SONG LYRICS - Alexander Hamilton, Study notes of History

Download SONG LYRICS - Alexander Hamilton and more Study notes History in PDF only on Docsity! SONG LYRICS Alexander Hamilton [AARON BURR] How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten Spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor Grow up to be a hero and a scholar? [JOHN LAURENS] The ten-dollar Founding Father without a father Got a lot farther by working a lot harder By being a lot smarter By being a self-starter By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter [THOMAS JEFFERSON] And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted Away across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter [JAMES MADISON] Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain [BURR] Well, the word got around, they said, “This kid is insane, man” Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland “Get your education, don’t forget from whence you came, and The world's gonna know your name. What’s your name, man?” [ALEXANDER HAMILTON] Alexander Hamilton My name is Alexander Hamilton And there's a million things I haven't done But just you wait, just you wait... [ELIZA HAMILTON] When he was ten his father split, full of it, debt-ridden Two years later, see Alex and his mother bed-ridden Half-dead sittin' in their own sick, the scent thick [FULL COMPANY EXCEPT HAMILTON (whispering)] And Alex got better but his mother went quick [GEORGE WASHINGTON & COMPANY, BOTH] Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide Left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something new inside A voice saying “Alex, you gotta fend for yourself.” He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the shelf [BURR & COMPANY, BOTH] There would have been nothin’ left to do For someone less astute He woulda been dead or destitute Without a cent of restitution Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord Tradin’ sugar cane and rum and all the things he can’t afford Scammin' for every book he can get his hands on Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on (ooh) The bow of a ship headed for a new land In New York you can be a new man [COMPANY & HAMILTON, WOMEN, MEN] In New York you can be a new man (Just you wait) In New York you can be a new man (Just you wait) In New York you can be a new man In New York, New York Just you wait! [COMPANY] Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton) We are waiting in the wings for you (waiting in the wings for you) You could never back down You never learned to take your time! Oh, Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton) When America sings for you Will they know what you overcame? Will they know you rewrote the game? The world will never be the same, oh [BURR, MEN, & COMPANY] The ship is in the harbor now See if you can spot him Just you wait Another immigrant Comin’ up from the bottom Just you wait Talk less [HAMILTON] What? [BURR] Smile more [HAMILTON] Ha [BURR] Don’t let them know what you’re against or what you’re for [HAMILTON] You can’t be serious [BURR] You wanna get ahead? [HAMILTON] Yes [BURR] Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead [LAURENS] Yo yo yo yo yo! What time is it? [LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN] Show time! [BURR] Like I said… [LAURENS] Show time! Show time! Yo! I’m John Laurens in the place to be! Two pints o’ Sam Adams, but I’m workin’ on three, uh! Those redcoats don’t want it with me! Cuz I will pop chick-a pop these cops till I’m free! [LAFAYETTE] Oui oui, mon ami, je m’appelle Lafayette! The Lancelot of the revolutionary set! I came from afar just to say “Bonsoir!” Tell the King “Casse toi!” Who’s the best? C’est moi! [MULLIGAN] Brrrah brraaah! I am Hercules Mulligan Up in it, lovin’ it, yes I heard ya mother said “Come again?” [LAFAYETTE & LAURENS] Ayyyyy [MULLIGAN] Lock up ya daughters and horses, of course It’s hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets… [LAFAYETTE] Wow [LAURENS] No more sex, pour me another brew, son! Let’s raise a couple more… [LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN] To the revolution! [LAURENS] Well, if it ain’t the prodigy of Princeton college! [MULLIGAN] Aaron Burr! [LAURENS] Give us a verse, drop some knowledge! [BURR] Good luck with that: you’re takin’ a stand You spit. I’m ‘a sit. We’ll see where we land [LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN] Boooo! [LAURENS] Burr, the revolution’s imminent. What do you stall for? [HAMILTON] If you stand for nothing, Burr, what’ll you fall for? [MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS] Ooh Who you? Who you? Who are you? [MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS] Ooh, who is this kid? What’s he gonna do? My Shot [HAMILTON] I am not throwing away my shot! I am not throwing away my shot! Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot! I’m ‘a get a scholarship to King’s College I prob’ly shouldn’t brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish The problem is I got a lot of brains but no polish I gotta holler just to be heard With every word, I drop knowledge! I’m a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal Tryin’ to reach my goal. My power of speech: unimpeachable Only nineteen but my mind is older These New York City streets get colder, I shoulder Ev’ry burden, ev’ry disadvantage I have learned to manage, I don’t have a gun to brandish I walk these streets famished The plan is to fan this spark into a flame But damn, it’s getting dark, so let me spell out the name I am the— [HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS] A-L-E-X-A-N-D E-R—we are—meant to be… [HAMILTON] A colony that runs independently Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin’ on us endlessly Essentially, they tax us relentlessly Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree He ain’t ever gonna set his descendants free So there will be a revolution in this century Enter me! [LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS] (He says in parentheses) [HAMILTON] Don’t be shocked when your hist’ry book mentions me I will lay down my life if it sets us free Eventually, you’ll see my ascendancy [HAMILTON & LAURENS] And I am not throwing away My shot (my shot) I am not throwing away My shot (my shot) Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry Tell your brother that he’s gotta rise up Tell your sister that she's gotta rise up [LAURENS AND ENSEMBLE & COMPANY] When are these colonies gonna rise up? Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! When are these colonies gonna rise up? Whoa When are these colonies gonna rise up? Whoa When are these colonies gonna rise up? Whoa Rise up! (Rise up!) [HAMILTON] I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory When’s it gonna get me? In my sleep? Seven feet ahead of me? If I see it comin’, do I run or do I let it be? Is it like a beat without a melody? See, I never thought I’d live past twenty Where I come from some get half as many Ask anybody why we livin’ fast and we laugh, reach for a flask We have to make this moment last, that’s plenty Scratch that This is not a moment, it’s the movement Where all the hungriest brothers with Something to prove went? Foes oppose us, we take an honest stand We roll like Moses, claimin’ our promised land And? If we win our independence? Is that a guarantee of freedom for our descendants? Or will the blood we shed begin an endless Cycle of vengeance and death with no defendants? I know the action in the street is excitin’ But Jesus, between all the bleedin’ ‘n fightin’ I’ve been readin’ ‘n writin’ We need to handle our financial situation Are we a nation of states? What’s the state of our nation? I’m past patiently waitin’ I’m passionately smashin’ every expectation Every action’s an act of creation! I’m laughin’ in the face of casualties and sorrow For the first time, I’m thinkin’ past tomorrow [HAMILTON AND COMPANY] And I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot [HAMILTON/LAURENS/ LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN & ENSEMBLE] We’re gonna rise up! Time to take a shot! Not throwing away my shot We’re gonna rise up! Time to take a shot! Not throwing away my shot We’re gonna We're gonna [HAMILTON & ENSEMBLE] Time to take a shot! (Rise up) [HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/ LAURENS/MULLIGAN & ENSEMBLE] Time to take a shot! (Rise up) Time to take a shot! (Rise up) Take a shot! Ri— ri— ri— Shot! Shot! A-yo it’s Time to take a shot! (Time to take a shot!) Time to take a shot! (Time to take a shot!) And I am— (And I am) [HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS] Not throwin’ away my— [COMPANY] Not throwin’ away my shot! The Schuyler Sisters [BURR] There’s nothing rich folks love more Than going downtown and slummin’ it with the poor They pull up in their carriages and gawk At the students in the common Just to watch them talk Take Philip Schuyler: the man is loaded Uh-oh, but little does he know that His daughters, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza Sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at— [COMPANY] Work, work! [ANGELICA] Angelica! [COMPANY] Work, work! [ELIZA] Eliza! [PEGGY] And Peggy! [COMPANY] Work, work! The Schuyler sisters! [ANGELICA] Angelica! [PEGGY] Peggy! [ELIZA] Eliza! [COMPANY] Work! [PEGGY] Daddy said to be home by sundown [ANGELICA] Daddy doesn’t need to know [PEGGY] Look around, look around Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane The revolution's happening in— Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! [ANGELICA, ELIZA/PEGGY, WOMEN] You want a revolution? I want a revelation New York! Look around, look around, the revolution's happening In New York! So listen to my declaration: [ANGELICA/ELIZA/PEGGY, FEMALE ENSEMBLE, & WOMEN] We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal Look around, look around Hey, hey, hey, hey Whoo! At how lucky we are to be alive right now Hey, hey, hey, hey [FULL COMPANY] Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now! History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be [ALL WOMEN] In the greatest city in the world [ALL MEN] In the greatest city— [COMPANY] In the greatest city in the world! [COMPANY & ANGELICA] Work, work! Angelica [COMPANY, ELIZA, & PEGGY] Work, work! Eliza And Peggy! [COMPANY & ANGELICA/ELIZA/PEGGY] Work, work! The Schuyler sisters Work, work We're looking for a mind at work Work, work (hey) Work, work (hey) Work, work [COMPANY, ANGELICA, & ELIZA/PEGGY] Work, work Whoa! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Work, work In the greatest city in the world In the greatest city in the world [COMPANY] In the greatest city in the world You’ll Be Back [Verse 1: KING GEORGE] You say The price of my love’s not a price that you’re willing to pay You cry In your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by Why so sad? Remember we made an arrangement when you went away Now you’re making me mad Remember, despite our estrangement, I’m your man You’ll be back, soon you’ll see You’ll remember you belong to me You’ll be back, time will tell You’ll remember that I served you well Oceans rise, empires fall We have seen each other through it all And when push comes to shove I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love! [Chorus: KING GEORGE ] Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da Da da dat dat da ya da! Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da Da da dat dat da… [Verse 2: KING GEORGE] You say our love is draining and you can’t go on You’ll be the one complaining when I am gone... And no, don’t change the subject Cuz you’re my favorite subject My sweet, submissive subject My loyal, royal subject Forever and ever and ever and ever and ever… [Verse 3: KING GEORGE] You’ll be back like before I will fight the fight and win the war For your love, for your praise And I’ll love you till my dying days When you’re gone, I’ll go mad So don’t throw away this thing we had Cuz when push comes to shove I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love [Chorus: KING GEORGE ] Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da Da da dat dat da ya da! Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da Da da dat— I know I'm down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em [HAMILTON] Where are you taking me? [ANGELICA] I’m about to change your life [HAMILTON] Then by all means, lead the way [ELIZA] Elizabeth Schuyler. It’s a pleasure to meet you [HAMILTON] Schuyler? [ANGELICA] My sister [ELIZA] Thank you for all your service [HAMILTON] If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it [ANGELICA] I’ll leave you to it [ELIZA AND WOMEN] One week later [ELIZA] I’m writin’ a letter nightly Now my life gets better, every letter that you write me Laughin’ at my sister, cuz she wants to form a harem [ANGELICA] I’m just sayin’, if you really loved me, you would share him [ELIZA & ALL WOMEN] Ha! Two weeks later in the living room stressin’ (stressin') My father’s stone-faced while you’re asking for his blessin’ (blessin') I’m dying inside, as you wine and dine And I’m tryin’ not to cry ‘cause there’s nothing that your mind can’t do (Ooh) My father makes his way across the room to you (Ooh) I panic for a second, thinking “we’re through”(Ooh) But then he shakes your hand and says “Be true” (Ooh) And you turn back to me, smiling, and I’m Helpless! (Helpless!) Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm helpless Helpless Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em (hoo!) I'm helpless! That boy is mine, that boy is mine Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm helpless Helpless, helpless Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em [HAMILTON] Eliza, I don’t have a dollar to my name An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame All I have’s my honor, a tolerance for pain A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain Insane, your family brings out a different side of me Peggy confides in me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me No stress, my love for you is never in doubt We’ll get a little place in Harlem and we’ll figure it out I’ve been livin’ without a family since I was a child My father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild But I’ll never forget my mother’s face, that was real And long as I’m alive, Eliza, swear to God You’ll never feel so… [ALL WOMEN, ELIZA, & HAMILTON] Helpless! I do, I do, I do, I do! Eliza Helpless! I do, I do, I do, I do! I've never felt so— Helpless! Hey, yeah, yeah! Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em I'm down for the count, I'm— Helpless! My life is gon' be fine 'cause Eliza's in it Helpless! I look into your eyes and the sky's the limit, I'm— Helpless! Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em ...drownin' in 'em [ALL WOMEN] In New York, you can be a new man… In New York, you can be a new man… In New York, you can be a new man… [ELIZA] Helpless Satisfied [LAURENS] Alright, alright. That’s what I’m talkin’ about! Now everyone give it up for the maid of honor Angelica Schuyler! [ANGELICA, ALL MEN, ALL WOMEN] A toast to the groom! To the groom! To the groom! To the groom! To the bride! To the bride! To the bride! To the bride! [ANGELICA, ALL MEN, ELIZA AND WOMEN] From your sister Angelica! Angelica! Angelica! Who is always by your side By your side! By your side! To your union To the union! To the revolution! And the hope that you provide You provide! You provide! [ANGELICA, HAMILTON AND MEN, ELIZA AND WOMEN] May you always... (Always) Be satisfied (Rewind) [Recorded Samples] Rewind, Rewind Helpless, sky's, sky's Drownin' in em Drownin', rewind I remember that night, I just might (rewind) I remember that night, I just might (rewind) I remember that night, I remember that— [ANGELICA] I remember that night, I just might Regret that night for the rest of my days I remember those soldier boys Tripping over themselves to win our praise [ELIZA] Elizabeth Schuyler. It’s a pleasure to meet you [HAMILTON] Schuyler? [ANGELICA] My sister [COMPANY] Number two! [ANGELICA] He’s after me cuz I’m a Schuyler sister That elevates his status, I’d Have to be naïve to set that aside Maybe that is why I introduce him to Eliza Now that’s his bride Nice going, Angelica, he was right You will never be satisfied [ELIZA] Thank you for all your service [HAMILTON] If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it [ANGELICA] I’ll leave you to it [COMPANY] Number three! [ANGELICA] I know my sister like I know my own mind You will never find anyone as trusting or as kind If I tell her that I love him she’d be silently resigned He’d be mine She would say, “I’m fine” [ANGELICA AND COMPANY] She’d be lying [ANGELICA] But when I fantasize at night It’s Alexander’s eyes As I romanticize what might Have been if I hadn’t sized him Up so quickly At least my dear Eliza’s his wife; At least I keep his eyes in my life… [ANGELICA] He will never be satisfied I will never be satisfied [ANGELICA, ALL MEN (EXCEPT HAMILTON), ALL WOMEN (EXCEPT ELIZA)] To the groom! To the groom! To the groom! To the groom! To the bride! To the bride! To the bride! To the bride! [ANGELICA, ALL MEN, ELIZA AND WOMEN] From your sister Angelica! Angelica! Angelica! Who is always by your side By your side! By your side! To your union To the union! To the revolution! And the hope that you provide You provide! You provide! [ANGELICA, HAMILTON AND MEN, ELIZA AND WOMEN] May you always... (Always) Be satisfied Be satisfied Be satisfied Be satisfied [ANGELICA, MEN, WOMEN] And I know Be satisfied Be satisfied Be satisfied She'll be happy as his bride Be satisfied Be satisfied Be satisfied Be satisfied And I know Be satisfied Be satisfied Be satisfied Be satisfied He will never be satisfied I will never be satisfied Wait For It [BURR] Theodosia writes me a letter every day I'm keeping the bed warm while her husband is away He's on the British side in Georgia He's trying to keep the colonies in line But he can keep all of Georgia Theodosia, she's mine Love doesn't discriminate Between the sinners And the saints It takes and it takes and it takes And we keep loving anyway We laugh and we cry And we break And we make our mistakes And if there's a reason I'm by her side When so many have tried Then I'm willing to wait for it I'm willing to wait for it [BURR, MEN, & WOMEN] My grandfather was a fire and brimstone preacher Preacher, preacher, preacher But there are things that the homilies and hymns won't teach ya Teach ya, teach ya, teach ya My mother was a genius (genius) My father commanded respect (respect, respect) When they died they left no instructions Just a legacy to protect [BURR/ENSEMBLE] Death doesn’t discriminate Between the sinners And the saints It takes and it takes and it takes And we keep living anyway We rise and we fall And we break And we make our mistakes And if there’s a reason I’m still alive When everyone who loves me has died I’m willing to wait for it I’m willing to wait for it Wait for it [ENSEMBLE] Wait for it Wait for it... Wait for it... Wait... Guns and Ships [BURR] How does a ragtag volunteer army in need of a shower Somehow defeat a global superpower? How do we emerge victorious from the quagmire? Leave the battlefield waving Betsy Ross’ flag higher? Yo. Turns out we have a secret weapon! An immigrant you know and love who’s unafraid to step in! He’s constantly confusin’, confoundin’ the British henchmen Ev’ryone give it up for America’s favorite fighting Frenchman! [COMPANY] Lafayette! [LAFAYETTE] I’m takin this horse by the reins makin’ Redcoats redder with bloodstains [COMPANY] Lafayette! [LAFAYETTE] And I’m never gonna stop until I make ‘em Drop and burn ‘em up and scatter their remains, I’m [COMPANY] Lafayette! [LAFAYETTE] Watch me engagin’ em! Escapin’ em! Enragin’ em! I’m— [COMPANY] Lafayette! [LAFAYETTE] I go to France for more funds [COMPANY] Lafayette! [LAFAYETTE] I come back with more [LAFAYETTE AND ENSEMBLE] Guns And ships And so the balance shifts [WASHINGTON] We rendezvous with Rochambeau, consolidate their gifts [LAFAYETTE] We can end this war at Yorktown, cut them off at sea, but For this to succeed, there is someone else we need: [WASHINGTON] I know [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Hamilton! [LAFAYETTE] Sir, he knows what to do in a trench Ingenuitive and fluent in French, I mean— [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Hamilton! [LAFAYETTE] Sir, you’re gonna have to use him eventually What’s he gonna do on the bench? I mean— [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Hamilton! [LAFAYETTE] No one has more resilience Or matches my practical tactical brilliance— [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Hamilton! [LAFAYETTE & COMPANY] You wanna fight for your land back? (Hamilton!) [WASHINGTON & WOMEN] I need my right hand man back! (Hamilton!) [LAFAYETTE, WOMEN, MEN] Ah! Uh, get ya right hand man back Get your right hand man back! Hamilton! You know you gotta get ya right hand man back Your right hand man back! Hamilton! I mean you gotta put some thought into the letter Ha—ha—Hamilton But the sooner the better to get your right hand man back! Hamilton, ha—ha— [JEFFERSON] So what’d I miss? What’d I miss? Virginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give you a kiss I’ve been in Paris meeting lots of different ladies... I guess I basic’lly missed the late eighties... I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to this… [ENSEMBLE] Aaa-ooo! [JEFFERSON] There’s a letter on my desk from the President Haven’t even put my bags down yet Sally be a lamb, darlin’, won’tcha open it? It says the President’s assembling a cabinet And that I am to be the Secretary of State, great! And that I’m already Senate-approved... I just got home and now I’m headed up to New York [ENSEMBLE] Headin’ to New York! Headin’ to New York! [JEFFERSON & ENSEMBLE] Lookin’ at the rolling fields I can’t believe that we are free (Believe that we are free) Ready to face Whatever’s awaiting Me in N.Y.C. (Me in N.Y.C.) But who’s waitin’ for me when I step in the place? My friend James Madison, red in the face He grabs my arm and I respond “What’s goin’ on?” (Aaa-ooo!) [MADISON] Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our nation’s very soul Can you get us out of the mess we’re in? [ENSEMBLE] Aaa-ooo! [MADISON] Hamilton’s new financial plan is nothing less Than government control I’ve been fighting for the South alone Where have you been? [JEFFERSON] Uh...France [ENSEMBLE] Aaa-ooo! [MADISON] We have to win [JEFFERSON & ENSEMBLE] What’d I miss? Wha? Wha? What’d I miss? What’d I miss? I’ve come home to this? Headfirst into a political abyss! Headfirst, into the abyss! I have my first cabinet meeting today Chik-a-pow! I guess I better think of something to say I’m already on my way (On my way) Let’s get to the bottom of this… (What did I miss?) Ahhh ah! [WASHINGTON] Mr. Jefferson, welcome home [HAMILTON] Mr. Jefferson? Alexander Hamilton [WASHINGTON AND ENSEMBLE] Mr. Jefferson, welcome home [COMPANY] Mr. Jefferson, welcome home Sir, you’ve been off in Paris for so long! [JEFFERSON] So what did I miss? Cabinet Battle #1 [WASHINGTON] Ladies and gentlemen, you coulda been anywhere in the world tonight, but you’re here with us in New York City. Are you ready for a cabinet meeting??? The issue on the table: Secretary Hamilton’s plan to assume state debt and establish a national bank. Secretary Jefferson, you have the floor, sir [JEFFERSON] ‘Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ We fought for these ideals; we shouldn’t settle for less These are wise words, enterprising men quote ‘em Don’t act surprised, you guys, cuz I wrote ‘em [JEFFERSON/MADISON] Oww [JEFFERSON] But Hamilton forgets His plan would have the government assume state’s debts Now, place your bets as to who that benefits: The very seat of government where Hamilton sits [HAMILTON] Not true! [JEFFERSON] Ooh, if the shoe fits, wear it If New York’s in debt— Why should Virginia bear it? Uh! Our debts are paid, I’m afraid Don’t tax the South cuz we got it made in the shade In Virginia, we plant seeds in the ground We create. You just wanna move our money around This financial plan is an outrageous demand And it’s too many damn pages for any man to understand Stand with me in the land of the free And pray to God we never see Hamilton’s candidacy Look, when Britain taxed our tea, we got frisky Imagine what gon’ happen when you try to tax our whisky [WASHINGTON & CROWD] Thank you, Secretary Jefferson That's my alcohol! Secretary Hamilton, your response [HAMILTON] Thomas. That was a real nice declaration Welcome to the present, we’re running a real nation Would you like to join us, or stay mellow The Room Where It Happens [BURR] Ah, Mister Secretary [HAMILTON] Mister Burr, sir [BURR] Didja hear the news about good old General Mercer? [HAMILTON] No [BURR] You know Clermont Street? [HAMILTON] Yeah [BURR] They renamed it after him. The Mercer legacy is secure [HAMILTON] Sure [BURR] And all he had to do was die [HAMILTON] That’s a lot less work [BURR] We oughta give it a try [HAMILTON] Ha [BURR] Now how’re you gonna get your debt plan through? [HAMILTON] I guess I’m gonna fin’ly have to listen to you [BURR] Really? [HAMILTON] “Talk less. Smile more.” [BURR] Ha [HAMILTON] Do whatever it takes to get my plan on the Congress floor [BURR] Now, Madison and Jefferson are merciless. [HAMILTON] Well, hate the sin, love the sinner [MADISON] Hamilton! [HAMILTON] I’m sorry Burr, I’ve gotta go [BURR] But— [HAMILTON] Decisions are happening over dinner [BURR] Two Virginians and an immigrant walk into a room [BURR AND ENSEMBLE] Diametric’ly opposed, foes [BURR] They emerge with a compromise, having opened doors that were [BURR AND ENSEMBLE] Previously closed [ENSEMBLE] Bros [BURR] The immigrant emerges with unprecedented financial power A system he can shape however he wants The Virginians emerge with the nation’s capital And here’s the pièce de résistance: [BURR & ENSEMBLE] No one else was in The room where it happened The room where it happened The room where it happened No one else was in The room where it happened (The room where it happened) The room where it happened The room where it happened (The room where it happened) No one really knows how the game is played (Game is played) The art of the trade How the sausage gets made (How the sausage gets made) We just assume that it happens (Assume that it happens) But no one else is in The room where it happens. (The room where it happens.) [BURR AND COMPANY] Thomas claims— [JEFFERSON] Alexander was on Washington’s doorstep one day In distress ‘n disarray [BURR AND COMPANY] Thomas claims— [JEFFERSON] Alexander said— [HAMILTON] I’ve nowhere else to turn! [JEFFERSON] And basic’ly begged me to join the fray [BURR AND COMPANY] Thomas claims— [JEFFERSON] I approached Madison and said— “I know you hate ‘im, but let’s hear what he has to say.” [BURR AND COMPANY] Thomas claims— [JEFFERSON] Well, I arranged the meeting I arranged the menu, the venue, the seating [BURR] But! No one else was in— [BURR AND COMPANY] The room where it happened The room where it happened The room where it happened [BURR] No one else was in— [BURR] Or did you know, even then, it doesn’t matter Where you put the U.S. Capital? [HAMILTON] Cuz we’ll have the banks We’re in the same spot [BURR] You got more than you gave [HAMILTON] And I wanted what I got When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game But you don’t get a win unless you play in the game Oh, you get love for it. You get hate for it You get nothing if you… [HAMILTON AND COMPANY] Wait for it, wait for it, wait! [HAMILTON] God help and forgive me I wanna build Something that’s gonna Outlive me [HAMILTON/JEFFERSON/ MADISON/WASHINGTON & COMPANY] What do you want, Burr? (What do you want, Burr?) What do you want, Burr? (What do you want, Burr?) If you stand for nothing (What do you want, Burr?) Burr, then what do you fall for? (What do you want?) [BURR] I Wanna be in The room where it happens The room where it happens I Wanna be in The room where it happens The room where it happens [BURR & COMPANY] I I wanna be in The room where it happens Wanna be (The room where it happens) In the room where it happens (The room where it happens) I (I wanna be in the room) Where it happens I wanna be in the room… (The room where it happens) Oh (The room where it happens) Oh (I wanna be in) The room where it happens I wanna be (The room where it happens) I wanna be (The room where it happens) I’ve got to be (I wanna be in) I’ve got to be (The room where it happens) In that room (The room where it happens) In that big ol’ room (The room where it happens) [COMPANY] The art of the compromise— [BURR] Hold your nose and close your eyes [COMPANY] We want our leaders to save the day— [BURR] But we don’t get a say in what they trade away [COMPANY] We dream of a brand new start— [BURR] But we dream in the dark for the most part [BURR AND COMPANY] Dark as a tomb where it happens [BURR & COMPANY] I’ve got to be in The room… (The room where it happens) I’ve got to be... The room where it happens I’ve got to be... The room where it happens Oh, I’ve got to be in The room where it happens… (The room where it happens) I’ve got to be, I’ve gotta be (The room where it happens) I’ve gotta be… In the room! (I wanna be in the room) Where it happens! Click-boom! (Click-boom!) One Last Time [HAMILTON] Mr. President, you asked to see me? [WASHINGTON] I know you’re busy [HAMILTON] What do you need, sir? Sir? [WASHINGTON] I wanna give you a word of warning [HAMILTON] Sir, I don’t know what you heard But whatever it is, Jefferson started it [WASHINGTON] Thomas Jefferson resigned this morning [HAMILTON] You’re kidding [WASHINGTON] I need a favor [HAMILTON] Whatever you say, sir, Jefferson will pay for his behavior [WASHINGTON] Shh. Talk less [HAMILTON] I’ll use the press I’ll write under a pseudonym, you’ll see what I can do to him— [WASHINGTON] I need you to draft an address [HAMILTON] Yes! He resigned. You can finally speak your mind— [WASHINGTON] No, he’s stepping down so he can run for President [HAMILTON] Ha. Good luck defeating you, sir [WASHINGTON] I’m stepping down. I’m not running for President George Washington’s going home! [HAMILTON] Teach ‘em how to say goodbye [COMPANY] George Washington’s going home [WASHINGTON] You and I [COMPANY] George Washington’s going home [WASHINGTON] Going home [COMPANY] George Washington’s going home [WASHINGTON] History has its eyes on you [COMPANY] George Washington’s going home [WASHINGTON & COMPANY] We’re gonna teach ‘em how to Say goodbye! (Teach ‘em how to say goodbye!) Teach ‘em how to (Teach ‘em how!) Say goodbye! (Say goodbye!) To say goodbye! (Say goodbye!) Say goodbye! One last time! (One last time!) Burn [ELIZA] 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 Do you know what Angelica said When we saw your first letter arrive? She said “Be careful with that one, love He will do what it takes to survive.” You and your words flooded my senses Your sentences left me defenseless You built me palaces out of paragraphs You built cathedrals I’m re-reading the letters you wrote me I’m searching and scanning for answers In every line For some kind of sign And when you were mine The world seemed to Burn Burn 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 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.” You and your words, obsessed with your legacy... Your sentences border on senseless And you are paranoid in every paragraph How they perceive you You, you, you… 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 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 You forfeit all rights to my heart You forfeit the place in our bed You sleep in your office instead With only the memories Of when you were mine I hope that you burn Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story [WASHINGTON] Let me tell you what I wish I’d known When I was young and dreamed of glory You have no control: [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Who lives Who dies Who tells your story? [BURR] President Jefferson: [JEFFERSON] I’ll give him this: his financial system is a Work of genius. I couldn’t undo it if I tried And I tried [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Who lives Who dies Who tells your story? [BURR] President Madison: [MADISON] He took our country from bankruptcy to prosperity I hate to admit it, but he doesn’t get enough credit For all the credit he gave us [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Who lives Who dies Who tells your story? [ANGELICA] Every other founding father's story gets told Every other founding father gets to grow old [BURR] But when you’re gone, who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? [BURR AND MEN] Who tells your story? Who tells your story? [ANGELICA AND WOMEN] Who tells your story? Your story? [WOMEN] Eliza [ELIZA] I put myself back in the narrative [WOMEN] Eliza [ELIZA] I stop wasting time on tears I live another fifty years It’s not enough [COMPANY] Eliza [ELIZA] I interview every soldier who fought by your side [MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS] She tells our story [ELIZA] I try to make sense of your thousands of pages of writings You really do write like you’re running out of— [ELIZA AND COMPANY] Time [ELIZA] I rely on— [ELIZA AND ANGELICA] Angelica [ELIZA] While she’s alive— [ELIZA AND ANGELICA] We tell your story [ELIZA] She is buried in Trinity Church [ELIZA AND ANGELICA] Near you [ELIZA] When I needed her most, she was right on— [ELIZA AND COMPANY] Time [ELIZA] And I’m still not through I ask myself, “What would you do if you had more—” [ELIZA AND COMPANY] Time [ELIZA] The Lord, in his kindness He gives me what you always wanted He gives me more— [ELIZA AND COMPANY] Time [ELIZA] I raise funds in D.C. for the Washington Monument [WASHINGTON] She tells my story [ELIZA] I speak out against slavery You could have done so much more if you only had— [ELIZA AND COMPANY] Time [ELIZA] And when my time is up, have I done enough? [ELIZA] Will they tell our story? [COMPANY] Will they tell your story? [ELIZA] Oh. Can I show you what I’m proudest of? [COMPANY] The orphanage [ELIZA] I established the first private orphanage in New York City [COMPANY]