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- #1
Alexander HamiltonLeslie Odom, Jr., Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #2Aaron Burr, Sir
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs & Okieriete Onaodowan
- #3
My ShotLin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom, Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #4The Story of Tonight
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Okieriete Onaodowan, Daveed Diggs & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #5The Schuyler Sisters
Phillipa Soo, Jasmine Cephas-Jones, Leslie Odom, Jr., Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton” & Renée Elise Goldsberry
- #6Farmer Refuted
Thayne Jasperson, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #7You’ll Be Back
Jonathan Groff & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #8Right Hand Man
Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #9A Winter’s Ball
Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
- #10Helpless
Phillipa Soo & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #11Satisfied
Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton & Renée Elise Goldsberry
- #12The Story of Tonight (Reprise)
Anthony Ramos, Okieriete Onaodowan, Daveed Diggs, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Leslie Odom Jr.
- #13Wait For It
Leslie Odom, Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #14Stay Alive
Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
- #15Ten Duel Commandments
Anthony Ramos, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon Rua, Leslie Odom, Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #16Meet Me Inside
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Anthony Ramos, Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #17That Would Be Enough
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Phillipa Soo
- #18Guns and Ships
Leslie Odom, Jr., Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #19History Has Its Eyes on You
Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #20Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)
Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
- #21What Comes Next?
Jonathan Groff
- #22Dear Theodosia
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Leslie Odom, Jr.
- #23Non-Stop
Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton” & Renée Elise Goldsberry
- #24What’d I Miss
Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #25Cabinet Battle #1
Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Okieriete Onaodowan
- #26Take a Break
Phillipa Soo, Anthony Ramos, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Renée Elise Goldsberry
- #27Say No to This
Jasmine Cephas-Jones, Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sydney James Harcourt & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #28The Room Where It Happens
Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #29Schuyler Defeated
Anthony Ramos, Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda & Phillipa Soo
- #30Cabinet Battle #2
Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Okieriete Onaodowan
- #31Washington On Your Side
Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #32One Last Time
Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #33I Know Him
Jonathan Groff
- #34The Adams Administration
Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
- #35We Know
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr. & Okieriete Onaodowan
- #36Hurricane
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #37The Reynolds Pamphlet
Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
- #38Burn
Phillipa Soo
- #39Blow Us All Away
Anthony Ramos, Ariana DeBose, Sasha Hutchings, Ephraim Sykes, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #40Stay Alive (Reprise)
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Phillipa Soo & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #41It’s Quiet Uptown
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton” & Renée Elise Goldsberry
- #42The Election of 1800
Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”
- #43Your Obedient Servant
Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
- #44Best of Wives and Best of Women
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Phillipa Soo
- #45The World Was Wide Enough
Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
- #46Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
Wait For It by Leslie Odom, Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton"
Release Date
Produced by
Bill Sherman & ?uestlove & Black Thought & Alex Lacamoire & Lin-Manuel MirandaWrited by
Lin-Manuel MirandaAbout
This soliloquy is sung by Aaron Burr midway through the first act of the show.
The beat on the first half of the song closely resembles dancehall reggae; you can compare the rhythm with that of Kevin Lyttle’s “Turn Me On,” which it matches almost exactly.
The piano melody at the beginning is echoe...
Wait For It Lyrics
[BURR]
Theodosia writes me a letter every day
I'm keeping the bed warm while her husband is away
He's on the British side in Georgia
He's trying to keep the colonies in line
But he can keep all of Georgia
Theodosia, she's mine
Love doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners
And the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
And we keep loving anyway
We laugh and we cry
And we break
And we make our mistakes
And if there's a reason I'm by her side
When so many have tried
Then I'm willing to wait for it
I'm willing to wait for it
[BURR, MEN, & WOMEN]
My grandfather was a fire and brimstone preacher
Preacher, preacher, preacher
But there are things that the homilies and hymns won't teach ya
Teach ya, teach ya, teach ya
My mother was a genius (Genius)
My father commanded respect (Respect, respect)
When they died they left no instructions
Just a legacy to protect
[BURR/ENSEMBLE]
Death doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners
And the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
And we keep living anyway
We rise and we fall
And we break
And we make our mistakes
And if there's a reason I'm still alive
When everyone who loves me has died
I'm willing to wait for it
I'm willing to wait for it
Wait for it
[ENSEMBLE]
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
[BURR]
I am the one thing in life I can control
[ENSEMBLE]
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
[BURR]
I am inimitable
I am an original
[ENSEMBLE]
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
[BURR]
I'm not falling behind or running late
[ENSEMBLE]
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
[BURR]
I'm not standing still
I am lying in wait
[ENSEMBLE]
Wait
Wait
Wait
[BURR]
Hamilton faces an endless uphill climb
[ENSEMBLE]
Climb
Climb
Climb
[BURR]
He has something to prove
He has nothing to lose
[ENSEMBLE]
Lose
Lose
Lose
Lose
[BURR]
Hamilton's pace is relentless
He wastes no time
[ENSEMBLE]
Time
Time
Time
[BURR]
What is it like in his shoes?
Hamilton doesn't hesitate
He exhibits no restraint
He takes and he takes and he takes
And he keeps winning anyway
He changes the game
He plays and he raises the stakes
And if there's a reason
He seems to thrive when so few survive, then Goddamnit—
[BURR & COMPANY]
I'm willing to wait for it
Wait for it, wait for it
I'm willing to wait for it...
Life doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners and the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
And we keep living anyway
We rise and we fall and we break
And we make our mistakes
And if there's a reason I'm still alive
When so many have died
Then I'm willin' to—
[BURR]
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
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Wait For It Q&A
Who wrote Wait For It's ?
Wait For It was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Who produced Wait For It's ?
Wait For It was produced by Bill Sherman & ?uestlove & Black Thought & Alex Lacamoire & Lin-Manuel Miranda.
When did Leslie Odom, Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton” release Wait For It?
Leslie Odom, Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton” released Wait For It on Fri Sep 25 2015.