Timer is done

Assets/Scripts/Birb/Dash.cs

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class Dash : AbstractBehavior {
     }
 
     void Start() {
-        dashMeter = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("DashMeter").transform;
+        //dashMeter = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("DashMeter").transform;
     }
 
     // Should be called every frame

Assets/Scripts/Birb/GameManager.cs

 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using UnityEngine.UI;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 public class GameManager : SingletonBehaviour<GameManager>
@@ -8,10 +9,12 @@ public class GameManager : SingletonBehaviour<GameManager>
 
     private bool _isPaused;
     private float _levelTimer;
+    public Text timerText;
 
     void Awake()
     {
         DontDestroyOnLoad(this);
+        isPaused = true;
     }
 
     public bool isPaused
@@ -22,19 +25,19 @@ public class GameManager : SingletonBehaviour<GameManager>
         }
         set
         {
-            _isPaused = value;
             if (isPaused)
             {
                 //set timescale back to normal
-                isPaused = false;
+                Time.timeScale = 1;
                 Debug.Log("Game is unpaused");
             }
             else
             {
                 //set timescale to zero
-                isPaused = true;
+                Time.timeScale = 0;
                 Debug.Log("Game is paused");
             }
+            _isPaused = value;
         }
     }
    
@@ -56,4 +59,18 @@ public class GameManager : SingletonBehaviour<GameManager>
         Debug.Log("Changing level state");
         levelTimer = Time.time;
     }
+    //formats the time for the text object
+    private string formatTime(float time)
+    {
+        int minutes = Mathf.FloorToInt(time / 60F);
+        int seconds = Mathf.FloorToInt(time - minutes * 60);
+        return string.Format("{0:0}:{1:00}", minutes, seconds);
+    }
+    //updates the text object
+    void Update()
+    {
+        string currentTime = formatTime(Time.time - levelTimer);
+        timerText.text = "Time: " + currentTime;
+    }
+   
 }