Evita Soundtrack Lament Lyrics

Lament Lyrics

(In her last hours, images, people and events from EVA's

 life flow through her mind, while the grief of the nation

 knows no bounds)

 

 EVA

 The choice was mine and mine completely

 I could have any prize that I desired

 I could burn with the splendor of the brightest fire

 Or else--or else I could choose time

 Remember I was very young then

 And a year was forever and a day

 So what use could fifty, sixty, seventy be?

 I saw the lights and I was on my way

 

 And how I lived! How they shone!

 But how soon the lights were gone!

 

 (The moment EVA dies, EMBALMERS move in to

 preserve her fragile body)

 

 CHE

 The choice was your's and no one else's

 You can cry for a body in despair

 Hang your head because she is no longer there

 To shine, or dazzle, or betray.

 How she lived, how she shined

 But how soon the lights were gone

 

 

 EMBALMERS

 Eyes, hair, face, image

 All must be preserved

 Still life displayed forever

 No less than she deserved