[ELIZA] I saved every letter you wrote me

From the moment I read them I knew you were mine

You said you were mine

I thought you were mine

Do you know what Angelica said

when we saw your first letter arrive?

She said "be careful with that one love,

he will do what it takes to survive"

You and your words flooded my senses

Your sentences left me defenseless,

You built me palaces of paragraphs,

You built cathedrals.

I'm re-reading the letters you wrote me

I'm searching and scanning for answers

in every line

For some kind of sign

And when you were mine

The world seemed to burn, burn.

You published the letters she wrote you.

You told the whole world how you brought

this girl into our bed.

In clearing your name, you have ruined our lives.

Do you know Angelica said

when she read what you'd done?

She said "you've married Icarus;

he has flown to close to the sun".

You and your words, obsessed with your legacy,

Your sentences border on senseless,

And you are paranoid at every paragraph

how they perceive you

You, you, you.

I'm erasing myself from the narrative.

When future historians wonder

how Liza reacted When you broke her heart.

You have torn it all apart

I'm watching it burn,

Watching it burn.

The world has no right to my heart.

The world has no place in our bed.

They don't get to know what I said.

I'm burning the memories,

Burning the letters that might have redeemed you

You forfeit all rights to my heart.

You forfeit the place in our bed,

You'll sleep in your office instead

With only memories of when you were mine.

I hope that you burn.

[Laurens] Alright, alright. That's what I'm talkin' about!

Now everyone give it up for the maid of honor

Angelica Schuyler!

[Angelica (all men) {all women}] A toast to the groom!

(To the groom!)(To the groom!){(To the groom!)}

To the bride!

{To the bride!}(To the bride!){To the bride!}

From your sister

(Angelica!)(Angelica!){(Angelica!)}

Who is always by your side

(By your side){By your side}

To your union

{(To the union!)}

{(To the revolution!)}

And the hope that you provide

(You provide!){(You provide!)}

May you always…{(Always)}

Be satisfied

{(Rewind)}

Rewind, rewind

Helpless,

Schuyler, Schuyler

Helpless

Drownin' in 'em

Drownin', rewind

I remember that night, I just might (rewind)

I remember that night, I just might (rewind)

I remember that night, I remember that

[Angelica] I remember that night, I just might

Regret that night for the rest of my days

I remember those soldier boys

Tripping over themselves to win our praise

I remember that dreamlike candlelight

Like a dream that you can't quite place

But Alexander, I'll never forget the first time I saw your face

I have never been the same

Intelligent eyes in a hunger-pang frame

And when you said, "Hi," I forgot my dang name

Set my heart aflame, every part aflame

[Full Company:] This is not a game..

[Hamilton] You strike me as a woman who has never been satisfied

[Angelica] I'm sure I don't know what you mean

You forget yourself

[Hamilton] You're like me

I'm never satisfied

[Angelica] Is that right?

[Hamilton] I've never been satisfied

[Angelica] My name is Angelica Schuyler

[Hamilton] Alexander Hamilton

[Angelica] Where's your family from?

[Hamilton] Unimportant

There's a million things I haven't done

but just you wait, just you wait…

[Angelica] So so so... so this is what it feels like to match wits

With someone at your level! What the hell is the catch?

It's the feeling of freedom, of seein' the light

It's Ben Franklin with a key and a kite!

You see it, right?

The conversation lasted two minutes, maybe three minutes

Everything we said in total agreement, it's

A dream and it's a bit of a dance

A bit of a posture, it's a bit of a stance

He's a bit of a flirt, but I'm 'a give it a chance

I asked about his family. Did you see his answer?

His hands started fidgeting, he looked askance?

He's penniless, he's flying by the seat of his pants

Handsome. Boy, does he know it?

Peach fuzz, and he can't even grow it!

I wanna take him far away from this place

Then I turn and see my sister's face

And she is…

[Eliza] Helpless…

[Angelica] And I know she is…

[Eliza] Helpless…

[Angelica] And her eyes are just…

[Eliza] Helpless…

[Angelica] And I realize

[Angelica and Company] Three fundamental truths at the exact same time…

[Hamilton] Where are you taking me?

[Angelica] I'm about to change your life

[Hamilton] Then by all means, lead the way

[Company (except Angelica)] Number one!

[Angelica] I'm a girl in a world in which

My only job is to marry rich

My father has no sons so I'm the one

Who has to social climb for one

So I'm the oldest and the wittiest and the gossip in

New York City is insidious

And Alexander is penniless

Ha! That doesn't mean I want him any less

[Eliza] Elizabeth Schuyler. It's a pleasure to meet you

[Hamilton] Schuyler?

[Angelica] My sister

[Company]Number two!

[Angelica] He's after me 'cause I'm a Schuyler siste

That elevates his status, I'd

Have to be naïve to set that aside

Maybe that is why

I introduce him to Eliza

Now that's his bride

Nice going, Angelica, he was right

You will never be satisfied

[Eliza] Thank you for all your service

[Hamilton] If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it

[Angelica] I'll leave you to it

[Company] Number three!

[Angelica] I know my sister like I know my own mind

You will never find

Anyone as trusting or as kind

If I tell her that I love him she'd be silently resigned

He'd be mine

She would say, "I'm fine."

[Angelica and Company] She'd be lying

[Angelica] But when I fantasize at night

It's Alexander's eyes

As I romanticize what might

Have been if I hadn't sized

Him up so quickly

At least my dear Eliza's his wife;

At least I keep his eyes in my life…

[Angelica (all men) {all women}]To the groom!

(To the groom!)(To the groom!){(To the groom!)}

To the bride!

{To the bride!}(To the bride!){To the bride!}

From your sister

(Angelica!)(Angelica!){(Angelica!)}

Who is always by your side

(By your side){By your side}

To your union

{(To the union!)}

{(To the revolution!)}

And the hope that you provide

(You provide!){(You provide!)}

May you always…

{(Always)}

Be satisfied

(Be satisfied){Be satisfied}(Be satisfied)

And I know

{(Be satisfied)}

(Be satisfied)(Be satisfied)(Be satisfied)

She'll be happy as

(Be satisfied)(Be satisfied)

His bride

{(Be satisfied)}

And I know

(Be satisfied)(Be satisfied)(Be satisfied)

{Be satisfied}

He will never be satisfied

I will never be satisfied

[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

[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, but he 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 (Angelica and women)] Who tells your story?

(Who tells your story?)

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

[Elize] I raise funds in D.C. for the Washington Monument

[Washington] She tells my story

[Eliza] I speak out against slavery

you could've done so much more if you only had

[Eliza and Company] Time

[Eliza] And when my time is up, have I done enough?

[Eliza and Company] Will they tell out 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?

[Eliza and Company] Will they tell our 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?

(Time…)

Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?

(Time…)

Will they tell your story?

(Time…)

Who lives, who dies

[Full Company] Who tells your story?