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Aida
Song Title Characters #very Story is a Love Story Amneris 2ortune Favours the Brave Radames & Soldiers 3
he ast is Another Land Aida !nother yramid "oser & The inisters $o ' (no )ou ere* & Aida +y Strongest Suit Amneris & ,omen o- the alace .nchantment assing Through Radames & Aida /
/y Strongest Suit 0Re1rise Amneris & Aida /
3ance o- the Ro*e Aida4 5ehe*6a & Slaves /
!ot e Radames4 ere*4 Amneris & Aida /
$a*orate Lives Radames & Aida /
.he 7ods Love 5u*ia Aida4 5ehe*6a4 ere* & 5u*ians /
8 Ste1 Too Far Amneris4 Radames & Aida 2
/asy As Li-e Aida 2
36e Father4 Li6e Son "oser4 Radames & The inisters 2
!adames9 Letter Radames 2
:o ' (no )ou 0Re1rise ere* 2
+,ritten in the Stars Aida & Radames 2
. (no the Truth Amneris 3
;a*orate Lives 0Re1rise Aida & Radames 3
/very Story is a Love Story 0Re1rise Aida4 Radames & Amneris 3
2
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Every Story is a Love Story
A5ER'SEvery story4 tale or memoir
Every saga or romance,hether true or -a*ricated
,hether 1lanned or ha11enstance,hether see1ing through the ages
Casting centuries aside<r a hurried *rie- recital =ust a thirty>minute ride
,hether *right or melancholyRough and ready4 ?nally styled
,hether ith a thousand 1layers<r a lonely cast o- one
Every story ne or ancientBagatelle4 or or6 o- art
All are tales o- human -ailingAll are tales o- love at heart
This is the story o- love that @ourished in a time o- hate<- lovers no tyranny could se1arate
Love set into motion on the 5ile shoreestiny ignited *y an act o- ar
Egy1t sa the mighty riverAs its very heart and soulSource o- li-e -or all the 1eo1le That only Egy1t could control
estruction o- a southern neigh*our usti?ed5u*ia e1loited4 le-t ith little more than 1ride
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Fortune Favours the Brave
S<L'ERS<h4 oh4 oh4 -ortune -avours the *rave<h4 oh4 oh4 -ortune -avours the *rave
RAAES
,e have se1t a gloryEgy1t9s mastery e1ands
From the 5ile9s northern elta To the dry4 dry southern sands
The more e ?nd4 the more e see The more e come to learn The more that e e1lore The more e shall return
S<L'ERS<h4 oh4 oh4 -ortune -avours the *rave
RAAES't9s all or6ed out4 my road is clear
And '9m delighted to etendBeyond my ildest dreams
Toard some great trium1hant end,e seiDe the day4 e turn the tide
,e touch the stars4 e mar6 the grave,e move into uncharted lands
RAAES & S<L'ERSFortune -avours the *rave
RAAES The more e ?nd4 the more e see
The more e come to learn The more that e e1lore The more e shall return
5othing is an accident,e are -ree to have it all
,e are hat e ant to *e't9s in ourselves to rise or -all
This is easy to *elieve
,hen distant 1laces come to me't9s harder -rom the 1alace yard
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RAAESFortune -avours the -ree
Fortune -avours the youngFortune -avours the *rave
S<L'ERS<h4 oh4 oh4 oh<h4 oh4 oh4 oh<h4 oh4 oh4 oh
The ast is Another Land
A'A )ou 6no nothing a*out me
And care even less%o could you understand
<ur em1tiness )ou 1lundered our isdom<ur 6noledge4 our ealth
'n *leeding us dry
)ou long -or our s1iritBut that4 you ill never 1ossess
The 1ast is no another landFar *eyond my reach'nvaded *y insidious
Foreign *odies4 -oreign s1eech,here the timeless oys o- childhood
Lie *ro6en on the *each
The 1resent is an em1ty s1aceBeteen the good and *ad
A moment leading no here Too 1ointless to *e sad
But time enough to lay to asteEvery certainty ' had
The -uture is a *arren orldFrom hich ' can9t return
Both 1ointless and material't a retched s1oil
5ot my concernShining li6e an evil sun
As my childhood treasures *urnShining li6e an evil sunAs my childhood treasures *urn
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Another yramid
"<SER,hile you9ve *een aa6e aordingatters here have moved a 1ace5o ' need you home su11orting
<- the 1lans '9ve 1ut in 1lace
First o- all this means your edding )ou9ll recall your -uture *ride
For the ay that haraoh9s heading Time9s no longer on our side
According to the %a6 7od %orus<ur most regal invalid
't9s not that much longer -or usBuild another 1yramid
There are many ho9ll *e tear-ulAs our leader -ades aay
But our architects are cheer-ulAnd each dog must have its day
'- our country is to @ourish Then my son must ta6e the lead
Be our ins1iration nourish
All our ho1es4 our dreams4 our creed
Soon our monarch ill have ?lled the tom* =ust li6e his -athers did
Summon Egy1t9s greatest *uilder4 meAnother 1yramid
T%E '5'STERSBuild it4 *uild it
Another 1yramid
"<SER There ill *e a time -or mourningBut -or no 1ut 1lans on holdFor ' give the nation arning
That *e-ore the cor1se is cold,e9ll etend -air Egy1t9s 1oersEgy1t9s glory4 strength and style
,e shall have our ?nest hourFar *eyond the mighty 5ile
%e must have a vault that9s grand *yAny standards4 @oor to lid
ut ?ve thousand slaves on stand*yBuild another 1yramid
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T%E '5'STERSBuild it4 *uild itBuild it4 *uild it
"<SER%e must have a vault that9s grand *y
Any standards4 @oor to lidut ?ve thousand slaves on stand*y
Build another 1yramid
%o ' (no )ou
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EREB' gre u1 in your hometon4 at least *egan to gro
' hadn9t got my ?rst shave *e-ore the *ody *loEgy1tians in the courtyard4 my -amily in chains
)ou itnessed our a*duction hich 1ossi*ly e1lains
%o ' 6no you%o ' 6no you
Be-ore that -ate-ul morning4 my -amily enoyedA 1rivileged eistence4 -or my -ather as em1loyed
As advisor to the 6ing4 no less4 hich surely rings a *ellFor as you are his daughter4 you 1ro*a*ly can tell
%o ' 6no you )es4 ' 6no you
A'A )ou 6no too much and hat you say is *etter le-t un6nonAnd no '9m ust a slave li6e you4 our lives are not our on
EREB' never have a*andoned4 and nor4 ' thin64 could you
That s1ar6 o- ho1e -or -reedom4 no terror can su*due
A'Ay only ho1e is silence4 you9ve never seen my -ace
EREB
5o4 you remain a 1rincess4 in any time or 1lace
A'A )ou don9t 6no me
SLAGE )es ' 6no you
A'A )ou don9t 6no me
EREB%o ' 6no you%o ' 6no you
y Strongest Suit
A5ER'S
'n li-e4 one has to -ace a huge assortment<- nauseating -ads and good advice
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There9s health and ?tness4 diet and de1ortmentAnd other 1ointless -orms o- sacri?ceConversation ,it ' am a dou*ter
anners4 charm4 they9re no ay to im1ressSo -orget the inner me4 o*serve the outer
' am hat ' ear4 and ho ' dress
<h4 no ' *elieve in loo6ingLi6e my time on earth is coo6ing
,hether 1ol6a>dotted4 stri1ed4 or even chec6ed,ith some glamour guaranteein9
Every ?*re o- my *ein9's dis1layed to Huite remar6a*le eect
From your cradle via trousseau To your death *ed you9re on vie so
5ever com1romise acce1t no su*stitute' ould rather ear a *arrel
Than conservative a11arelFor a dress has alays *een
y strongest suit
,<E5 <F T%E ALACE<verear4 underear4 anytime4 anyhere<verear4 underear4 anytime4 anyhere
A5ER'SStaying in or hitting tonards
From the to1 and or6ing donards' ensure that every stitch is stitched in time
,<E5 <F T%E ALACE's stitch in stitched in time
A5ER'S,hether ig or hat or tur*an
,hether clad *oudoir or ur*an5ot to strut your stu outrageously is a crime
,<E5 <F T%E ALACESuch a crime
A5ER'SAnd the -e ho are invited
To my ardro*e are delightedAs they ander through my things to ?nd en route
,<E5 <F T%E ALACE They9re anderin9 through your things
A5ER'S That in negligee or -ormal' am anything *ut normal
A dress has alays *een my strongest suit
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,<E5 <F T%E ALACE<verear4 underear4 anytime4 anyhere
A5ER'S' am hat ' ear
' say anytimeAnyhere
So *ring me all my ?nestost audacious4 my divinest
ost revealing4 most e1ensive and to *oot
,<E5 <F T%E ALACE<verear4 underear4 anytime4 anyhere<verear4 underear4 anytime4 anyhere<verear4 underear4 anytime4 anyhere
Finestivinest
ost revealing4 most e1ensive4 most arresting
A5ER'Sost arresting
,<E5 <F T%E ALACEost heart>sto11ing
A5ER'S & ,<E5 <F T%E ALACEost heart>sto11ing
ost -ree>@oing4 most eye>1o11ingost arresting4 most heart>sto11ing4 yeahA dress has alays *een my strongest suit
7'RLS' am hat ' ear
A5ER'Sy strongest suit
7'RLS' am hat ' ear
A5ER'S & 7'RLS )ou 6no that ' am hat ' ear
A5ER'SA dress has alays *een my strongest suit
So *ring me all my ?nestost audacious4 my divinest
ost revealing4 most e1ensive and to *oot
ost arresting4 most heart>sto11ingost -ree>@oing4 most eye>1o11ing
A5ER'SA dress has alays *een my strongest suit
y strongest suit
,<E5 <F T%E ALACE' am hat ' ear' am hat ' ear
A5ER'S & ,<E5 <F T%E ALACE )ou 6no that ' am hat ' ear
A dress has alays *een my strongestIy strongesty strongest
y strongesty strongest
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y strongestSuit
Enchantment assing Through
RAAES To sail aay to hal->discovered 1laces
To see the secrets so -e eyes have seen To see moments o- enchantment on our -aces
The moments hen e smile and those *eteen
A'AAre you tal6ing a*out 5u*ia no
RAAES
)es4 in a ay
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A'A'- ' could leave this 1lace then '9d go sailing
To corners o- my land here there ould *eSeet southern inds o- li*erty availing
A *eauty so maestic and so -ree
RAAES' ill ta6e you sailing4 southJ )ou can *e my guide There9d *e no ties o- time and s1ace to *ind me
A'AAnd no horiDon ' could not 1ursue
RAAES'9d leave the orld9s mis-ortunes -ar *ehind me
A'A
'9d 1ut my -aith and trust in something ne
RAAES & A'ABut hy should ' tell you this
A'AA stranger '9ve ust met
RAAESA oman ho ' hardly 6no at all and should -orget
RAAES & A'A
A ourney e can only dream o- Enchantment 1assing throughAnd ho is it ' say these things
So easily to you
RAAES'9ll never ta6e you sailing '9m never going to leave Egy1t again
A'A )ou tal6 as though you9ve *een enslavedJ '- you don9t li6e your -ate4 change it
)ou are your on master4 there are no shac6les on you So don9t e1ect any 1ity
or understanding -rom this hum*le 1alace slave
RAAESAnd hy did ' tell her thisA stranger '9ve ust met
A oman ho ' hardly 6no at all and ill -orgetAnonymous and gone tomorroEnchantment 1assing through
And all '9ve done is tell her things That she already 6no
She 6ne
She 6ne
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y Strongest Suit 0Re1rise
A5ER'S' may leave a great im1ressionAs ' race through a succession
<- the latest craDes
Chase the neest -ad
' -eel *etter hen *eguilingFind that -ashion 6ee1s me smiling
But in my heart ' 6no it9s rather sad
A'A That a li-e o- great 1otential's dismissed inconseHuential
A5ER'SAnd only ever seen as *eing cute
So '9ll @utter to deceive
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A'A<h no
5o you must *elieve That one day you9re *ound to ?nd
A'A & A5ER'SA stronger suit
ance o- the Ro*e
A'A't9s 6noing hat they ant o- me that scares me
't9s a 6noing having -olloed that ' must lead't9s a 6noing that each 1erson there com1ares me
To those in my 1ast hom ' no succeedBut ho can hatever ' do -or them no
Be enough4 *e enough
SLAGESAida4 Aida
All e as6 o- you's a li-etime o- service
,isdom4 courage To as6 more ould *e sel?sh
But nothing less ill doAida4 Aida
5E%EB(A )our ro*es should *e golden
)our ro*es should *e 1er-ect'nstead o- this ragged concoction o- thread
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But may you *e moved *y its des1erate *eauty To give us ne li-e -or e9d rather *e dead
Than live in the sHualor and chain o- the slave To the dance4 to the dance
SLAGESAida4 Aida
All e as6 o- you4 all e as6's a li-etime o- service
,isdom4 courage To as6 more ould *e sel?sh
But nothing less ill doAida4 Aida
Aida
Aida4 Aida4 Aida4 Aida4 Aida
A'A' 6no e1ectations are ild
And almost *eyond my -ul?lmentBut they on9t hear a ord o- a dou*t
<r see signs o- a ea6nessy royal im1assa*le duty is clear
But i- ' can re6indle an ecess o- screams
A'A To die4 to die4 to die
's enough
SLAGESAida4 Aida4 Aida4 Aida4 Aida
<h4 oh4 oh4 oh4 oh4 oh5ot e
RAAES' once 6ne all the ansers4 ' stood on certain groundA 1icture o- true ha11iness4 a con?dence so eortless
5o *righter could *e -ound
EREB<h no
RAAES' never as6ed the Huestions that trou*le me today
' 6ne all there as to 6no4 love orn lightly4 1ut on shoy conHuest on dis1lay
EREB' can9t *elieve he9s changing
RAAESAnd ho9d have thought that con?dence could die
EREB<h no
RAAES5ot me
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EREB5ot me
RAAES5ot me
EREB5ot me
RAAES That all ' too6 -or granted as a lie
EREB<h no
RAAES
5ot me
EREB5ot me
RAAES5ot me
EREB5ot me
RAAES
And ho9d have guessed '9d thro my orld aay To *e ith someone '9m a-raid ill say K5ot me
EREB This can never *e
RAAES5ot me
EREB%e9s in love4 *ut he9s not the only one ho9ll *e changed
A5ER'S,hy hasn9t Radames come to see me again ,e9re to *e married in three daysI
Aida4 ' must ma6e things right ith him
A'A' shall not envy lovers4 *ut long -or hat they share
A5ER'SAn em1ty room is merciless4 don9t *e sur1rised i- ' con-ess
' need some com-ort there
A'A & A5ER'SAnd ho9d have thought a love could *e so good
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5ot me4 not meAnd sho me things ' never understood
5ot me4 not meAnd ho9d have guessed he9d thro his orld aay
To *e ith someone Mtill his dying day5ot me4 not me
A5ER'S4 A'A & RAAESAnd ho9d have thought a love could *e so good
EREB5o good
A5ER'S4 A'A & RAAES5ot me
EREB
5ot me
A5ER'S4 A'A & RAAES5ot me
EREB5ot me
A5ER'S4 A'A & RAAESy secrets and my 1assions understood
EREB
<h no
A5ER'S4 A'A & RAAES5ot me
EREB5ot me
A5ER'S4 A'A & RAAES5ot me
EREB5ot me
A5ER'S4 A'A & RAAESAnd ho9d have guessed he9d thro hisNmy orld aay
To *e ith someone till hisNmy dying day5ot me
EREB This can never *e
A5ER'S4 A'A & RAAES
5ot me
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RAAES5ot me4 oh not me
Ela*orate Lives
RAAES,e all lead such ela*orate lives
,ild am*itions in our sights%o an aair o- the heart survives
ays a1art and hurried nights
Seems Huite un*elieva*le to me' don9t ant to live li6e that
Seems Huite un*elieva*le to me' don9t ant to love li6e that
' ust ant our time to *eSloer and gentler4 iser4 -ree
,e all live in etravagant timeslaying games e can9t all inOnintended emotional crimes Ta6e some out4 ta6e others in
'9m so tired o- all e9re going through
' don9t ant to live li6e that'9m so tired o- all e9re going through' don9t ant to love li6e that
' ust ant to *e ith you5o and -orever4 1eace-ul4 true
This may not *e the moment To tell you -ace to -aceBut ' could ait -orever
For the 1er-ect time and 1lace
A'A & RAAES
,e all lead such ela*orate lives,e don9t 6no hose ords are true
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Strangers4 lovers4 hus*ands4 ives%ard to 6no hose loving ho
A'A Too many choices tear us a1art
' don9t ant to live li6e that
RAAES Too many choices tear us a1art
' don9t anna love li6e that' ust ant to touch your heart
ay this con-ession *e the start
The 7ods Love 5u*ia
A'A Ta6e me in my dreams recurring
Cheer-ul as a childhood dance'nto one more taste o- -reedom
<ne more longing *ac6ard glance
'n the say o- som*re music' shall never4 never understand
Let me sli1 into the seeterChorus o- that other land
The gods love 5u*ia4 the *eauti-ul4 the golden The radiant4 the -ertile4 the gentle and the *lessed
The 1ain o- 5u*ia is only o- the moment The desolate4 the suering
The 1lundered4 the o11ressed
5E%EB(A The gods love 5u*ia4 their glorious creation
The songs roll seetly across the harvest 1lain
5E%EB(A & A'A
The tears o- 5u*ia4 a 1assing a*erration They ash into the river and are never cried again
5E%EB(A4 A'A4 EREB & 5OB'A5 ,<E5 The gods love 5u*ia4 e have to 6ee1 *elieving
Though scattered and divided e are still it9s heart
5E%EB(A )es4 e are
A'A The -all o- 5u*ia4 e1hemeral and @eeting
The s1irit alays *urning though the @esh is torn a1art
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A'A Ta6e me in
y dreams recurring
5E%EB(A4 EREB & 5OB'A5S Ta6e me in
y dreams recurring
A'A4 5E%EB(A4 EREB & 5OB'A5SCheer-ul as a childhood dance'nto one more taste o- -reedom
<ne more longing *ac6ard glance<ne more longing *ac6ard glance
The gods love 5u*ia The *eauti-ul4 the golden
The radiant4 the -ertile The gentle and the *lessed
The 1ain o- 5u*ia is only o- the moment The desolate4 the suering
The 1lundered4 the o11ressed
The gods love 5u*ia,e have to 6ee1 *elieving
Though ePre scattered and divided,e are still its heart
The -all o- 5u*ia4 e1hemeral and @eeting The s1irit alays *urning though the @esh is torn a1art
y s1irit ill 6ee1 on *urning though the @esh is torn
A'AA1art
A'A4 5E%EB(A4 EREB & 5OB'A5S Ta6e me in my dreams recurring
<ne more longing *ac6ard glance
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A Ste1 Too Far
A5ER'S't9s so strange he doesn9t sho me more aection than he needs
Almost -ormal4 too res1ect-ul4 never ta6es romantic leads There are times hen ' imagine '9m not alays on his mind
%e9s not thin6ing hat '9m thin6ing4 alays hal- a ste1 *ehind
Alays hal- a ste1 *ehind
<h4 oh4 oh4 oh<h4 oh4 oh4 oh<h4 oh4 oh4 oh
RAAES'9m in every 6ind o- trou*le4 can9t you tell4 ust loo6 at me
%al- ecstatic4 hal- deected4 all in all '9m all at seaEasy terms ' thought ' anted4 ?ll me no ith my chilling dread
)ou can never 6no the chaos4 o- a li-e turned on its head<- a li-e turned on its head
<h4 oh4 oh4 oh
A5ER'S & RAAES<h4 oh4 oh4 oh<h4 oh4 oh4 oh
<h4 oh4 oh4 oh4 oh
A'A' am certain that ' love him4 *ut a love can *e mis1laced
%ave ' com1romised my 1eo1le4 in my 1assion and my haste' could *e his li-e com1anion4 anyhere *ut here e are
Am ' leader4 am ' traitor id ' ta6e a ste1 too -arid ' ta6e a ste1 too -ar
A5ER'S9s so strange he doesn9t sho
meore aection than he needsAlmost -ormal4 too res1ect-ul5ever ta6es romantic leads
here are times hen ' imagine'9m not alays on his mind%e9s not thin6ing hat '9m
thin6ingAlays hal- a ste1 *ehind
RAAES'9m in every 6ind o- trou*le
Can9t you tell4 ust loo6 at me%al- ecstatic4 hal- deected
All in all '9m all at seaEasy terms ' thought ' antedFill me no ith my chilling
dread )ou can never 6no the chaos
<- a li-e turned on its head<- a li-e turned on its head
A'A' am certain that ' love himBut a love can *e mis1laced
%ave ' com1romised my 1eo1le'n my 1assion and my haste' could *e his li-e com1anionAnyhere *ut here e areAm ' leader4 am ' traitorid ' ta6e a ste1 too -ar
id ' ta6e a ste1 too -ar
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Alays hal- a ste1 *ehind
A'A<h4 oh4 oh4 oh
A'A & A5ER'S<h4 oh4 oh4 oh
A'A4 A5E'RS & RAAES<h4 oh4 oh4 oh
<h4 oh4 oh4 oh4 oh<h4 oh4 oh4 oh<h4 oh4 oh4 oh
A'A<h4 oh4 oh4 oh
A'A4 A5ER'S & RAAES<h4 oh4 oh4 oh
id ' ta6e a ste1 too -ar
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Easy As Li-e
A'A This is the moment hen the gods e1ect me
To *eg -or hel1 *ut ' on9t even try' ant nothing in this orld *ut mysel- to 1rotect me
But ' on9t lie don4 roll over and die
All ' have to do is to -orget ho much ' love himAll ' have to do is 1ut my longing to one side
Tell mysel- that love9s an ever>changing situation
assion ould have cooled and all the magic ould have died't9s easy4 it9s easy
All ' have to do is to 1retend never 6ne him<n those very rare occasions hen he steals into my heartBetter to have lost him hen the ties ere *arely *inding
Better the contem1t o- the -amiliar cannot start't9s easy4 it9s easy
Ontil ' thin6 a*out him as he as hen ' last sa himAnd ho he ould have *een here ' to *e ith him today
Those very rare occasions4 don9t let u1 they 6ee1 on coming
All ' ever anted and '9m throing it aay't9s easy4 it9s easy as li-e
But then ' see the -aces o- an unde-eated 1eo1leA -ather and a nation ho ill never come undone
This is ho the gods rule all the -aith-ul through the agesForces us to move in one o- the hardest things e9ve done
't9s easy4 so easy
<h4 and though '9ll thin6 a*out himMTil the earth dras in around me
And though ' choose to leave him -or another 6ind o- love This is no denial4 no *etrayal4 *ut redem1tionRedeemed in my on eyes and in the 1antheon a*ove
't9s easy4 it9s easy4 as li-e't9s easy4 as li-e't9s easy4 as li-e
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Li6e Father4 Li6e Son
T%E '5'STERSLi6e -ather4 li6e sonLi6e -ather4 li6e son
"<SERon9t come on so coc6sure *oy4 you can9t esca1e your genes
5o 1oint in -eeling 1ure *oy4 your *ac6ground intervenes5o4 listen good and listen straight4 you9re not the master o- your -ate
To this you must *e reconciled4 you9ll alays *e your -ather9s childAt times acclaimed4 at times reviled
)ou9ll ind u1 doing ust as '9d have doneLi6e -ather4 li6e
"<SER & T%E '5'STERSSon
RAAESon9t assume your vices get handed don the line
That a 1arent9s *lood suQces to condemn the child9s design'9ve done rong4 ' can9t deny4 *ut at least ' 6no that '
Shouldn9t *lame that on my stoc64 ell this may come as Huite a shoc6But '9m no chi1 o any *loc64 ' ouldn9t ish those ords on anyone
Li6e -ather4 li6e
RAAES & T%E '5'STERSSon
"<SERSon4 you9re nervous4 ta6e my hand
All is settled4 all is 1lanned )ou9ve got the orld at your command
' don9t thin6 you understand
RAAES
' a11reciate too ell The sHualor at hich you ecel't isn9t too hard to tell
Evil9s a distinctive smell
"<SER%e9s lost all sense o- reason4 and hy Some -oreign slut
5ot all it is that treason4 some doors are slammin9 shut5o ust li6e me he9s -ound that @esh
Can ecite *ut ill enmesh<nce e rid him o- this 1light<nce that harlot9s out o- sight
Then ' thin6 he9ll see the light%e on9t al6 *ac6 to daddy he ill run
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Li6e -ather4 li6e
"<SER & T%E '5'STERSSon
Li6e -ather4 li6e sonLi6e -ather4 li6e sonLi6e -ather4 li6e son
Radames9 Letter
RAAES
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'9m sorry -or everything '9ve saidAnd -or anything ' -orgot to say too
,hen things get so com1licated' stum*le4 at *est4 muddle through' ish that our lives could *e sim1le
' don9t ant the orld4 only you
<h4 ' ish ' could tell you this -ace to -aceBut there9s never the time4 never the 1lace
So this letter ill have to do' love you
%o ' (no )ou 0Re1rise
EREB There is a time4 there is a 1lace
,hen love should conHuer all The rest o- li-e is 1ushed aside
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As truth and reason -allBut only i- that sel?shness
Can lead to something good' thought ' 6ne you4 1rincess
But ' never understood' don9t 6no you' don9t 6no you
,ritten in the Stars
A'A' am here to tell you
,e can never meet againSim1le really4 isn9t it
A orld or to and then
A li-etime o- not 6noing,here or ho or hy or hen
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)ou thin6 o- me4 or s1ea6 o- meAnd onder hat *e-ell
That someone you once lovedSo long ago so ell
RAAES5ever onder hat '9ll -eel
As living shues *y )ou don9t have to as6 me
And ' need not re1lyEvery moment o- my li-e
From no until ' die' ill thin6 or dream o- you
And -ail to understand%o a 1er-ect love can *eCon-ounded out o- hand
's it ritten in the starsAre e 1aying -or some crime's that all that e are good -or =ust a stretch o- mortal time
For some 7od9s e1eriment'n hich e have no say
'n hich e9re given 1aradiseBut only -or a day
A'Aarry the 1rincess Radames4 you can hel1 my 1eo1leJ This could *e our chance
to do something im1ortant on9t you see
5othing can *e altered There is nothing to decide
5o esca1e4 no change o- heart5o any1lace to hide
RAAES<h4 you are all '9ll ever ant
But this ' am deniedSometimes in my dar6est thoughts
' ish '9d never learned
A'A & RAAES,hat it is to *e in love
And have that love returned
A'A's it ritten in the stars
Are e 1aying -or some crime's that all that e are good -or =ust a stretch o- mortal time
A'A & RAAES
For some 7odPs e1eriment'n hich e have no say
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'n hich ePre given 1aradiseBut only -or a day
' (no the Truth
A5ER'S%o have ' come to this
%o did ' sli1 and -all%o did ' thro hal- a li-etime aay
,ithout any thought at all
This should9ve *een my time't9s over4 it never *egan
' closed my eyes to so much -or so longAnd ' no longer can
' try to *lame it on -ortuneSome 6ind o- shi-t in a star
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But ' 6no the truth and it haunts me't9s @on ust a little too -ar
' 6no the truth and it moc6s me' 6no the truth and it shoc6s me
't9s @on ust a little too -ar
,hy do ' ant him still,hy4 hen there9s nothing there
%o to go on ith the rest o- my li-e To 1retend ' don9t care
This should have *een my time't9s over4 it never *egan
' closed my eyes to so much -or so longAnd ' no longer can
' try to *lame it on -ortuneSome 6ind o- tist in my -ate
But ' 6no the truth and it haunts me' learned it a little too late
<h4 ' 6no the truth and it moc6s me' 6no the truth and it shoc6s me
' learned it a little too late Too late
Ela*orate Lives 0Re1rise
A'A,e all lead such ela*orate lives
,ild am*itions in our sights%o an aair o- the heart survivesays a1art and hurried nights
Seems Huite un*elieva*le to me' donPt ant to live li6e that
Seems Huite un*elieva*le to me' donPt ant to love li6e that' ust ant our time to *e
Sloer and gentler4 iser4 -ree
,e all live in etravagant times
laying games e canPt all inOnintended emotional crimes
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Ta6e some out4 ta6e others in
Too many choices tear us a1art' donPt ant to live li6e that
Too many choices tear us a1art' donPt ant to love li6e that
' ust anna 6ee1 your heartay this con-ession *e the start
' 6no you gave me courage To -ace hat ' must -ace
,ith all these com1lications'n another time and 1lace
A'A & RAAES,e all lead such ela*orate lives
,e don9t 6no hose ords are true
An aair o- the heart survivesAll the 1ain this orld can do
RAAES'9m so tired o- all e9re going through
' don9t ant to live li6e that
A'A'9m so tired o- all e9re going through
' don9t ant to love li6e that' ust anna *e ith you
5o and -orever4 1eace-ul4 true
Every Story is a Love Story 0Re1rise
RAAES There9d *e no ties o- time and s1ace to *ind us
A'AAnd no horiDon e could not 1ursue
A'A & RAAES,e9d leave the orld9s mis-ortunes -ar *ehind us
And ' ill 1ut my -aith and trust in you
A5ER'SFrom dee1 ithin the tom*
A gentle light still shoneShoing me my 1ath
As ' ascended to the throneCertain in my heart
That ancient ars must cease
A loversP death gave *irth To a reign o- 1eace
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And their story4 and my ourneyAnd the lesson they 1rovide
ra their strength and ins1irationFrom a love that never died