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Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
There used to be a greying 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't be seen?
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
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 grey
Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
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't be seen?
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah (yeah)
Now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the grey
I've been kissed by a rose on the grey
I've been kissed by a rose on the grey
And if I should fall, will it all go away? (I've been kissed by a rose on the grey)
I've been kissed by a rose on the grey
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 (yeah)
No 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't be seen?
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
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 grey
Yes, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah (yeah)
And now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the grey
Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
Now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the grey
Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
There used to be a greying 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't be seen?
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
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 grey
Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
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't be seen?
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah (yeah)
Now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the grey
I've been kissed by a rose on the grey
I've been kissed by a rose on the grey
And if I should fall, will it all go away? (I've been kissed by a rose on the grey)
I've been kissed by a rose on the grey
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 (yeah)
No 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't be seen?
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
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 grey
Yes, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah (yeah)
And now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the grey
Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya
Now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the grey
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Hi All :D
I'm gonna take a crack at this song's meaning....I honestly believe it has nothing to do with drugs except to compare Love to a 'High'....And no matter how hard i try, i can't hear 'Grave' so i maintain it's 'Grey'.
I think this song is about an obsessive love for someone to the point of being very 'unhealthy' for the singer.
'There used to be a greying 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'
This is very romantic....like how, when you're madly in love you can wax lyrically and poetically about someone....The singer is the 'greying tower alone on the sea'....This person's love is the 'light' that shines on him, and brings him out of the dark....The love/infatuation he has for this person is all consuming, and he compares it to an 'addiction' like one with drugs.....By comparing her to a 'drug high' he's saying She makes him feel good, and he wants/needs her even if she's not healthy for him.
'But did you know That when it snows My eyes become large and The light that you shine can be seen'
Again it's Romantic..I find the lyrics are dreamy/surreal...almost like a 'fairy tale' and he's the loner in the high tower and love finds him.....Well....When you're attracted to someone your pupils dilate.....So he wants her and he describes a gloomy but romantic setting that she makes better for him with her light/Love.
'Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey 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 grey'
This part is very telling to me and explains the whole song....It's a play on words....When we think of Rose contrasted with Grey...Well.....the Rose jumps out at you with it's vibrancy and colour and beauty whereas the Grey remains mute and depressing and darker than ever...Now compare the man and his love....His life/grey is lifeless and depressing...He's just existing...His love/rose is full of life and light and beauty...She wakes him up and brings his gloomy depressing world to life...but Roses carry thorns which is basically saying that Love isn't easy but so worth it...
'There is so much a man can tell you So much he can say You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain'
He's telling her what she means to him and what her love means to him....She has the power to make him her slave...give him the best high and cut him deep.
I love how Seal uses the Rose as a 'metaphor' for love....It's perfect, and shows how Love is beautiful but carries pain, and describes how you can get caught up the beauty of the Rose/Love but it can hurt you/bring heartache.
I melt when i hear this song...It's so seductive and yearning, and shows how Love is the 'ULTIMATE HIGH' <333