“Written in the Stars”

Performed by Elton John & Leann Rimes

Written by Elton John & Tim Rice

Background Aida, a Nubian princess, is kidnapped and enslaved She and her captor, the prince, fall in love Can’t be together, so they die together

Excerpt Is it written in the stars Are we paying for some crime Is that all that we are good for Just a stretch of mortal time Is this God's experiment In which we have no say In which we're given paradise But only for a day

We can’t change our destiny and sometimes we don’t like our destiny. Theme We can’t change our destiny and sometimes we don’t like our destiny.

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