Sound Capsule of a Moment

[Verse 1] Tap of a heel on a wooden floor Grandma humming by the kitchen door Didn’t write it down But I still hear Every little laugh from those old years Crackle of the fire and a pouring rain Daddy drummed his fingers on the window frame Said “Boy This world’s gonna shake you through So sing what it shakes into you” [Chorus] It’s just the rhythm of living In a little old tune Catching big Wild feelings In a chorus or two Tiny time capsules of a moment We can’t hold So we let them resound. Oh The things we’re too small to explain We place them in a song and set them down [Verse 2] Before there was paper Before there was ink There was a humming on the riverbank brink Footsteps Heartbeats Call and reply Trying to answer a wordless why Joy too wide for a whispered prayer Grief too heavy for one soul to bear So we stitched it into rise and fall And passed it on That’s how we recall [Chorus] It’s just the rhythm of living In a little old tune Catching big Wild feelings In a chorus or two Tiny time capsules of a moment We can’t hold So we let them resound. Oh The things we’re too small to explain We place them in a song and set them down [Bridge] Maybe it’s ancient as the first deep sigh Maybe it’s simple as a lullaby But when the world grows loud and long We still reach for a brand-new song (hey!) [Chorus] It’s just the rhythm of living In a little old tune Catching big Wild feelings In a chorus or two Tiny time capsules of a moment We can’t hold So we let them resound. Oh The things we’re too small to explain We place them in a song and set them down [Outro] Sound capsules of a moment From ancient times to now. Singing on the breeze Of ages past And in the drying ink of this song. Tiny time capsules of a moment We can’t hold So we let them resound.