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Burn- Hamilton
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
How could he? He seemed to innocent and.. and caring to do that. And with her! How...
Do you know what Angelica said
When we saw your first letter arrive?
She said,
"How was the first date and when's the wedding?" You're sister joked. A blush covered your face. "Shut up. I actually... I think I actually... like him." "Okay. Okay. Just be weary hon, I don't want to see you to get hurt."
"Be careful with that one, love
He will do what it takes to survive."
You went out for months. Then were together for years. Until eventually...
You and your words flooded my senses
Your sentences left me defenseless
You built me palaces out of paragraphs
You built cathedrals
"Y/n. I love you more than anything in this life. And I've always chosen your happiness over mine every time. But, just this once, I want to be happier than you." You were confused. "Tho-" "Will you do me the honour of becoming my partner in life, crime, and everlasting love?"
(I think I'm good at writing fantasy proposals😂)
I'm re-reading the letters you wrote me
I'm searching and scanning for answers
In every line
For some kind of sign
You'd obviously said yes. How could you not. His words made you fall, and at the end of every sentence he was there to catch you. Every. Single. Time.
And when you were mine
The world seemed to
Burn
Burn
He'd made a video about it. Uploaded it. Tried to make himself seem like the victim. Like she made him touch her. She didn't. But a bunch of heartfelt tweenagers wouldn't understand that.
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
"What's up everybody?" He said, no enthusiasm present. "I've decided to come clean. I can't walk around with this weight on my shoulders." He looked at the camera, tears in his eyes. "I can only hope you can forgive me."
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 sun."
Your sister was the first to see the video, she screamed at Thomas. Even slapped him around a bit. He deserved it. Every single word or hit. He. Deserved. It.
You and your words, obsessed with your legacy...
Your sentences border on senseless
And you are paranoid in every paragraph
How they perceive you
Then it all turned. The fans turned on you. Made you seem at fault. Because you couldn't forgive him.
You, you, you...
It was time to confront him. "You are done. We are done. I'm just... I'm just done."
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 burn
He didn't even defend himself. He simply said sorry. "I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry."
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
"Sorry?" A single word cannot right the wrong, bandage the wound, stitch the torn. Sorry is an overused word. A word usually consisting of no true emotion. A word that has been tossed about so carelessly. It has been thrown around so meaninglessly, that a simple sorry is equivalent to a simple nothing. A sorry does nothing. A sorry is nothing.
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
"Tell that to someone who gives a damn."
I hope that you burn
~688~
I hope this makes up for the "break" I took. For all my fellow Hamilton fans out there. Hey ;)
