After the war I went back to New York
A After the war I went back to New York
I finished up my studies and
I practiced law
I practiced law, Burr worked next door
Even though we started
at the very same time
Alexander Hamilton began to climb
How to account for his rise to the top?
Maaaan, 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 intend 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 say
Okay, 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 doom
AAAWW!
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 time
Keep 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 public service seems to
be calling me
I 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
Hamilton at the ConstitutionalConvention
I was chosen for the Constitutional
Convention!
There as a New York junior delegate
Now what I'm gonna say may
sound indelicate
Goes and proposes his
own form of government
His own plan for a new
form of government
Talks for six hours, the
convention is listless
Bright 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
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 do
Alexander?
Aaron Burr, sir
Well, it's the middle of the night
Can we confer, sir?
Is this a legal matter?
Yes, and it's important to me
What do you need?
Burr, you're a better lawyer than me
Okay?
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 solution
Who's your client?
The new U.S. Constitution?
No
Hear me out
No way!
A series of essays anonymously published
Defending the document to the public
No one'll read it
I disagree!
And if it fails?
Burr, that's why we need it
The constitution's a mess!
So it needs amendments
It's full of contradictions!
So is independence
We have to start somewhere
No, no way
You're making a mistake
Good 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 course
Then 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 side
I will keep all my
plans close to my chest
(Wait for it, wait for it, wait)
I won't wait here and see which
Way the wind will blow
I'm taking my time watching
the afterbirth of a nation
Watching the tension grow
I 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
Angelica
Don't forget to write
Look 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're
Running out time
Write day and night like you're
Running out time
Every day you fight like you're
Running out time
Like you're
Running out time
Are 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 alive
They'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 man
Treasury 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?
Treasury
Let's go
Alexander!
I have to leave
Alexander!
Look around, look around at how
lucky we are to be alive right now
Helpless
They are asking me to lead
Look around, isn't this enough?
He will never be satisfied
Would it be enough?
He will never (to) be satisfied
Satisfied, satisfied, satisfied
History has it's eyes on you
Why do you assume you're
the smartest in the room?
Why do you assume you're
the smartest in the room?
He will never be satisfied,
satisfied, satisfied
Why do you assume you're
the smartest in the room?
Soon that attitude may be your doom
History has it's eyes on you
Why 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 wait
I am not throwing away my shot!
Just you wait
I am Alexander Hamilton, Hamilton
Just you wait
I am not throwing away my shot!
