Stay Alive (Reprise)
[ENSEMBLE WOMEN]Stay alive…Stay alive…
[HAMILTON]Where’s my son?
[DOCTOR]Mr. Hamilton, come in. They brought him in a half an hour ago. He lost a lot of blood on the way over.
[HAMILTON]Is he alive?
[DOCTOR]Yes. But you have to understandThe bullet entered just above his hip andLodged in his right arm
[HAMILTON]Can I see him please?
[DOCTOR]I’m doing ev’rything I can but the wound wasAlready infected when he arrived—
[HAMILTON]Philip
[PHILIP]PaI did exactly as you said, PopI held my head up high
[HAMILTON]I know, I know. ShhI know, I knowShh. I know you didEv’rything just right
[PHILIP]Even before we got to ten—
[HAMILTON]Shh
[PHILIP]I was aiming for the sky
[HAMILTON]I know, I knowI know, I knowI know
[PHILIP]I was aiming for the sky
[HAMILTON]Save your strength andStay alive…
[ELIZA]No!
[HAMILTON]Eliza
[ELIZA]Is he breathing? Is he going to survive this?Who did this, Alexander, did you know?
[PHILIP]Mom, I’m so sorry for forgetting what you taught me
[ELIZA]My son—
[PHILIP]We played piano
[ELIZA]I taught you piano
[PHILIP]You would put your hands on mine
[ELIZA]You changed the melody every time
[PHILIP]Ha. I would always change the line
[ELIZA]Shh. I know, I know
[PHILIP]I would always change the line
[ELIZA]Shh. I know, I know
[ELIZA]Un deux trois quatreCinq six sept huit neuf
[PHILIP]Un deux trois quatreCinq six sept huit neuf
[ELIZA]GoodUn deux trois quatreCinq six
[PHILIP]Un deux trois…
[ELIZA]Sept huit neufSept huit neuf—Sept huit…