Hamilton Motifs lyrics

Production Motifs

• Dual casting
• Chronological rearrangement
• Race-bent casting

Lyrical Motifs

• Story & Narrative
  • "Who lives, who dies, who tells your story"
  • Alexander writing his way in/out
  • Eliza's place in "the narrative"
  • Burr as narrator
• Hamilton v. Burr
• Throwing away [my/your/his] shot
• "Talk less, smile more"
• "Wait for it"
• "Rising" ("standing") and "falling"
• "Satisfied"
• "Helpless"
• Hamilton & Eliza: "Look around, look around..." / "Enough"
• Burr/Hamilton misunderstandings and questions
• "Out____"
• Fathers & sons—religious, founding, paternal, biological
• Chess
• Immigrants (gets the job done)
• Christian religious imagery and characterization
• Eyes and faces
• "Hey..."

Musical Motifs

• Character Motifs
  • "Alexander Hamilton"
  • "Angelica"
  • "Eliza"
  • "Aaron Burr, Sir"
• Hip hop vs. other musical forms