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Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da 00:01
Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da 00:09
There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea 00:15
You became the light on the dark side of me 00:22
Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill 00:28
But did you know that when it snows 00:35
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen? 00:38
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray 00:45
Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah 00:53
And now that your rose is in bloom 00:57
A light hits the gloom on the gray 01:03
Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da 01:08
There is so much a man can tell you, so much he can say 01:13
You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain, baby 01:20
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny 01:28
Won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby? 01:33
But did you know that when it snows 01:36
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen? 01:40
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray 01:46
Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah 01:54
Now that your rose is in bloom 02:00
A light hits the gloom on the gray 02:04
I've been kissed by a rose on the gray 02:09
I've been kissed by a rose on the gray 02:27
I've been kissed by a rose on the gray 02:33
(And if I should fall, would it all go away?) 02:38
I've been kissed by a rose on the gray 02:45
There is so much a man can tell you, so much he can say 02:46
You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain 02:50
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny 02:55
Now won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby? 03:00
But did you know that when it snows 03:05
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen? 03:09
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray 03:14
Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah 03:22
Now that your rose is in bloom 03:27
A light hits the gloom on the gray 03:32
Yes, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray 03:37
Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah 03:41
Now that your rose is in bloom 03:43
A light hits the gloom on the gray 03:43
Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da 03:44
Now that your rose is in bloom 03:44
A light hits the gloom on the gray 03:44
03:44

Kiss From A Rose – English Lyrics

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Batman Forever SoundTrack and Seal II
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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da

Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da

There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea

You became the light on the dark side of me

Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill

But did you know that when it snows

My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen?

Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray

Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah

And now that your rose is in bloom

A light hits the gloom on the gray

Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da

There is so much a man can tell you, so much he can say

You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain, baby

To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny

Won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby?

But did you know that when it snows

My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen?

Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray

Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah

Now that your rose is in bloom

A light hits the gloom on the gray

I've been kissed by a rose on the gray

I've been kissed by a rose on the gray

I've been kissed by a rose on the gray

(And if I should fall, would it all go away?)

I've been kissed by a rose on the gray

There is so much a man can tell you, so much he can say

You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain

To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny

Now won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby?

But did you know that when it snows

My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen?

Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray

Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah

Now that your rose is in bloom

A light hits the gloom on the gray

Yes, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray

Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah

Now that your rose is in bloom

A light hits the gloom on the gray

Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da

Now that your rose is in bloom

A light hits the gloom on the gray

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

tower

/ˈtaʊər/

B1
  • noun
  • - a tall, narrow building or structure

light

/laɪt/

A2
  • noun
  • - electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye
  • adjective
  • - not heavy or dark

rose

/roʊz/

A2
  • noun
  • - a flowering shrub or plant with fragrant, colorful blooms
  • verb
  • - to appear or become red or pink

shine

/ʃaɪn/

B1
  • verb
  • - to emit light

bloom

/bluːm/

B1
  • noun
  • - the flower of a plant, especially when large and brightly colored
  • verb
  • - to produce flowers

power

/ˈpaʊər/

B2
  • noun
  • - the ability to do something or act in a particular way

pleasure

/ˈplɛʒər/

B2
  • noun
  • - a feeling of happy satisfaction

pain

/peɪn/

B1
  • noun
  • - physical or emotional suffering or discomfort

addiction

/əˈdɪkʃən/

B2
  • noun
  • - a physical or mental dependence on a substance or activity

snow

/snoʊ/

A2
  • noun
  • - white crystalline precipitation falling from the sky

fall

/fɔːl/

B1
  • verb
  • - to move downward accidentally or unintentionally
  • noun
  • - an act of falling

gloom

/ɡluːm/

B2
  • noun
  • - a state of darkness or sadness

Key Grammar Structures

  • There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea.

    ➔ Used to + infinitive

    "Used to" describes a past habit or state that is no longer true. The tower existed in the past but might not exist now, or its state has changed.

  • Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill.

    ➔ Relative clause with reduced relative pronoun.

    "that's the high and not the pill" is a relative clause modifying "drug." The full clause would be "that is the high and not the pill," but "that" can be omitted when it's the subject of the verb "to be."

  • But did you know that when it snows, my eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen?

    ➔ Embedded question + subordinate clause + passive voice in relative clause

    "Did you know that..." is an embedded question. "When it snows" is a subordinate clause indicating time. "the light that you shine can be seen" contains the passive voice "can be seen" within the relative clause.

  • Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah

    ➔ The + comparative, the + comparative

    ➔ This structure expresses a proportional relationship. The increase in one thing results in the increase in another. "The more I get of you" indicates an increase in getting something, and "the stranger it feels" indicates an increase in the feeling of strangeness.

  • To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny.

    ➔ Relative clause with object pronoun omission.

    ➔ The relative pronoun "that" can be omitted because it acts as the object of the verb "deny" in the relative clause. The full clause would be "that I can't deny".