Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Stephen Sondheim
Canonical path: /sondheim-stephen/lament
Related lyric paths: 6
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Lament
Read Lament lyrics by Stephen Sondheim on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Lament
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Witch
This is the world I meant.
Couldn't you listen?
Couldn't you stay content,
Safe behind walls,
As I
Could not?
Now you know what's out there in the world.
No one can prepare you for the world,
Even I.
How could I, who loved you as you were?
How could I have shielded you from her
Or them...
No matter what you say,
Children won't listen.
No matter what you know,
Children refuse
To learn.
Guide them along the way,
Still they won't listen.
Children can only grow
From something you love
To something you lose...
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Who performs "Lament"?
Stephen Sondheim performs "Lament", and this lyric page sits inside the Stephen Sondheim catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to A Boy Like That, I Have A Love and A Little Priest with a short reason for opening each page next.
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