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Tainted Love

Soft Cell Pop English

Vocabulary from Soft Cell: 'Tainted Love'.

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

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

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

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 going to pack my things and go

Tainted love, oh

Touch me, baby

Tainted love (tainted love)

Touch me, baby

Tainted love (tainted love)

Tainted love, oh

Tainted love

Vocabulary

sometimes

Adverb

ˈsʌmtaɪmz

on some occasions but not always

Sometimes it's hard to tell the truth.

Indicates a frequency that is not constant or habitual.

Pronoun

aɪ

used to refer to the person speaking or writing

I am a student.

The first-person singular pronoun. Always capitalized in English.

feel

Verb

fiːl

to experience a physical or emotional state

I feel much better today.

Used to describe states of mind or body. Past tense is 'felt'.

Preposition

tuː

to (infinitive marker)

I want to read a book.

Used before the base form of a verb to form the infinitive.

run away

Verb

rʌn əˈweɪ

to leave a place secretly or avoid a situation

The little boy decided to run away from home after an argument with his parents.

Often used for children leaving home or for avoiding responsibilities.

get away

Verb

ɡɛt əˈweɪ

to leave or escape from a person or place

We decided to get away for the weekend.

Can refer to escaping danger or simply taking a vacation.

from

Preposition

frɑm

used to show where someone or something starts

I am from Japan.

Commonly used to indicate origin, starting point, or the source of something.

the

Determiner

ðə

the definite article

The sun is hot.

Used before a noun to refer to a specific thing already known or mentioned.

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