This love is tainted
I need you and I hate it
You're caught between a dream and a movie scene
In a way, you know what I mean
When the dark turns to mist, I just can't resist it

'Cause I'm a fool for you
And the things you do
I'm a fool for you
And the things, the things you do
The things you do
The things you do

When you're looking like this
I just can't resist it
I know sometimes I hide it
But I can't this time, 'cause it's gonna defeat me
But you won't believe me
Believe me

'Cause I'm a fool for you
And the things you do
I'm a fool for you, and the things
The things you do

I know, I know
Given the chance I'd do it again
'Cause I can't help myself
'Cause I can't stop myself
I just love being a fool for you

'Cause I'm a fool for you
And the things you do
I'm a fool for you, and the things
The things you do

This love is tainted

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CC Wells, James Griffin, Kevin Rains, Zayn Malik, SL Waviest, J Emerson

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Oshrat mn

3y↑414

This love is tainted
I need you and I hate it
You're caught between a dream and a movie scene
In a way, you know what I mean
When the darts just miss, I just can't resist it
'Cause I'm a fool for you
And the things you do
I'm a fool for you
And the things, the things you do
The things you do
The things you do
When you're looking like this
I just can't resist it
I know sometimes I hide it
But I can't this time 'cause it's gonna defeat me
But if you won't believe me
Believe me
'Cause I'm a fool for you and the things you do
I'm a fool for you and the things, the things you do
I know
I know
Given a chance I'd do it again, I
'Cause I can't help myself
'Cause I can't stop myself
I just love being a fool for you-ooh-ooh
'Cause I'm a fool for you and the things you do
I'm a fool for you and the things, the things you do
This love is tainted

dav sheesh

2y↑3

[Verse 1]
This love is tainted, I need you and I hate it
You're caught between a dream and a movie scene
In a way, you know what I mean
When the dark turns to mist, I just can't resist it

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a fool for you and the things you do
I'm a fool for you and the things, the things you do
The things you do, the things you do

[Verse 2]
When you're looking like this, I just can't resist it
I know sometimes I hide it
But I can't this time cause it's gonna defeat me
But you won't believe me, believe me

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a fool for you and the things you do
I'm a fool for you and the things, the things you do

[Bridge]
I know, I know given the chance, I'd do it again
'Cause I can't help myself, 'cause I can't stop myself
I just love being a fool for you

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a fool for you and the things you do
I'm a fool for you and the things, the things you do

[Outro]
This love is tainted

nian

2y↑3

All comments from YouTube:

shimpo adolfo

3y↑8.2K

A song for the people who always fall for the people they can’t have.

benni

@Liana Winans LOL

Chiara Gambino

16w

amo noi

Desiree Mirisola

20w

so true

arda akman

28w

@Calista Elfrida bu hafta olmamalı ve şifresini

The Midnight Singer

34w

Meee

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Nicolas

3y↑3.2K

Still my favourite song. It is so annoying how this only has 2 million views... Seriously?

Charlotte Oliver

26w

5million noww

şule

29w

@Lamis Holi now 192M

Devin Gonzalez

@Lamis Holi finally someone can take a joke and not take it up the ass

Lamis Holi

1y↑1

@Devin Gonzalez bruh it has over 140M streams on spotofy pretty sure u r trolling

A simp

@Taruna bruh it's Zayn, he's the opposite of underrated

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Raulrus

3y↑8.4K

Dear stranger whoever reads this, you’re such a beautiful human being.

Tohidur Hasan

Thank you so much ❤️

Renee Davies

11w

✊

Jayanti dehe

12w

love you

Tildon Medeiros

19w↑1

thank yo

Manuela Martínez Guzmán

22w

Thanks luv, u too 💐

163 More Replies...

yo soy soya

3y↑1.3K

If this song doesn´t show off Zayn's vocals strenghts, I don't which does.

abdul moiz

28w↑2

no upper register tho .

prathamjit singh

40w↑1

Facts

Aditya Singh

49w↑6

also zayn's whole new world

Ayzzah Sajid

3y↑24

cuz he has too much strength thats why

D.M.C Girls

3y↑146

Zayn needs way more appreciation than he gets. This song is so beautiful and soulful, his voice is amazing!!! I don't understand why his music isn't more popular. A lot of the hate he gets is for his past relationship problems and him leaving 1d. What people need to realize is although you love something and look up to a boy and as successful as 1d, the entertainment industry comes with a lot of struggles especially being young. Child star says who sign contracts only see their dreams they don't see what comes with it. Mistreatment and not ever really having time to yourself. Always giving a piece of you to other people. This becomes draining and for some it's harder than it would be for others. Zayn is amazingly talented and mature now, he's not always gonna be the little boy we grew up with because he's an adult we have to learn to accept him for who he is now, and appreciate his talent.

Haile

35w↑2

It’s just not the purpose of him. Why do you think he doesn’t want to do an interview or promote his album on billboards. Zayn is a celebrity introvert. If he wanted to be popular, his marketing team would work towards that.

Oshrat mn

3y↑414

ANIMESHKARTIK

51w↑5

Thank for lyrics have a good night

Diyadeep Bal

2y↑54

Typing lyrics in a lyrical video😹

Madeline Wise

3y↑244

Love this song...so beautiful and emotional. Zayn, is so talented. The fact that he hasn't gotten a Grammy means the music industry is asleep

ina martina

1y↑2

So true....not comparing but Harry is my first crush n Zayn second but I like zayns songs more than Harry his songs are so good but he is defamed so much...can't believe this world

𝓼𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓴𝓪⁷

2y↑1

@Prins dwunasty so truee...but sad 😭

Prins dwunasty

3y↑11

Grammys are for overrated artists,not for those the most talented one's :/..

Yissel Suazo

3y↑2

Yes, he is art, pure art

María Emilia Díaz

2y↑56

My first time hearing this song and it is literally a masterpiece, I cried because the lyrics are so accurate and beautiful.

Fedez ChanneL.

16w

Thanks for your incredible support and love towards our music from long ago 💐💞 we made it to the top because of you our lovely fans and I hope you have enjoyed every bit of it. May God bless you 🌹🌹. Have you been to our music concert?

Zayn&OneDirection

5y↑2.7K

2 years and I still love this song❤

Evren Taşpınar

@Erika 5 :)

Erika

4 years now

Neelanjana Shrivastava

3y↑1

3 years now but same

JSSHDYG1301

Man... All these fake ass "fans" smh😒

panji setiaji

your opinion is bullshit and dont affect my life so far

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Kwinie Sanqui

3y↑3.1K

I MISS ZARRY, not as boyfriends or anything, but even just as friends😢

edit: I don’t ship Zarry, respect Khai and Gigi ❤️

Sandya Giri

💛💚🖤🖤🌻🌻

A simp

@Ananya Maity the disrespect

Ishmael_Stylinson💚🍉 #12yearsof1d

1y↑3

Zarry was such a beautiful friendship, i miss them 🥺😢

Amelie Hollmann

@Sofia Rou like that :)

Amelie Hollmann

@Kay Private so... you are shipping Zouis?

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Regina Guevara

2y↑18

Este es un tema súper hermoso, definitivamente este es mi tema favorito de Zayn es arte puro,
Zayn esta a otro nivel, su voz me trae tanta tranquilidad

Claire Lee

3y↑1.2K

we're literally all fools for zayn tho

Fedez ChanneL.

16w↑1

Tildon Medeiros

19w↑1

facts

ananda

41w

Factssss

Azrin ×͜×

1y↑2

Sometime a whole circus

Nope

1y↑1

Facts

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Ryma HAOUAM

3y↑17

Thank you zayn ...
your music heals me when I am in the bottom like now ....
Just thank you for every word , every lyric, every melody ... it’s my shield for my fight
They can’t understand but you do ...

Gülsüm Ay

3y↑107

just another masterpiece from Zayn 😍

Yissel Suazo

3y↑3

Exactly and It deserves more views (millions and billions)

Vas Happening

2y↑9

Congratulations you have a great taste in music.👌🎧

Tildon Medeiros

19w↑1

true

Mervenur Metin

3y↑2

Amazing album love you Z❤

Fedez ChanneL.

16w

Am always glad to receive positive comments from my lovely fans 🤍🖤 it's absolutely my pleasure bringing sweet melody to you. May God bless you awesomely 🙏
I hope you have fun listening to this music 🎧❣️. Have you been to any of my concert?

N R

33w↑8

This is my first time listening to this song and I literally can't stop smiling

Mimi

1y↑11

two words: UNDERRATED MASTERPIECE

𝔍𝔞𝔷𝔪𝔦𝔫

2y↑4

no puede ser tan hermosa esta canción, zayn merece todo el reconocimiento y mas

RBD solo hay uno

21w↑5

Essa música é tão incrível e a voz desse homem é coisa de louco, impressionante como ela pode ser doce em algumas músicas e extremamente agressiva em outras, principalmente nos High nots

Tildon Medeiros

19w↑1

yes sirr

rena :3

3y↑4

ESTA CANCIÓN ES LITERAL LO MEJOR Q PUEDE EXISTIR NO ENTIENDO PORQ NO LA VALORAAAAN

prx

4y↑4.4K

Zayn-I'm a fool for you
Harry-I'm a fool for you
Just a little bit of your heart

🆔Storyofmylifegoeson🔰

34w

💚💛😏

Sandya Giri

💛💚🖤🖤🌻🌻

Hanah Ahmad

1y↑1

Ugh 💚💛😭

𝓼𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓴𝓪⁷

2y↑1

😭😭

ava

2y↑4

@Zarry_fangirl exactly!! 💚💛

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Nirvana Hernández

2y↑33

this is beautiful, without a doubt Zayn has one of the best voices in the industry, I love him

Yissel Suazo

3y↑20

This song is art, pure art

Selena Kerketta

2y↑7

This is a deep, soulful, dark, required and simply lovable. This song just bring some part of my soul I didn't know existed........

angelina layoun

1y↑8

we love you zayn… and we stand with you💕

herscenicjournal

5y↑1.5K

This can be played at my non existent wedding ....😍

hannah

3y↑7

nah im playing 18 at my wedding i literally dgaf if i fall in love at 18 or 30 im playing it 😤🤚

EST

3y↑2

@Apekshya Khanal 🤣🤣🤣

Babar Ayaz Memon

4y↑5

for my non existent girlfriend 😂

mina

4y↑3

Rood Pierre Same 😂😂😂

Rood Pierre

4y↑8

Apekshya Khanal 😂😂😂😂 true but I’d play this and fools gold by 1D in my wedding or else I’m not getting married

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Amol Rathod

1y↑9

Zayn is so underrated man. Whole world is full of idiot. How can they miss this song???

Falling From Grace

2y↑22

Zayn's music literally got me through this quarantine🙀❤

Emilce Arbo

51w↑5

UN TEMA PARA RECORDAR A TRAVES DE LOS MIL AÑOS.ZAYN ,QUE DIVINA MELODIA Y LA LETRA,POR DIOS!

Vivien

3y↑2.1K

1:39 sound like Harry and 2:27 Sound like Niall WTF

Missy Black

36w

I don't hear it 😂

Aarshi Koirala

38w

Holy crap!!!

Yan

oh my god

crow

sounds like 2013 harry

Faiyad Rizvi

True bloody

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Gym Bro Adventures

2y↑9

I didn’t even realize this is a heart break song. I was regarding this to my old crush who I wanted to date and I thought it was just a regular love song. Until I realized “this love is tainted” means one-sided love/relationship. Well it ended up to be the right song for the whole situation 😔

Mar Kinney

2y↑2

Those vocals👌🏻✨❤️

Mays khayata

2y↑15

ZAYN songs is a vibe ❤

dav sheesh

2y↑3

Laura Auzina

2y↑8

Fun fact fool for you might be one of my favorite songs by Zayn. Like you won't ever know how much I like this song haha, I basically love it. Okay back to the topic "fool for you" gives me this very ric, veryuxurious vibe. It gives me this New York City vibe. And majorly just a couple living their best life and making some of the best memories ever.

ONE DIRECTION keeps me sane

2y↑5

Loved it when it came out.
Still loving it.
I listen to this at least onceeeee a day, no cap.<3333

Chung Hoang

1y↑24

Probably one of Zayn’s most killer tracks 🤙🏼

Tawheed Chitbauhal

2y↑3

Each time I try to sing like zayn. When I am not listening I try my best to do like him and I always think I do good. But when I come again, it is different.

ThisIsACoolUsername _

5y↑305

Hands down favorite song from the whole album

Amber P

5y↑5

Same. Very beautiful. 😚👏

13ritalove

5y↑4

ThisIsACoolUsername _ same

Yanitza Byandova

3y↑1

Sooo beautiful song - love it ❤❤❤

Tapping-ASMRItalia

1y↑3

We are in the 2021 and this is still one of Zayn's best songs!! This is still in the top 10 after 5 years!! 💛🧿 A masterpiece. Btw:i didn't remember it was so sad, lol! 😂🤦

Sunanda Mahapatra

2y↑6

Am I the only one who wants to dance with a glass of wine in their hand whenever they hear this song??

XRizX

2y↑2

his songs are like a therapy so beautiful and powerful music and his angelic voice <3

nian

2y↑3

Evellyn Leal

1y↑27

this is my favorite song in Mind of Mine

Fedez ChanneL.

16w

M4y_RawrZ

1y↑4

same and it's really underrated

makeupbymannna

2y↑27

ZAYN SONGS ARE FOR PEOPLE WITH SUPERIOR TASTE

Vera

1y↑8

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SONG SINCE THE FIRST TIME I HEARD IT. MASTER PIECE

Linda M

2y↑2

dios, que gran canción. la voz de zayn es tan espectacular, perfección

Mays khayata

2y↑11

His voice is everything ❤

Kenia Flores Reyes

2y↑2

Te amó Zayn ❤️

Fedez ChanneL.

16w

The Great Bear ROARR

3y↑22

WE NEED THIS SONG PERFORMED LIVE

SHARATH K

1y↑4

one of my favourite song of all time..i ll listen every day..love you ZAYN

Sol H

2y↑50

this is so underrated. i can't believe your voice even exists :´) it sounds like an angel. it's my 8379 time here <3

Sol H

2y↑6

@Malicka Marombo it can have a lot of copies and streams but it will always deserve even more because it's fantastic <3

Malicka Marombo

2y↑1

not that underrated it sold 1 000 000 copies in www and has over 130 milliions streams

Erick Ramos

1y↑2

Que daría por escuchar estas canciones en vivo

Anaqah Farah

10w↑6

This is such a masterpiece song ever! Zayn is a king

ibrahim

8w↑1

So truee

heba

5y↑4.5K

the background looks like coffee

Kazel Miranda

Maybe because the person is bitter🙃

Megan Patrick

Glad I'm not the only one that thinks that, thats basically the first thing I said when I clicked the video haha

Caitlyn

Now that you said that I noticed it's not coffee😂 lmao

A Khan

I thought it was a close up of a peacock

Rachelle Thompson

I agree

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Anna Marie

3y↑2

this is one of the best songs of our time, why is it so underrated?!

Inês Mira Vaz

2y↑5

This is A MASTERPIECE!! I cant believe i only found it now!!❤️❤️❤️

Sultana Arpa

1y↑12

His voice and high notessssss are so fascinating 💫

One_Direction_ Forever

3y↑2

Stealing my heart every time without fail..... You're perfect in every way zayn..... I love you 💕💕

Javadd Sales

4y↑481

2019 and still criminally underrated

Milad

34w

Still criminal 2029

coco

48w

2022 n still criminally underrated

Kirsten Savert

1y↑1

6 days from 2022 and still incredibly criminally underrated

Ziyan

1y↑2

october 2021 and still criminally underrated, will always be underrated. thats why i love zayn he does music for his fans, not for fame

fany

2y↑1

5 months from the end of 2021 and is still criminally underrated

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Anuska Bhowal

2y↑11

3 years still UNDERRATED!! Bro hype this up on reels 🤷‍♀️

Pamella Aranha

38w↑3

A maior do álbum sim! E só a minha opinião importa ♡

Anshul Plays

2y↑2

I love the vibe of this song

Mia Lachance

2y↑2

He honestly should get more credit for his it’s soooooo goood I absolutely love him❤️❤️❤️

Mayela Moct.

3y↑3

I LOVE THIS SONG, AND HIS VOICE ZAYN IS AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i really in love with zayn

Fedez ChanneL.

16w

Maria Antônia Freire da Silva

2y↑2

PERFEITO ❤️

Vikki Sandlin

3y↑8

When you’re happy you hear the song
When you’re sad you feel the song

Fedez ChanneL.

16w

Trust Trust

23w↑2

September 2022. Anyone else listening to this ode to love that once was. I'm scared to imagine him singing it live. He'd hold everyone in the palm of his hand. We'd be drowning in tears 😪😪😪❤❤❤

Rhuby Rose

2y↑2

One of my fave song. Deserve more views

Sinaso Mxakaza

2y↑2

Zayn insisting on healing us and giving us hope song after song that he releases. One special artist! A whole damn King! 💛

Widi Yanti

1y↑4

Still my favorite song😍

Isabel Fernandes

2y↑1

This music is a masterpiece 😍

zayn fan

45w↑6

I'm now listening to the greatest artist, I love you so much ( zayn ) .... 💛💛💛💛💛💛

Lilia Tavolaro

2y↑4

a musica do zayn é outro nivel

minette glynn

3y↑32

It’s 2020 and this song is still underrated

Alex

1y↑5

His vocals are the best!!!!

Devils Dandruff Reactions

2y↑3

This is such a damn good song. This was a joy to do a reaction too

Namyy

1y↑2

Zayn es demasiado superior y el merece apoyo , lamentablemente no están preparados para esto.

lunis

2y↑1

Amo demasiado esta cancion, DEMASIADO

Geraldine Sandoval

2y↑1

zayn tu voz es d otro mundo, wtf, es tan increible t amo

Arón Trucios

5y↑307

ZAYN IS PERFECT 💜

Yissel Suazo

3y↑1

Yes, he is PERFECT

kat kol

3y↑1

Pure talent !! Love you <3

Milky Moo Buriti

1y↑5

maravilhoso

CELLE

2y↑1

Definitivamente necesito está canción en vivo ❤️

Fatima

2y↑1

I love this song!!❤️

Neerja Pandey

2y↑3

Hatsoff Zayn 😍🙌🙌

Ja ja

2y↑2

This song is a MASTERPEACE

Akemy짱

2y↑2

I love this music ❤

XRizX

2y↑1

im just discovering zayns beautiful voice and talent <3 and liking his videos !! <3 what a masterpiece album undiscovered <3

Emilia Kulola

4y↑29

this blessed my life. how can someone have this perfect voice? i’m in love with this song.

Yissel Suazo

3y↑2

He is PERFECT

Ultimate Sigma

1y↑3

3 years and I still ❤️ this song

Zeeshan Haider

3y↑13

I dont know why people dont understand the greatness of this song.

헥터 롬바드

2y↑3

crazy beautiful, love it

Noelia Hurtado

1y↑2

Deseo bailar esto en mis 15 años ♥️

Elliana Momotiuk

43w↑1

This is my new fav song and I think it’s going to stay this way bc this song is really good

Melissa Gawalek

2y↑1

NO PUEDO, TREMENDA OBRA DE ARTE QUE SOS 😭😭😭💗💗💗💖💞❣️

Melissa

2y↑2

I love this song!!!!!

Moumita Debnath

2y↑2

Gorgeous. A good song for a lot of things actually. :)

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