Discover the story of the song > Tainted Love – Marc Almond

The protagonist is performing live and invites another person named Ian to join him. He sings about needing to run away from a painful love that goes nowhere, and how he used to run to that person but now he will run away. He realizes that he needs to leave because his partner hurts him, so he decides to pack his things and go.

Summary: The protagonist sings about a love that hurts him and goes nowhere, so he decides to run away from his partner and leave.