Time Is Running Out
Muse/St. Petersburg Kirov Orchestra/Valery Gergiev Lyrics

I think I'm drowning
I feel overwhelmed and suffocated

Asphyxiated
Unable to breathe or come up for air

I want to break the spell that you've created
I want to escape the negative influence you have over me

You're something beautiful
You have an attractive appearance and personality

A contradiction
Your behavior and actions don't match your words or image

I want to play the game
I'm interested in pursuing a romantic relationship with you

I want the friction
I'm drawn to the excitement and drama of being involved with you

You will be the death of me
I fear that my association with you will lead to my downfall

Bury it
Don't try to hide or conceal the truth

I won't let you bury it
I won't allow you to ignore or suppress the reality

I won't let you smother it
I won't allow you to stifle or suffocate my feelings

I won't let you murder it
I won't allow you to destroy or kill our relationship

And our time is running out
We're running out of time to fix our problems

You can't push it underground
You can't hide the truth or our issues

You can't stop it screaming out
Our problems will continue to be heard and won't go away

I wanted freedom
I wanted to be released from my attachment to you

Bound and restricted
Felt trapped and confined by my connection to you

I tried to give you up
I attempted to end our relationship

But I'm addicted
But I can't help but be drawn back to you

Now that you know I'm trapped
Now that you're aware of my feelings and dependence on you

Sense of elation
Feeling of excitement or happiness

You'll never dream of breaking this fixation
You won't consider letting me go or ending our relationship

You will squeeze the life out of me
Your hold on me will eventually drain me of all my energy and well-being

How did it come to this?
How did we end up in this situation?

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

Yeah, you will suck the life out of me
You will consume all my energy and vitality

Our time is running out
We're running out of chances to fix our problems

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

You can't push it underground
Ignoring our issues won't make them go away

You can't stop it screaming out
Our problems will continue to be heard and need to be addressed

How did it come to this?
How did we get to this point in our relationship?

Ooh-ooh, yeah-yeah, oh yeah, yeah