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Burn Lyrics

The document is a series of lyrics from the song "Burn" from the musical Hamilton. It describes Eliza Hamilton's feelings after Alexander Hamilton publishes letters revealing his affair with Maria Reynolds, ruining both his and Eliza's lives and breaking her heart. Eliza expresses her anger and hurt through burning Alexander's letters and memories of their relationship.

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Burn Lyrics

The document is a series of lyrics from the song "Burn" from the musical Hamilton. It describes Eliza Hamilton's feelings after Alexander Hamilton publishes letters revealing his affair with Maria Reynolds, ruining both his and Eliza's lives and breaking her heart. Eliza expresses her anger and hurt through burning Alexander's letters and memories of their relationship.

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  • Poem: A continuous poetic narrative exploring themes of love, betrayal, and regret.

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 mine 

Do 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 survive" 

You and your words flooded my senses 

Your sentences left me defenseless 

You built me palaces out of paragraphs 

You built cathedrals 

I'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 

Burn... 

You 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've married an Icarus 

He has flown too close to the sun." 

You 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'm watching it burn 


Watching it burn 
The 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 you 
You forfeit all rights to my heart 
You forfeit the place in our bed 
You'll sleep in your office instead 
With only the memories of when you were 
mine... 
I hope that you 
burn... 

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