'Stay Alive' from HAMILTON

"Stay Alive" from the musical HAMILTON
Performed by Alex Lacamoire, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda

[ELIZA]
Stay alive…

[ELIZA/ANGELICA/ENSEMBLE WOMEN]
Stay alive…

[HAMILTON]
I have never seen the General so despondent
I have taken over writing all his correspondence
Congress writes, “George, attack the British forces.”
I shoot back, we have resorted to eating our horses
Local merchants deny us equipment, assistance
They only take British money, so sing a song of sixpence

[WASHINGTON]
The cavalry’s not coming

[HAMILTON]
But, sir!

[WASHINGTON]
Alex, listen. There’s only one way for us to win this
Provoke outrage, outright

[HAMILTON]
That’s right

[WASHINGTON]
Don’t engage, strike by night
Remain relentless ‘til their troops take flight

[HAMILTON]
Make it impossible to justify the cost of the fight

[WASHINGTON]
Outrun

[HAMILTON]
Outrun

[WASHINGTON]
Outlast

[HAMILTON]
Outlast

[WASHINGTON]
Hit ‘em quick, get out fast

[HAMILTON]
Chick-a-plao!

[WASHINGTON]
Stay alive ‘til this horror show is past
We’re gonna fly a lot of flags half-mast

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE]
Raise a glass!

[MULLIGAN]
I go back to New York and my apprenticeship

[LAFAYETTE]
I ask for French aid, I pray that France has sent a ship

[LAURENS]
I stay at work with Hamilton
We write essays against slavery
And every day’s a test of our camaraderie
And bravery

[HAMILTON]
We cut supply lines, we steal contraband
We pick and choose our battles and places to take a stand
And ev’ry day
“Sir, entrust me with a command,”
And ev’ry day

[WASHINGTON]
No

[HAMILTON]
He dismisses me out of hand

[HAMILTON, LEE, ELIZA/ANGELICA]
Stay alive...
Instead of me, he promotes Charles Lee (Charles Lee)
Makes him second-in-command:

[LEE]
I’m a General. Whee!!!!

[HAMILTON]
Yeah. He’s not the choice I would have gone with

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE]
He shits the bed at the Battle of Monmouth

[WASHINGTON]
Ev’ryone attack!

[LEE]
Retreat!

[WASHINGTON]
Attack!

[LEE]
Retreat!

[WASHINGTON]
What are you doing, Lee? Get back on your feet!

[LEE]
But there’s so many of them!

[WASHINGTON]
I’m sorry, is this not your speed?!
Hamilton!

[HAMILTON]
Ready, sir!

[WASHINGTON]
Have Lafayette take the lead!

[HAMILTON]
Yes, sir!

[LAURENS]
A thousand soldiers die in a hundred degree heat

[LAFAYETTE]
As we snatch a stalemate from the jaws of defeat

[HAMILTON]
Charles Lee was left behind
Without a pot to piss in
He started sayin’ this to anybody who would listen:

[LEE]
Washington cannot be left alone to his devices
Indecisive, from crisis to crisis
The best thing he can do for the revolution
Is turn n’ go back to plantin’ tobacco in Mount Vernon

[COMPANY]
Oo!!

[WASHINGTON]
Don’t do a thing. History will prove him wrong

[HAMILTON]
But, sir!

[WASHINGTON]
We have a war to fight, let’s move along

[LAURENS]
Strong words from Lee, someone oughta hold him to it

[HAMILTON]
I can’t disobey direct orders

[LAURENS]
Then I’ll do it
Alexander, you’re the closest friend I’ve got

[HAMILTON]
Laurens, do not throw away your shot

[symth]

1:41 EVERYONE ATTACK!, RETREAT, ATTACK, RETREAT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING LEE GET BACK ON YOUR FEET! BUT THERE IS SO MANY OF THEM! IM SORRY IS THIS NOT YOUR SPEED?! HAMILTON, READY SIR HAVE LAFAYETTE TAKE THE LEAD!

[adamgilat]

it is weird that Chareles Lee does not die when he gets shot with a gun but a simple fever kills lee

[RealPaigeNiemann]

*retreat* - A quote from me on my first day of school

[cosplayannie]

"we have resorted to eating the horses" gets me everytime idk why

[unhumano.bhcsauntie]

1:17 i love the "we cut suply lines, we steal contraband"

[clinging_to_the_sidewalk]

"Everyone attack!"
"RETREAT!"
"ATTACK!!"
"R E T R E A T"

[sufferdude]

Ah yes, the ever famous Hamilton quote, "chikaplak"

[ZoeCoyle]

George saying "HAMILTON" and hamilton thinks he finally gets to lead, but then "have lafayette take the lead"

[allura]

"HAMILTON! ...Have Lafayette take the lead." "yes, sir...T^T" the straight disrespect xD

[BRIGHTMOONLIGHT]

Does anyone else like when Eliza sings stay alive? It’s so pretty but I also like this part 0:58

[zackstark]

1:34 My Favorite Part of the Song LOL!!!

[mushroom_weirdo]

I'm general I laughed harder than I should have

[_sombie_]

I work at an American gas station and I found a 6 pence coin in my till and I couldn't stop thinking of this song 😂

[Your-guardian-the-doctor]

"George Attack the british forces"
WHO TF TOLD THE PERSON WRITINF THAT TO SAY THAT THAT IS TOTALLY NOT OVIOUS YOU KNOW ITS NOT LIKE HES YOU KNOW *FIGHTING A WAR AGAINST THEM!*

[bradyshady]

im a general, a general,

im a general,

im a general,

im a general,

im a general,

[amberkayes]

Hamilton getting hella friend-zoned by Washington in this song

[noctislupus]

lee: im a general,
hamilton: (eyeroll) yeah.... 😒

[kats_tealeavez_-]

laurens: "i stay at work with hamilton, we write love letter- i mean- essays against slavery"
hamilton, flustered: " *N O* "

[kendalllllia]

He promotes Charles Lee. Makes him second in comand. I'm a general.

[BrooksMartin-hl]

Hearing the history of America. In such amazing hereditary.all in one I hear Africa, I hear comradery. I hear soul. I hear music, and English. This is hip hop hopping at English word play. This is English niggaz trying to explain. I'm white. BTW.