The song 'Time is Running Out' by Muse portrays a sense of being trapped in a toxic relationship where the person feels suffocated and addicted to the other's presence despite knowing it's harmful. The lyrics depict a struggle to break free from this destructive cycle before it consumes them completely, emphasizing the urgency and desperation to escape the situation.
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Themes
Struggle and conflict
• I think I'm drowning, asphyxiated
• I wanna break this spell that you've created
• And you will be the death of me
Addiction and fixation
• I tried to give you up, but I'm addicted
• You'd never dream of breaking this fixation
• I wanted freedom, bound and restricted
Time and urgency
• You can't push it underground
• And our time is running out
• You can't stop it screaming out