you away

Forever and a day

Your future will haunt you before you get there

Imagine the planet with no air

All mute no light no sun only light

As far away as neverland

As the sky comes tumbling down to the head

And the valleys are all filed up with dirt

As many people as there are sands in the sea

Will die the morning after

So little girl with your heroin so blue

I guess our future is all up to you

Through the battle sequence you must fight

'Til the morning turns to night

So imagine our world with no air

Just follow the son, he'll take you where

The night and the seas are all full of light

'Til the morning turns to night

'Til the morning turns to night

Written by: Lenny Kravitz

Will we ever understand?

Or is the fate of man at hand?

Will we live or shall we die?

How will we ever know if we never try?

The government's the devil's hands

It's a lie and it's a scam

They wind us up, put us down, and watch us go

And if you close your eyes

There's a big surprise

What the ... are we saying?

Do we feel what we dream about?

We've got to keep on praying

And one day we'll see the light

I've been lost in the name of love

And we kill our brothers daily in the name of god

We'd better chill before we take on some tribulation

And if we realized

Then we'd make a little love now sing

What the ... are we saying?

Do we believe what we read about?

We've got to keep on praying

And one day we'll see the light

What the ... are we saying?

Do we feel what we dream about?

We've got to keep on praying

And one day we'll see the light

Written by: Lenny Kravitz

You are the most beautiful thing

I've ever seen

You shine just like sunlight rays

On a winter snow

I just had to tell you so

Your eyes sparkle as the stars

Like the moon they glow

Your smile could light the world on fire

Or did you know?

Your mind's full of everything that

I want to know

I just had to let you know

I just had to tell you so

You're my butterfly

Fly high

Fly fly fly