t.A.T.u. – 30 Minutes

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Mama, Papa
Forgive me

Out of sight
Out of mind
Out of time
To decide

Do we run?
Should I hide?
For the rest
Of my life

Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose
We could fail

In the moment
It takes
To make plans
Or mistakes

30 minutes, a blink of an eye
30 minutes, to alter our lives
30 minutes, to make up my mind
30 minutes, to finally decide

30 minutes, to whisper your name
30 minutes, to shoulder the blame
30 minutes, of bliss, thirty lies
30 minutes, to finally decide

Carousels
In the sky
That we shape
With our eyes

Under shade
Silhouettes
Casting shade
Crying rain

Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose
We could fail

Either way
Options change
Chances fail
Trains derail

30 minutes, a blink of an eye
30 minutes, to alter our lives
30 minutes, to make up my mind
30 minutes, to finally decide

30 minutes, to whisper your name
30 minutes, to shoulder the blame
30 minutes, of bliss, thirty lies
30 minutes, to finally decide

To decide
To decide, to decide, to decide

To decide
To decide, to decide, to decide

To decide

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Lyrics submitted by rjbucs28

Track duration: 03:16

"30 Minutes" as written by Ivan Shapovalov, Sergei Galoyan, Martin Kierszenbaum, Valery Polienko

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group

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    Song Meaning:I think that these lyrics could be about deciding whether or not to get an abortion. She feels like she doesn't have much time to decide. She can put the pregnancy out of sight / out of mind, or she can keep it and shoulder the blame. She can "whisper the name" of her child or run and hide. This is of course a hugely life changing decision that might be made under pressure.
    Flag bethanyopolyon October 25, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Does anyone noticed that the video looks something like "Ta Tu Come Back" book story. She is always with someone else but the other girl loves her and forgive her everytime and back to her everytime just like nothing ever happened. Except that Yulia couldn't live like that any more so she killed everybody included herself... Sad video :(
    Flag NoorOZekion May 11, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I've been listening to the original (russian) version of the song, and I think it's how little time it takes to do something huge. she says
    'pol chasa bez tebya, pol chasa,
    pol chasa, on i ya, pol chasa'
    meaning
    'half an hour without you, half an hour,
    half an hour, he and i, half an hour'...

    I'm still not sure if I get it all, the song's very poetic and my russian's not that good (i'm translating most of the things online) but i recommend checking it out :)
    Flag Ralyyyon February 06, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:i think this song is simply about how much time it takes to make the write and wrong decisions, and how you may always get stuff wrong, you still need to do it anyway.
    Flag OutOfMyHeadon October 07, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:another one of my 5fav taty songs !
    in a self-view !

    "30 minutes to finally decide
    To decide, to decide to decide to decide"

    i was in this situation too ... that s more that to bring on the words ... :(
    Flag Nazaninon March 28, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Ironically, rcs1269, my parents were proud of me when I came out. :]

    I love many of their songs, and not just for the gay factor.
    Flag HydraFayeon November 07, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is just trying to say how so much can change in so little time. I personally think this is about someone who's perhaps having relationship problems and they're about to cheat with someone else and this person is deciding whether or not to have sex with someone else. But that's just what I got from the lyrics.
    Flag LRainbowon September 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i can't really give this song a meaning but the lyrics are off and wrong ^^; I think you should fix them with everyones suggestions here.
    Flag miss_tragedyon September 08, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this song scares me, really.
    Flag imnotokon January 27, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:The video really has nothing to do with the song. It's just another interpretation. But anyway, as a lot of you know...Yulia and Lena are bi/lesbian. I forget which one is which. But, the song is about them making the choice to be with each other (as in have sex) or not. She is asking her parents to forgive her for the way she is. "Under shade silhouttes casting shapes" is saying that the things that they are doing are being shadowed on the window, so people can see. It's really whether or not they want to let people know about their sexuality and relationship.
    Flag MizunoJon December 15, 2007   Link

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