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

I (1)__________ every letter you wrote me
From the moment I saw you
I knew you were mine
You said you were mine
I (2)______________ 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 close to the sun"

Don't
Take (5)______________ (6)________ in my direction
I can't be (7)______________ around you
Don't think you can (8)________ your way
Into my arms, into my arms

I'm burning the letters you wrote me
You can stand over (9)__________ if you want
I don't know who you are
I have so much to learn
I'm re-reading (10)________ letters
And watching them burn (burn)
I'm (11)________________ them burn (burn)

You published the (12)______________ she wrote to you
You told the whole world
How you brought this girl (13)________ our bed
In clearing your name, you have (14)____________ our lives

Heaven forbid someone whisper
"He's part of some scheme"
Your (15)__________ whispers
So you (16)________ to scream
I know about whispers
I see how you (17)________ at my sister

Don't
I'm not naive
I have (18)________ women around you
Don't think I don't see how they (19)________ for your charms
All your charms

I'm (20)______________ (21)____________ from the narrative
Let (22)____________ historians wonder how Eliza reacted
When you broke her heart
You have thrown it all away
Stand back, (23)__________ it burn
Just watch it all burn

And when the (24)________ comes
Explain to the children
The (25)________ and embarrassment
You put (26)__________ mother through
When will you learn
That they are your legacy?
We are your legacy
If you thought you were (27)________ (mine, mine, mine)

Don't

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