[HAMILTON]
I am not throwing away my shot!
I am not throwing away my shot!
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot!

"Why do I have a feeling that this song is going to repeat itself a lot?" Jefferson thought out loud

I'ma get a scholarship to King's College
I prob'ly shouldn't brag,

"Then don't." Angelica snickered

but dang, I amaze and astonish
The problem is I got a lot of brains but no polish
I gotta holler just to be heard
With every word, I drop knowledge!

"Yes you do." Eliza hugged Alexander who smiled.

"Thanks, Betsy."

I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal
Tryin' to reach my goal. My power of speech: unimpeachable
Only nineteen but my mind is older

"Alex, that is still young." Washington looked at Alexander, concerned

These New York City streets get colder, I shoulder
Ev'ry burden, ev'ry disadvantage
I have learned to manage, I don't have a gun to brandish
I walk these streets famished

"Alex..You don't have to do things on your own all the time. There is nothing wrong with asking for help." John stated. Alex ignored him.

The plan is to fan this spark into a flame
But damn, it's getting dark, so let me spell out the name

"You don't have to." James rolled his eyes.

I am the-

[HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS]
A-L-E-X-A-N-D
E-R-we are-meant to be...

[HAMILTON]
A colony that runs independently
Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin' on us endlessly

"I- fine. That's a fair point." Angelica admitted. "But still...you need to calm down"

Essentially, they tax us relentlessly
Then King George turns around, runs a spending spread
He ain't ever gonna set his descendants free
So there will be a revolution in this century

Enter me!

"Wait..What?"

[LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS]
(He says in parentheses)

"Ooohh so like stage directions."

[HAMILTON]
Don't be shocked when your hist'ry book mentions me

"Or a musical, as you can see." Hercules gestured at the stage.

I will lay down my life if it sets us free

"Son, please don't do that. You are a valuable member of the army."

"Not your son." Alexander stated, with a hint of anger. Seeming to only pay attention to the word 'son'

Eventually, you'll see my ascendancy

[HAMILTON & LAURENS]
And I am not throwing away
My shot (my shot)

"I called it!"

I am not throwing away
My shot (my shot)
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot
And I'm not throwing away my shot

[HAMILTON/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE]
I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot

Burr grumbled, not being a fan of the repetition. "Okay.. now it is getting annoying."

"Shut up Burr." Lafayette said "Can't you be more fun?"

Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot
It's time to take a shot!

[LAFAYETTE]
I dream of life without a monarchy
The unrest in France will lead to 'onarchy?
'Onarchy? How you say, how you say, 'anarchy?'

"Mon dieu..My english was so bad." Lafayette put his hands over his head, embarrassed.

When I fight, I make the other side panicky
With my-

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN]
Shot!

[MULLIGAN]
Yo, I'm a tailor's apprentice
And I got y'all knuckleheads in loco parentis

"And of course, I'M the dad friend."

I'm joining the rebellion 'cause I know it's my chance
To socially advance, instead of sewin' some pants!
I'm gonna take a-

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN]
Shot!

[LAURENS]
But we'll never be truly free
Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and my
You and I. Do or die. Wait till I sally in
On a stallion with the first black battalion
Have another-

"HECK YEAH!" Laurens shouted with the rest of the Hamilsquad cheering.

Jefferson, Washington and Madison looked nervous

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN]
Shot!

[BURR]
Geniuses, lower your voices

"Gee, thanks a lot for ruining the fun Burr." Peggy and Alexander groaned

You keep out of trouble and you double your choices
I'm with you, but the situation is fraught
You've got to be carefully taught:
If you talk, you're gonna get shot!

"Foreshadowing once again." Eliza whispered, really not liking how much 'getting shot' was being brought up.

[HAMILTON]
Burr, check what we got
Mister Lafayette, hard rock like Lancelot

"Thanks mon ami."

I think your pants look hot

"Ayyyy!"

Laurens, I like you a lot

Laurens and Hamilton glanced at each other, smirking, leaving the other's confused.

Let's hatch a plot blacker than the kettle callin' the pot...
What are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot

"Pretty low." Aaron mumbled, not wanting others to insult him anymore. Though he was worried about one thing.

Poppin' a squat on conventional wisdom, like it or not
A bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists?
Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is!

Oh, am I talkin' too loud?

"Yes!" Everyone in the room said.

"Gasp, even my own wife!"

Sometimes I get over excited, shoot off at the mouth
I never had a group of friends before
I promise that I'll make y'all proud

"You don't have to prove anything, petit lion." Laf said in a said tone

[LAURENS]
Let's get this guy in front of a crowd

"John no..." Aaron said

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/ENSEMBLE]
I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot

"Here we go."

I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot

[LAURENS & HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN]
Ev'rybody sing:
Whoa, whoa, whoa (whoa, whoa, whoa)
Hey!
Whoa (Whoa)
Woo!
Whoa! (Whoa)
Said let 'em hear ya! (Yea)
Let's go!

Everyone but Burr and Washington started to cheer.

[LAURENS & COMPANY]
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
I said shout it to the rooftops!
Whoa!
Said, to the rooftops!
Whoa!
Come on!
Yea
Come on, let's go!

[LAURENS]
Rise up!
When you're living on your knees, you rise up
Tell your brother that he's gotta rise up
Tell your sister that she's gotta rise up

"Thanks for including women, Laurens." Angelica said, proud.

Laurens simply smiled and nodded.

[LAURENS AND ENSEMBLE & COMPANY]
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
Whoa
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
Whoa
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
Whoa
Rise up! (Rise up!)

At this point mostly everyone was singing.

[HAMILTON]
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory

"Well, that got...dark."

Everyone turned to Alexander with concern filled eyes.

When's it gonna get me?
In my sleep? Seven feet ahead of me?
If I see it comin', do I run or do I let it be?

"You run!" Everyone shouted

"But why?"

"Because it is death! So why wouldn't you?" A concerned Eliza asked.

"But why would I? We are all going to die at some point, so what's the point of living if most of us don't even leave an impact. Heck most of us in the future were forgotten until someone made this musical, so I am sorry if I just don't see the point."

Everyone kept their mouths shut after Hamilton's rant

Is it like a beat without a melody?
See, I never thought I'd live past twenty
Where I come from some get half as many

"Did people really die when they were ten?" Eliza asked, with her mouth wide open

Alexander sadly nodded

Ask anybody why we livin' fast and we laugh, reach for a flask
We have to make this moment last, that's plenty

"Ok, no more alcohol for you." Peggy scolded, making the mood of the room light up.

Scratch that
This is not a moment, it's the movement
Where all the hungriest brothers with
Something to prove went?

"We went to war!" Laurens yelled

Foes oppose us, we take an honest stand
We roll like Moses, claimin' our promised land

"Nice analogy." Madison spoke up, impressed

And? If we win our independence?
Is that a guarantee of freedom for our descendants?
Or will the blood we shed begin an endless
Cycle of vengeance and death with no defendants?

Burr was surprised that it came from Alexander. He knew that nearly everyone thought those thoughts, but not Alexander. He seemed too positive to think those thoughts. And yet there he is. Aaron guessed that Alex was better at hiding it.

I know the action in the street is exciting
But Jesus, between all the bleedin' 'n fightin'
I've been readin' 'n writin'

"Of course you were." Eliza chuckled

We need to handle our financial situation
Are we a nation of states? What's the state of our nation?
I'm past patiently waitin'
I'm passionately smashin' every expectation
Every action's an act of creation!
I'm laughin' in the face of casualties and sorrow
For the first time, I'm thinkin' past tomorrow

Everyone was impressed by the rap

"Fast and inspirational!"

[HAMILTON AND COMPANY]
And I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot

"Here we go again."

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN & ENSEMBLE]
We're gonna rise up! Time to take a shot!
Not throwing away my shot
We're gonna rise up! Time to take a shot!
Not throwing away my shot
We're gonna
We're gonna

[HAMILTON & ENSEMBLE]
Time to take a shot! (Rise up)

[HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS/MULLIGAN & ENSEMBLE]
Time to take a shot! (Rise up)
Time to take a shot! (Rise up)
Take a shot! Ri- ri- ri-
Shot!
Shot!
A-yo it's
Time to take a shot! (Time to take a shot!)
Time to take a shot! (Time to take a shot!)
And I am- (And I am)

"Ok the voices are beautiful but please stop drinking." Angelica said

[HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS]
Not throwin' away my-

[COMPANY]
Not throwin' away my shot!

"He is supported by a lot of people.." Madison didn't know why but he kept that thought in the back of his mind