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Khalid – Tainted (2024) | Track profile | Dork

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Sincere
Tainted

TRACK

Tainted

Release date: 1st August 2024

From Sincere

Track 11

3:03

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About This Track

'Tainted' by Khalid is a 2024 R&B/Soul track from the album 'Sincere'. The lyrics repeat a sense of everything being “so tainted”, while asking whether “Can we make this work?” and whether they can make amends. It frames a relationship in a cycle of damage and dispute, then pivots to a desire to stop fighting. The repeated focus on heart, mind, soul and eyes keeps the emotion intimate and total, as if the argument has colonised every part of perception.

"Tainted" is a track by Khalid, from the album Sincere, released 1st August 2024. The track is 3:03 long. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Khalid.

About the Artist

Khalid

Khalid

Lyrics

Tainted

Your heart (so tainted)
Your mind (so tainted)
Your soul (so tainted)
Your eyes (so tainted)
Your heart (so tainted)
Your mind (so tainted)
Your soul (so tainted)
Your eyes (so tainted)
Can we make this work? Can we make amends?
I don't wanna fight, no more argument
Heard it, word of mouth, tell me where you been
You don't gotta lie, say he was just a friend
I just can't choose how to believe
You, that's the hardest part
I, I barely eat, I barely sleep
You, I can't heal your heart
'Cause your heart (so tainted)
Your mind (so tainted)
Your soul (so tainted)
Your eyes (so tainted)
Your heart (so tainted)
Your mind (so tainted)
Your soul (so tainted)
Your eyes (eyes)
You say you won't do me wrong, do me wrong, do me wrong
But that's just all you do
Yeah, that's just all you do to me
Say you won't do me wrong, do me wrong, do me wrong
But that's just all you do
Yeah, that's just all you do to me
Try to make excuses
Blame it on abuse
Seems to be your favorite line for you to use
You see I relate
That we trauma bond
Hold you in my arms
Did I read you wrong?
And I just can't choose how to believe
You, that's the hardest part
And I, I barely eat, I barely sleep
You, I can't heal your heart
'Cause your heart (so tainted)
Your mind (so tainted)
Your soul (so tainted)
Your eyes (so tainted)
Your heart (so tainted)
Your mind (so tainted)
Your soul (so tainted)
Your eyes (eyes)
You say you won't do me wrong, do me wrong, do me wrong
But that's just all you do
Yeah, that's just all you do to me
Say you won't do me wrong, do me wrong, do me wrong
But that's just all you do
Yeah, that's just all you do to me
Say you won't

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Track details

From Sincere

3:032024

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Album

2nd August 2024

Track number

11

Release year

2024

1Adore U
2:44
2Everything We See
3:24
3Altitude
2:38
4It's All Good
3:29

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Denis Kosiak, Jay Century, Juan (Jef) Villaluna, Kayla Jackson, Khalid, Nate Mingo
Producer: Denis Kosiak, Jay Century, Nate Mingo
Engineer: Cooper Leith, Denis Kosiak
Assistant Engineer: Katie Harvey, Nate Mingo, Noah McCorkle, Ruben Castro
Mastering Engineer: Dale Becker
Mixing Engineer: Denis Kosiak, Leandro “Dro” Hidalgo
Vocal Producer: Denis Kosiak

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