Hamilton: The Movie/Soundtrack

This is the soundtrack to Hamilton: The Movie.

Alexander Hamilton
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?

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

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

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

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 is gonna know your name What’s your name, man?

Alexander Hamilton My name is Alexander Hamilton And there’s a million things I haven’t done But just you wait, just you wait

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

And Alex got better but his mother went quick

Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide Left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something new inside voice saying Alex, you gotta fend for yourself

He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the shelf

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 the bow of a ship headed for a new land 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 In New York you can be a new man In New York you can be a new man

Just you wait (overlapped the first, second and fourth time)

Alexander Hamilton

We are waiting in the wings for you (repeat)

You could never back down You never learned to take your time

Oh, Alexander Hamilton

When America sings for you Will they know what you overcame? Will they know you rewrote your game? The world will never be the same, oh

The ship is in the harbor now See if you can spot him

Another immigrant comin' up from the bottom

His enemies destroyed his rep America forgot him

We fought with him

Me, I died for him

Me, I trusted him

Me, I loved him

And me, I’m the damn fool that shot him

There’s a million things I haven’t done But just you wait

What’s your name, man?

Alexander Hamilton

Aaron Burr, Sir
Seventeen seventy-six New York City Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?

That depends, who’s asking?

Oh, sure, sir I’m Alexander Hamilton, I’m at your service, sir I have been looking for you

I’m getting nervous

Sir, I heard your name at Princeton I was seeking an accelerated course of study When I got sort of out of sorts with a buddy of yours I may have punched him it’s a blur, sir He handles the financials?

You punched the bursar?

Yes, I wanted to do what you did Graduate in two, then join the revolution he looked at me like I was stupid I’m not stupid

So how’d you do it, how’d you graduate so fast?

It was my parent's dying wish before they passed

You're an orphan, of course I’m an orphan God, I wish there was a war Then we could prove that we’re worth more than anyone bargained for

Can I buy you a drink? That would be nice

While we’re talking, let me offer you some free advice Talk less

What?

Smile more

Ha

Don’t let them know what you're against or what you're for

You can't be serious

You wanna get ahead?

Yes

Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead

Yo yo yo yo yo What time is it?

Show time

Like I said

Show time, show time Yo, I’m John Lauren's 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 'Cause I will pop chick-a pop these cops till I’m free

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

Brrrah, brraaah I am Hercules Mulligan Up in it, lovin' it, yes I heard ya mother said come again

Ay, lock up ya daughters and horses, of course It’s hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets (wow)

No more sex, pour me another brew, son Let’s raise a couple more to the revolution

Well, if it ain’t the prodigy of Princeton college

Aaron Burr

Give us a verse, drop some knowledge

Good luck with that, you’re takin' a stand You spit, I’m 'a sit We’ll see where we land (boo)

Burr, the revolution’s imminent, what do you stall for?

If you stand for nothing Burr, what’ll you fall for?

Oh, who are you oh, who are you oh, who are you? Oh, who is this kid, what’s he gonna do?

My Shot
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 Every burden, every 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 A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R we are meant to be

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, he says in parentheses

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

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

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 It’s time to take a shot

I dream of life without a monarchy The unrest in France will lead to onarchy? Onarchy how you say, how you say, anarchy? When I fight, I make the other side panicky With my, shot

Yo, I’m a tailor’s apprentice And I got y’all knuckleheads in loco parentis I’m joining the rebellion 'cause I know it’s my chance To socially advance, instead of sewin’ some pants I’m gonna take a shot

But we’ll never be truly free Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me You and I. Do or die. Wait till I sally in On a stallion with the first black battalion Have another shot

Geniuses, lower your voices You keep out of trouble and you double your choices I’m with you, but the situation is fraught You’ve got to be carefully taught If you talk, you’re gonna get shot

Burr, check what we got Mister Lafayette, hard rock like Lancelot I think your pants look hot Laurens, I like you a lot Let’s hatch a plot blacker than the kettle callin’ the pot What are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot Poppin’ a squat on conventional wisdom, like it or not A bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists? Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is

Oh, am I talkin’ too loud? Sometimes I get over excited, shoot off at the mouth I never had a group of friends before I promise that I’ll make y’all proud

Let’s get this guy in front of a crowd

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 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

Everybody sing Whoa, whoa, whoa Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa Ay, let ‘em hear ya

Let’s go

Whoa, whoa, whoa I said shout it to the rooftops Whoa, whoa, whoa said, to the rooftops Whoa, whoa, whoa come on

Come on, let’s go Rise up When you’re living on your knees, you rise up Tell your brother that he’s gotta rise up Tell your sister that she's gotta rise up

When are these colonies gonna rise up? When are these colonies gonna rise up? When are these colonies gonna rise up? When are these colonies gonna rise up?

Rise up 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? ‘Zat 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 passionatelymashin’ 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

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

We’re gonna rise up (time to take a shot) We’re gonna rise up (time to take a shot) We’re gonna, rise up, rise up

It's time to take a shot Rise up, rise up, it's time to take a shot Rise up, it's time to take a shot Rise up, take a shot, shot, shot It's time to take a shot, time to take a shot And I am not throwing away my shot Not throwing away my shot

The Story of Tonight
I may not live to see our glory But I will gladly join the fight And when our children tell our story They'll tell the story of tonight

Let's have another round tonight Let's have another round tonight Let's have another round tonight

Raise our glass to freedom Something they can never take away No matter what they tell you Raise our glass to the four of us Tomorrow there'll be more of us Telling the story of tonight The story of tonight

I may not live to see our glory But I will gladly join the fight And when our children tell our story They'll tell the story of tonight

Let's have another round tonight Let's have another round tonight Let's have another round tonight

Raise our glass to freedom Something they can never take away No matter what they tell you Raise our glass to the four of us Tomorrow there'll be more of us Telling the story of tonight The story of tonight

Let's have another round tonight Let's have another round tonight Let's have another round tonight

Raise our glass to freedom Something they can never take away No matter what they tell you Raise our glass to the four of us Tomorrow there'll be more of us Telling the story of tonight The story of tonight

Raise our glass to freedom They'll tell the story of tonight Raise our glass to freedom They'll tell the story of tonight Raise our glass to freedom They'll tell the story of tonight Telling the story of tonight Let's have another round tonight The story of tonight

The Schuyler Sisters
There's nothing rich folks love more Than going downtown and slummin' it with the poor They pull up in their characters and gawk at the students in their common just to watch them talk Take Phillip 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

(Work! Work!) Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy! The Schuyler sisters Angelica, Peggy, Eliza! Work!

Daddy said to be home by sundown Daddy doesn't need to know Daddy said not to go downtown Like, I said you're free to go, but look around, look around the revolution's happening in New York (Angelica, Work!)

It's bad enough that he wants to go to war People were shouting in the square It's bad enough there'll be violence on our shore New ideas in the air Look around, look around, Angelica remind me what we're looking for? (She's looking for me!) Eliza, I'm looking a mind at work I'm looking for a mind at work I'm looking for a mind at work Woah woah woah woah work!

Woo! There's nothing like summer in the city Someone in a rush next to someone looking pretty Excuse me miss, I know it's not funny, but your perfume smells like your daddy's got money but you're slummin' in the city with your fancy heels you're searching for an urchin that will feed you ideals

Burr, you disgust me...

Ah, so you've discussed me? I'm a trust fund baby, you can trust me

I've been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine Some may say that I'm intense or I'm insane You want a revolution? I want a revelation! So, listen to my declaration: "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal" And when I meet Thomas Jefferson I'm a' compel him to include women in the sequel, work!

Look around, look around, at how lucky we are to be alive right now 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 in the greatest city in world! In the greatest city in the world!

I've been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine Some may say that I'm intense or I'm insane You want a revolution? I want a revelation! So, listen to my declaration: "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal"

[simultaneously] Look around, look around the revolution is happening in new york! Look around look around the revolutions happening in new york! look around look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now!

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 in the greatest city in the world! The greatest city in the world!

(Work! Work!) Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy! The Schuyler sisters! We're looking for a mind and work! Hey, hey

The greatest city in the, greatest city in the world! (The greatest city in the world!)

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