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Seal begins painting the picture of a dark, gloomy state he was in without this woman. He describes himself as a "graying tower" standing "alone on the sea." The moment he meets this woman she becomes the light that shines on the "dark side" of this tower. He describes his addiction to her love but includes the detail that he wasn't addicted directly to her love but the feeling that it gave him. He continues to depict another image of a beautiful, snowy day and light that she exudes which he can vividly see. In the chorus, he compares her to a kiss from a rose, a flower synonymous for love and divine beauty.
He repeatedly uses the color gray throughout the song. I tie gray to being dull and lifeless and this woman,the kiss from a rose, brings color, vitality, and warmth into his life. He says now that her "rose is in bloom," or now that she has given him all her love, a "light" shines on the "gloom on the gray." Again, she brings light to the darker, loveless side of him.
In the next verse, he describes everything that she is to him. She is "power," "pleasure," and "pain." He again describes her to an addiction that he can't overcome and isn't sure if it's good for him. But then he repeats the image of the beautiful snowy day and the light she shines, which tells the listener that he rather be addicted to her and to be able to see this beauty in his life as opposed to the dark, graying tower he once was.
He ends the song with the repetition of everything he has said in the song. He repeats that he has been kissed by a rose and everything she is to him. It puts an emphasis on how much she has changed his life for the better and how much he's in love with her and the feeling that she gives him.
Nicely written, Daeze. Keep doing what you are doing, perhaps adding a visual or two and trying a couple of blogging techniques like listing or bulletting your material. Not so easy for your topic, but you could stray a bit and do a top ten list of the songs whose lyrics intrigue you most (or something akin to that).
ReplyDeleteThe long paragraphs are too much for me so I barely read any of this. Break it up!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the blog, but these songs are very old and some I don't even know which made it not as enjoyable as you would hope it would be for a reader. You should think about interpreting current songs that a lot of people are listening to.
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