Burn
Andra Day Lyrics

I saved every letter you wrote me
I cherished every bit of communication we shared

From the moment I read them
Since the time I first perused those letters

I knew you were mine, said you were mine
I had a distinct sense of ownership over you

I thought you were mine
I believed that our relationship was strong and secure

Do you know what Angelica said
Have you any idea about the opinion Angelica held

When we saw your first letter arrive?
When she had glimpsed the initial message from you

She said, "Be careful with that one, love
She warned me, dear

He will do what it takes to survive"
He will do anything to overcome his obstacles

You and your words flooded my senses
Your words utterly overwhelmed me

Your sentences left me defenseless
I was vulnerable and exposed by the power of your phrasing

You built me palaces out of paragraphs
You made me feel like royalty with your writing

You built cathedrals
You constructed grandiose spaces in my mind through your words

I'm re-reading the letters you wrote me
I'm revisiting our past correspondence

I'm searching and scanning for answers
I'm trying to find clues and solutions

In every line, for some kind of sign
I'm scouring each sentence for a message or signal

And when you were mine
Back when we were romantically involved

The world seemed to burn
I felt like the world was vibrant and full of passion

You published the letters she wrote you
You went public with the letters she had sent you

You told the whole world how you brought
You shared with everyone the details of how you convinced

This girl into our bed
Another woman to join us in bed

In clearing your name, you have ruined our lives
By trying to exonerate yourself, you've actually caused a lot of harm

Do you know what Angelica said
Did you hear the commentary from Angelica

When she read what you'd done?
After she had learned of your actions

She said, "You have married an Icarus
She criticized you for marrying a person who, like Icarus

He has flown too close to the sun"
Takes imprudent risks and will face a fall from grace

You and your words, obsessed with your legacy
You attach too much importance to your reputation and how you will be remembered

Your sentences border on senseless
You tend to be incoherent and lack coherence in your writing

And you are paranoid in every paragraph
You experience extreme anxiety in every passage you write

How they perceive you
Concerned about how people perceive you

I'm erasing myself from this narrative
I'm cutting my own storyline from this saga

Let future historians wonder how Eliza
Allow those who come later to speculate about Eliza

Reacted when you broke her heart
Her response after you had caused her deep emotional pain

You have torn it all apart
Your actions have shattered everything we had built together

I'm watching it burn
I'm witnessing the destruction caused by the flames

The world has no right to my heart
I refuse to allow the world into my emotional domain

The world has no place in our bed
The world has no involvement in our intimate union

They don't get to know what I said
This information is not for public consumption

I'm burning the memories
I'm eliminating the moments we shared from my recollection

Burning the letters that might have redeemed you
Destroying the letters that could have absolved you of guilt

You forfeit all rights to my heart
Your actions have resulted in you losing any claim to my affection

You forfeit the place in our bed
Your behavior has eliminated your status as my lover

You sleep in your office instead
You are relegated to sleeping in your workplace

With only the memories
Mere recollections of our past

Of when you were mine
Only recalling the time when we were together

I hope that you burn, burn
I desire that you suffer greatly