While Hamilton may primarily be about her husband Alexander, the show ends with Eliza Hamilton finally deciding to tell her story. This may also allude to the fact that she did save some of Hamilton’s love letters, so she did not completely remove herself or their relationship from history’s eyes. In response to the question "Who tells your story?" Eliza responds by burning the letters and claiming that she doesn't want to tell her story.īy Hamilton's ending number, Eliza does put herself back in the narrative by detailing how she worked to defend Alexander Hamilton’s political contributions and writings as well put forth as her own philanthropic contributions to the United States of America. Eliza refutes Alexander Hamilton’s obsession with his legacy by erasing herself from the narrative as she sings in “Burn.” She claims that “ the world has no right to my heart, the world has no place in our bed.” The song claims she feels betrayed that Hamilton would publicize their marriage to protect his legacy rather than work it out with her in private to protect their pride. He would rather live with the shame of infidelity than be accused of conspiring against the government he helped create. The world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me.The meaning behind Eliza burning the letters in Hamilton is reflective of the show’s central theme, which is stated in the song: “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?” Throughout Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton is obsessed with how history remembers him, which is why he ruins his life to clear his name. The world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me I walk towards him, but I am ushered away Rise up, rise up, rise up.Įliza, my love, take your time. Washington is watching from the other side. Play with guitar, piano, ukulele, or any instrument you choose. Laurens leads a soldiers' chorus on the other side. Hamilton Part Only - Karaoke) - Hamilton with Key, BPM, and easy-to-follow letter notes in sheet. I'm running out of time, I'm running and my time's up. A place where even orphan immigrants can leave their fingerprints and rise up. America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me! You let me make a difference. I wrote some notes at the beginning of a song someone will sing for me. What is a legacy? It's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see. Burr, my first friend, my enemy, may be the last face I ever see? If I throw away my shot, is this how you remember me? What if this bullet is my legacy? Is this where it gets me, on my feet, several 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. I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory. One two three four five six seven eight nine This man will not make an orphan of my daughter. I had only one thought before the slaughter: It's him or me, the world will never be the same They won't teach you this in your classesīut look it up, Hamilton was wearing his glasses Send in your seconds see if they can set the record straight My fellow soldiers'll tell you I'm a terrible shot I watched as he methodically fiddled with the trigger Now I didn't know this at the time, but we were. The doctor turned around so he could have deniability This is a soldier with a marksman's ability Looking, to the world, like a man on a mission This man has poisoned my political pursuits I wish I could tell you what was happening in his brain Nathaniel Pendleton and a doctor that he knew Burr later learns that Hamilton did not mean to hurt him, and explains that his shot was so close to the target that it could not be judged whether Hamilton indeed had kept to his word and threw away his shot or if he had simply missed his target.Īfter the duel, Burr laments that even though he won the duel, after all of Hamilton's accomplishments, he was condemned to being forever known as only the man who killed Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton did not intend to hurt Burr - according to his word - but instead of clearly firing his shot into the sky, he fired it close enough to Burr to let his opponent think he had simply aimed incorrectly however, it is known that Burr did not know Hamilton intended to throw away his shot.īurr shot Hamilton in the side of his ribcage, causing internal bleeding, and hours later Hamilton passes away. He then approaches the dueling site to face his opponent, Burr.Īccording to the code duello, "throwing away your shot", or to aim your shot into the sky, effectively eliminating it, gave you an element of neutrality and ensured that you did not mean to hurt your opponent. The World Was Wide Enough "The World Was Wide Enough" is the 22nd song of Act Two of Hamilton, and the 45th song of both acts.īefore the duel, Hamilton lingers on the definition of a "legacy" - and if he was to make one or break one.
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