Enchantment Passing Through (Broadway Cast Recording)

Enchantment Passing Through (Broadway Cast Recording) - Adam Pascal/Heather Headley

To sail away to half discovered places

To see the secrets so few eyes have seen

To see moments of enchantment on our faces

The moments when we smile

And those in between

Are you talking about Nubia now

Yes

In a way

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 will take you sailing

South

You can be my guide

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

And no horizon I could not pursue

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

I'd put my faith and trust

In something new

But why should I tell you this

A stranger I just met

A woman whom I hardly know at all and should forget

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 going to 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

But why did I tell her this

A stranger I've just met

A woman who I hardly know at all and will forget

Anonymous and gone tomorrow

Enchantment passing through

And all I've done is tell her things

That she already knew

She knew

She knew