Burn
By Hamilton: An American Musical
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Duration: 3:45.
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Contributors:
- Phillipa Soo (vocals)
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Lyrics:
I saved every letter you wrote me
From the moment I read them
I knew you were mine
You said you were mine
I thought you were mineDo you know what Angelica said
When we saw your first letter arrive?
She said
Be careful with that one, love
He will do what it takes to surviveYou and your words flooded my senses
Your sentences left me defenseless
You built me palaces out of paragraphs
You built cathedralsI'm re-reading the letters you wrote me
I'm searching and scanning for answers
In every line
For some kind of sign
And when you were mine
The world seemed to
Burn
BurnYou published the letters she wrote you
You told the whole world how you brought
This girl into our bed
In clearing your name, you have ruined our lives
Do you know what Angelica said
When she read what you'd done?
She said
You have married an Icarus
He has flown too close to the sunYou and your words, obsessed with your legacy...
Your sentences border on senseless
And you are paranoid in every paragraph
How they perceive you
You, you, you...I'm erasing myself from the narrative
Let future historians wonder how Eliza
Reacted when you broke her heart
You have torn it all apart
I am watching it burn
Watching it burnThe world has no right to my heart
The world has no place in our bed
They don't get to know what I said
I'm burning the memories
Burning the letters that might have redeemed youYou forfeit all rights to my heart
You forfeit the place in our bed
You sleep in your office instead
With only the memories
Of when you were mine
I hope that you burn