Burn

[Disclaimer: Contains lyrics and works from Usher’s Burn. All rights belong to their respective owners, and I stand to receive NO funds from this piece, or its publication. Publication is for entertainment purposes only.]

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“Girl,

I don’t understand why

See it’s burning me to hold onto this

I know this is something I’ve gotta do

But that don’t mean I want to

What I’m trying to say is – I-Love-You, I just

It’s burning me to, let it go now, than hold on to hurt you,

I gotta let it burn”

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It hurts that I’m writing this /

Let alone saying it /

It’s gonna sicken you /

But you know it’s the truth /

We’re not right for each other /

We used to be, but things have happened, one after another /

We’re experiencing the problems that just can not be resolved /

So it’d just be better if the relationship was dissolved /

And we could do our best to move on amicably /

Because we can not magically /

Go back to what we used to be /

That doesn’t mean /

That I didn’t wish that was the case /

And I know I’ll never replace / you /

And I don’t really want to /

But this relationship is laced /

With mistrust /

And I really think we’ve had enough /

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“It’s gonna burn for me to say this

It’s coming from the heart

It’s been a long time coming

But we done fell apart

Really wanna work this out

But I don’t think you’re gonna change

I do, but you don’t, think it’s best we go our separate ways

Tell me why I should stay in this relationship

When I’m hurting baby, I ain’t happy baby

Plus there’s so many other things I gotta deal with

I think that you should, let it burn”

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I know you must be wondering / if I would do it all again / knowing what happened / and I hope you find it comforting / that I would happily go through it all again / and again / for the rest of my life, like Groundhog Day / but to my dismay / I can’t. I’d love to go back to the start / when my heart / felt like it would explode / but somehow we took a wrong turn at a cross road /

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“Deep down you know it’s best for yourself

But you hate the thought of seeing her with someone else

But you know that it’s over

We know that it’s through

Let it burn

Let it burn

Gotta let it burn”

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But what happens if we’re meant to be forever? / What do I have left? Moreover / what do I do now? Wherever I go, I’ll be reminded of you / whoever / I’m with would never compare / to you / whatever / happens, I will always care / because the time we shared / together / will be in my head and heart forever / it’s hard to hold back these tears / as I think of you reading this / just remember I’ll always be here / I’ll never disappear /

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“I’m twisted ‘cuz one side of me is tellin’ me I need to move on

On the other side, I

Wanna break down and cry”…