Lament

<br>(eva:)<br><br>The choice was mine, and mine completely<br><br>I could have any prize that I desired<br><br>I could burn with the splendor of the brightest fire<br><br>Or else, or else I could choose time<br><br><br><br>Remember I was very young then<br><br>And a year was forever and a day<br><br>So what use could fifty, sixty, seventy be? <br><br>I saw the lights, and I was on my way<br><br><br><br>And how I lived, how they shone<br><br>But how soon the lights were gone<br><br><br><br>(che:)<br><br>The choice was yours and noone elses<br><br>You can cry for a body in despair<br><br>Hang your head because she is no longer there<br><br>To shine, to dazzle, or betray<br><br>How she lived, how she shone<br><br>But how soon the lights were gone<br><br><br><br>(embalmers:)<br><br>Eyes, hair, face, image<br><br>All must be preserved<br><br>Still life displayed forever<br><br>No less than she deserved.