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 (3)________ mine
I (4)______________ you were mine

Do you know what Angelica said
When I (5)________ her what you'd done?
She said
"You have married an Icarus
He has flown too (6)__________ to the sun"

Don't
Take (7)______________ step in my direction
I can't be trusted around you
Don't think you can (8)________ (9)________ way
Into my arms, into my arms

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

You published the (15)______________ she wrote to you
You told the (16)__________ world
How you brought this (17)________ (18)________ our bed
In clearing your name, you have ruined our lives

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

Don't
I'm not naive
I have (21)________ women around you
Don't think I don't see how (22)________ fall for your charms
All your charms

I'm (23)______________ myself from the narrative
Let future (24)____________________ wonder how Eliza reacted
When you broke her heart
You have (25)____________ it all away
Stand back, watch it burn
Just watch it all burn

And when the (26)________ comes
Explain to the children
The (27)________ and embarrassment
You put their mother through
When (28)________ you learn
That (29)________ are your legacy?
We are your legacy
If you thought you were mine (mine, mine, mine)

Don't

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