Aida - Easy As Life

Easy As Life from the Broadway musical Aida, with music and lyrics by Tim Rice and Elton John. I do not own anything. All rights belong to Tim Rice, Elton John, and Universal Distribution.
Aida:
This is the moment when the gods expect me
To beg for help but I won't even try
I want nothing in this world but myself to protect me
But I won't lie down, roll over and die
All I have to do is to forget how much I love him
All I have to do is put my longing to one side
Tell myself that love's an ever-changing situation
Passion would have cooled and all the magic would have died
It's easy, it's easy
All I have to do is to pretend I never knew him
On those very rare occasions when he steals into my heart
Better to have lost him when the ties were barely binding
Better the contempt of the familiar cannot start
It's easy, It's easy
Until I think about him as he was when I last touched him
And how he would have been were I to be with him today
Those very rare occasions don't let up they keep on coming
All I ever wanted and I'm throwing it away
It's easy, it's easy as life
But then I saw the faces of a worn , defeated people
A father and a nation who won't let a coward run
is this how the gods reward the faithful through the ages ?
Forcing us to prove the hardest thing we've done
Are easy
So easy
And though I'll think about him til the earth draws in around me
And though I choose to leave him for another kind of love
There is no denial, no betrayal but redemption
Redeemed in my own eyes and in the pantheon above
It's easy
It's easy as life
It's easy as life
It's easy as life

[@jenneacubero1036]

Dear Disney, Instead of remaking everything under the sun, why not adapt this gem already?!

[@MrJoeChip]

Do you relly think disney is going to adapt a show that was made 20 years ago, has a love triangle, and has all but one of the main characters die(Aida, Radames, Nehebka, Mereb, Zoser, Pharoah)?

[@jenneacubero1036]

@@MrJoeChip Didn't stop them before. Just look at "The Lion King".

[@jenneacubero1036]

@Lara Olmsted I get where you're coming from. But I'd seen this play when I was around 8-10 years old at a high school play. Kids can take it. Not to mention, there's "The Prince of Egypt", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Hercules". The first one wasn't made by Disney (though "Aida" could've been Disney's answer to that film) but all three were family films that can get dark and risque at times. Besides, Disney wasn't made for JUST kids, but for everyone in their family. I mean, look at "The Little Match Girl", it was a short but Disney had (for once) stayed faithful to the adaption in the most depressing way possible.

[@alicecheshire4806]

Lara Olmsted I think he means how lion king was based off of Hamlet where pretty much half of the cast die.

[@robertperez2262]

Yes! And have Heather Headley voice Aida!

[@1femalegeek]

In this song alone, you can see Aida's inner struggle, torn between her love for Radames and her devotion to her people. Aida truly is a strong heroine.

[@cyrodilicbrandy]

This is one of my favourite Broadway songs by a female lead purely because I remember how they had to black out the lights to get Heather to finish the last note. :P

[@doc.m.d.8870]

cyrodilicbrandy when was that? She's a fan of sustaining notes lol.

[@harbingersev-oh-wohne]

@@doc.m.d.8870 There is a grand pause and then the lights

[@Cajunish]

This was by far the best broadway show I’ve seen. Her voice is like incomparable to anything. She’s my favorite! Love the story and everything about it

[@caprisunkid9801]

This is the moment when the gods expect me To beg for help but I won't even try I want nothing in the world but myself to protect me But I won't lie down, roll over and die All I have to do is to forget how much I love him All I have to do is put my longing to one side Tell myself that love's an ever-changing situation Passion would have cooled and all the magic would have died It's easy, it's easy All I have to do is to pretend I never knew him On those very rare occasions when he steals into my heart Better to have lost him when the ties were barely binding Better the contempt of the familiar cannot start It's easy, it's easy Until I think about him as he was when I last touched him And how he would have been were I to be with him today Those very rare occasions, don't let up, they keep on coming All I ever wanted and I'm throwing it away It's easy, it's easy as life And then I see the faces of a worn defeated people A father and a nation who won't let a coward run Is this how the gods reward the faithful through the ages? Forcing us to prove that all the hardest things we've done Are easy, so easy And though I'll think about him until the earth draws in around me And though I choose to leave him for another kind of love This is no denial, no betrayal, but redemption Redeemed in my own eyes and in the pantheon above It's easy, it's easy as life It's easy as life It's easy as life

[@anadelaney2657]

The sheer power and strength of her voice😭👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@jammingrag1339]

i had a friend in my Musical Theatre class and she got to perform this song, it was so beautiful. she did such an amazing job.

[@nudgificator]

I love that there's a little bit of Dance of the Robe just before she starts singing about her people, great bit of musical symbolism there.

[@dwarfofthenorth6847]

You mean the musical motif started in Dance of the Robe? That was one of my favorites

[@weaveroznerol1553]

When she said “eeezeeeYUH” at 3:54 ...I felt that.

[@marissasifre9026]

This song makes my heart hurt. I was just Aida in a production of this show. It has been my dream roll since forever and I just really miss the show. I miss my cast mates who played Amneris and Radames. I wish I had one last opportunity to play the role one more time. This song was my song for two months and I didn’t realize how much I miss it until it was over.

[@mandy2917]

How was the show? I’m sure they miss you just as much-theater castmates never truly forget one another.

[@anime-nn9kl]

This is how the gods reward the faithful through the ages Forcing us to prove that the hardest things we've done Were easy

[@miguelarce4159]

Elton and Tim!!!!!!!!! RISE!!!!!!!!!!! Rare gift to be living while such MAGIC arises on Broadway.....grateful to have seen such when it was first thrown onto THE WORLD to experience.......

[@rhibellam]

I love this song and this musical and I feel so blessed to be playing Aida in my school's production of this! I can't wait to perform this song on stage!

[@dwarfofthenorth6847]

I couldn't agree less

[@selfdestructivecat4922]

Favorite song in the entire musical.

[@Madikinz123]

I'm singing this for an audition :) Can't wait! I love this song so much!

[@whitleywadeshs]

this song is soo beautiful!!! im considering using it for my college auditions!!

[@lisebean2801]

Love this song! Oh my I thought it was called Easy as a Lie for the longest time *face palm*

[@StarshipSophie22]

ME TOO

[@erinlindeke2122]

+Lise Bean Saaaaaame

[@Fiondra]

+Lise Bean Me too...made more sense to me that way

[@beetlejuiceblues12]

I did too. Somehow I think it'd be better that way. "Easy as a lie", like how it'd be easy to lie to herself, but at the same time lies aren't easy.

[@anadelaney2657]

Lise Bean I think I would have liked it even better if she had said "lie" instead of life lol. But regardless this song gives me chills😍

[@frogsunite]

are you kidding me?! This is so amazing I'm dead.

[@Singyourstyle]

Aida: This is the moment when the gods expect me To beg for help but I won't even try I want nothing in this world but myself to protect me But I won't lie down, roll over and die All I have to do is to forget how much I love him All I have to do is put my longing to one side Tell myself that love's an ever-changing situation Passion would have cooled and all the magic would have died It's easy, it's easy All I have to do is to pretend I never knew him On those very rare occasions when he steals into my heart Better to have lost him when the ties were barely binding Better the contempt of the familiar cannot start It's easy, It's easy Until I think about him as he was when I last touched him And how he would have been were I to be with him today Those very rare occasions don't let up they keep on coming All I ever wanted and I'm throwing it away It's easy, it's easy as life But then I saw the faces of a worn , defeated people A father and a nation who won't let a coward run is this how the gods reward the faithful through the ages ? Forcing us to prove the hardest thing we've done Are easy So easy And though I'll think about him til the earth draws in around me And though I choose to leave him for another kind of love This is no denial, no betrayal but redemption Redeemed in my own eyes and in the pantheon above It's easy It's easy as life It's easy as life It's easy as life

[@majidahsmith5596]

one of my favorite songs😍😍

[@abbyc9371]

im singing this for an audition next month, im very excitedd i love this song so much

[@bobobbreadbutt6832]

3:05 Are easy, so easy And though I'll think about him until the earth draws in around me And though I choose to leave him for another kind of love This is no denial, no betrayal, but redemption Redeemed in my own eyes and in the pantheon above It's easy, it's easy as life It's easy as life It's easy as life

[@johannanchekwube1694]

Come thru audition cut!!!

[@heyhit]

in opera we call this song "Ritorna Vincitor"

[@alyssasaunders7937]

my school did this play and they were very good i was aida

[@paulacook7942]

Nice

[@polakororin8799]

"I want nothing in the world But myself to protect me And I won't lie down, roll over, and die" and then I pull myself up by my bootstraps The pantheon above will hopefully forgive me for my inordinate self-reliance

[@ladycielphantomhivs]

We have solo and ensemble so I wanted to do a class a musical piece and I had to do a German song called Bistdobimer (IDK if I'm spelling it right) but they didnt have this song o. The list so I found another song from the musical I Know The Truth and I was 1 point away from going to state but of course I didn't move as much as the judge wanted me to so I got a point of for that but I started to cry during this song for so many reasons 1 my grandmother wasn't there and this is her fav musical she was in Florida they left to days before and it reminded me of my late grandma gin who got to go see it in NYC with the original cast and she gave me the CD to it on her death bed the day before she died 2 1/2 years ago

[@hannahseling1513]

I imagine it would be spelled as "Bist du bei mir" since you're just spelling it out how it would phonetically be spelled in English. It means "are you with me/by me (when translated literally)"

[@Ylurple]

friends of the pod

[@DickyLee01]

How does one person make Aida in to a film and on west end in London. I am afraid has and will make. The Greatest Showman (I love) will do this now.

[@Bellab-dw7xy]

3:11

[@laurenthebeebs]

3:38 don’t mind me lol

[@jordanc6943]

3:49

[@Dior806]

Cool my name is golden

[@XxSinghSouljaxX]

ekele from ryan and kelly show did a great cover

[@Devyn_offical]

2:30

[@dianemariemichelle3141]

3:51 Huh?

[@MekintoshLarja]

RaceChasers brought me here.

[@joss7281]

Yes! Do you remember which episode they first talked about this?

[@melrose6228]

fart

[@raquispetree]

+Mel Rose your stupid

[@ellarosie02]

Raquis Petree you're

[@bovinearrogance]

Why tho

[@Singyourstyle]

This is the moment when the gods expect me To beg for help but I won't even try I want nothing in the world but myself to protect me But I won't lie down, roll over and die All I have to do is to forget how much I love him All I have to do is put my longing to one side Tell myself that love's an ever-changing situation Passion would have cooled and all the magic would have died It's easy, it's easy Until I think about him as he was when I last saw him And how he would have been were I to be with him today Tender in his manner _____ consolation All I ever wanted and I'm throwing it away It's easy, easy as life All I have to do is to pretend I never knew him On those very rare occasions when he steals into my heart Better to have lost him when the ties were barely binding Better the contempt of the familiar cannot start It's easy, it's easy Until I think about him as he was when I last touched him And how he would have been were I to be with him today Those very rare occasions don't let up, they keep on coming All I ever wanted and I'm throwing it away It's easy, it's easy as life And then I see the faces of a worn defeated people A father and a nation who won't let a coward run Is this how the gods reward the faithful through the ages Forcing us to prove that all the hardest things we've done Are easy, so easy And though I'll think about him until the earth draws in around me And though I choose to leave him for another kind of love This is no denial, no betrayal, but redemption Redeemed in my own eyes and in the pantheon above It's easy, it's easy, it's easy as life