Stillness Of Heart – English Lyrics

• By: Lenny Kravitz
• Album: Lenny

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful lyrics of Lenny Kravitz's "Stillness Of Heart" and discover a powerful message about finding inner peace and genuine connection. This rock, pop, and soul-infused track offers not only a rich musical experience but also a chance to explore themes of self-reflection and compassion in English, making it a perfect song for language learners to uncover deeper meanings and expand their vocabulary.

[English]

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♪ I'M OUT HERE ON THE STREET ♪

♪ THERE'S NO ONE LEFT TO MEET ♪

♪ THE THINGS THAT WERE SO SWEET ♪

♪ NO LONGER MOVE MY FEET ♪

♪ BUT I KEEP TRYING ♪

♪ I KEEP ON TRYING ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ALL THAT I WANT ♪

♪ IS STILLNESS OF HEART ♪

♪ SO I CAN START ♪

♪ ♪

♪ TO FIND MY WAY ♪

♪ OUT OF THE DARK ♪

♪ AND INTO YOUR HEART ♪

♪ I GOT MORE THAN I CAN EAT ♪

♪ A LIFE THAT CAN'T BE BEAT ♪

♪ YET STILL I FEEL THIS HEAT ♪

♪ I'M FEELING INCOMPLETE ♪

♪ WHAT AM I BUYING? ♪

♪ MY SOUL IS CRYING ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ALL THAT I WANT ♪

♪ IS STILLNESS OF HEART ♪

♪ SO I CAN START ♪

♪ TO FIND MY WAY ♪

♪ OUT OF THE DARK ♪

♪ AND INTO YOUR HEART ♪

♪ WHERE'S THE LOVE? ♪

♪ WHAT IS THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN? ♪

♪ WHERE'S THE LOVE ? ♪

♪ WE'VE GOT TO KEEP ON GIVING ♪

♪ WHERE'S THE LOVE ? ♪

♪ WHAT HAPPENED TO FORGIVING ? ♪

♪ ANYONE ? ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ALL THAT I WANT ♪

♪ IS STILLNESS OF HEART ♪

♪ SO I CAN START ♪

♪ ♪

♪ TO FIND MY WAY ♪

♪ OUT OF THE DARK ♪

♪ AND INTO YOUR HEART ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ALL THAT I WANT ♪

♪ IS STILLNESS OF HEART ♪

♪ SO I CAN START ♪

♪ ♪

♪ TO FIND MY WAY ♪

♪ OUT OF THE DARK ♪

♪ AND INTO YOUR HEART ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ALL THAT I WANT ♪

♪ IS STILLNESS OF HEART ♪

♪ SO I CAN START ♪

♪ ♪

♪ TO FIND MY WAY ♪

♪ OUT OF THE DARK ♪

♪ AND INTO YOUR HEART ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Stillness /ˈstɪlnəs/ B1	noun - A state of no movement or sound; quietness.
Heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - The organ in your chest that pumps blood; the center of emotions or feelings.
Dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - With little or no light. noun - The absence of light.
Love /lʌv/ A1	noun - A strong feeling of affection. verb - To feel a deep affection for someone or something.
Feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - To experience an emotion or a physical sensation.
Incomplete /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/ B1	adjective - Not finished or not having all the necessary parts.
Soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - The spiritual or non-physical part of a person, often regarded as immortal.
Cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - To shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.
Start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - To begin to do something.
Find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - To discover something or someone unexpectedly or after a search.
Way /weɪ/ A1	noun - A method, style, or manner of doing something; a route or direction.
Try /traɪ/ A1	verb - To attempt to do something.
Sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - Having a pleasant taste characteristic of sugar; pleasing and delightful.
Beat /biːt/ B1	verb - To defeat someone in a game or competition; to strike repeatedly.
Forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - To stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for an offense, flaw, or mistake.
World /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - The Earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features; a particular part or aspect of life.
Life /laɪf/ A1	noun - The condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
Street /striːt/ A1	noun - A public road in a city or town.
Move /muːv/ A1	verb - To change place or position; to cause to feel a particular emotion.
Heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - The quality of being hot or warm; intense feeling, especially of anger or excitement.

Key Grammar Structures

• I'M OUT HERE ON THE STREET

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with 'I'M' (contraction of 'I am') to describe an action happening now.

• ALL THAT I WANT

  ➔ Relative Pronoun ('that')

  ➔ The phrase uses the relative pronoun 'that' to introduce a clause specifying what the speaker wants.

• SO I CAN START

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood with 'can' to express a desired outcome or condition.

• OUT OF THE DARK

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase is a prepositional phrase using 'out of' to indicate movement from one place to another.

• WHERE'S THE LOVE?

  ➔ Interrogative Sentence

  ➔ The sentence is an interrogative sentence using 'where's' (contraction of 'where is') to ask a question.

• WE'VE GOT TO KEEP ON GIVING

  ➔ Modal Verb ('have got to')

  ➔ The phrase uses the modal verb 'have got to' to express necessity or obligation.

• WHAT HAPPENED TO FORGIVING?

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ The sentence uses the passive voice with 'happened to' to focus on the action rather than the doer.

• ANYONE?

  ➔ Indefinite Pronoun

  ➔ The word 'anyone' is an indefinite pronoun used to refer to any person at all.