Burn

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[ELIZA]
I saved every letter you wrote me
"How many did you write?" Aaron asked curiously. "A lot." Hamilton said slowly.
From the moment I read them
I knew you were mine
"I was yours. And if you where still alive I would be yours." Hamilton said while trying to keep his tears back.
You said you were mine
"I did." "You did?"
I thought you were mine
They where all looking at Hamilton as they could see him struggling to keep it together.

Do you know what Angelica said
When we saw your first letter arrive?
"Yeah, you told me."
She said

"Be careful with that one, love
He will do what it takes to survive."
"Lady Schuyler Church surely was an amazingly brilliant woman." Washington said while nodding?
You and your words flooded my senses
"You are really good at writing." Hercules said, in an attempt to cheer his friend up
Your sentences left me defenseless
You built me palaces out of paragraphs
You built cathedrals
"Wow." They where all amazed at how well Alexander could write, but had never actually thought he was this good.
I'm re-reading the letters you wrote me
I'm searching and scanning for answers
"That's what I would have done as well." "Shut up Jefferson!"
In every line
For some kind of sign
And when you were mine
They looked at Hamilton, now you could see his under lip quiver as he fought back tears.
The world seemed to

Burn
"I am so sorry Eliza." Hamilton gasped.
Burn

You published the letters she wrote you
"You did what?"
You told the whole world how you brought
This girl into our bed
"That probably wasn't the smartest thing to do." "SHUT UP Jefferson!"
In clearing your name, you have ruined our lives
Do you know what Angelica said
When she read what you'd done?
"What?"
She said
"You have married an Icarus
He has flown too close to the sun."
"Ohh"
You and your words, obsessed with your legacy...
"That is what I've been saying this whole time!"
Your sentences border on senseless
And you are paranoid in every paragraph
"True."
How they perceive you

You, you, you...
At this point Alexander road broken down and was openly crying while holding into johns hand as hard as he could.

I'm erasing myself from the narrative
"What did she do?" Washington wondered.
Let future historians wonder how Eliza
Reacted when you broke her heart
"She *hikst* was n*hikst* not very happy. *hikst* I-I almost kil-killed her I think." Hamioyn managed before he broke down again.
You have torn it all apart
I am watching it
Burn
"She is setting fire to the letters...oh my god." Hercules muttered wit wide eyes.
Watching it burn
The world has no right to my heart
"That is very true Eliza."
The world has no place in our bed
They don't get to know what I said
"But they kind of do now?.." Jefferson said.
I'm burning the memories
"Ahhh, I see. The letters are memories."
Burning the letters that might have redeemed you
You forfeit all rights to my heart
You forfeit the place in our bed
"Where did you sleep?" Hamilton just shook his head with tears streaming down his face.
You sleep in your office instead
"Ohhh." Lafayette said in understanding.
With only the memories
Of when you were mine
"I know that this is a very sad and emotional song and event, but..... holy shit. That girl can sing." The others groaned as Jefferson smirked.
I hope that you burn
They all breathe out as Pippa made her way off stage. Hamilton was crying a lot and Jefferson was smirking.

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