First Page of a Traged Tragedy

[Verse 1 - Elias] Lilith, do not bind your life to Adam; He does not prize the care you give. Look—where is he on the day you chose him? What kind of promise cannot live? [Verse 2 - Lilith] Why do you keep placing yourself between us? Why must you speak for what I feel? [Verse 2 - Elias] He is with Eve, most likely. He will not come. I know the way these stories end. [Chorus - Call and Response] [Female] The water falls though I am human. [Male] Do not be foolish; I will not bar your way. [Female] Then why this warning, why this shadow? [Male] What looks like favor may become your burden one day. [Verse 3 - Adam] Why are you here alone with Elias? [Verse 3 - Lilith] Adam, it is not what you think. [Verse 3 - Elias] Do not question her as if she owes you proof. You know the paths you take with Eve. [Chorus - Adam and Lilith] Come, my care, my promise, The one I cherish, the one I choose. Come, my heart, my future, Let no one tell us what to lose. [Bridge - Ceremony] [Female] Before the gathered voices, [Male] Before the ancient flame, [Both] We speak the vow that binds us; We take each other's name. [Final Chorus - Round] [Female] My care, my promise— [Male] My chosen heart— [Female] My life beside you— [Male] No force shall pull us apart. [Both] We bind our hands, we bind our days, We step together through the gate. [Outro - Elias] So let the vows be spoken. Let every witness see. This is the first page of a tragedy.