"But in embracing the enigma the song points to the larger problem of women's history: the public records are thinner, the milieu is mostly domestic, and there's more need for speculation. "Surely Miranda is poking fun at his own lack of primary sources when it came to dramatizing this moment in the Hamiltons' marriage," wrote Michael Schulman, describing the song in the New Yorkerback in August. (Burr), Anthony Ramos (Laurens), Lafayette, Mulligan. Eliza Hamilton was a modest, self-effacing woman who apparently destroyed her own letters and tried to expunge her presence from the history books." Broadway musical (2015) Hamilton the Musical - Aaron Burr, Sir Lyrics 'Aaron Burr, Sir' is a song from the Broadway musical Hamilton performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), Leslie Odom Jr. As Chernow describes in Alexander Hamilton, ". G D Your sentences border on senseless Em Bm F And you are paranoid in every paragraph G How they perceive you You, you, you. Burn Lyrics (Lin-Manuel Miranda - Hamilton Cast) ELIZA I saved every letter you wrote me From the moment I read them I knew you were mine You said you were mine I thought you were mine Do you know what Angelica said When we saw your first letter arrive She said 'Be careful with that one, love He will do what it takes to survive. These lines are apparently the show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda's interpretation of Chernow's assumption that Eliza destroyed some of her correspondence with her husband. But "Burn" is much more than a song about a devastated wife, it also references the layers of intertextuality at play in the show, which is based on a biography about Hamilton by Ron Chernow, which, in turn, draws upon primary sources like letters written by the actual historical figures.Īs Eliza laments her husband's transgressions and subsequent choice to share them with world, she sings about burning her letters to Alexander, "I'm erasing myself from the narrative /Let future historians wonder /How Eliza reacted when you broke her heart."
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