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Theodosia writes me a letter every day
I'm keeping the bed warm while her husband is away
He's on the British side in Georgia
He's trying to keep the colonies inline
But he can keep all of Georgia
Theodosia, she's mine
It never ceases to amaze him how much one person could change him. Ellie. He never could have imagined that one day he would have a song from a musical of all things on repeat as his gym playlist. She did that. She was the one that got him into this music in the first place. And here he is, earbuds, punching bag, and this song that makes him think of her. Her and her damn letters. Letters he could only wish were every day.
Love doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners and the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
And we keep loving anyway
We laugh and we cry and we break
And we make our mistakes
And if there's a reason I'm by her side
When so many have tried
Then I'm willing to wait for it
I'm willing to wait for it
Love does keep taking from him, doesn’t it? It’s taken all of him. She’s taken all of him with her. And yet he keeps on loving her, mistakes and all. She’s had her own bad luck at love and chose him. He can wait for it.
My grandfather was a fire and brimstone preacher
Preacher, Preacher, Preacher
But there are things that the
Homilies and hymns won't teach ya
Teach ya, Teach ya, Teach ya
My mother was a genius, Genius
My father commanded respect, Respect, Respect
When they died they left no instructions
Just a legacy to protect
He’s always felt the need to protect himself, his heart. Losing so many people changed him in a way that nothing else could. And that fear, it kept him from being happy with her.
Death doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners and the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
And we keep living anyway
We rise and we fall and we break
And we make our mistakes
And if there's a reason I'm still alive
When everyone who loves me has died
I'm willing to wait for it (Wait for it)
I'm willing to wait for it
Death is all too frequent in his life. He faces it every day, her more so now. Good agents have gone, bad people have gone, yet he’s still defying odds and he’s here. She’s still alive. That is enough.
Wait for it,
*punch*
wait for it,
*punch*
wait for it,
*punch*
wait for it
I am the one thing in life I can control
He is the only thing he can control. Always has been.
Wait for it,
*punch*
wait for it,
*punch*
wait for it,
*punch*
wait for it
I am inimitable, I am an original
Even if sometimes he needs to remind himself, he’s here for a reason.
Wait for it,
*punch*
wait for it,
*punch*
wait for it,
*punch*
wait for it
I'm not falling behind or running late
He’s always been hitting that reset button. Maybe if he hadn’t, he wouldn’t be here, wouldn’t have her love.
Wait for it,
*punch*
wait for it,
*punch*
wait for it,
*punch*
wait for it
I'm not standing still
I am lying in wait (Wait, wait, wait)
Hamilton faces an endless uphill climb
(Climb, climb, climb)
He has something to prove
He has nothing to lose
(Lose, lose, lose, lose)
Hamilton's pace is relentless
He wastes no time
(Time, time, time)
What is it like in his shoes?
It’s almost like pressing that reset button. He’s always felt like he already lost so much. God losing her for just those two weeks between when she left and getting her first letter were hell. But now? He’s waiting for her. Losing her forever would end him. He wonders what it would be like to be able to put himself out there like that.
Hamilton doesn't hesitate
He exhibits no restraint
He takes and he takes and he takes
And he keeps winning anyway
He changes the game
He plays and he raises the stakes
And if there's a reason
He seems to thrive when so few survive, then Goddamnit
I'm willing to wait for it (Wait for it)
I'm willing to wait for it
It’s time to raise the stakes. He will wait for her, but when she’s back, no more waiting. No more hesitating. No more restraint. He’s had his reasons for hesitating, for pressing that reset button. Goddamn it he will thrive.
Life doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners and the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
And we keep living anyway
We rise and we fall
We fall and we break
And we make our mistakes
And if there's a reason I'm still alive
When so many have died
Then I'm willin' to-
They’ve both been on the side of the sinners and the saints. Life keeps taking from them, but they keep going, for each other. There’s a reason he’s still alive, a reason to keep going, to not press that reset button. Ellie.
Wait for it, Wait for it, wait for it
Wait for it, Wait for it, wait for it
Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it
Wait
He just has to wait for it.