Hall has appeared in Sex and the City and All My Children as Treena and Juicy Lucy in Good Girls Revolt. She has appeared in three movies: The Graduates, The Big Gay Musical, and Born from the Foot. She also performed as the voice of Countess Coloratura/Rara in the 115th episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, titled "The Mane Attraction". In 2016, Hall played a seductive yoga instructor in an episode of the HBO series Girls. She also performs the songs along with Tony Vincent for the fictional band "Dog Gone" in the 2015 PBS series Nature Cat.
Time Is Running Out
Lena Hall Lyrics
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Asphyxiated
I want to break the spell
That you've created
You′re something beautiful
A contradiction
I want to play the game
You will be
The death of me
Yeah, you will be
The death of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won′t let you murder it
Our time is running out
And our time is running out
You can′t push it underground
We can't stop it screaming out
I wanted freedom
But I′m restricted
I tried to give you up
But I'm addicted
Now that you know I′m trapped
Sense of elation
You'll never dream of breaking this fixation
You will squeeze the life out of me
Bury it
I won′t let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
Our time is running out
And our time is running out
You can′t push it underground
We can′t stop it screaming out
How did it come to this
You will suck the life out of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won′t let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
Our time is running out
And our time is running out
You can′t push it underground
We can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this
Lena Hall's "Time Is Running Out" is a song that portrays the feeling of being trapped in a toxic relationship. The opening lines "I think I'm drowning, asphyxiated" give an impression of a person who is struggling to breathe and escape the situation they are in. The singer recognizes that the person she is with is both beautiful and a contradiction, enticing her to stay in the relationship. Despite knowing that the relationship is killing her, she cannot stop the feeling of being trapped, addicted, and fixated on the person.
The phrase "bury it" is repeated throughout the song, as if the singer is trying to convince herself that she won't let the relationship smother her or bury her hopes and dreams. However, she is aware that time is running out, and the relationship is slowly killing her, as she repeats the lines "our time is running out" and "you will be the death of me." The singer wants to break free and finds a sense of elation in the thought of being liberated from this toxic connection.
Line by Line Meaning
I think I'm drowning
I feel overwhelmed and suffocated.
Asphyxiated
I feel deprived of oxygen and unable to breathe.
I want to break the spell
I am determined to end the enchantment or illusion that you have created.
That you've created
That you have conjured or fabricated.
You're something beautiful
You are attractive and appealing.
A contradiction
You are a mixture of qualities that are opposed or inconsistent with one another.
I want to play the game
I am willing to engage in the competition or challenge that you have presented.
I want the friction
I desire the conflict or tension that arises from opposing forces or ideas.
You will be the death of me
You will cause me to suffer or perish.
Bury it
Hide or conceal it from view.
I won't let you bury it
I am determined to prevent you from hiding or concealing it from view.
I won't let you smother it
I am determined to prevent you from suffocating or suppressing it.
I won't let you murder it
I am determined to prevent you from killing or destroying it.
Our time is running out
The amount of time we have left is dwindling or coming to an end.
You can't push it underground
You cannot force it to be hidden or concealed from view.
We can't stop it screaming out
We are unable to prevent it from being vocal or obvious.
I wanted freedom
I desired to be unrestrained or independent.
But I'm restricted
But I am limited or confined by something or someone.
I tried to give you up
I attempted to end the relationship or attachment between us.
But I'm addicted
But I am unable to break the habit or dependency that I have on you.
Now that you know I'm trapped
Now that you are aware that I am caught or confined.
Sense of elation
Feeling of great happiness or joy.
You'll never dream of breaking this fixation
You will never imagine or consider ending this strong attachment or obsession.
You will squeeze the life out of me
You will drain or exhaust me completely.
How did it come to this
How did we end up in this situation or state of being?
You will suck the life out of me
You will take or consume all of my energy or vitality.
Contributed by Thomas R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@islaminov
I think I'm drowning
Asphyxiated
I want to break the spell
That you've created
You're something beautiful
A contradiction
I want to play the game
I want the friction
You will be
The death of me
Yeah, you will be
The death of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
Our time is running out
And our time is running out
You can't push it underground
We can't stop it screaming out
I wanted freedom
But I'm restricted
I tried to give you up
But I'm addicted
Now that you know I'm trapped
Sense of elation
You'll never dream of breaking this fixation
You will squeeze the life out of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
Our time is running out
And our time is running out
You can't push it underground
We can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this
You will suck the life out of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
Our time is running out
And our time is running out
You can't push it underground
We can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this
@dalla7773
👍👍
I think I'm drowning
Asphyxiated
I wanna break this spell
That you've created
You're something beautiful
A contradiction
I wanna play the game
I want the friction
You will be the
death of me
Yeah, you will
be the death of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
Our time is running out
Our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
I wanted freedom
Bound and restricted
I tried to give you up
But I'm addicted
Now that you know I'm trapped
Sense of elation
You'd never dream of
Breaking this fixation
You will squeeze the life out of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
And our time is running out
And our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
Has it come to this?
ooooohh
You will suck the life out of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
And our time is running out
Our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this?
ooooohh
@S.lusitana
think I'm drowning, asphyxiated
I wanna break this spell that you've created
Your something beautiful, a contradiction
I wanna play the game, I want the friction
You will be the death of me
Yeah, you will be the death of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
And our time is running out
And our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
I wanted freedom, bound and restricted
I tried to give you up, but I'm addicted
Now that you know I'm trapped, sense of elation
You'd never dream of breaking this fixation
You will squeeze the life out of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
And our time is running out
And our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this?
Ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Ooh, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
Yeah, you will suck the life out of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
And our time is running out
And our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this?
Ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Ooh, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
@gabrieltrindade9492
"Time Is Running Out"
I think I'm drowning
Asphyxiated
I wanna break this spell
That you've created
You're something beautiful
A contradiction
I wanna play the game
I want the friction
You will be the death of me
You will be the death of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
Our time is running out
Our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
I wanted freedom
Bound and restricted
I tried to give you up
But I'm addicted
Now that you know I'm trapped sense of elation
You'd never dream of
Breaking this fixation
You will squeeze the life out of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
Our time is running out
Our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this?
Oh
You will suck the life out of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
Our time is running out
Our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this?
Oh
@pendagar449
Finally, someone with a strong voice covering Muse!
@SARIX5
yeah and even one upping Matty B by not falsetto'ing the end of the chorus's
@goktuguysal3094
You should listen to Hannah's plug in baby cover too.
@roberthuger6966
and Nedved is playing the Guitar
@rahafchannel3977
you MUST listen to the cover by Demian Valo team 2!! I swear it is VERYYYY powerful too
@pendagar449
@Rahaf channel Sorry, I don't think there was a thing I liked about that performance
@cearkasun
it should be a crime to be this good at singing. my goosebumps won't go away.
@Saqahayang
thats screaming ,, great!
@namaahnyx6630
She is amazing .that scream is superb .
@NightDweller
God damn