RUNNING OUT OF TIME

Running Out of Time is an adrenaline-fueled, high-speed chase against inevitability—a raw, aggressive, soft screamo metal track that brings the listener face to face with the terrifying reality of time’s unstoppable force. This song doesn’t just describe the fear of running out of time—it makes you feel it.

From the very first whisper, the ticking clock looms, growing louder with every second. The intro sets the stage—there’s no pause, no rewind, no escape. Time doesn’t stop, and neither does death. The clock doesn’t care if you’re not ready, if you still have things to do, or if you beg for more time. It just keeps ticking.

The first verse kicks in fast, panicked, relentless—a race for survival. Every breath, every heartbeat is a second lost. The desperation grows as the realization hits hard—time doesn’t wait. It hunts you down, breathes down your neck, drags you closer to the inevitable. The chorus erupts into an explosive scream, the raw emotion mirroring the fear and futility of trying to outrun the end.

The second verse breaks apart—glitching into a chaotic stutter effect, symbolizing the distortion of time when you’re pushed to the edge. The words start to collapse, the reality of the situation cracking under pressure. You can run, you can scream, but you can’t break free. Time is counting down, and you’re just watching the numbers drop.

The third verse twists language itself, fusing English and Japanese to create a breathless, urgent, near-untranslatable experience. The shift in words reflects time breaking reality, making it feel disjointed and surreal—as if time is swallowing the world one second at a time.

By the final chorus, the song descends into madness. Screamo, distortion, full-throttle chaos. It’s no longer just about fear—it’s about time laughing in your face, watching as everything collapses. There’s no mercy, no reset, no way out.

The outro fades with a final whispered warning—tick… tick… tick… Time was never your friend. It was always waiting to take everything away.

This song is the pure embodiment of dread, urgency, and inevitability, wrapping up Timeless with one final, brutal truth—it doesn’t matter how fast you run.
You’re already too late.

Running out of time

Running out of TIME

Running Out of Time
2025 The Nashville-Wisco 24 - 25
Copyright Erin Wolf 2025

i heard i'm running out of time
running out of time tonight
almost time for curtain calls
and final bows

and i heard that what Taylor said was
the life of a show girl
but i live in the wings
i ain't the main attraction

you all know my voice
but you wouldn't put that faction
in time
in time

one step in front 
of the other
as we're making our way
back to the safe house

chains on the swings outside
are rusty
they, too, have turned
with time

and i 
i don't know
don't know

'scuse me, sir
do you ahve the time
do you know where i should go
to next

'scuse me, ma'am
where do i end 
where do you 
begin

just like Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hide
we could your true colors
and faces outside

you don't hide
as well as you think
that i could 
but i ain't scared of you

scared of 
you

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