From the past, through the present, and into the future

It speeds up, and it slows down, but it never stays still

We know it as the issue of the day, always on the beat of a constant clock

Its kept somewhere in our thoughts, was it first recorded with rocks

Even cells and stars use time, its eternal and universal

Full of beginnings and endings, time only moves in one direction

What do we know about time that is true, it intrigues us because it deceives us

Time performs tricks down to the atom, as classy as satin

We live in a world governed by time, we've discovered signs within time

There's a past and a future, kept safe for fewer viewers