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Hamming it up: Analyzing the Lyrics of "Hamilton"Main MenuWelcomeHistory Is HappeningWelcome One! Welcome All!"Alexander Hamilton"The Start"Aaron Burr, Sir"Let's meet the gang!"My Shot"Don't Throw it Away"The Story of Tonight"The Calm Before the Storm"The Schuyler Sisters"Here come the Ladies!"Farmer Refuted"Tension Builds with England"You'll Be Back"The King has Arrived"Right Hand Man"General George Washington enters"A Winter's Ball"A Night Out on the Town"Helpless"Love has Something To Do With It"Satisfied"Angelica's Mind"The Story of Tonight (reprise)"A Moment Between Friends"Wait For It"Keep Moving Forward"Stay Alive"Loved One's Prayer"Ten Duel Commandments"Gentlemen's Fight"Meet Me Inside"A Change"That Would Be Enough"Reassurance"Guns and Ships"France's Assist"History Has Its Eyes On You"A Warning To Alexander"Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)"Battle Begins and Ends"What Comes Next?"Peace Out from the King"Dear Theodosia"The New Generation"Non-Stop"And We're Back!"What'd I Miss"Welcome Jefferson"Cabinet Battle #1"Hamilton VS Jefferson: Round 1"Take a Break"A Wife's Request To Relax"Say No To This"Another Women"The Room Where It Happens"Conversation Between Delagates"Schuyler Defeated"Tides Start To Turn"Cabinet Battle #2"Hamilton VS Jefferson: Round 2"Washington On Your Side"Toe to Toe"I Know Him"A Final Message from the King"The Adams Administration"Change in Rulings"We Know"Secrets are Told"Hurricane"A Choice Is Made"The Reynolds Pamphlet"Knowledge For All"Burn"Eliza's Moment Alone"Blow Us All Away"Philip's Challenge"Stay Alive (reprise)"A Family Pulled Apart"It's Quiet Uptown"Taking In The Night"The Election of 1800"The Government Changes"Your Obedient Servant"Alexander and Aaron Talk"Best of Wives and Best of Women"The Girls"The World Was Wide Enough"Who Shot First?"Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story"The EndWorks CitedThanks for the Help!Natalie Meyersa9d906142e0dc902d8e00a7e48ef9f0bc6c832e2
"One Last Time"
1media/Hamilton-burr-duel.jpg2017-03-31T14:04:39-07:00Natalie Meyersa9d906142e0dc902d8e00a7e48ef9f0bc6c832e2151875Going Out With A Bangplain2017-04-05T08:23:09-07:00Natalie Meyersa9d906142e0dc902d8e00a7e48ef9f0bc6c832e2Cast: Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Ensemble
Lyrics with Character Names: Total Words: 717, Words Counted Once: 259 Most common Words: "Hamilton" (20 times), "Washington" (19 times), "Say" (15 times) Lyrics without Character Names: Total Words:675, Words Counted Once: 254 Most Common Words: "Say" (15 times), "Goodbye" (13 times), "time" (10 times)
George Washington calls Alexander Hamilton into his office for an important meeting. He tells Alexander that he needs him to draft an address because it is "time" for him to "say goodbye" and that he will plan to resign as President to go back home. News that Jefferson will be running for President frustrates Hamilton. He argues that this is the best time to take control, while Washington calmly explains what he wants to talk about and reassures Hamilton that it is time.
Throughout the show Washington has been there as a fatherly support system for the rambunctious Hamilton, but this is one of the first instances where a family figure in his life leaves him. He is back to being father-less in a time where a figurehead is essential in the game of politics. Washington has formed his legacy, but Hamilton wants him to be a part of his. Humans are not always the best with change, so people can related to trying to justify keeping someone or something. This is done with overlapping lyrics as Hamilton fights to try to negotiate him to stay. His father figure is gone and now it is up to him to keep fighting for Washington.