Enchantment Passing Through
 
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Adam Pascal and Heather Headley
 
 
Radames
To sail away to half-discovered places
To see the secrets so few eyes have seen
To see the moments of enchantment on our faces
The moments when we smile and those between

Are you talking about Nubia now?
Yes, in a way.

Aida
If I could leave this place then I'd be sailing
To corners of my land where there would be
Sweet southern winds of liberty prevailing
The beauty so majestic and so free

I'll take you sailing. South. You can be my guide.

Radames
There'd be no ties of time and square to bind me

Aida
And no horizon I could not pursue

Radames
I'd leave the world's misfortunes far behind me

Aida
I'd put my faith and trust in something new

Radames & Aida
But why should I tell you this?

Aida
A stranger I've just met

Radames
A woman whom I hardly know at all and should forget

Radames & Aida
A journey we can only dream of
Enchantment passing through
And how is it I say these things
So easily to you
  
I'll never take you sailing, I'm never gonna leave Egypt again.
You talk as though you've been enslaved.
If you don't like your fate, change it.
You are your own master. There are no shackles on you.
So don't expect any pity or understanding from this humble palace slave.

Radames
And why did I tell her this?
A stranger I've just met
A woman whom I hardly know at all and will forget
Anonymous and gone tomorrow
Enchantment passing through
And all I've done is tell her things
She already knew
She knew...
She knew...