After the war I went back to New YorkA-After the war I went back to New YorkI finished up my studies and I practiced lawI practiced law, Burr worked next doorEven 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, I'm curious, bear with me
Are you aware that we're making history?
This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation
The liberty behind deliberation
Non-stop!I am meant 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
That's all you had to sayOkay, one more thing—Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?
Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?
Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?
Soon that attitude may be your doomAww!Why do you write like you're running out of time?
Write day and night like you're running out of time
Every day you fight like you're running out of timeKeep on fighting, in the meantime
Non-stop!Corruption's such an old song that we can sing along in harmony
And nowhere is it stronger than in Albany
This colony's economy's increasingly stalling
And honestly, that's why (He's just)
Public service seems to be (non-stop!) calling meI practiced the law, practic'ly perfected it
I've seen injustice in the world and I've corrected it
Now for a strong central democracy
If not, then I'll be Socrates
Throwing verbal rocks at these mediocrities (Awww!)Hamilton at the Constitutional ConventionI was chosen for the Constitutional Convention!There as a New York junior delegateNow what I'm gonna say may sound indelicate... (Awww!)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 listlessBright young man!
Yo, who the eff is this?Why do you always say what you believe?
Why do you always say what you believe?Every proclamation guarantees
Free ammunition for your enemies (Awww!)Why do you write like it's going out of style (goin out of style, hey)
Write day and night like it's going out of style (goin out of style, hey)
Every day you fight like it's going out of style
Do you what you doAlexander?Aaron Burr, sirWell, it's the middle of the nightCan we confer, sir?Is this a legal matter?Yes, and it's important to meWhat do you need?Burr, you're a better lawyer than meOkay?I know I talk too much, I'm abrasive
You're incredible in court, you're succinct, persuasive
My client needs a strong defence, you're the solutionWho's your client?The new U.S. Constitution?NoHear me out—No way!A series of essays anonymously published
Defending the document to the publicNo one'll read itI disagree!And if it fails?Burr, that's why we need itThe constitution's a mess!So it needs amendmentsIt's full of contradictions!So is independence
We have to start somewhereNo, no, no, no, no, no wayYou're making a mistakeGood 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 courseThen defend it!And what if you're 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 don't understand how you stand to the sideI don't keep all my plans close to my chestWait for it, wait for it, waitI won't wait here and see whichWay the wind will blow
I'm taking my time watching the afterbirth of a nation
Watching the tension growI am sailing off to London
I am 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
There's no one who can match you for turn of phrase
My Alexander—AngelicaDon't forget to writeLook at where you are
Look at where you started
The fact that you're 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 you'reRunning out time
Write day and night like you'reRunning out timeEvery day you fight like you'reRunning out timeLike you'reRunning out timeAre you running out time?How do you write like tomorrow won't arrive?
How do you write like you need it to survive?
How do you write every second you're alive
Every second you're alive
Every second you're aliveThey're asking me to lead
I'm doing the best I can
To get the people that I need
I'm asking you to be my right hand manTreasury or State?I know it's 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?TreasuryLet's goAlexander!I have to leaveAlexander!Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right nowHelplessThey are asking me to leadLook around, isn't this enough?He will never be satisfiedWould it be enough?He will never be satisfiedSatisfied, satisfied, satisfiedHistory has it's eyes on youWhy do you assume you're the smartest in the room?
Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?Look around, look aroundNon-stop!He will never be satisfied, satisfied, satisfiedWhy do you assume you're the smartest in the room?
Soon that attitude may be your doomIsn't this enough? Would it be enough?History has it's eyes on youWhy do you write like you're running out of time?Non-stop!Why do you write like—History has it's eyes on you!I am not throwing away my shot!Just you waitI am not throwing away my shot!Just you waitI am Alexander HamiltonHamilton
Just you waitI am not throwing away my shot!
