seejaypost

me: well that’s a 

bernie’s pr guy: sir, we must continue to be #relatable with the youth, but in an edgy and cool way

HOW DOES A bastard,orphan,son ofawhoreandascotsman,dropped inthemiddleofaforgottensPOTinthecaribbeanbyprovidenceimpoverishedinSQUAlor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar

the ten-dollar foundingfatherwithoutafather Got a lot fartherbyworkingalot harder By beingalotsmarter By beingaself-starter ByfourtEEN they placedhiminchargeofatradingchart-er

and everyday while slaves were being slaughteredandcartedawayyya-crossthewaves he struggled and kept his guard up

inside he was longing for something to be a part of 

the brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow or barter

thenahurricancame and devastation ra-inedthemANsawhisfuture drip-drippindownthedrain

put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain

and he wrote his firstrefrain

a testament to his pain

weLLthewordgotaroundtheysaidTHISKIDISINSANEMANtoOKUPACOLLECTIONjustsendhimtothemainland

getchyoureducationdo-on’tforgetfromwhenceyoucame

ANDTHEWORLD’SGONNAKNOWYOURNAME

WHAT’sYOURNAME MAN?

alexander hamilton

mynameisalexanderhamilton

and there’s a million things i haven’t done

but just you wait

just youuuuu-wait

whenhewasten his father splitfullofitdebtridden

two years later see alex and his mother bedriddenhALFDEAD

sittinintheirownsick the scent thick

andalexgotbetterbuthismotherwentquicK

moved in with a cousinthecousincomittedsuicIDE

left him withnothingbutruinedpride

somethinnewinside

a voice saying ALEXYOUGOTTAFENDFORYOURSELF

he started retreatingandreadingeverytreatisedowntheshelf

THERE WOULDABEENNOTHINLEFTFORSOMEONELESSAST-UTE

HEWOULDABENNDEADORDESTITUTEWITHOUTACENTOFRESTITUTIONSTARTEDWORKING

CLERKING FOR HIS LATE MOTHER’S LANDLORD

TRADING SUGARCANEANDRUMANDALLTHETHINGSHECAN’TAFFORD

SCAMMING FOR EVERY BOOKHECANGETHISHANDSON

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE SEE HIM NOWASHESTANDSonthebowofashipHEADINFORANEWLAND

IN NEW YORK YOU CAN BE A NEW MAN

innewyorkyoucanJUSTYOUWAITinnewyorkyoucanJUSTYOUWAIT

innewyorkyoucanbeanewman

inNEWYORK NEWYORK JUSTYOUWAAAAIIIT

ALEXANDERHAMILTONalexanderhamilton

WE ARE WAITING IN THE WINGS FOR YOU

waitininthewingsBUT YOU NEVER BACKED DOWN AND NEVER LEARNT TO TAKE YOUR

TiiiiIIIIiiiiiiIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiME

OoooooooooohALEXANDERHAMILTON

alexanderhamilton

WHEN AMERICA SINGS FOR YOU

WILL THEY KNOW WHAT YOU OVERCAME

WILL THEY KNOW YOU REWROTE THE GAAAAAME

THEWORLD

WILL NEEEEEEEVVVVVER BE THE SAAAAAAAAAME ooooOOOoooooh

ship is in the harbour now see if you can spot himJUSTYOUWAIT

another immigrant comin up from the bottomJUSTYOUWAIT

his enemies destroyed his rep america forGOT HIM

WE FOUGHT WITH HIM

mE I DIED FOR HIM

me i trusted him

mE I LOVED HIM

AND ME

IMTHEDAMNFOOLTHATSHOTHM

THERESAMILLIONTHINGSIHAVEN’TDoooOOOOooonebutjustyouwAAAAAAIIIIIIIT

WHATSYOURNAMEMAN

ALEXANDER HAMILTON

the world’s gonna know your name

Take A Break tbqh