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

I saved every letter you wrote me
From the (1)____________ I saw you
I knew you were mine
You (2)________ you were mine
I (3)______________ you were mine

Do you (4)________ what (5)________________ said
When I told her what you'd done?
She said
"You have (6)______________ an Icarus
He has flown 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 letters you wrote me
You can stand over (7)__________ if you want
I don't know who you are
I have so (8)________ to learn
I'm re-reading your letters
And watching them burn (burn)
I'm (9)________________ them burn (burn)

You (10)__________________ the letters she wrote to you
You told the whole world
How you brought this girl into our bed
In (11)________________ your name, you (12)________ ruined our lives

Heaven forbid someone whisper
"He's (13)________ of some scheme"
Your (14)__________ whispers
So you have to scream
I (15)________ about 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 fall for your charms
All your charms

I'm erasing (16)____________ from the narrative
Let (17)____________ (18)____________________ wonder how Eliza reacted
When you broke her heart
You have (19)____________ it all away
Stand back, watch it burn
Just (20)__________ it all burn

And when the (21)________ comes
Explain to the children
The pain and embarrassment
You put (22)__________ mother through
When will you learn
That they are your legacy?
We are (23)________ legacy
If you thought you were mine (mine, mine, mine)

Don't

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