《The Rose》的歌词如下：
Some say love it is a river
That drowns the tender reed
Some say love it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love it is a hunger
And endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
And you its only seed
It's the heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking
That never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying
That never learns to live
《The Rose》的歌词表达了对爱的多种诠释，有人将其比作河流、剃刀、饥饿和渴望，而歌者则认为爱是一朵花，而对方是这朵花唯一的种子。歌词还描绘了害怕受伤的心、害怕醒来的梦、不愿付出的人以及害怕死亡的灵魂等情感状态，通过这些形象展现了爱的复杂性和多样性。