America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me
Between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it takes and it takes
Burr, my first friend, my enemy
But I'm the one who paid for it
But look it up, Hamilton was wearing his glasses
But we were near the same spot his (my) son died, is that why? (Six)
Can leave their fingerprints and rise up
Confession time, here's what I got
Death doesn't discriminate
Hamilton arrived with his crew
Hamilton drew first position
He examined his gun with such rigor
He may have been the first one to died
History obliterates, in every picture it paints
I catch a glimpse of the other side
I get a drink
I had only one thought before the slaughter
I hear wailing in the streets (aah, aah, aah)
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory
I see it coming, do I run or fire my gun or let it be?
I should've known
I should've known the world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me
I strike him right between his ribs
I survived but I paid for it
I walk towards him but I am ushered away
I was too young and blind to see
I watched as he methodically fiddled with the trigger (seven)
I watched Hamilton examine the terrain
I wish I could tell you what was happening in his brain
I wrote some notes at the beginning of a song someone will sing for me
I'll see you on the other side
I'm running out of time, I'm running, and my time's up
If I throw away my shot, is this how you'll remember me?
Is this where it gets me several feet ahead of me?
It paints me in all my mistakes
It's him or me, the world will never be the same
It's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see
Laurens leads a soldier's chorus on the other side
Legacy, what is a legacy?
Look him in the eye, aim no higher
Looking to the world like a man on a mission
Maybe the last face I ever see
Most disputes die and no one shoots (number four)
My fellow soldiers'll tell you I'm a terrible shot (number eight)
My friend, William P. Van Ness signed on as my (number two)
My love, take your time
Nathaniel Pendleton and a doctor that he knew (number three)
Now I didn't know this at the time
Now I'm the villain in your history
Number ten paces, fire
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine [1]
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine [2]
Raise a glass to freedom (he aims his pistol at the sky-)
Rise up, rise up, rise up, Eliza
Send in your seconds, see if they can set the record straight
Somebody tells me, "You'd better hide" (aah, aah, aah)
Summon all the courage you require
Teach me how to say goodbye
The doctor turned around so he could have deniability (five)
The world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me
Then count
There are ten things you need to know (number one)
There is no beat, no melody
They row him back across the Hudson
They say Angelica and Eliza
They won't teach you this in your classes
This is a soldier with a marksman's ability
This man is poisoned by political pursuits
This man will not make an orphan of my daughter (number nine)
Wait!
Washington is watching from the other side
We rowed across the Hudson at dawn
Were both at his side when he died
What if this bullet is my legacy?
When Alexander aimed at the sky
Why? If not to take deadly aim
Wise up, eyes up
You let me make a difference, a place where even orphan immigrants
Your last chance to negotiate