Hamilton - Its Quiet Uptown - Misc Musicals
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[Angelica]
There ar
e moments that
the words don
't reach
There is suffe
ring too terri
ble to name
You hold your
child as tight
as you can
And push away
the unimaginab
le
The moments wh
en you're in s
o deep
It feels easie
r to just swim
down
[Angelica/Ensemble]
The Hamiltons
move uptown
And learn to l
ive with the u
nimaginable
[Hamilton]
I spend hours
in the garden
I walk alone t
o the store
And it's quiet
uptown
I never liked
the quiet befo
re
I take the chi
ldren to churc
h on Sunday
A sign of the
cross at the d
oor
And I pray
That never use
d to happen be
fore
[Angelica/Women]
If you see him in the street
Walking by him
self, talking
to himself
Have pity
[Hamilton]
Phillip, you w
ould like it u
ptown, it's qu
iet uptown
[Angelica/Women]
He is working
through the un
imaginable
[All men except Hamilton]
His hair has gone gray
He passes ever
y day
They say he wa
lks the length
of the city
[Hamilton]
You knock me o
ut, I fall apa
rt
[Company except Hamilton and Eliza]
Can you imagin
e?
[Hamilton]
Look at where we are
Look at where
we started
I know I don't
deserve you,
Eliza
But hear me ou
t, that would
be enough
If I could spa
re his life
If I could tra
de his life fo
r mine
He'd be standi
ng here right
now
And you would smile
And that would
be enough
I don't preten
d to know the
challenges we'
re facing
I know there's
no replacing
what we've los
t
And you need t
ime
But I'm not af
raid
I know who I married
Just let me st
ay here by you
r side
That would be
enough
[Company except Hamilton and Eliza]
If you see him in the street
Walking by her
side
Talking by her side
Have pity
[Hamilton]
Eliza, do you like it uptown
It's quiet upt
own
[Company except Hamilton and Eliza]
He is trying t
o do the unima
ginable
See them walki
ng in the park
, long after d
ark
Taking in the
sights of the
city
[Hamilton]
Look around, l
ook around, El
iza
[Company except Hamilton and Eliza]
They are tryin
g to do the un
imaginable
[Angelica]
There are mome
nts that the w
ords don't rea
ch
There is a gra
ce too powerfu
l to name
We push away w
hat we can nev
er understand
We push away t
he unimaginabl
e
They are stand
ing in the gar
den
Alexander by E
liza's side
She takes his
hand
[Eliza]
It's quiet upt
own
[Company except Hamilton and Eliza]
Forgiveness
Can you imagine?
Forgiveness
Can you imagine?
If you see him
in the street
Walking by her
side
Talking by her side
Have pity
They are going
through the u
nimaginable