I saved every letter you wrote me
From the moment I saw you
Do you know what Angelica said
When I told her what you'd done?
She said: You've married an Icarus
He has flown too close to the Sun
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
I'm burning the letters you wrote me
You can stand over there if you want
I'm re-reading your letters
And watching them burn (burn)
I'm watching them burn (burn)
You published the letters she wrote to you
How you brought this girl into our bed
In clearing your name, you have ruined our lives
Heaven forbid someone whisper
I see how you look at my sister
I have seen women around you
How they fall for your charms?
I'm erasing myself from the narrative
Let future historians wonder how Eliza reacted
You have thrown it all away
Stand back, watch it burn
The pain and embarrassment
You put their mother through
That they are your legacy?
If you thought you were mine (mine, mine)