Aida - The Past Is Another Land

The Past Is Another Land 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:
You know nothing about me and care even less
How could you understand our emptiness
You've plundered our wisdom, our knowledge, our wealth
In bleeding us dry
You long for our spirit
But that you will never possess
The past is now another land
Far beyond my reach
Invaded by insidious
Foreign bodies, foreign speech
Where timeless joys of childhood
Lie broken on the beach
The present is an empty space
Between the good and bad
A moment leading nowhere
Too pointless to be sad
But time enough to lay to waste
Every certainty I had
The future is a barren world
From which I can't return
Both heartless and material
Its wretched spoils not my concern
Shining like an evil sun
As my childhood treasures burn
Shining like an evil sun
As my childhood treasures burn

[@anastaciaclarke7236]

God this needs to come back to Broadway soon

[@1212brittbritt]

This is how it suppose to sound!! The others do not sound like this at all, Heather Headly rocked this!

[@girlonabookshelf4922]

...How am I ONLY just discovering this musical???

[@kellyhandler8316]

Meghan Robertshaw .....same.....lol

[@denvermartin1749]

Same

[@panda123akc]

Same though

[@cat56789]

Sameee

[@jhalanajones2710]

You know nothing about me and care even less How could you understand our emptiness? You've plundered our wisdom, our knowledge, our wealth In bleeding us dry, you long for our spirit But that, you will never possess The past is now another land, far beyond my reach Invaded by insidious foreign bodies, foreign speech Where timeless joys of childhood lie broken on the beach The present is an empty space between the good and bad A moment leading nowhere, too pointless to be sad But time enough to lay to waste every certainty I had The future is a barren world from which I can't return Both heartless and material its wretched spoils, not my concern Shining like an evil sun as my childhood treasures burn Shining like an evil sun as my childhood treasures burn

[@farmersinsurance6334]

I saw this with my mother on broadway in 2000. Still to this day, my all time favorite! Still get chills when I hear these three sing!

[@bklyntrailblazer8664]

I absolutely LOVE this song! The vocals, tonality & delivery are perfect! Simply AMAZING! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mariannaclara3100]

Love Aida!

[@ChristandI45]

Heather Headly is purely amazing!!!

[@ExtrospectionErin]

Headley

[@toricrane8229]

I am in love with this song!

[@suzannarabindran4378]

love this song!

[@daynconrad5735]

GREAT mix of songs of all the ones I love! I had to take a double take, as I was thinking, "did I make this and forget?".

[@guerda7163]

Who here 2019?

[@benjindolo1769]

No words 😭 Beautiful

[@bobobbreadbutt6832]

1:54 The future is a barren world From which I can't return Both heartless and material Its retched spoils not my return Shining sun like an evil sun As my childhood treasures burn Shining like an evil sun As my childhood treasures burn

[@bean3041]

I know Heather Headly when I hear her... (probably spelled that wrong tho lol)

[@suesing3772]

The Past Is Another Land / Tekst You know nothing about me, and care even less. How could you understand our emptiness? You plundered our wisdom, our knowledge, our wealth. In bleeding us dry, you long for our spirit. But that you will never posess. The past is now another land, far beyond my reach. Invaded by insidious foreign bodies, foriegn speech but the timeless joys of childhood lie broken on the beach. The present is an empty space, between the good and bad. A moment leading nowhere, too pointless to be sad, but time enough to lay to waste, every certainty I had. The future is a barren world from which I can't return. Both thoughtless and material, it's wretched spoils mock my concern. Shining like an evil sun, as my childhood treasures burn. Shining like an evil sun, as my childhood treasures burn.

[@MrMatto91]

NALA!

[@christyj1009]

a real good p.o-ed song...if ur mad at someone could play the beginning of this to prove a point

[@tbkfdotorg]

Broadway show tunes for lyrical dance

[@kellyhandler8316]

Lisa Millar I know I'm late with this comment but thats such a good idea! :)

[@annagatz7386]

2020 people?

[@mintyhippo8125]

Between the guuuud anda bad

[@pogigwapo5093]

What is this song supposed to mean?

[@madisonschmidt7304]

Aida is basically saying in this song that even though she and her people have been captured by Egypt and have had everything taken from them. Nubia's spirit will not fade.

[@pogigwapo5093]

@@madisonschmidt7304 what I mean is why she is talking about metaphors for past, present and future

[@katiearcher4475]

@@pogigwapo5093 cause shes hiding the fact that shes a captured Princess.