Katie’s Beer

This song is on my iPod and I’ve been listening to the acoustic version lately. I can’t think of a lovelier love song than this. Seal’s acoustic version sounds like a Middle Ages love song, with ancient sounding instruments. According to Wikipedia, “it was rumoured that “Kiss from a Rose” is potentially about the use of cocaine. Some lines such as “…and did you know, that when it snows, my eyes become wide…” and “…the more I get of you the stranger it feels…” may reference the color and effects the drug has. This has been disputed by others, who argue that it is more about the pure love between a man and a woman…” I certainly vote for the later. I think that the cocaine interpretation is pretty weak. Wikipedia also notes, “with its 3/4 time signature (rather uncommon for a pop song) and its danceable tempo, “Kiss from a Rose” is one of the most popular waltzes written in the 1990s.” What a lovely thought: to dance a waltz to this song. The lyrics read like poetry.

A Kiss from a Rose

by *Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel* aka Seal

There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea.

You became the light on the dark side of me.

Love remains 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.

I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey.

The more I get of you, the stranger it feels.

Now that your rose is is in bloom,

A light hits the gloom 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 grown addiction that I can’t deny.

Won’t you tell me is that healthy?

But did you know that when it snows,

My eyes become large and

The light that you shine can be seen.

I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey.

The more I get of you, the stranger it feels.

Now that your rose is is in bloom,

A light hits the gloom on the grey.

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