Lin-Manuel Miranda - Ten Things One Thing Lyrics






[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 rode across the Hudson at dawn
My friend, William P. Van Ness signed on as my...

[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
Just apologize, we have worthier 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...

In the same spot
Your son died, is that why

[Hamilton:]
In the same spot
My 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?
That's when I realized this was not a game
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 eyes, aim no higher
Summon all the courage you require
Then count:

[Company:]
One two three four five six seven eight nine

[Burr And Company:]
He aims his pistol at the sky...

[Burr:]
Wait!

[Company:]
Nine eight seven six five

[Male Company:]
Four three two...

[Hamilton:]
One last thought

[Company:]
Number one!

[Hamilton:]
Before we got in the boat to cross the Hudson
I stopped to write a note
Actually I wrote...

[Hamilton And Company:]
Two!

[Hamilton:]
Just in case I didn't make it through
I want the world to know what I intended to do

[Company:]
Number three!

[Hamilton:]
If I shoot first, and throw it away
He has to yield, we both get to live another day
I know this puts me in a difficult spot
But I've got to throw away my shot

[Company:]
Number four!

[Hamilton:]
I get lucky, I draw first position
I stand facing east as I load my ammunition
The sun is in my eyes, I am almost giddy
As I watch it slowly rise over my New York City

[Company:]
Five!

[Hamilton:]
I start to shake when I realize
That we are...

In the same spot
My son died, is that why

[Burr:]
In the same spot
Your son died, is that why

[Company:]
Six!

[Hamilton:]
I examine the gun that we shared?
Philip never hurt a soul, he must've been so scared

[Company:]
Seven!

[Hamilton:]
My Eliza is still asleep
I left her a letter, I could've written it better

[Company:]
Number eight!

[Burr/Hamilton/Ensemble men:]
Your last chance to negotiate
Send in your seconds, see if they can set the record straight

[Hamilton:]
I put on my glasses, so I can see if Burr is softening
I see him glaring back at me
He's always hated dueling, hated confrontation
I never had his instinct for self-preservation
I feel a sense of calm fill me
It's not in his political interest to kill me

[Company:]
Nine!

[Hamilton:]
My last thought is of Eliza
Maybe I can get back home before she opens her eyes
They put us through our paces, we count to ten
God, I can't wait to see her again

[Company:]
One two three four five six seven eight nine

[Burr and Company:]
He aims his pistol at the sky...

[Burr:]
Wait!





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  1. C.... i....

    I have fricking chills

  2. C.... ....

    This shows how much Burr and Hamilton knew eachother, Burr was sure that Hamilton would shoot, and Hamilton was sure Burr wouldn't shoot.
    Ex: "It's not in his political interest to kill me."

  3. J.... R....

    “God,I can’t wait to see her again.”
    ...well...that sure is depressing...

  4. M.... 4....

    How wrong Burr was when he saw Hamilton put on his glasses

  5. Q.... e....

    This is so much better!!

  6. O.... H....

    It’s so fitting Aaron’s last word in his part was “ Wait ! “. Like he’s screaming not just to Hamilton, but to himself - the man who’s waited all his lives for things, finally makes the decision he won’t, and when he does, he becomes a criminal. Very symbolic and beautifully written on Lin’s part. :)

  7. S.... ....

    HOLY SHIT THIS IS SO MOVING- WHY WAS THIS CUT OH MY GOD

  8. C.... R....

    i disliked the vid for the joke at the end

  9. F.... S....

    "I left her a letter I could have written it better."

    "Philip never hurt a soul he must have been so scared..."

  10. P.... R....

    I just realised Hamilton ultimately died because *he threw away his shot*
    The thing he said he would *never* do
    And Burr, for once *didn't wait* he took the initiative and *shot first*
    Essentially, they switched roles.

    P.... R....

    apparently they say ham died because they knew each other too well. aaron was laid back, always watching and waiting. he wouldn't be the type to shoot, but he thought ham would be. he seen ham as impulsive and reckless. so burr thought ham would shoot and ham thought burr wouldn't shoot, so they did what they did because they knew each other too much

  11. L.... S....

    I will never let him make an orphan of my 22 year old married daughter

  12. M.... a....

    "God, I can't wait to see her again." 😭😭😭😭

  13. D.... H....

    i think this is better than the actual finished song. dont@me

  14. L.... L....

    I know people have Probably said this before but, we shouldn’t see Burr as a bad person. Even if he meant to kill Hamilton, he did it so that his daughter wouldn’t become an orphan, like him. If Hamilton died, his children still had Eliza left to care for them.

    There’s also the possibility that Burr meant to throw away his shot or to hit Hamilton in a way that was non-fatal. As he said “My fellow soldiers’ll tell you, I’m a terrible shot.” So it is possible that he missed where he was aiming, and hit Alexander between the ribs, definitely a more fatal spot.

  15. M.... F....

    Literally shaking

  16. E.... T....

    OMG WHY WASNT THIS IN THE MUSICAL IT COULDVE BEEN IN WITH THE CURRENT ONE AAAAH 😫😫😫

  17. E.... S....

    Imo this is better than the final version, it better explains why Burr shot Hamilton and how Hamilton and Burr didn't understand each other, as they never had.

  18. p.... d....

    Burr crying in the reprise of dear theodosia + Eliza crying/screaming at the end of stay alive (reprise) + hamilton saying "i examine the gun that we shared? Phillip never hurt a soul, he must've been so scared." = my heart shattered in little pieces

  19. M.... N....

    They should’ve put ”Philip never hurt a soul he must’ve been so scared” on 7 for maximum feels

  20. T.... ....

    MoSt DiSpUtEs DiE aNd No OnE sHoOtS

  21. C.... I....

    It went all horribly wrong because Burr knew Hamilton and Hamilton knew Burr and they both tried to do the same thing that their frienemy would normally do in that situation

  22. A.... T....

    Why did he through away his shot😭

  23. G.... D....

    |||||||||||||||||||||1:39|||||||||||||||||||

  24. A.... ....

    *After watching the vid*

    *my step father is watchig idk*

    Me: be right back.. Gotta go cry a river and never get over it..

  25. M.... M....

    The fact burr thought Hamilton was gonna kill him because he put on his glasses is crazy

  26. D.... I....

    *crying bc I heard this on a video call with meh friend and why did I search this up i am sad*
    *but i still have to be quiet bc everyone is trying to sleep*

  27. P.... M....

    “Philip never hurt a soul he must’ve been so scared.”


    NO
    PLEASE NO
    WHY
    NO
    AGH

  28. F.... ....

    Ok ok, so everyone’s saying that Hamilton’s part shouldn’t have been deleted.
    Which I KIIIIINDA agree with. I would have liked to see it in the musical, especially since it draws such amazing comparisons with the glasses(I could go into that so much but I won’t) and mentions Phillip.

    But...
    Consider the finished one.
    This is probably the only time I’ll say an altered song from this musical is better than the original idea.
    No music.
    Alone.
    A single moment.
    Hamilton thinking fast, getting jumbled up in his own thoughts, singing desperately but there’s only silence.
    He won’t throw away his shot, what about Eliza? One two three four five six-I WILL NOT THROW AWAY MY SHOT! A mixture of songs running through his brain.
    The pressure is rising in this one silent moment leading up to Hamilton’s death and it’s
    B E A U T I F U L .

  29. �.... s....

    the double meaning of the 'Number two' kills me every time lolololololol
    *sheds an actual tear*

  30. P.... F....

    jesus... he thinks he's going to see eliza again. like... "Eliza. Maybe I can get back home before she opens her eyes." it hurts T^T

  31. L.... ....

    Unpopular opinion: Burr was better than Hamilton
    Don’t @ me

  32. C.... H....

    I’m the Philip part is said but the ending about “my last thought is Eliza” “god, I can’t wait to see her again” like bro, my heart

  33. w.... 1....

    Better than Wide Enough, @ me

  34. T.... I....

    I was a little upset it skipped his whole "I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory!" speech, but then it gave him a whole part to himself that was from Ham's perspective, which I was always curious about, so I'm happy (^3^)

  35. T.... ....

    Helpless...

  36. R.... ....

    It’s not deleted ;)

  37. M.... G....

    Hamilton: God, I can't wait to see her again
    Me: *cries*

  38. z.... l....

    The god, I can’t wait to see her again literally broke my heart

  39. Q.... G....

    Just realized, of course Burr would shoot, because A. Ham was wearing glasses probably meant he was trying to actually aim. Meaning he would shoot. But didn't. Also, Hamilton's one to just do and not think, but Burr's one to stop and wait for something to happen. IT MAKES SENSE.

  40. S.... ....

    The 121 people who disliked this were crying too much to see which button to press

  41. S.... C....

    "It's not in his political interest to kill me."

    I get this. Hamilton was a non-stop man. Burr always waited for it. Hamilton was ambitious and energized. Burr was cowardly and calm.

    So, of course, Burr assumed Hamilton would shoot. And of course, Hamilton assumed Burr wouldn't.

    "He aims his pistol at the sky, WAIT!"

    Burr realizes that Hamilton didn't want to kill him. That he was wrong about Alexander. He wishes he could take back his bullet. But he couldn't.

  42. S.... S....

    Go to 1:35 if you want to hear Hamilton's part.

  43. O.... -....

    I wonder why this song was not on the soundtrack and i believe that it should of replaced the world was wide enough because ten things one thing has more potential than the world was wide enough and the acting of this song is perfect

  44. �.... R....

    I do prefer 'The World was Wide Enough', Hamilton's so-said desperate monologue was more emotional than this. Although, this is still a good song.

  45. S.... S....

    You know its sad he died but because he did all us beautiful people are alive today

  46. B.... M....

    I don't care what ultimate gamer says, yes it was technically deleted, the first verse used in the final cut was more emotional, and one line was altered

  47. C.... L....

    agh I so wish they didn’t delete so much from the original writing! this was so much better tbh

  48. S.... ....

    This is a really great song but I do agree with Lin’s decision to remove it.
    It honestly takes away from the main focus to backtrack and go over the duel from Hamilton’s perspective.

  49. S.... ....

    Philip never hurt a soul, he must have been so scared..
    Wait..
    What
    About
    Me?
    What about me, and the seriously sneaky union ninja pets, that Lin has. WHY?

  50. s.... o....

    LIN WHAT THE FU-

  51. A.... C....

    This makes me think that if Hamilton didnt take his glasses out would he have survived?

  52. Z.... W....

    Aaron don't mention our freckle angel!! *voice cracks* we ALL sensitive about his mention after-...

  53. S.... C....

    "Philip never hurt a soul he must've been so scared" L I N W H Y U D O T H I S T O M E *crying*

  54. Y.... m....

    Awwww oh my god I’m crying so hard

  55. j.... o....

    omg i have a playlist on shuffle and the last song was aaron burr, sir and the last thing is "who's this kid, wHAT'S HE GONNA DO" then thiS HAPPENS

  56. J.... S....

    Everyone is talking about Philip, but like this song is still so so good either way

  57. P.... t....

    Why was Hamilton’s part deleted? It was so good!

  58. S.... 1....

    This is so much better than the used one

  59. H.... P....

    This cut song is SO UNDERRATED!!!

  60. S.... ....

    ((*softly*))
    Don't.

  61. R.... ....

    *Philip never hurt a soul he must of been so scared* 😭😭😭

  62. K.... D....

    There are always 2 sides to history. In this case, there was no bad guy or good guy. Both were rash. Burr was thinking of his daughter and his family's pride. Alexander was thinking of his family.

  63. D.... _....

    I know this puts me in a difficult spot... but I got to throw away my.shot.

  64. S.... S....

    Why do they sound so bored

  65. A.... t....

    😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤯🤯😭🤯😭😭🤯🤯🤯😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  66. 1.... s....

    Why am I crying over people that died 300 years ago?!?! Why Lin why!

  67. K.... A....

    "over my new york city" always kills me 4 some reason

  68. U.... ....

    I think I like this one more than the current one.

  69. �.... E....

    "My last thought is of Eliza, maybe I can get back home before she opens her eyes"😭😭😭😭😭

  70. t.... g....

    So they cut the song because it lacks enough emotion

  71. F.... A....

    I bet they cut it cause the company and other characters were sobbing too hard to sing their parts

  72. M.... M....

    Laurens interlude, Eliza’s final song, and this song.....L I N Y O U R M U S I C I S T E A R I N G M E A P A R T

  73. n.... r....

    is it bad. that i'm so close to crying when hamyhamy says PHILP NEVER HURT A SOUL HE MUST OF BEEN SO SCARED and . god i cant wait to see her again.. no good now imma cry in the conror.
    :~:

  74. V.... ....

    I don’t know if this or The World Was Wide Enough is worse ;—;



    edit

    im pretty sure it’s this—

  75. V.... D....

    Omg the captions

    Apologize we have worthy of pursuit
    Love systems die, and online shoes

  76. S.... h....

    I think if this was in the musical that everyone would have died from sadness.

  77. s.... a....

    Hamilton: "Phillip never hurt a soul he must have been so scared..."

    Me: *cries*

    (edit)- Hamilton: "God I can't wait to see her again.."

    Me: *even more crying*

  78. U.... ....

    The next comment that says this was not DELETED is going to get deleted, I understand that the first part where Aaron is singing is not deleted, but Lin's part was! Stop I know it wasn't deleted. It's getting boring, if it continues I'm closing the comments completely!

    U.... ....

    Aww.hey why is phillip signing "the smwe spot his son died"?

    U.... ....

    And some of Leslie's lyrics are original!

    U.... ....

    It's not in your political interest to shut down the comment section.

    U.... ....

    @Boredomisinfinity even the Burr part is not the same so i dont understand those comment

    U.... ....

    not deleted

  79. M.... A....

    I accidentally said "one last shot" instead of "one last thought" and I started snorting and crying at the same time

  80. d.... s....

    Was showing this to my friends who also love Hamilton and when they heard "One. Last. Thought." They legit screamed like "WHATTTT"

  81. C.... D....

    Lin, Stop.

    You already destroyed everyone's heart 23 times. You can stop.

  82. S.... w....

    .... THANKS ALOT LIN MY HEART IS BROKEN

  83. K.... M....

    lin probably cut this song cause he already made us cry enough

  84. D.... !....

    Me: don't cry don't cry it starts I know what is going to happen but I start crying any ways and people look at me wired I am like why

  85. M.... K....

    This is so much better than the world was wide enough

  86. b.... ....

    This is different

    b.... ....

    HOLY FRICK SAVE ME

  87. W.... [....

    "It's not in his political interests to kill me"

    Hamilton views Burr as... very very very cold-hearted.

  88. j.... u....

    *THIS IS EVEN MORE HEARTBREAKING THAN THE WORLD WAS WIDE ENOUGH, WHY LIN, W H Y ? !*

  89. h.... t....

    Lin, god, I hope you’re satisfied (for making the fandom sob uncontrollably)

  90. i.... d....

    Burr sounds so sad and dead and breathless and depressed and tired.

  91. L.... ....

    RIP PIP poet

  92. C.... ....

    *I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HER AGAIN*


    GO DAMMIT LIN

  93. f.... ....

    "It was not in his political interest to kill me"
    Oh Hamilton...
    Always making the personal political.

  94. E.... A....

    Eliza lost it all (╥﹏╥)

  95. R.... P....

    Listen closely bro!
    PHILIP IS HUMMING IN THE BACKGROUND

  96. R.... P....

    Is that Phillip humming in the background-
    I’m-

  97. D.... M....

    After WLWDWTYS I didn't know I could get sadder
    ...
    I can.

  98. T.... f....

    So...one of my friends are a big Hamilton fan. As well as me, yet she thinks that Phillip deserved to die