Thread:PISTACHIOLORD/@comment-32192703-20170603191747/@comment-28172979-20170603192149

[HAMILTON] I am not throwing away my shot! I am not throwing away my shot! Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot! I’m ‘a get a scholarship to King’s College I prob’ly shouldn’t brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish The problem is I got a lot of brains but no polish I gotta holler just to be heard With every word, I drop knowledge! I’m a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal Tryin’ to reach my goal. My power of speech: unimpeachable Only nineteen but my mind is older These New York City streets get colder, I shoulder Ev’ry burden, ev’ry disadvantage I have learned to manage, I don’t have a gun to brandish I walk these streets famished The plan is to fan this spark into a flame But damn, it’s getting dark, so let me spell out the name I am the—

[HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS] A-L-E-X-A-N-D E-R—we are—meant to be…

[HAMILTON] A colony that runs independently Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin’ on us endlessly Essentially, they tax us relentlessly Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree He ain’t ever gonna set his descendants free So there will be a revolution in this century Enter me!

[LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS] (He says in parentheses)

[HAMILTON] Don’t be shocked when your hist’ry book mentions me I will lay down my life if it sets us free Eventually, you’ll see my ascendancy [HAMILTON] And I am not throwing away My shot I am not throwing away My shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot [LAURENS] My shot!

My shot!

And I’m not throwing away my shot. [HAMILTON/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE] I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot It’s time to take a shot!

[LAFAYETTE] I dream of life without a monarchy The unrest in France will lead to ‘onarchy? ‘Onarchy? How you say, how you say, ‘anarchy?’ When I fight, I make the other side panicky With my—

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN] Shot!

[MULLIGAN] Yo, I’m a tailor’s apprentice And I got y’all knuckleheads in loco parentis I’m joining the rebellion cuz I know it’s my chance To socially advance, instead of sewin’ some pants! I’m gonna take a—