Seal's KISS FROM A ROSE on the grey or gray or the grave or the greying tower which is probably a lighthouse because it's on the sea and it snows there at sea level which means it's near the arctic

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[Intro] Ba-ya-ya, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya Ba-ya-ya, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya Ba-ya-ya, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya Ba-ya-ya, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya [Verse1] There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea And you became the light on the dark side of me Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill [Pre-Chorus] But did you know that when it snows My eyes become large and The light that you shine can't be seen? [Chorus] Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey Ooh, the more I get of you, stranger it feels, yeah And now that your rose is in bloom A light hits the gloom on the grey [Post-Chorus] Ba-ya-ya, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya [Verse 2] 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? [Pre-Chorus repeats] [Chorus repeats] [Bridge] I've been kissed by a rose on the grey I, I've been kissed by a rose on the grey I've (And if I should fall, will it all go away?) been kissed by a rose on the grey I, I've been kissed by a rose on the grey [Verse 2 repeats] [Pre-Chorus repeats] [Chorus repeats] [Post-Chorus] Ba-ya-ya, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya [Outro] Now that your rose is in bloom A light hits the gloom on the grey

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(00:48) Briefest ever celebrity introduction

(00:55) Song details, writer/lyricist, key dates

(01:55) Embarrassed. Lost down the back of the couch?

(02:45) Artist's comments

(03:50) Grey vs Grave

(04:45) Liam Neeson and the Terminator and Batman music videos

(09:14) Buildings and geography

(10:25) Darth Vader's holiday home

(22:59) Seal as old lighthouse, sea captain, or a seal

(17:09) sigh ... "love is like a drug" again

(21:34) Snow as just snow

(24:22) Exact location and mixed metaphors

(26:28) Shanty or Shakespeare?

(28:47) Mechanics of kissing a rose

(30:48) Youthemisms

(41:46) Statement of indemnity

(42:32) Other theories from randoms on the internet

(52:42) Misheard lyrics in this song

(57:57) More Statements of indemnity

(59:09) Farewell

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