Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story Lyrics
Lin-Manuel Miranda And The Original Broadway Cast Of Hamilton Lyrics
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WASHINGTON
Let me tell you what I wish I’d known
When I was young and dreamed of glory
You have no control
WASHINGTON AND COMPANY
Who lives
Who dies
Who tells your story?
BURR
President Jefferson
JEFFERSON
I’ll give him this: his financial system is a
Work of genius. I couldn’t undo it if I tried
And I tried
Hot stories
WASHINGTON AND COMPANY
Who lives
Who dies
Who tells your story?
BURR
President Madison
MADISON
He took our country from bankruptcy to prosperity
I hate to admit it, buthe doesn’t get enough credit
For all the credit he gave us
WASHINGTON AND COMPANY
Who lives
Who dies
Who tells your story?
ANGELICA
Every other founding father's story gets told
Every other founding father gets to grow old
BURR
But when you’re gone, who remembers your name?
Who keeps your flame?
BURR AND MEN
Who tells your story?
Who tells your story?
ANGELICA AND WOMEN
Who tells your story?
Your story?
WOMEN
Eliza
ELIZA
I put myself back in the narrative
WOMEN
Eliza
ELIZA
I stop wasting time on tears
I live another fifty years
It’s not enough
COMPANY
Eliza
ELIZA
I interview every soldier who fought by your side
MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS
She tells our story
ELIZA
I try to make sense of your thousands of pages of writings
You really do write like you’re running out of....
ELIZA AND COMPANY
Time
ELIZA
I rely on...
ELIZA AND ANGELICA
Angelica
ELIZA
While she’s alive...
ELIZA AND ANGELICA
We tell your story
ELIZA
She is buried in Trinity Church
ELIZA AND ANGELICA
Near you
ELIZA
When I needed her most, she was right on...
ELIZA AND COMPANY
Time
ELIZA
And I’m still not through
I ask myself, “What would you do if you had more”
ELIZA AND COMPANY
Time
ELIZA
The Lord, in his kindness
He gives me what you always wanted
He gives me more
ELIZA AND COMPANY
Time
ELIZA
I raise funds in D.C. for the Washington Monument
WASHINGTON
She tells my story
ELIZA
I speak out against slavery
You could have done so much more if you only had...
ELIZA AND COMPANY
Time
ELIZA
And when my time is up,have I done enough?
ELIZA
Will they tell our story?
COMPANY
Will they tell your story?
ELIZA
Oh. Can I show you what I’m proudest of?
COMPANY
The orphanage
ELIZA
I established the first private orphanage in New York City
COMPANY
The orphanage
ELIZA
I help to raise hundreds of children
I get to see them growing up
COMPANY
The orphanage
ELIZA
In their eyes I see you, Alexander
I see you every...
ELIZA AND COMPANY
Time
ELIZA
And when my time is up
Have I done enough?
Will they tell my story?
COMPANY
Will they tell your story?
ELIZA
Oh, I can’t wait to see you again
It’s only a matter of...
ELIZA AND COMPANY
Time
COMPANY
Will they tell your story?
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?
Will they tell your story?
Who lives, who dies...
COMPANY
Time…
Time…
Time...
FULL COMPANY
Who tells your story?
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