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

I saved every letter you (1)__________ 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 (3)________ Angelica said
When I told her what you'd done?
She said
"You have married an Icarus
He has flown too close to the sun"

Don't
Take (4)______________ (5)________ in my direction
I can't be trusted around you
Don't think you can talk (6)________ way
Into my arms, into my arms

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

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

Heaven forbid someone whisper
"He's part of (13)________ scheme"
Your enemy whispers
So you have to scream
I know about whispers
I see how you look at my sister

Don't
I'm not naive
I (14)________ (15)________ women around you
Don't (16)__________ I don't see how they (17)________ for your charms
All your charms

I'm erasing myself from the narrative
Let future historians wonder how (18)__________ reacted
When you broke her heart
You have thrown it all away
Stand back, (19)__________ it burn
Just watch it all burn

And when the time comes
Explain to the children
The pain and embarrassment
You put their mother through
When (20)________ you learn
That they are (21)________ legacy?
We are (22)________ legacy
If you thought you were mine (mine, mine, mine)

Don't

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