Broadway musical (2015) Hamilton the Musical - The World Was Wide Enough Lyrics
"The World Was Wide Enough" is a song from the Broadway musical Hamilton performed by Leslie Odom Jr. (Burr), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton).
MALE COMPANY: One two three four
FULL COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON AND BURR): Five six seven eight nine—
BURR: There are ten things you need to know
COMPANY: Number one!
BURR: We rowed across the Hudson at dawn My friend, William P. Van Ness signed on as my—
BURR AND COMPANY: Number two!
BURR: Hamilton arrived with his crew: Nathaniel Pendleton and a doctor that he knew
COMPANY: Number three!
BURR: I watched Hamilton examine the terrain I wish I could tell you what was happ’ning in his brain This man has poisoned my political pursuits!
COMPANY: Most disputes die and no one shoots! Number four!
BURR: Hamilton drew first position Looking, to the world, like a man on a mission This is a soldier with a marksman’s ability The doctor turned around so he could have deniability
COMPANY Five!
BURR Now I didn’t know this at the time But we were—
BURR, PHILIP and HAMILTON: Near the same spot Your son died, is that Why—
COMPANY: Six!
BURR: He examined his gun with such rigor? I watched as he methodically fiddled with the trigger
COMPANY: Seven!
BURR: Confession time? here’s what I got: My fellow soldiers’ll tell you I’m a terrible shot
COMPANY: Number eight!
BURR/HAMILTON/ENSEMBLE MEN: Your last chance to negotiate Send in your seconds, See if they can set the record straight
BURR: They won’t teach you this in your classes But look it up, Hamilton was wearing his glasses Why? If not to take deadly aim? It’s him or me, the world will never be the same I had only one thought before the slaughter: This man will not make an orphan of my daughter
COMPANY: Number nine!
BURR: Look him in the eye, aim no higher Summon all the courage you require Then count:
COMPANY: One two three four five six seven eight nine Number ten paces! Fire!—
HAMILTON: I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory Is this where it gets me, On my feet, sev’ral feet ahead of me? I see it coming, do I run or fire my gun or let it be? There is no beat, no melody Burr, my first friend, my enemy Maybe the last face I ever see If I throw away my shot, Is this how you’ll remember me? What if this bullet is my legacy?
Legacy. What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see I wrote some notes at the beginning Of a song someone will sing for me America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me You let me make a difference A place where even orphan immigrants Can leave their fingerprints and rise up I’m running out of time. I’m running, and my time’s up Wise up. Eyes up I catch a glimpse of the other side Laurens leads a soldiers’ chorus on the other side My son is on the other side He’s with my mother on the other side Washington is watching from the other side
Teach me how to say goodbye
Rise up, rise up, rise up Eliza
My love, take your time I’ll see you on the other side Raise a glass to freedom...
BURR AND COMPANY: He aims his pistol at the sky—
BURR: Wait!
BURR: I strike him right between his ribs I walk towards him, but I am ushered away They row him back across the Hudson I get a drink
COMPANY: Aaaah Aaaah Aaaah
BURR: I hear wailing in the streets
COMPANY: Aaaah Aaaah Aaaah
BURR: Somebody tells me, “You’d better hide.”
COMPANY: Aaaah Aaaah Aaaah
BURR: They say
BURR AND ANGELICA: Angelica and Eliza—
BURR: Were both at his side when he died Death doesn’t discriminate Between the sinners and the saints It takes and it takes and it takes History obliterates In every picture it paints It paints me and all my mistakes When Alexander aimed At the sky He may have been the first one to die But I’m the one who paid for it
I survived, but I paid for it
Now I’m the villain in your history I was too young and blind to see... I should’ve known I should’ve known The world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me The world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me
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Hamilton the Musical 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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