Out Of Time – English Lyrics

• By: The Weeknd

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the smooth, retro sounds of The Weeknd's 'Out Of Time'. This song is a perfect tool for learning English through the lens of emotional expression and idioms related to time and regret, all set to a captivating disco-funk beat.

[English]

Yeah, yeah

The last few months, I've been working on me, baby

There's so much trauma in my life

I've been so cold to the ones who loved me, baby

I look back now and I realize

I remember when I held you

You begged me with your drowning eyes to stay

And I regret I didn't tell you

Now I can't keep you from loving him, you made up your mind

Say I love you, girl, but I'm out of time

Say I'm there for you, but I'm out of time

Say that I'll care for you, but I'm out of time

Said, I'm too late to make you mine, out of time (ah)

If he mess up just a little, baby, you know my line

If you don't trust him a little, then come right back, girl, come right back

Gimme one chance, just a little, baby, I'll treat you right

And I'll love you like I should've loved you all the time

And I remember when I held you (held you, baby)

You begged me with your drowning eyes to stay (never again, baby)

And I regret I didn't tell you

Now I can't keep you from loving him, you made up your mind (uh)

Say I love you, girl, but I'm out of time

Say I'm there for you, but I'm out of time (no)

Say that I'll care for you, but I'm out of time (hey)

Said, I'm too late to make you mine, out of time (ah)

Ooh-ooh-ooh, singing (out of time)

Said, I had you to myself, but I'm (out of time)

Say that I'll care for you, but I'm out of time

But I'm too late to make you mine, out of time (uh)

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Out of time, out of time

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Don't you dare touch that dial

Because like the song says, you are out of time

You're almost there, but don't panic

There's still more music to come before you're completely engulfed

In the blissful embrace of that little light you see in the distance

Soon you'll be healed, forgiven, and refreshed, free from all trauma, pain, guilt, and shame

You may even forget your own name, but before you dwell in that house forever

Here's 30 minutes of easy listening to some slow tracks, on 103.5 Dawn FM

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trauma /ˈtrɔːmə/ C1	noun - a deeply distressing or disturbing experience
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B2	verb - to become fully aware of something as a fact
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B2	verb - to feel sad or repentant over something that has happened
drowning /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/ B2	adjective - submerged in water or appearing overwhelmed
panic /ˈpænɪk/ B2	verb - to feel sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety
engulfed /ɪnˈɡʌlft/ C1	verb - to sweep over something so as to surround or cover it
blissful /ˈblɪsfl/ C1	adjective - extremely happy; full of joy
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	noun - an act of holding someone closely in one's arms
healed /hiːld/ B2	verb - to become sound or healthy again
forgiven /fərˈɡɪvən/ B2	verb - to stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone
refreshed /rɪˈfreʃt/ B2	adjective - feeling less tired or refreshed
guilt /ɡɪlt/ B2	noun - the fact of having committed a specified or implied offense
shame /ʃeɪm/ B2	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress
dwell /dwel/ C2	verb - to live in or at a specified place
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ A2	noun - an amount of space between two things

Key Grammar Structures

• The last few months, I've been working on me, baby

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Use of "have been working" to describe an action that started in the past and continued up until recently.

• I've been so cold to the ones who loved me, baby

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ "who loved me" is a relative clause defining 'the ones'.

• I regret I didn't tell you

  ➔ Zero Conditional / Reported Speech style

  ➔ The conjunction 'that' is omitted after the verb "regret".

• I'll love you like I should've loved you all the time

  ➔ Modal Perfect (should have + past participle)

  ➔ "should've loved" expresses a past regret about something that didn't happen.

• If he mess up just a little, baby, you know my line

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ "If" clause + present tense for a real possibility in the future.

• I had you to myself

  ➔ Simple Past

  ➔ Use of "had" to describe a finished state in the past.

• Soon you'll be healed, forgiven, and refreshed

  ➔ Future Passive Voice

  ➔ "will be healed" uses the passive structure to focus on the recipient of the action.

• Don't you dare touch that dial

  ➔ Emphatic Imperative

  ➔ "Don't you dare" is an idiomatic construction used to strictly forbid someone from doing something.