"Tainted Love" lyrics
Why I gotta think so loud?
I wish that I could turn it down
The voices inside my head
Saying things that should not be said
Why do I feel so stupid?
You played with my heart like Cupid
An arrow straight through my chest
We're certainly almost dead
We're tainted love
A fading love
Yeah
Chasin' feelings that we felt from the first time
You ain't scared of letting go, it's what you won't find
What you're afraid of, I'll be honest, 'cause I thought it, too
Tell me that you're moving on, then I'm the one you're running to
Back and forth, I know your family hate, yeah
Call me yours, pretendin' that we dating, yeah
Cali warmth, I can feel the feelings fading, so
Tell me why I'm here, say it's different, nothin' changin', uh
Hazel eyes, got me hypnotized
Pretty voice, got me trustin' lies
"You a— You a different guy," but I'm not surprised
Gifts can be lessons what I realized
Losing all my patience
When my heart's too big, in the days when
Had to kill a Cupid in the basement
I got love for ya, but I ain't the love for ya
I just hate it when–
Why I gotta think so loud?
I wish that I could turn it down
The voices inside my head
Saying things that should not be said
Why do I feel so stupid?
You played with my heart like Cupid
An arrow straight through my chest
We're certainly almost dead
We're tainted love
A fading love
Yeah
Lotta pain, lotta yellin' on the third story, yeah
In our heads, common sense, uh, we ignore 'em, yeah
We ain't gotta do this, all the words I gotta say
"We can get through it," is my go-to while I hesitate
On a flight, 'cause I'm tired of the lows, uh
Out of sight, I ain't running, I just know that I
Lose control when I
Let you go, 'cause I
Fear abandonment, I never let it show, you
Took me through hell, but 'was a hell of a ride
Eyes full of water mixed with some of that pride
Heart's feeling heavy when you hear it's alright
Wanna be loved is the only way we're alike
'Cause when the walls come down in a very small town
You look at what it was instead of what you got right now
In my head right now, I know you see me spacin' out
Asking what I'm thinkin' 'bout
Why I gotta think so loud?
I wish that I could turn it down
The voices inside my head
Saying things that should not be said
Why do I feel so stupid?
You played with my heart like Cupid
An arrow straight through my chest
We're certainly almost dead
We're tainted love
A fading love
I wish that I could turn it down
The voices inside my head
Saying things that should not be said
Why do I feel so stupid?
You played with my heart like Cupid
An arrow straight through my chest
We're certainly almost dead
We're tainted love
A fading love
Yeah
Chasin' feelings that we felt from the first time
You ain't scared of letting go, it's what you won't find
What you're afraid of, I'll be honest, 'cause I thought it, too
Tell me that you're moving on, then I'm the one you're running to
Back and forth, I know your family hate, yeah
Call me yours, pretendin' that we dating, yeah
Cali warmth, I can feel the feelings fading, so
Tell me why I'm here, say it's different, nothin' changin', uh
Hazel eyes, got me hypnotized
Pretty voice, got me trustin' lies
"You a— You a different guy," but I'm not surprised
Gifts can be lessons what I realized
Losing all my patience
When my heart's too big, in the days when
Had to kill a Cupid in the basement
I got love for ya, but I ain't the love for ya
I just hate it when–
Why I gotta think so loud?
I wish that I could turn it down
The voices inside my head
Saying things that should not be said
Why do I feel so stupid?
You played with my heart like Cupid
An arrow straight through my chest
We're certainly almost dead
We're tainted love
A fading love
Yeah
Lotta pain, lotta yellin' on the third story, yeah
In our heads, common sense, uh, we ignore 'em, yeah
We ain't gotta do this, all the words I gotta say
"We can get through it," is my go-to while I hesitate
On a flight, 'cause I'm tired of the lows, uh
Out of sight, I ain't running, I just know that I
Lose control when I
Let you go, 'cause I
Fear abandonment, I never let it show, you
Took me through hell, but 'was a hell of a ride
Eyes full of water mixed with some of that pride
Heart's feeling heavy when you hear it's alright
Wanna be loved is the only way we're alike
'Cause when the walls come down in a very small town
You look at what it was instead of what you got right now
In my head right now, I know you see me spacin' out
Asking what I'm thinkin' 'bout
Why I gotta think so loud?
I wish that I could turn it down
The voices inside my head
Saying things that should not be said
Why do I feel so stupid?
You played with my heart like Cupid
An arrow straight through my chest
We're certainly almost dead
We're tainted love
A fading love
Writer(s): Ivan Antonio Paniagua
