Hamilton: Alexander Hamilton

Hello everyone! I am happy to bring to you one of the best musicals in the past decade, HAMILTON. I also would like to apologize for my tardiness with uploading this musical, some school things came up and that had to go first.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this song, all songs belong to the writer Lin-Manuel Miranda. I am just bringing them to you.

[LeeAngie.]

The whispering "and Alex got better but his mother went quick" always gives me chills

[shiftyburger]

I shall never forget the very first time I watched this musical. This glorious testament to one incredible man's life, follies, and accomplishments. And thanks to the cast and everyone even remotely related to the undertaking of the project, for giving us all such a wonderful thing.

[swagg]

2:47 “We are waiting in the wings for you” hit different

[magnanimousmartyr]

"There's a million things I haven't done. But just you wait!"

Even when blessed with youth and many years of time, how many young women and men have nevertheless heard these words echo across their lives? To every last good person out there who push ever onwards in seeking your dreams and ambitions, to thee I say never give up, for they are just around the bend, and you WILL realize them one day! God bless you all, now and

[ryanbeyond]

Crazy how this musical is already almost 10 years old. I remember when this first became a phenomenon when I was in college. Time sure does fly.

[Hellokittyxj]

lyrics of 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
A 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 the new land
In New York you can be a new man
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
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 your game?
The world will never be the same, oh
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)
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 (shot him, shot him)
There's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait
What's your name, man?
Alexander Hamilton

[cavanreed]

I always loved the way the Harmony sounds when they say “The world will never be the same”

[ManOfManyObsessions]

0:19. 'Founding father without a father' is crazy💀

[vamp_bat_chomp]

I could have sworn there were more comments than this? Even the counter said two but prior to mine I only saw one. Weird.

[josephswindle]

This is truly a very meaningful song and it really gets to me every time it comes on I start singing it out loud no matter where I am

[nellowz]

mom always used to say "History should be taught as a story."

[jayalmodovar]

Love the music and rap it really explains the story behind it

[DancingRain]

Whenever I hear Aaron burr say "Im the damn fool who shot him" I always feel like you can see pain in the eyes

[maddie]

idk if this is just me but Leslies “well the word got around” is my favorite 😭

[amyli]

Even though Political Science and Modern World History have been my more difficult classes to get through as a college student, I will forever remember this musical as something that helped to enhance my understanding of the world before modern times. It really is crazy though how much time has passed since then! I wasn't even in college yet when it was first released, and now I'm almost finished 💝💖❤

[ASmileSuitsYou]

I heard someone playing this soundtrack in there car on my break, I was so proud. These people have culture 😂

[JaceEsaki]

the fact that this came out 5 years ago and it was just shown again, it really is crazy huh?

[GeraltofRizziaa]

I bet Father Who is also Italian would love this.

[sunnysside]

So apparently Alex left Nevis when he was 14




"When I was seventeen a hurricane destroyed my town..."

[pr]

Lyrics in case anyone is curious
Alucard: How does a bastard, orphan, sunnova whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in an Italian village without a roof for sleeping under, grow up to be a deadly demon hunter?

Seras: The Paladin Catholic father without a father, got a lot farther by working a lot harder by being a lot smarter by being a self starter. At fourteen, who knew he was gonna become a martyr?

Pip: And so he got a job with the mob, smugglin' Heroin, but soon the law was hot on his trail, pursuit was narrowin'. So he disguised himself as a priest and a Samaritan, and felt the urge to be much more than a barbarian.

Major: Then a vampire came, and devastation reigned. Our man saw the monster sucking blood from people's veins. So he took a holy blade and he stabbed it in the brain. And the vampire was slain. The incident lit a flame.

Alucard: Well the word got around. They said this kid is insane, man! Took up a collection just to send him to the Vatican! "Get your Ordination, don't forget from whence you came. And the world's gonna know your name. What's your name, man?"

Anderson: Alexander Anderson. My name is Alexander Anderson. And I like killing things because it's fun. So just you pray, just you pray.

Integra: And that was how he found a home, back in Rome, joined Iscariot. Trained him how to fight and defend the proletariat Paired him with a deadly sidekick, a kraut chick.

Iscariot (multiple): Injected him with nanobots so now he heals quick

Major: Protestants and heathens are something that he could not abide. Killin 'em filled him right up with pride, something new inside, a voice saying:

Iscariot (multiple): "Alex, you gotta humble yourself"

Major: He started retreatin' and readin' every bible on the shelf.

Alucard: There woulda been nothing left to do for someone less astute. He woulda been dead or destitute without a cent of restitution. Started writin', Fightin' for the church and the good lord, killing ghouls and zombie fools and all of Satan's demon horde!

Slayin ev'ry undead freak he can get his hands o.n Prayin god will keep him meek as he lands on the green earth of the em'rald is-land Iscariot's sending him off to Ireland.

Iscariot (multiple): Alexander Anderson (Alexander Anderson). Jesus is the only king for you (is the only king for you). You could never back down, you took your own death in stride. Oh, Alexander Anderson (Alexander Anderson). When the Seraphim sing for you, Will they open the pearly gate? Will they know you embraced your fate? The world will never be the same, oh.

Alucard: He should've gotten more in life than what his savior brought him (just you pray) A life of piety and this is what it got him? (Just you pray) To sacrifice his person-hood is what the church had taught him.

Iscariot (multiple): We fought with him.

Maxwell: Me? i died to him.

Integra: Me? I hated him.

Heinkel: Me? I loved him.

Alucard: And me? Well, I'm the vam-pire that shot him.

Anderson: I like killing things because it's fun.

Iscariot (multiple): So just you pray!

Alucard: What's your name, man?

Iscariot (multiple): Alexander Anderson!