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Tainted Love Lyrics
by  Soft Cell


Soft Cell - Tainted Love Lyrics




Sometimes I feel I've got to
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Run away, I've got to
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Get away
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From the pain you drive into the heart of me
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The love we share (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
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Seems to go nowhere
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And I've lost my light
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For I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night
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Once I ran to you (I ran)
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Now I'll run from you
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This tainted love you've given
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I give you all a boy could give you
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Take my tears and that's not nearly all
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Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
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Tainted love
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Now I know I've got to
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Run away, I've got to
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Get away
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You don't really want any more from me
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To make things right
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You need someone to hold you tight
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And you think love is to pray
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But I'm sorry, I don't pray that way
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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 (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
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Tainted love
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Don't touch me please
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I cannot stand the way you tease
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I love you though you hurt me so
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Now I'm gonna pack my things and go
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Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
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Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
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Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
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Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
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Touch me, baby, tainted love
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Touch me, baby, tainted love
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Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
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Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
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Tainted love
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Sometimes I feel I've got to
+
Run away, I've got to
+
Get away
+
From the pain you drive into the heart of me
+
The love we share (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
+
Seems to go nowhere
+
And I've lost my light
+
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 (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
+
Tainted love
+
Now I know I've got to
+
Run away, I've got to
+
Get away
+
You don't really want any more from me
+
To make things right
+
You need someone to hold you tight
+
And you think love is to pray
+
But I'm sorry, I don't pray that way
+
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 (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
+
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 gonna pack my things and go
+
Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
+
Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
+
Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
+
Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
+
Touch me, baby, tainted love
+
Touch me, baby, tainted love
+
Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
+
Tainted love (whoa, oh, oh, oh)
+
Tainted love
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Writer: Ed Cobb
Copyright: Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION

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Tainted Love

"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964.

In 1981, the song attained worldwide fame after being covered and reworked by British synth-pop duo Soft Cell.

Buoyed by the then-dominant new wave sound of the time, "Tainted Love" became a major hit in the US during the Second British Invasion, with the song spending a then-record breaking 43 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100. On the US chart dated January 16, 1982, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 90.

It appeared to peak at number 64 and fell to number 100 on February 27. After spending a second week at number 100, it started climbing again. It took 19 weeks to crack the American Top 40 and reached number 8 during the summer of 1982.

Soft Cell's version of "Tainted Love" ranked number 5 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 1980s. It was also heavily sampled on Rihanna's 2006 single "SOS" and the Veronicas' 2007 single "Hook Me Up". In 2015, the song was voted by the British public as the nation's fourth favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV.
Performed by: Soft Cell
Genre(s): New Wave, Synth Pop, One Hit Wonder
Written by: Ed Cobb
Year: 1981
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