Miranda, Lin-Manuel - My Shot Lyrics
[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
I'm 'a get a scholarship to King's College
I probably shouldn't brag, but dag, 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!
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
These New York City streets get colder, I shoulder
Every burden, every disadvantage
I walk these streets famished
[Laurens:]
Ooh!
[Hamilton:]
The plan is to fan this spark into a flame
But damn, it's getting dark, so let me spell out the name
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
Essentially, they tax us relentlessly
Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree
He ain't ever gonna set his descendants free
So there will be a revolution in this century
Enter me!
[Lafayette/Mulligan/Laurens:]
(He says in parentheses)
[Hamilton:]
Don't be shocked when your history book mentions me
I will lay down my life if it sets us free
Eventually, you'll see my ascendancy
[Hamilton (Laurens):]
And I am not throwing away
My shot (My shot)
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
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, oh, 'Anarchy'!
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
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:]
And but we'll never be truly free
Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me
(That's right!)
You and I. Do or die. Wait 'til I sally in
On a stallion with the first black battalion
Have another
[Hamilton/Laurens/Lafayette/Mulligan:]
Shot!
[Burr:]
Geniuses, lower your voices
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!
[Hamilton:]
Burr, check what we got
Mister Lafayette, hard rock like Lancelot
I think your pants look hot
Laurens, I like you a lot
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
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?
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
[Laurens:]
Let's get this guy in front of a crowd
[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
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):]
Everybody sing:
Whoa, whoa, whoa (Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!)
Hey!
Whoa! (Whoa!)
Wooh!
Whoa! (Whoa!)
Ay, let 'em hear ya!
(Yeah!)
Let's go!
[Laurens (Company):]
(Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!)
I said shout it to the rooftops! (Whoa!)
Said, to the rooftops! (Whoa!)
Come on!
(Yeah!)
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
[Laurens and Ensemble (Company):]
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
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!
[Hamilton:]
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory
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?
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
Ask anybody why we livin' fast and we laugh, reach for a flask
We have to make this moment last, that's plenty
Scratch that
This is not a moment, it's the movement
Where all the hungriest brothers with something to prove went.
Foes oppose us, we take an honest stand
We roll like Moses, claimin' our promised land
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?
I know the action in the street is excitin'
But Jesus, between all the bleedin' 'n fightin'
I've been readin' 'n writin'
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.
[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
[Hamilton/Laurens/Lafayette/Mulligan (Ensemble):]
We're gonna rise up! (Not throwing away my shot) Time to take a shot!
We're gonna rise up! (Not throwing away my shot) Time to take a shot!
We're gonna (Rise up! Rise up!)
It's time to take a shot! (Rise up! Rise up!)
It's time to take a shot! (Rise up!)
(Rise up!) (Woooah!)
It's time to take a shot! (Rise up!)
Take a shot! Shot! Shot!
A-yo it's time to take a shot!
Time to take a shot!
And I am not throwing away my
[Company:] Not throwing away my shot!
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Miranda, Lin-Manuel My Shot Comments
Lin's hand went: 🔙🔚🔝🔜🔙🔝🔚🔜🔝🔜🔚
I call everyone I deem precious “my son”
Now it works even better when I heard Dear Theodsia
“*worshipping Lin-Manual Miranda* LOOK AT MY SON! PRIDE IS NOT THE WORD I’M LOOKING FOR. THERE IS SO MUCH MORE INSIDE ME NOW!”
Casually memorizing every song
Does it perfectly
Starts going quieter and quieter
'It goes something like that'
lin is a beautiful cinnamon roll 😍
Am I the only one who finds this hip-hop quasi rap annoying? Not my cup-o-tea.
Ahh almost forgot to watch this today
i sang it along with him and it kinda made me happy lol
What a lovely guy!
This is as close as i will get to seeing hamilton live :(
It’s cute lin thinks Britain give a shit lol
“Yeah I’ve seen it four times” she is the reason (other then our lack of funds) we fans don’t get it see Hamilton.
AUE AUE
What's crazy is when I was learning the first part of US history in 8th grade, Hamilton was introduced as just the enemy of Thomas Jefferson, we barely talked about him...but now kids know more about A. Ham than Thomas Jefferson.
Then clapping any time Lin does anything
i kinda feel maria reynolds' vibes with em.
Random question but does anyone know the seat Lin or Megan and Harry sat in when they saw the show?
I love Emily Blunt's reaction at the start
"It's something like that" :D
I LOVE HIM🥰🥰HOW IS HE SO CUTE
Graham: can I poke you with a little stick? 🤣🤣🤣
3:26
you welcome
WE LOVE HIM 💕
可愛い笑
I can do what Lin did but the “I imagine death more like a memory” part is impossible
i can see his eye twiching in the photo he's just like
IT'S FINE, EVERYTHING'S F I N E.
All I could think about was his character in house!
She was all over Lin like dang okay girl he has a wife
I love how Lin-Manuel does the whole thing off-the-cuff, no doubt word perfect and says “something like that”.
Hamilton Fans: *We came as soon as we heard*
Lin Manuel Miranda you are the biggest Legend EVER!!!
emily wanted to rip the pants off of him lol
He’s adorable
for the people who don't care bout him talking and just want to hear him rap heres when he starts rapping 3:25
I love how at the end he says: “something like that...”
Everybody mentioning Guns and ships when Hamiliton isnt even in that song ofcourse lin doesnt have to worry about it.
me crying: he’s adorable and i love him. and he is one of the SMOL beans
Emily Blunt reaction about Lin-Manuel Miranda got sick and missed 0:18 & 0:24
It's soooooo satisfying when you actually memorized that rap. Seriously
I live in Edinburgh and if I saw Lin busking I would sprint to him faster than Daveed raps.
lin manuel miranda looks like tony stark
The new rendition of Hamilton is the biggest shit show I've ever seen. This is garbage
Lin’s hands 😂
He looks Like he got so nervous he Did great :D
Im going to rap this rn in class😅
I love that they all clap and cheer him on because that shit's got to be intimidating. Doesn't matter if you're used to the stage or not, it's intense.
Is that Emily Blunt
I LOVE HIM
You’re the luckiest guy in the universe when Emily Blunt is all over you.
Lin, you are adorable!
I love how much everybody on that sofa loves watching Lin. When you can get fellow actors gaping in awe of what you're doing, you're on the right path!
Emily blunt: i saw it four times
Me: -_-
Emily at 4:12 is so sweet!
Why is he so adorable? To Precious for this world I will lay down my life to protect this linnamonroll
Wow o wow is dat his girlfriend next to him in the beginning is he cheating on Eliza?
He did a cus 😢
Omg he is so adorable
Lin: *raps song perfectly*
Also Lin: “or you know something like that”
4:17 When you have no co-stars....
I really hope im not the only one that rapped with him
Pls go to da philipines lin
HE IS SOOOOO CUTE ;-;
Its definetely less akward with the music
Wow. Just wow.
Lin's wife: Take a break!
Lin: *N O*
He is so tiny omg I love him PROTECT HIM AT ALL COSTS
Lin: *is worried he'll offend British people*
Me: *is British*
Also me: *doesn't care about the lines against Britain at all*
Lol i know more of my shot than he does 😂
*don't mind me just singing along with Lin.......*
Just-
I feel like hes alexander in disguise-
He leGit aCT lIke Him In a DaIly basEs
0:57 lin looks dead inside
"Soemthing like that" my oreacious child 😂
“It’s something like that “
I wish I could’ve been in Puerto Rico
He is such a lovely, friendly, humble man.
3:30 - 4:02
*how I sing in front of my school*
I have a story:
During Civics we were reading about founding fathers and I saw the words “Alexander Hamilton” in my book and I squealed in the middle of class and my friend told me to calm down and said “don’t be shocked when your history book mentions me”
Talk about talking with your hands :D Lin Manuel is awesome he can literally just stand up and start performing anywhere
😍😍😍😍
Correction if you can rap Guns and Ships you’ll got the entire show
Congratulations. You got the part.
*something like that*
Me: YoU wRoTe iT
Los que vienen de la comic con reunansen con un like :v
HAIL THE KING
Lin-manuel Miranda is a f****** social justice warrior for the left wing socialist Communist want to be America f*** him
falcon 1776 OOF
@Jesus Christ what is OOF?
Lin should be the new Ironman...wait he can’t...
1:53 - But we dream in the dark for the most part
When lin hands went: 🤲👐👇☝️🖖🤞🤙 i felt that
"something like that"
Me throughout the video
Lin: *does something*
Me: OH MAH GAWD HES SO ADORABLE💖💗💓💗💗💕💓💛💙💛💕💙💓💗
I love the amazed face of Ben Whishaw during Lin performance. He was having an astral projection with "My Shot" and, honestly...who doesn't?
Lyn: *"meanwhile Britain keeps shittin' on us endlessly"*
audience: *xdxd*
"don't worry man, Britain loves the show" *pulls out a cannon*
i finally memorized my shot and i kid you not, my hands are doing That (✊👎👌👈👇👏👐👋👆👏👇)
Ya know ya got a problem when you're singing it with him
“It’s something like that”
Meghan Markle was in the Victoria Theatre? I was there too to see hamilton!
*"Britain keeps shittin' on us endlessly"*
Everyone: **LAUGHS**
He Is so cute😂
Love this man