"Not Me" lyrics
Adam Pascal, Damian Perkins, Heather Headley & Sherie Rene Scott Lyrics
(from "Aida (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" soundtrack)
[Radames:]
I once knew all the answers
I stood on certain ground
A picture of true happiness
A confidence so effortless
No brighter could be found
[Mereb:]
Oh no
[Radames:]
I never asked the questions
That trouble me today
I knew all was to know
Love worn lightly, put on show
My conquests on display
[Mereb:]
I can't believe he's changing
[Radames:]
And who'd have thought that confidence could die?
[Mereb:]
Oh no
[Radames:]
Not me, not me
[Mereb:]
Not me, not me
[Radames:]
That all I took for granted was a lie
[Mereb:]
Oh no
[Radames:]
Not me, not me
[Mereb:]
Not me, no not me
[Radames:]
And who'd have guessed I'd throw my world away
To be with someone I'm afraid will say
Not me, not me
[Mereb:]
This can never be
He's in love
But he's not the only one
Who'll be changed
[Amneris:]
Why hasn't Radames come to see me again? We're to be married in three days, and yet... Aida, I must make things right with him!
[Aida:]
I shall not envy lovers
But long for what they share
[Amneris:]
An empty room is merciless
Don't be surprised if I confess
I need some comfort
[Aida, Amneris:]
And who'd have thought a love could be so good?
Not me, not me
And show me things I never understood
Not me, not me
And who'd have guessed he'd throw his world away
To be with someone 'til his dying day?
Not me, not me
[Radames:]
And who'd have
Thought a love
Could be so good?
[Amneris/Aida:]
And who'd have
Thought a love
Could be so good?
[Mereb:]
No good
[Radames:]
Not me
Not me
[Amneris/Aida:]
Not me
Not me
[Mereb:]
Not me
Not me
[Radames:]
My secrets and
My passions
Understood
[Amneris/Aida:]
His secrets and
His passions
Understood
[Mereb:]
No good
[Radames:]
Not me
Not me
[Amneris/Aida:]
Not me
Not me
[Mereb:]
Not me
Not me
[Radames:]
And who'd have
Guessed I'd throw
My world away
To be with someone
'Til my dying day?
[Amneris/Aida:]
And who'd have
Guessed he'd throw
His world away
To be with someone
'Til his dying day?
[Radames:]
Not me
Not me
[Amneris/Aida:]
Not me
Not me
[Mereb:]
This can
Never be
[Radames:]
Not me
Oh, not me
I once knew all the answers
I stood on certain ground
A picture of true happiness
A confidence so effortless
No brighter could be found
[Mereb:]
Oh no
[Radames:]
I never asked the questions
That trouble me today
I knew all was to know
Love worn lightly, put on show
My conquests on display
[Mereb:]
I can't believe he's changing
[Radames:]
And who'd have thought that confidence could die?
[Mereb:]
Oh no
[Radames:]
Not me, not me
[Mereb:]
Not me, not me
[Radames:]
That all I took for granted was a lie
[Mereb:]
Oh no
[Radames:]
Not me, not me
[Mereb:]
Not me, no not me
[Radames:]
And who'd have guessed I'd throw my world away
To be with someone I'm afraid will say
Not me, not me
[Mereb:]
This can never be
He's in love
But he's not the only one
Who'll be changed
[Amneris:]
Why hasn't Radames come to see me again? We're to be married in three days, and yet... Aida, I must make things right with him!
[Aida:]
I shall not envy lovers
But long for what they share
[Amneris:]
An empty room is merciless
Don't be surprised if I confess
I need some comfort
[Aida, Amneris:]
And who'd have thought a love could be so good?
Not me, not me
And show me things I never understood
Not me, not me
And who'd have guessed he'd throw his world away
To be with someone 'til his dying day?
Not me, not me
[Radames:]
And who'd have
Thought a love
Could be so good?
[Amneris/Aida:]
And who'd have
Thought a love
Could be so good?
[Mereb:]
No good
[Radames:]
Not me
Not me
[Amneris/Aida:]
Not me
Not me
[Mereb:]
Not me
Not me
[Radames:]
My secrets and
My passions
Understood
[Amneris/Aida:]
His secrets and
His passions
Understood
[Mereb:]
No good
[Radames:]
Not me
Not me
[Amneris/Aida:]
Not me
Not me
[Mereb:]
Not me
Not me
[Radames:]
And who'd have
Guessed I'd throw
My world away
To be with someone
'Til my dying day?
[Amneris/Aida:]
And who'd have
Guessed he'd throw
His world away
To be with someone
'Til his dying day?
[Radames:]
Not me
Not me
[Amneris/Aida:]
Not me
Not me
[Mereb:]
This can
Never be
[Radames:]
Not me
Oh, not me
Writer(s): Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
