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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@anadelaney2657]

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

[@lisebean2801]

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

[@MekintoshLarja]

RaceChasers brought me here.

[@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!

[@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.......

[@Ylurple]

friends of the pod

[@jenneacubero1036]

Dear Disney,

[@weaveroznerol1553]

When she said “eeezeeeYUH” at

[@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.

[@caprisunkid9801]

This is the moment when the gods expect me

[@anime-nn9kl]

This is how the gods reward the faithful through the ages

[@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!!

[@frogsunite]

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

[@majidahsmith5596]

one of my favorite songs😍😍