Lyrics of
Kiss From a Rose

Kiss from a Rose was written by Seal and became globally famous after being featured in the soundtrack of the 1995 film Batman Forever. The inspiration for the song remains somewhat of a mystery, with Seal mentioning that the lyrics are a metaphor for a deeply personal and almost indescribable experience.

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, 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 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

Duba dabu dubiduu

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 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


I've been kissed by a rose on the grey
I've been kissed by a rose (on the grey)
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
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 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

Now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the gray