First Burn by Shoba Narayan, Arianna Afsar, Julia Harriman, Lexi Lawson, Rachelle Ann Go

I saved every (1)____________ you (2)__________ me
From the moment I saw you
I knew you were mine
You said you were mine
I thought you were mine

Do you know what (3)________________ said
When I told her (4)________ you'd done?
She said
"You have married an Icarus
He has flown too (5)__________ to the sun"

Don't
Take another step in my direction
I can't be trusted (6)____________ you
Don't think you can talk (7)________ way
Into my arms, into my arms

I'm burning the letters you wrote me
You can stand over there if you want
I don't (8)________ who you are
I (9)________ so (10)________ to learn
I'm re-reading your letters
And (11)________________ (12)________ (13)________ (burn)
I'm (14)________________ them burn (burn)

You (15)__________________ the letters she wrote to you
You (16)________ the whole world
How you (17)______________ this girl into our bed
In clearing your name, you (18)________ ruined our lives

Heaven forbid someone whisper
"He's (19)________ of some scheme"
Your (20)__________ whispers
So you (21)________ to scream
I (22)________ (23)__________ whispers
I see how you look at my sister

Don't
I'm not naive
I have seen women around you
Don't think I don't see how they (24)________ for your charms
All your charms

I'm erasing myself from the narrative
Let future (25)____________________ (26)____________ how Eliza reacted
When you broke her heart
You have (27)____________ it all away
Stand back, (28)__________ it burn
Just watch it all burn

And when the time comes
Explain to the children
The (29)________ and embarrassment
You put their mother through
When will you learn
That they are your legacy?
We are your legacy
If you (30)______________ you were mine (mine, mine, mine)

Don't

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