Burn Lyrics - Original Broadway Cast Of Hamilton

I saved every letter you wrote me 

From the moment I read them 

I knew you were mine, you said you were mind 

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 rereading the letters you wrote me 

I'm searching and scanning for answers in every line 

For some kind of sign 

Of when you were mine 

The world seemed to 

Burn (x2) 

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 done? 

She said, "You've married and Icarus; 

He has flown too close to the sun." 

You are 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've torn it all apart 

I'm watching it 

Burn (x2) 

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 mind 

I hope that you 

Burn