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Broadway musical (2015)
Hamilton the Musical - Stay Alive Lyrics
"Stay Alive" is a song from the Broadway musical Hamilton performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), Christopher Jackson (Washington), Charles Lee, Anthony Ramos (Laurens).
ELIZA:
Stay alive…
ELIZA/ANGELICA/ENSEMBLE WOMEN:
Stay alive…
HAMILTON:
I have never seen the General so despondent
I have taken over writing all his correspondence
Congress writes, “George, attack the British forces.”
I shoot back, we have resorted to eating our horses
Local merchants deny us equipment, assistance
They only take British money, so sing a song of sixpence
WASHINGTON:
The cavalry’s not coming
HAMILTON:
Sir!
WASHINGTON:
Alex, listen. There’s only one way for us to win this
Provoke outrage, outright
HAMILTON:
That’s right
WASHINGTON:
Don’t engage, strike by night
Remain relentless ‘til their troops take flight
HAMILTON:
Make it impossible to justify the cost of the fight
WASHINGTON:
Outrun
HAMILTON:
Outrun
WASHINGTON:
Outlast
HAMILTON:
Outlast
WASHINGTON:
Hit ‘em quick, get out fast
HAMILTON:
Chick-a-plao!
WASHINGTON:
Stay alive ‘til this horror show is past
We’re gonna fly a lot of flags half-mast
HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE:
Raise a glass!
MULLIGAN:
I go back to New York and my apprenticeship
LAFAYETTE:
I ask for French aid, I pray that France has sent a ship
LAURENS:
I stay at work with Hamilton
We write essays against slavery
And every day’s a test of our camaraderie
And bravery
HAMILTON:
We cut supply lines, we steal contraband
We pick and choose our battles and places to take a stand
And ev’ry day
“Sir, entrust me with a command,”
And ev’ry day
WASHINGTON:
No
HAMILTON:
He dismisses me out of hand
HAMILTON: ELIZA/ANGELICA:
Instead of me Stay alive...
He promotes LEE:
Charles Lee Charles Lee.
Makes him second-in-command:
LEE:
I’m a General. Whee!!!!
HAMILTON:
Yeah. He’s not the choice I would have gone with
HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE:
He shits the bed at the Battle of Monmouth
WASHINGTON:
Ev’ryone attack!
LEE:
Retreat!
WASHINGTON:
Attack!
LEE:
Retreat!
WASHINGTON:
What are you doing, Lee? Get back on your feet!
LEE:
But there’s so many of them!
WASHINGTON:
I’m sorry, is this not your speed?!
Hamilton!
HAMILTON:
Ready, sir!
WASHINGTON:
Have Lafayette take the lead!
HAMILTON:
Yes, sir!
LAURENS:
A thousand soldiers die in a hundred degree heat
LAFAYETTE:
As we snatch a stalemate from the jaws of defeat
HAMILTON:
Charles Lee was left behind
Without a pot to piss in
He started sayin’ this to anybody who would listen:
LEE:
Washington cannot be left alone to his devices
Indecisive, from crisis to crisis
The best thing he can do for the revolution
Is turn n’ go back to plantin’ tobacco in Mount Vernon
COMPANY:
Oo!!
WASHINGTON:
Don’t do a thing. History will prove him wrong
HAMILTON:
But, sir!
WASHINGTON:
We have a war to fight, let’s move along
LAURENS:
Strong words from Lee, someone oughta hold him to it
HAMILTON:
I can’t disobey direct orders
LAURENS:
Then I’ll do it
Alexander, you’re the closest friend I’ve got
HAMILTON:
Laurens, do not throw away your shot
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Stay Alive lyrics from Hamilton musical
Hamilton the Musical Songs Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr, Sir
My Shot
The Story Of Tonight
The Schuyler Sisters
Farmer Refuted
You'll Be Back
Right Hand Man
A Winter's Ball
Helpless
Satisfied
The Story of Tonight (Reprise)
Wait For It
Stay Alive
Ten Duel Commandments
Meet Me Inside
That Would Be Enough
Guns and Ships
History Has Its Eyes On You
Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)
What Comes Next
Dear Theodosia
Non-Stop
What'd I Miss
Cabinet Battle #1
Take A Break
Say No To This
The Room Where It Happens
Schuyler Defeated
Cabinet Battle #2
Washington On Your Side
One Last Time
I Know Him
The Adams Administration
We Know
Hurricane
The Reynolds Pamphlet
Burn
Blow Us All Away
Stay Alive (Reprise)
It's Quiet Uptown
Election of 1800
Your Obedient Servant
Best of Wives and Best of Women
The World Was Wide Enough
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
Congratulations
Tomorrow There Will Be More of Us
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