After the war I went back to New York
A-After the war I went back to New York
I finished up my studies and I practiced law
I practiced law, Burr worked next door
Even though we started at the very same time
Alexander Hamilton began to climb
How to account for his rise to the top?
Man, the man is
Non-stop
Gentlemen of the jury, Im curious, bear with me
Are you aware that were making histry?
This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation
The liberty behind
Deliberation (Non-stop)
I intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt
With my assistant counsel
Co-counsel
Hamilton, sit down
Our client Levi Weeks is innocent
Call your first witness
Thats all you had to say
Okay
One more thing
Why do you assume youre the smartest in the room?
Why do you assume youre the smartest in the room?
Why do you assume youre the smartest in the room?
Soon that attitude may be your doom (aww)
Why do you write like youre running out of time?
Write day and night like youre running out of time?
Evry day you fight, like youre running out of time
Keep on fighting
In the meantime
Non-stop
Corruptions such an old song that we can sing along in harmony
And nowhere is it stronger than in Albany
This colonys economys increasingly stalling and
Honestly, thats why public service
Seems to be calling me (hes just non-stop)
I practiced the law, I practicly perfected it
Ive seen injustice in the world and Ive corrected it
Now for a strong central democracy
If not, then Ill be Socrates
Throwing verbal rocks
At these mediocrities (aww)
Hamilton, at the constitutional convention
I was chosen for the constitutional convention
There as a New York junior delegate
Now what Im going to say may sound indelicate (aww)
Goes and proposes his own form of government (what?)
His own plan for a new form of government (what?)
Talks for six hours
The convention is listless
Bright young man
Yo, who the f is this?
Why do you always say what you believe?
Why do you always say what you believe?
Evry proclamation guarantees free ammunition for your enemies
Why do you write like its
Going out of style?
Write day and night like its
Going out of style?
Evry day you fight like its
Going out of style
Do what you do
Alexander?
Aaron Burr, sir
Its the middle of the night
Can we confer, sir?
Is this a legal matter?
Yes, and its important to me
What do you need?
Burr, youre a better lawyer than me
Okay
I know I talk too much, Im abrasive
Youre incredible in court
Youre succinct, persuasive
My client needs a strong defense
Youre the solution
Whos your client?
The new U.S. Constitution?
No
Hear me out
No way
A series of essays, anonymously published
Defending the document to the public
No one will read it
I disagree
And if it fails?
Burr, thats why we need it
The constitutions a mess
So it needs amendments
Its full of contradictions
So is independence
We have to start somewhere
No
No way
Youre making a mistake
Good night
Hey
What are you waiting for?
What do you stall for? (what?)
We won the war
What was it all for?
Do you support this constitution?
Of course
Then defend it
And what if youre backing the wrong horse?
Burr, we studied and we fought and we killed
For the notion of a nation we now get to build
For once in your life, take a stand with pride
I dont understand how you stand to the side
Ill keep all my plans
Close to my chest (wait for it, wait for it, wait)
Ill wait here and see
Which way the wind
Will blow
Im taking my time
Watching the
Afterbirth of a nation
Watching the tension grow
I am sailing off to London
Im accompanied by someone
Who always pays
I have found a wealthy husband who will keep
Me in comfort for all my days
He is not a lot of fun, but theres no one who
Can match you for turn of phrase
My Alexander
Angelica
Dont forget to write
Look at where you are
Look at where you started
The fact that youre alive is a miracle
Just stay alive, that would be enough
And if your wife could share a fraction of your time
If I could grant you peace of mind
Would that be enough?
Alexander joins forces with James Madison and John Jay to write a series of essays
Defending the new United States constitution
Entitled The Federalist papers
The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays
The work divided evenly among the three men
In the end, they wrote eighty-five essays, in the span of six months
John Jay got sick after writing five
James Madison wrote twenty-nine
Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one
How do you write like youre
Running out of time?
Write day and night like youre
Running out of time?
Evry day you fight
Like youre
Running out of time
Like youre
Running out of time
Are you
Running out of time?
How do you write like tomorrow wont arrive?
How do you write like you need it to survive?
How do you write evry second youre alive?
Evry second youre alive? Evry second youre alive?
They are asking me to lead
I am doing the best I can
To get the people that I need
Im asking you to be my right hand man
Treasury or State?
I know its a lot to ask
Treasury or State?
To leave behind the world you know
Sir, do you want me to run the Treasury or State department?
Treasury
Lets go
Alexander
I have to leave
Alexander
Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now
Helpless
They are asking me to lead
Look around, isnt this enough?
He will never be satisfied
He will never be satisfied
Satisfied
Satisfied
He will never be satisfied
Satisfied
Satisfied
History has its eyes on you
I am not throwin away my shot
I am not throwin away my shot
I am
Alexander Hamilton
I am not throwin away my shot.
Songwriters: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Non-Stop lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc
Artists: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo,
Play: Hamilton
Released: 2015