Lament

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