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Artist: Coil
Canonical path: /coil/tainted-love
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Tainted Love
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Tainted Love
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Sometimes I felt I had to run away
I had to get away
From the pain you drove into the heart of me
The love we share seemed to go nowhere
And I lost my life
For I tossed and turned, I couldn't sleep at night
Once I ran to you, now I 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
Tainted love
Now, now 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 say love is to pray
But I'm sorry, I don't pray that way
Once I ran to you, now I run from you
This tainted love you've given
I gave you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly
Oh
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
Tainted love
Tainted love
Tainted love
Tainted love
Touch me baby, tainted love
Touch me with your tainted love
Tainted love
Tainted love
Tainted love
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