Nothing can survive in a vacuum
No one can exists all alone
We pretend things only happen to strangers

We've all got problems of our own
It's enough to learn to share our pleasures
We can't soothe pain with sympathy

All that we can do is be reminded
We shake our heads at the tragedy


Every day we're standing in a time capsule
Racing down a river from the past
Every day we're standing in a wind tunnel

Facing down the future coming fast

Looking at the long range forecast

Catching all the names in the news
Checking out the state of the nation
Learning the environmental blues

Truth is after all a moving target
Hairs to split, and pieces that don't fit
How can anybody be enlightened?

Truth is after all so poorly lit

It's just the age

It's just a stage
We disengage
We turn the page

Every day we're standing in a time capsule
(It's just a stage)
We disengage, we turn the page

Racing down the river running fast
Every day we're standing in a wind tunnel
(It's just a stage)

We disengage, we turn the page
Facing down the future coming fast