Miranda, Lin-Manuel - Valley Forge (Demo) Lyrics






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The Hamilton Mixtape
The Hamilton Mixtape...

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Valley Forge, winter 1778
Thomas Paine:

"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."

I am seeing the best minds of my generation
Waste away in pestilence and starvation
Is this all a test or have we met our doom?
Have we set a camp of parameters for our tomb?

I have never seen His Excellency so despondent
So I've taken over writing all his correspondence
I have written Congress and received dishonest responses
I am beyond comprehension of their nonsense

They say, saddle up! Attack the British forces!
I shoot back, we have resorted to eating our horses
Local merchants deny us equipment, assistance
They only take British money, so sing a song of sixpence

Sixty tents full of dysentery, death
Dying breaths and dilettantes and deserters in the distance
Congress, I beg of you, justify your existence
Are you men or just a bunch of indigenous infants?
Unite these states, give them stakes in our resistance
Do you have no influence at all, you fucking skinflints?

Hamilton, tone it down

But sir!

Alex, listen. There's only one way for us to win this
Provoke outrage, outright
Don't engage, strike by night
Remain relentless 'til their troops take flight
Make it impossible to justify the cost of the fight

Outrun (outrun)
Outlast (outlast)
Hit 'em quick, get out fast (uh-huh)
Stay alive 'til this horror show is past
We're gonna fly a lot of flags half-mast
(Yeah)





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  1. h.... t....

    i started listening to this when this article showed up in my homework

  2. P.... O....

    That "Yeah." at 2:20 breaks me for some reason. It just sounds so sad, like he's just accepting what's going to happen.

  3. K.... Q....

    Big up we 100% need a 'Hamilton: The Mixtape' i would pay solid money to see it

  4. A.... M....

    The way he sounds when he says " We're gonna fly a lot of flags half mast" and they says "Yeah" really quietly.... like he is really realizing how serious this situation is. Chokes me up every time.

  5. S.... m....

    Chick a plow...?
    ;-;
    RIP

  6. B.... W....

    Oh I just discovered this. I love this

  7. f.... r....

    Why do I think something like this was written by a Russian soldier back in Leningrad when the Germans where fighting for it

  8. K.... F....

    Whoa, this is amazing.

    I dunno if I prefer this or Stay Alive, they both have their own merits, I am glad that Lin recorded this though, cause it is amazing.

    A lot of the songs in the play kinda glorify war as some glorious thing to be apart of, but THIS, it’s like getting repeatedly kicked in the stomach, it knocks the wind out of it.

    War wasn’t some triumphant event, it was dark, bloody, muddy, cold, wet, and extremely depressing.

    People died of starvation or thirst, they froze to death on snowy tundra-like battlefields, while hauling hundreds of pounds of body guards and ammo. They sat for hours, even days in muddy pits and trenches, dug into the earth, the smell of dirt, piss and blood filling the air, waking up to almost drowning if it happened to rain and fill the hole.

    Their minds started to go insane and/or they deserted cause they couldn’t take it anymore, the punish of which was death.

    War is terrifying and horrifying, even if done for good reasons and this actually displays that quite beautifully.

    When Hamilton’s voice keeps breaking in his sadness and desperation, it breaks my heart, in a good way.

    Thank you, Lin. Xoxo

  9. L.... G....

    Everyone's going on about the chick-a-plao but I want the "raise a glass "

  10. P.... ....

    ...Rise a glass.

  11. A.... N....

    Indigenous infants?

  12. C.... F....

    WHY IS THIS NOT IN THE ACTUAL SHOW!!!!

  13. M.... I....

    CHICKAPLAHHHHH

  14. M.... I....

    The people who disliked this accidentally clicked it.

  15. D.... ....

    The "ooo"s were replaced by "Stay alive..." in "Stay Alive"

  16. A.... B....

    This is so creepy and eerie and amazing and horrifying and it’s amazing. It’s like Hamilton is talking to his inner self, that voice that said “Alex you gotta fend for yourself” and it’s just perfect. I needed this in my life.

  17. c.... q....

    i wanted a chick-a-plao. seriously though, this is really good

  18. A.... C....

    I just heard "the hamilton mixtape" in a creepy voice and I love how eerie this song is. It really reflects the horrors of Valley Forge and the war. I am shooketh

  19. K.... W....

    This is cool because I went to Valley Forge last year and it was so cool!!

  20. M.... L....

    i wish this was in the musical this is amazing i almost cried just keep the chickaploa

  21. A.... M....

    Wher-
    Where's the raise a glass....
    BUT I WAS SO READY

  22. R.... W....

    I think this song is a lot more indicative of what the war was actually like. I mean that background music sounds like winter. It sounds like looming death. And the lyrics and the emotion behind them make the situation sound a lot more desperate.

  23. P.... M....

    Did Yorktown come out of this?

    P.... M....

    No it was Stay Alive

  24. S.... B....

    I was so ready for the chick-a pow

  25. D.... L....

    WHERE IS THE CHICK-A-PLOW

  26. P.... ....

    Lin is the biggest inspiration in my life

  27. N.... ....

    this is so eerie... holy shit!

    N.... ....

    Déjà Brew ikr

  28. H.... I....

    This amazing!
    But, what was I expecting? It's Lin-Manuel Miranda, everything he makes is awesome.

  29. H.... F....

    I love this song because you can feel the desperation and the horrors of war, seep into the song!
    Shout out to our lord and savior Lin!

    H.... F....

    Is this a cult?

  30. R.... O....

    Lin is basically singing to himself and answering... I love him

  31. J.... t....

    YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOOD SONG

  32. H.... /....

    Yay 8,940 view

  33. E.... M....

    I lovvvvvvvveeeee Hamilton ur such an inspiration

  34. R.... ....

    this is amazinggg

  35. R.... ....

    I was waiting for the chick-a-plao

    R.... ....

    Sans uh huh

    R.... ....

    "uh-huh" was so disappointing. :P

    R.... ....

    I thought it was more professional

    R.... ....

    same got depression after that

    R.... ....

    Roofingdoggo




    ..... UH HUH

  36. D.... M....

    Oooooooooooooooooo....

  37. B.... W....

    I don't know about everyone but I love this

  38. n.... i....

    Is this kind of like a Stay Alive draft..?

    n.... i....

    LPSLoyal yep

    n.... i....

    ArumLPS yup that’s why it says demo

    n.... i....

    But without the general. -1 whee

  39. M.... J....

    Yesssss

  40. T.... ....

    why is this unlisted?

  41. B.... m....

    I love this sooo much

  42. L.... M....

    He's like literally the best! He is my idol! #linmanuelmiranda

  43. M.... R....

    Second to comment! yeah! I just love Lin

    M.... R....

    Monica Rider You're actually the 4th but yeah I agree