Tainted Love
SPEEDMASTER PROJECT Lyrics
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Sometimes, I feel
Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away from the pain that
You drive into the heart of me
The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night
Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Tainted love Ohh
Tainted love
Ohh Tainted love
Tainted love
Don't touch me please
I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you though you hurt me so
Now I'm going to pack my things and go
(things and go) (things and go) (things and go)
Tainted
Tainted
Tainted love
Tainted love
Tainted love
Tainted love
Tainted
Tainted
Tainted
Tainted
Tainted...
Tainted love
Tainted love Ohh
Tainted love
Ohh Tainted love
Tainted love
Don't touch me please
I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you though you hurt me so
Now I'm going to pack my things and go
The lyrics to SPEEDMASTER PROJECT's song Tainted Love describe a toxic and one-sided relationship where one partner is inflicting emotional pain on the other. The singer feels trapped in this relationship but also simultaneously feels the need to escape from the agony that their partner is causing them. The love that they share feels like it's going nowhere and in losing themselves to the love they've lost sight of their own life. They cannot sleep at night and they've reached a point where they can no longer stay in this relationship. The urge to run away from their partner has become overwhelming, and they've decided to leave the relationship behind.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "tainted love," which can be interpreted as a love that has been poisoned or spoiled by one partner's behavior. The lyrics express disgust and disappointment with the way the partner treats the singer and this pain has tainted the love that they once shared. The singer acknowledges that they still love their partner despite the hurt that the partner has caused. At the end of the song, they declare that they cannot tolerate the teasing and the hurt anymore, and they promise to leave the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Tainted love
A love that has been corrupted
Sometimes, I feel
Occasionally, I experience
Sometimes I feel I've got to
At times, I believe that I must
Run away I've got to
Flee I must
Get away from the pain that
Escape from the agony that
You drive into the heart of me
You inflict upon my heart
The love we share
The affection between us
Seems to go nowhere
Appears to lead to nothing
And I've lost my life
I've given up my existence
For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night
Because I keep wriggling and cannot sleep at night
Once I ran to you (I ran)
There was a time I ran towards you
Now I'll run from you
But now I'll run away from you
This tainted love you've given
This corrupted love that you've provided
I give you all a boy could give you
I present to you all that a lad can offer
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Receive my weeping, and that's just the beginning
Tainted love Ohh
Oh, corrupted love
Tainted love
Corrupted love
Ohh Tainted love
Oh, corrupted love
Tainted love
Corrupted love
Don't touch me please
Please don't touch me
I cannot stand the way you tease
I'm unable to endure your flirting
I love you though you hurt me so
However, I love you even though you harm me
Now I'm going to pack my things and go
Now I shall pack my belongings and leave
(things and go) (things and go) (things and go)
(things and go) (things and go) (things and go)
Tainted
Corrupted
Tainted
Corrupted
Tainted
Corrupted
Tainted
Corrupted
Tainted...
Corrupted...
Tainted love
Corrupted love
Tainted love Ohh
Oh, corrupted love
Tainted love
Corrupted love
Ohh Tainted love
Oh, corrupted love
Tainted love
Corrupted love
Don't touch me please
Please don't touch me
I cannot stand the way you tease
I'm unable to endure your flirting
I love you though you hurt me so
However, I love you even though you harm me
Now I'm going to pack my things and go
Now I shall pack my belongings and leave
Writer(s): Ed Cobb, David A. Bell Copyright: Embassy Music Corporation, MCA Music Publishing A.D.O. Universal S
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