Questlove - Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story lyrics

[WASHINGTON] Let me tell you what I wish I'd known When I was young and dreamed of glory You have no control: [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Who lives Who dies Who tells your story? [BURR] President Jefferson: [JEFFERSON] I'll give him this: his financial system is a Work of genius. I couldn't undo it if I tried And I tried [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Who lives Who dies Who tells your story? [BURR] President Madison: [MADISON] He took our country from bankruptcy to prosperity I hate to admit it, but he doesn't get enough credit For all the credit he gave us [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Who lives Who dies Who tells your story? [ANGELICA] Every other founding father's story gets told Every other founding father gets to grow old [BURR] But when you're gone, who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? [BURR AND MEN] Who tells your story? Who tells your story? [ANGELICA AND WOMEN] Who tells your story? Your story? [WOMEN] Eliza [ELIZA] I put myself back in the narrative [WOMEN] Eliza [ELIZA] I stop wasting time on tears I live another fifty years It's not enough [COMPANY] Eliza [ELIZA] I interview every soldier who fought by your side [MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS] She tells our story [ELIZA] I try to make sense of your thousands of pages of writings You really do write like you're running out of— [ELIZA AND COMPANY] Time [ELIZA] I rely on— [ELIZA AND ANGELICA] Angelica [ELIZA] While she's alive— [ELIZA AND ANGELICA] We tell your story [ELIZA] She is buried in Trinity Church [ELIZA AND ANGELICA] Near you [ELIZA] When I needed her most, she was right on— [ELIZA AND COMPANY] Time [ELIZA] And I'm still not through I ask myself, “What would you do if you had more—” [ELIZA AND COMPANY] Time [ELIZA] The Lord, in his kindness He gives me what you always wanted He gives me more— [ELIZA AND COMPANY] Time [ELIZA] I raise funds in D.C. for the Washington Monument [WASHINGTON] She tells my story [ELIZA] I speak out against slavery You could have done so much more if you only had— [ELIZA AND COMPANY] Time [ELIZA] And when my time is up, have I done enough? [ELIZA] Will they tell our story? [COMPANY] Will they tell your story? [ELIZA] Oh. Can I show you what I'm proudest of? [COMPANY] The orphanage [ELIZA] I established the first private orphanage in New York City [COMPANY] The orphanage [ELIZA] I help to raise hundreds of children I get to see them growing up [COMPANY] The orphanage [ELIZA] In their eyes I see you, Alexander I see you every— [ELIZA AND COMPANY] Time [ELIZA] And when my time is up Have I done enough? Will they tell my story? [COMPANY] Will they tell your story? [ELIZA] Oh, I can't wait to see you again It's only a matter of— [ELIZA AND COMPANY] Time [COMPANY] Will they tell your story? Who lives, who dies, who tells your story? Will they tell your story? Who lives, who dies— [COMPANY] Time… Time… Time... [FULL COMPANY] Who tells your story?