Kiss From A Rose – English Lyrics

• By: Seal
• Album: Batman Forever SoundTrack and Seal II

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Seal's "Kiss From A Rose" offers a unique opportunity for English learners. The song's mysterious and poetic lyrics encourage a deeper level of engagement as you try to decipher its meaning. Its beautiful, flowing melody and Seal's clear enunciation make it an enjoyable and effective song for improving listening skills and exploring the nuances of figurative language in English.

[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

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".