Madonna And Antonio Banderas Lament Lyrics

Lament Lyrics

Madonna and Antonio Banderas---Lament 

 lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber 

 

 

 (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 

 

 (Che:) 

 The choice was yours and noone else's 

 You can cry for a body in despair 

 Hang your head because she is no longer there 

 To shine, to dazzle, or betray 

 How she lived, how she shone 

 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.