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

I (1)__________ (2)__________ (3)____________ you wrote me
From the moment I saw you
I knew you (4)________ mine
You (5)________ you were mine
I (6)______________ you (7)________ mine

Do you know what Angelica said
When I told her what you'd done?
She said
"You (8)________ (9)______________ an Icarus
He has flown too close to the sun"

Don't
Take (10)______________ step in my direction
I can't be (11)______________ 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 there if you want
I don't know who you are
I (12)________ so much to learn
I'm re-reading your letters
And (13)________________ them burn (burn)
I'm watching them burn (burn)

You (14)__________________ the letters she (15)__________ to you
You told the (16)__________ world
How you brought this (17)________ into our bed
In (18)________________ your name, you have ruined our lives

Heaven forbid someone whisper
"He's part of some scheme"
Your enemy whispers
So you (19)________ to scream
I know (20)__________ whispers
I see how you look at my sister

Don't
I'm not naive
I (21)________ (22)________ women around you
Don't think I don't see how they fall for your charms
All your charms

I'm erasing myself from the narrative
Let future historians wonder how Eliza reacted
When you broke her heart
You have (23)____________ it all away
Stand back, watch it burn
Just watch it all burn

And when the time comes
Explain to the children
The (24)________ and embarrassment
You put their (25)____________ through
When will you learn
That (26)________ are (27)________ legacy?
We are (28)________ legacy
If you thought you were mine (mine, mine, mine)

Don't

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