Tainted Love
Escaping the Chains of Tainted Love: A Heart's Desperate Flight
Lyrics
Sometimes I feel I've got to
Expressing a feeling of needing to escape
Run away I've got to
Emphasizing the urgency to flee
Get away
To physically remove oneself
From the pain you drive into the heart of me
Escaping from emotional distress caused by the person
The love we share (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Love shared appears ineffective or pointless
Seems to go nowhere
Love doesn't progress or bring fulfillment
And I've lost my light
Feeling devoid of hope or happiness
For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night
Struggling with insomnia due to distress
Once I ran to you (I ran)
Previously sought comfort from the person
Now I run from you (now I run)
Now actively avoiding the person
The tainted love you've given
Love received is corrupted or damaging
I give you all a girl can give you
Offering everything within one's capacity
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Even providing tears, yet it's insufficient
Tainted love (oh-oh-oh, oh oh)
Describing the love as tainted
Tainted love
Reiterating the presence of tainted love
Now I know I've got to
Reiterating the need to escape
Run away, I've got to
Emphasizing the urgency to flee again
Get away
Reiterating the need to physically distance
You don't really want any love from me
Realization that the person doesn't desire genuine love
To make things right
Understanding the need for affection and support
You need someone to hold you tight
Recognizing the necessity for emotional closeness
And who thinks love is to play
Belief that the person views love as a game
Well, I'm sorry I don't play that way
Refusal to engage in superficial love games
Once I ran to you (I ran)
Similar to line 10: previously sought comfort
Now, I run from you (now I run)
Continued active avoidance of the person
The tainted love you've given
Reiterating the detrimental nature of love received
I give you all a girl can give you
Reiterating offering everything, yet it's not enough
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Even providing tears, still insufficient
Tainted love (oh oh oh, oh oh)
Reaffirming the presence of tainted love
Tainted love
Emphasizing the tainted nature of the love
Don't touch me please
Requesting not to be touched
I cannot stand the way you (tease)
Expressing discomfort with teasing behavior
I love you though you hurt me so
Despite the hurt, still harbors love for the person
If I do not pack my things and go (whoa-oh oh)
Considering leaving due to the tainted love
Tainted love, oh tainted love (whoa-oh oh, oh oh)
Reiterating the presence of tainted love
Tainted love, tainted love (whoa-oh oh, oh oh)
Reaffirming the presence of tainted love
Touch me baby, tainted love (whoa-oh oh, oh oh)
Invitation for physical contact despite the tainted love
Touch me baby, tainted love (whoa-oh oh, oh oh)
Repeating the invitation despite the love's toxicity
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