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Celldweller

Tainted

Release date: 26th July 2010

From Wish Upon a Blackstar
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About This Track

"Tainted" is a track by Celldweller, from the album Wish Upon a Blackstar, released 26th July 2010. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Celldweller

Celldweller

Lyrics

Tainted

[Intro]

Hey!

Hey! Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh

Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh

[Verse 1]

It's not a question of why and if she'll make it

It's more a question of when and how she'll take it

Standing out there alone completely naked

Another secret's been kept and left her tainted

[Interlude]

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

[Verse 2]

There's nothing more she can do to make them change it

She does the best that she can to rearrange it

There's still the question of how she's grown so tainted

A tattered canvas unfurls, watch as they paint it

[Chorus]

(Chained) She's at the edge of the world

(Chained) She's there standing alone

(Chained) She's the loneliest girl

And now she finally feels like she's coming home

[Post-Chorus]

Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh

Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh

Hey! Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh

Hey! Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh

[Bridge]

Slowly fading and decaying

Please ignore what they're saying

Slowly fading and decaying

Please ignore what they're saying

(Hey!) Slowly fading and decaying

Please ignore what they're saying

(Hey!) Slowly fading and decaying

Please ignore what they're saying

[Verse 3]

She fought them bravely until defenses caved in

Pressing their teeth to her neck until she gave in

Now there's no question this girl is well acquainted

With suffering in a world that's left her tainted

[Chorus]

(Chained) She's at the edge of the world

(Chained) She's there standing alone

(Chained) She's the loneliest girl

And now she finally feels like she's coming home

(Chained) She's just done what she’s been told

(Chained) Her heart is turning to stone

(Chained) Here at the end of this girl

This time she finally feels like she's coming home

[Outro]

Hey! Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh

Hey! Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, like she's coming home

Hey! Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh

Hey! Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, like she's coming home

(Slowly fading and decaying) Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh

(Please ignore what they're saying) Ooh ooh-ooh ooh

Hey! Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, like she's coming home

Hey! (Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh) She's at the edge of the world

Hey! Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, like she's coming home

(Slowly fading and decaying)

(Please ignore what they're saying)

Hey! Like she's coming home

Hey! (Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh) She's at the edge of the world

Hey! Ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh (like she's coming home)

Hey!

Hey! Like she's coming home

(Slowly fading and decaying)

(Please ignore what they're saying)

She's coming home [echoing]

Track details

From Wish Upon a Blackstar

2010
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Celldweller
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2010
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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Klayton
    Producer
    Grant Mohrman, Klayton
    Vocals
    Klayton
    Additional Audio Editing
    Derek Steele
    Instrumentation
    Klayton
    Mastering Engineer
    Brian Gardner, Klayton, Tom Baker
    Mixing Engineer
    Grant Mohrman
    Programmer
    Klayton
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