[Verse 1] Listen up, my stellar students, gather 'round the periodic table Let me tell you 'bout a story that's completely unbelievable But it's true, scientifically, every single atom here Has been dancing through the cosmos for billions of years The carbon in your pencil, the oxygen you breathe The calcium in your bones, the iron in your teeth They're older than the pyramids, older than the trees They're cosmic time travelers, floating on the breeze [Hook] Nothing's ever lost, nothing's ever gone The dance goes on and on and on Energy and matter, they just change their song [Chorus] We are forever atoms in an endless cosmic dance Every single element gets another chance To be a star, to be a tree, to be you and me In this atomic symphony Conservation's got our back, nothing disappears Just transforms through space and time across the years We are forever atoms, forever atoms In this universal dance [Verse 2] The hydrogen in water was forged in the Big Bang Thirteen billion years ago, that's when the show began And every drop you've ever drunk, every tear you've cried Has molecules that once were steam rising from the tide Of ancient prehistoric seas, or clouds above Dinosaurs that walked the earth, it's enough to make you love The permanence of physics, the beauty of the law That says we're all connected by what Newton saw [Hook] Nothing's ever lost, nothing's ever gone The dance goes on and on and on Energy and matter, they just change their song [Chorus] We are forever atoms in an endless cosmic dance Every single element gets another chance To be a star, to be a tree, to be you and me In this atomic symphony Conservation's got our back, nothing disappears Just transforms through space and time across the years We are forever atoms, forever atoms In this universal dance [Bridge] Janelle's voice rises like a quantum leap: "From the microscopic to the galaxies deep We're all connected by the same blueprint Of electrons spinning in their orbital dance Nothing's ever wasted, everything's romance Between the forces that hold us together Through every kind of cosmic weather" TMBG harmonies join in mathematical glee: "E equals MC squared, you see Mass and energy, they're the same thing basically So when you feel like giving up Remember that you're made of stuff That's been around since time began You're part of the eternal plan" [Verse 3] The sodium in your bloodstream once was in the sea The phosphorus in your DNA was in a star, you see When stars explode in supernovas, they scatter elements wide Across the cosmic neighborhood, they spread them far and wide And gravity collects them into planets like our own Where chemistry can happen and life can find a home So every breath you take connects you to the past And proves that love and atoms both are built to last [Hook] Nothing's ever lost, nothing's ever gone The dance goes on and on and on Energy and matter, they just change their song [Chorus] We are forever atoms in an endless cosmic dance Every single element gets another chance To be a star, to be a tree, to be you and me In this atomic symphony Conservation's got our back, nothing disappears Just transforms through space and time across the years We are forever atoms, forever atoms In this universal dance [Verse 4] So when you're feeling small and temporary, remember this You're made of stuff that can't be destroyed, it's eternal bliss Your atoms will keep dancing long after you are gone In flowers and in rainfall, the party carries on Maybe they'll be starlight, maybe they'll be snow Maybe they'll be part of someone else's cosmic show But they'll remember being you, in their atomic way Forever and forever, until the end of days [Final Hook] Nothing's ever lost, nothing's ever gone The dance goes on and on and on We're all part of the same eternal song [Final Chorus] We are forever atoms in an endless cosmic dance Every single element gets another chance To be a star, to be a tree, to be you and me In this atomic symphony Conservation's got our back, nothing disappears Just transforms through space and time across the years We are forever atoms, forever atoms We are forever atoms, forever atoms In this universal dance Take a chance on science, take a chance on wonder We're all made of thunder from the cosmos up above [Quote] "We might as well attempt to introduce a new planet into the solar system, or to annihilate one already in existence, as to create or destroy a particle of hydrogen." - John Dalton
