Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
[00:04.03] Let me tell you what I wish I'd known
[00:06.43] ...
[00:07.49] When I was young and dreamed of glory
[00:10.16] ...
[00:10.95] You have no control
[00:12.56] Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?
[00:16.27] President Jefferson
[00:17.87] I'll give him this, his financial system is a work of genius
[00:21.59] I couldn't undo it if I tried
[00:23.18] ...
[00:24.25] And I've tried
[00:25.58] Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?
[00:29.29] President Madison
[00:30.90] He took our country from bankruptcy to prosperity
[00:33.82] I hate to admit it
[00:35.42] But he doesn't get enough credit for all the credit he gave us
[00:38.35] ...
[00:39.13] Who lives, who dies, who tells your story
[00:42.59] Every other founding fathers'
[00:44.18] story gets told
[00:45.78] Every other founding father
[00:47.10] gets to grow old
[00:49.31] And when you're gone,
[00:50.37] who remembers your name?
[00:51.70] Who keeps your flame?
[00:53.56] Who tells your story?
[00:55.15] Who tells your story?
[00:56.48] Who tells your story?
[00:59.94] ...
[01:01.26] (Eliza)
[01:03.38] I put myself back in the narrative
[01:07.37] ...
[01:08.16] (Eliza)
[01:09.50] I stop wasting time on tears
[01:11.62] I live another 50 years
[01:14.01] It's not enough
[01:14.81] (Eliza)
[01:15.87] I interview every soldier who fought by your side
[01:19.05] (She tells our story)
[01:21.44] I try to make sense of your thousands of pages of writings
[01:24.90] You really do write like you're running out of time
[01:28.09] I rely on Angelica
[01:30.75] While she's alive, we tell your story
[01:34.49] She is buried in Trinity Church near you
[01:37.68] When I needed her most,
[01:39.01] She was right on time
[01:41.40] And I'm still not through
[01:43.01] I ask myself, what would you do if you had more time
[01:47.79] The Lord, in his kindness
[01:49.38] He gives me what you always wanted
[01:51.79] He gives me more time
[01:54.18] I raise funds in D.C. for the Washington Monument
[01:57.10] (She tells my story)
[01:58.97] I speak out against slavery
[02:02.15] You could have done so much more if you only had time
[02:06.40] And when my time is up, have I done enough?
[02:09.86] Will they tell your story?
[02:13.85] Oh, can I show you what I'm proudest of?
[02:18.66] ...
[02:19.97] (The orphanage)
[02:22.37] I established the first private orphanage in New York City
[02:26.08] ...
[02:27.43] (The orphanage)
[02:29.30] I help to raise hundreds of children
[02:32.76] I get to see them growing up
[02:34.62] (The orphanage)
[02:36.21] In their eyes I see you, Alexander
[02:40.46] I see you every time
[02:42.58] And when my time is up
[02:44.45] Have I done enough?
[02:46.04] Will they tell your story?
[02:49.50] ...
[02:50.82] Oh, I can't wait to see you again
[02:53.21] ...
[02:55.08] It's only a matter of
[02:57.47] time
[03:02.51] Will they tell your story?
[03:04.63] (Time)
[03:07.84] Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?
[03:11.55] (Time)
[03:16.33] Will they tell your story?
[03:18.99] (Time)
[03:22.18] Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?
