Lament Lyrics

Lament lyrics

(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.