The Story of Tonight
by Lin-Manuel Mirandaon Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)A leitmotif that repeats throughout the first act to unite Hamilton and his Revolutionary friends.
Thematically, this song is reminiscent of those other Revolutionary bros, Les Amis de l'ABC, and their… Read More [HAMILTON, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE & MULLIGAN]
I may not live to see our glory
I may not live to see our glory
But I will gladly join the fight
But I will gladly join the fight
And when our children tell our story
And when our children tell our story
They'll tell the story of tonight
[MULLIGAN]
Let's have another round tonight
[LAFAYETTE]
Let's have another round tonight
[HAMILTON]
Let's have another round tonight
[LAURENS]
Raise a glass to freedom
Something they can never take away
No matter what they tell you
Raise a glass to the four of us
[LAURENS & MULLIGAN]
Tomorrow, there'll be more of us
[LAURENS, MULLIGAN & LAFAYETTE]
Telling the story of tonight
[HAMILTON]
They'll tell the story of tonight
[LAURENS, MULLIGAN & LAFAYETTE]
Raise a glass to freedom
Something they can never take away
[HAMILTON]
No matter what they tell you
[MULLIGAN & LAFAYETTE]
Let's have another round tonight
[LAURENS]
Raise a glass to the four of us
[HAMILTON, LAURENS, LAFFAYETTE & MULLIGAN]
Tomorrow, there'll be more of us
[HAMILTON & LAURENS]
Telling the story of tonight
[LAFAYETTE & MULLIGAN]
Let's have another round tonight
[HAMILTON, LAURENS & ENSEMBLE 1, LAFAYETTE, MULLIGAN & ENSEMBLE 2]
They'll tell the story of tonight
Raise a glass to freedom
They'll tell the story of tonight
Raise a glass to freedom
They'll tell the story of tonight
[ENSEMBLE 2, FULL ENSEMBLE]
They'll tell the story of tonight