I'm a time capsule in the sky
Floating through the years gone by
Memories sealed in a metal shell
Waiting for the future to break the spell

I hold the laughter and the tears
The hopes and dreams of all the years
A snapshot of a world that's passed
Built with the hope that it will last

Time capsule, time capsule
Carry our story through the night
Time capsule, time capsule
Into the future, take this light

Buried deep or launched in space
To find a new and distant place
For those who come to wonder why
We lived and loved and said goodbye

They'll open up this sealed-up heart
And see the world we're now a part
The music, art, the joy, the pain
Like gentle, falling summer rain

Time capsule, time capsule
Carry our story through the night
Time capsule, time capsule
Into the future, take this light

One day they'll find this message here
And make the past again feel near
To learn from all we've left behind
The fragile beauty of mankind

Time capsule, time capsule
Carry our story through the night
Time capsule, time capsule
Into the future, take this light