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

I saved (1)__________ letter you wrote me
From the moment I saw you
I (2)________ you were mine
You (3)________ you were mine
I thought you were mine

Do you (4)________ what Angelica said
When I told her what you'd done?
She said
"You (5)________ married an Icarus
He has (6)__________ too close to the sun"

Don't
Take another step in my direction
I can't be trusted around you
Don't think you can talk your way
Into my arms, into my arms

I'm burning the (7)______________ you (8)__________ me
You can (9)__________ (10)________ there if you want
I don't know who you are
I have so much to learn
I'm re-reading your letters
And watching them burn (burn)
I'm watching them (11)________ (burn)

You published the letters she wrote to you
You told the (12)__________ world
How you brought this (13)________ into our bed
In clearing (14)________ name, you have (15)____________ our lives

Heaven forbid (16)______________ whisper
"He's (17)________ of (18)________ scheme"
Your enemy whispers
So you have to scream
I know (19)__________ 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 (20)________ for your charms
All your charms

I'm (21)______________ (22)____________ from the narrative
Let future (23)____________________ wonder how Eliza reacted
When you (24)__________ her heart
You have thrown it all away
Stand back, watch it burn
Just (25)__________ it all burn

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

Don't

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