I love this song. It has always been a favorite a mines. Seal confirmed in an interview the lyrics were a reference to cocaine...

the song is about MUTUAL cocaine addiction... "When it snows", "my eyes become large", "Love is the high, not the pill" and "kissed by the rose on the grey". It's about being addicted to either cocaine or heroin (I hear it's the former). You're a "greying tower" from that addiction, but you fall in love with someone who shares your addiction, which makes her become the "light on the darkside of me". This "light" is actually the singer's "epiphany" -- his new love causes him to re-evaluate his desire for cocaine since he wants to know if her love with him is based on sharing cocaine or if the love is real. That strong statement of what HE believes is said when he sings "love is the high, not the pill". He's literally asking her: "Is our love based on each other, or is it based on doing cocaine together?" So his concern is this "rose" (The "rose" is a symbol for true love) so -- is her kiss based on "love", or is it based on getting more coke? "A kiss from a rose on the grey".

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IDK WHY TRENT HATES ME lol