Honey – English Lyrics

• By: Lenny Kravitz
• Album: Blue Electric Light

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

My spirit starts to move when I look in your eyes

And I'm shaking, baby, 'cause your spell has got me hypnotized

My heart's beating and it won't stop

My blood's rising straight to the top

When I need you, I (can't get enough, oh yeah)

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey (mm)

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey (yeah)

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey

Ooh, baby, it never feels the same, it's different every time

And I'll never ever make you wait when you give me the sign

If you feel it, don't hesitate

I am ready, I won't be late

Babe, I need you, I (can't get enough, ooh yeah)

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey (oh, yeah)

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey (every day, girl)

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey

It don't take much to turn me on

The clothes that you wear, the smell of your hair

Takes me over

Oh, the passion we brew is a love always new, it's so right

Oh babe, I can't wait, I'll be jumping straight into your fire, oh

Come, let's do it into the night

I am here to make you feel right

When I need you, I (can't get enough, oh yeah)

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey (every day, girl)

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey (ooh-ooh)

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey (oh, yeah)

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey

I need you, honey, oh, I need you, honey

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something necessary or essential
honey /ˈhʌni/ A1	noun - a sweet, sticky substance made by bees noun - a term of endearment
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or place
shake /ʃeɪk/ A1	verb - to move or cause to move rapidly in opposite directions
hypnotize /ˈhɪp.nə.taɪz/ B2	verb - to capture someone's attention completely
beating /ˈbiː.tɪŋ/ A2	verb - to pulse or throb
rising /ˈraɪ.zɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move upward
passion /ˈpæʃ.ən/ B1	noun - strong and powerful emotion
brew /bruː/ B1	verb - to make a beverage (e.g., tea, beer) verb - to develop or create (figurative)
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push oneself off a surface and into the air
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - flames or burning material
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in place until a particular time or event
hesitate /ˈhez.ɪ.teɪt/ B1	verb - to pause before doing something
ready /ˈrɛd.i/ A1	adjective - prepared or available for use
wear /wɛər/ A1	verb - to have clothing on one's body
smell /smɛl/ A1	verb - to perceive a scent noun - a scent or odor
over /ˈoʊ.vər/ A1	adjective - to a great degree

Key Grammar Structures

• And I'm shaking, baby, 'cause your spell has got me hypnotized

  ➔ Present Continuous and Present Perfect (Causative)

  ➔ "I'm shaking" (Present Continuous for an ongoing action); "has got me hypnotized" (Present Perfect with a causative meaning, where "your spell" causes "me" to be "hypnotized").

• When I need you, I (can't get enough, oh yeah)

  ➔ Zero Conditional (Time Clause) and Modal Verb of Inability

  ➔ "When I need you" (a time clause expressing a general truth or habitual action, similar to a zero conditional); "can't get enough" (the modal verb "can't" indicates inability or impossibility).

• And I'll never ever make you wait when you give me the sign

  ➔ Future Simple (Negative with Adverb of Frequency) and Causative Verb 'make'

  ➔ "I'll never ever make" (Future Simple in the negative, emphasized by "never ever," expressing a strong commitment); "make you wait" (the causative verb "make" means to cause someone to do something).

• If you feel it, don't hesitate

  ➔ First Conditional (with Imperative)

  ➔ "If you feel it" (the conditional clause setting a condition); "don't hesitate" (the imperative clause, giving a command or strong suggestion, acting as the result).

• It don't take much to turn me on

  ➔ Informal Negative Present Simple and Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "It don't take" (informal usage of "don't" instead of "doesn't" for third person singular in Present Simple negative); "to turn me on" (an infinitive phrase expressing the purpose or result).

• The clothes that you wear, the smell of your hair

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ "that you wear" (a defining relative clause modifying "clothes," providing essential information about them).

• Oh babe, I can't wait, I'll be jumping straight into your fire, oh

  ➔ Future Continuous and Idiomatic Expression 'can't wait'

  ➔ "I'll be jumping" (Future Continuous, indicating an action that will be in progress at a future time); "I can't wait" (an idiomatic expression meaning great eagerness or impatience).

• I am here to make you feel right

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose and Causative Verb 'make'

  ➔ "to make you feel right" (an infinitive phrase expressing the purpose of "I am here"); "make you feel" (the causative verb "make" means to cause someone to feel something).