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

I (1)__________ every (2)____________ you (3)__________ me
From the (4)____________ I saw you
I knew you were mine
You said you (5)________ mine
I thought you were mine

Do you know what Angelica said
When I told her what you'd done?
She said
"You (6)________ married an Icarus
He has (7)__________ too close to the sun"

Don't
Take (8)______________ 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 (9)______________ the (10)______________ you (11)__________ me
You can stand over there if you want
I don't know who you are
I have so (12)________ to learn
I'm re-reading (13)________ letters
And watching them burn (burn)
I'm watching them burn (burn)

You (14)__________________ the letters she wrote to you
You told the whole world
How you brought (15)________ girl into our bed
In clearing your name, you (16)________ ruined our lives

Heaven forbid someone whisper
"He's part of (17)________ scheme"
Your (18)__________ 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 have seen women around you
Don't think I don't see how (19)________ fall for your charms
All (20)________ charms

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

And when the (23)________ comes
Explain to the children
The pain and embarrassment
You put their mother through
When (24)________ you learn
That they are your legacy?
We are (25)________ legacy
If you thought you were mine (mine, mine, mine)

Don't

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