first burn
the blackwood wives
Esther - Lexi
Dorothy - Julia
Josephine - Rachelle
Clarissa - Ari
Lia - Shoba
{ESTHER BROWN}
I saved every letter you wrote me
from the moment I saw you
I knew you were mine
you said were mine
I thought you were mine
{DOROTHY OLIVE}
do you know Victoria said
when I told her what you'd done?
she said
{DOROTHY OLIVE/LIA VALDEREZ}
"you have married an Icarus
he has flown too close to the sun"
{JOSEPHINE REYNOLDS}
don't take another step in my direction
I can't be trusted around you
don't think you can talk your way into my arms
into my arms
{CLARISSA TREMBLAY}
I'm burning the letters you wrote me
you can stand over there if you want
I don't know who you are
I have so much to learn
I'm re-reading your letters
and watching them burn
(burn)
{JOSEPHINE REYNOLDS}
I'm watching them burn
{ESTHER BROWN}
(burn)
{LIA VALDEREZ}
you published the letter she wrote to you
you told the whole world how you brought this girl into our bed
in clearing your name, you have ruined our lives
{DOROTHY OLIVE}
heaven forbid someone whisper
{DOROTHY OLIVE/CLARISSA TREMBLAY}
"he's part of some scheme"
{ESTHER BROWN}
your enemy whispers
{ALL}
so you have to scream
{CLARISSA TREMBLAY/LIA VALDEREZ}
I know about whispers
{JOSEPHINE REYNOLDS}
I see how you look at my sister
{ALL}
don't
{LIA VALDEREZ}
I'm not naive
{ALL}
I have seen women around you
don't
{CLARISSA TREMBLAY}
think I don't see
{ALL}
how they fall for your charms
all your charms
{ALL}
I'm erasing myself from the narrative
let future historians wonder how (Esther/Dorothy/Josephine/Clarissa/Lia) reacted
when you broke her heart
you have thrown it all away
stand back, watch it burn
just watch it all burn
{DOROTHY OLIVE}
and when the time comes
{LIA VALDEREZ}
explain to the children
{CLARISSA TREMBLAY}
the pain and embarrassment
{ESTHER BROWN}
you put their mother through
{JOSEPHINE REYNOLDS}
when will you learn
{ALL}
that they are your legacy
we are your legacy
if you thought you were
{ESTHER BROWN}
mine
{DOROTHY OLIVE}
mine
{JOSEPHINE REYNOLDS}
mine
{CLARISSA TREMBLAY}
mine
{LIA VALDEREZ}
mine
{ALL}
don't
