Non-Stop
Leslie Odom Jr."Non-Stop" is a song by Leslie Odom Jr., released in 2015 in the Pop genre. The song is 6:19 long and contains 194 lines and 1076 words.
Lyrics
0:00After the war I went back to New York
0:03A-after the war I went back to New York
0:05I finished up my studies and I practiced law
0:08I practiced law Burr worked next door
0:11Even though we started at the very same time
0:13Alexander Hamilton began to climb
0:16How to account for his rise to the top
0:19Man the man is
0:21Non-stop
0:22Gentlemen of the jury I'm curious bear with me
0:25Are you aware that we're making history
0:26This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation
0:30The liberty behind
0:31Deliberation non-stop
0:32I intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt
0:34With my assistant counsel
0:35Co-counsel
0:35Hamilton sit down
0:36Our client Levi Weeks is innocent
0:38Call your first witness
0:39That's all you had to say
0:41Okay
0:41One more thing
0:42Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room hey
0:45Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room hey
0:47Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room hey
0:50Soon that attitude may be your doom aww
0:53Why do you write like you're running out of time
0:55Write day and night like you're running out of time
0:58Everyday day you fight like you're running out of time
1:00Keep on fighting
1:01In the meantime
1:02Non-stop
1:03Corruption's such an old song
1:05That we can sing along in harmony
1:06And nowhere is it stronger than in Albany
1:08This colony's economy's increasingly stalling and
1:11Honestly that's why public service
1:12Seems to be calling me
1:14I practiced the law I practically perfected it
1:16I've seen injustice in the world and I've corrected it
1:19Now for a strong central democracy
1:20If not then I'll be Socrates
1:22Throwing verbal rocks
1:23At these mediocrities aww
1:24Hamilton at the Constitutional Convention
1:26I was chosen for the Constitutional Convention
1:29There as a New York junior delegate
1:32Now what I'm gonna say may sound indelicate aww
1:34Goes and proposes his own form of government what
1:37His own plan for a new form of government what
1:40Talks for six hours
1:40The convention is listless
1:42Bright young man
1:43Yo who the eff is this
1:45Why do you always say what you believe hey
1:47Why do you always say what you believe hey
1:50Every proclamation guarantees
1:52Free ammunition for your enemies aww
1:55Why do you write like it's going out of style
1:58Write day and night like it's going out of style
2:00Everyday you fight like it's going out of style
2:03Do what you do
2:06Alexander
2:07Aaron Burr sir
2:08Well it's the middle of the night
2:09Can we confer sir
2:11Is this a legal matter
2:11Yes and it's important to me
2:13What do you need
2:14Burr you're a better lawyer than me
2:16Okay
2:16I know I talk too much I'm abrasive
2:18You're incredible in court
2:20You're succinct persuasive
2:21My client needs a strong defense
2:23You're the solution
2:24Who's your client
2:24The new US constitution
2:27No
2:27Hear me out
2:27No way
2:28A series of essays anonymously published
2:31Defending the document to the public
2:33No one will read it
2:34I disagree
2:35And if it fails
2:35Burr that's why we need it
2:36The constitution's a mess
2:38So it needs amendments
2:39It's full of contradictions
2:41So is independence
2:42We have to start somewhere
2:43No
2:44No way
2:45You're making a mistake
2:46Good night
2:47Hey
2:47What are you waiting for
2:49What do you stall for what
2:50We won the war
2:51What was it all for
2:53Do you support this constitution
2:54Of course
2:55Then defend it
2:56And what if you're backing the wrong horse
2:58Burr we studied and we fought and we killed
3:00For the notion of a nation we now get to build
3:03For once in your life take a stand with pride
3:05I don't understand how you stand to the side
3:08I'll keep all my plans
3:10Close to my chest wait for it wait for it wait
3:14I'll wait here and see
3:15Which way the wind
3:17Will blow
3:18I'm taking my time
3:20Watching the
3:21Afterbirth of a nation
3:23Watching the tension grow
3:30I am sailing off to London
3:31I am accompanied by someone
3:33Who always pays
3:35I have found a wealthy husband who will keep
3:37Me in comfort for all my days
3:40He is not a lot of fun but there's no one who
3:43Can match you for turn of phrase
3:45My Alexander
3:47Angelica
3:48Don't forget to write
3:52Look at where you are
3:54Look at where you started
3:56The fact that you're alive is a miracle
3:59Just stay alive that would be enough
4:02And if your wife could share a fraction of your time
4:07If I could grant you peace of mind
4:10Would that be enough
4:12Alexander joins forces with James Madison
4:14And John Jay to write a series of essays
4:17Defending the new united states constitution
4:19Entitled the federalist papers
4:22The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays
4:24The work divided evenly among the three men
4:28In the end they wrote eighty-five essays
4:30In the span of six months
4:33John Jay got sick after writing five
4:36James Madison wrote twenty-nine
4:38Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one
4:43How do you write like you're running out of time
4:45Write day and night like you're running out of time
4:48Everyday you fight like you're running out of time
4:50Like you're running out of time
4:52Are you running out of time
4:53How do you write like tomorrow won't arrive
4:56How do you write like you need it to survive
4:58How do you write every second you're alive
5:01Every second you're alive
5:02Every second you're alive
5:05They are asking me to lead
5:07I am doing the best I can
5:10To get the people that I need
5:13I'm asking you to be my right hand man
5:15Treasury or state
5:16I know it's a lot to ask
5:17Treasury or state
5:18To leave behind the world you know
5:20Sir do you want me to run the
5:21Treasury or state department
5:24Treasury
5:26Let's go
5:28Alexander
5:30I have to leave
5:31Alexander
5:32Look around look around at how
5:35Lucky we are to be alive right now
5:37Helpless
5:38They are asking me to lead
5:40Look around isn't this enough
5:43He will never be satisfied
5:44What would be enough
5:45He will never be satisfied
5:48Satisfied
5:49Satisfied history has its eyes
5:56He will never be satisfied
5:58Satisfied
5:59Satisfied
6:04Why do you fight like
6:04History has its eyes on you
6:08I am not throwin' away my
6:10Just you wait
6:11I am not throwin' away my
6:12Just you wait
6:13I am Alexander Hamilton Hamilton
6:16Just you wait
6:19I am not throwin' away my shot
After the war I went back to New York A-after the war I went back to New York I finished up my studies and I practiced law I practiced law Burr worked next door Even though we started at the very same time Alexander Hamilton began to climb How to account for his rise to the top Man the man is Non-stop Gentlemen of the jury I'm curious bear with me Are you aware that we're making history This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation The liberty behind Deliberation non-stop I intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt With my assistant counsel Co-counsel Hamilton sit down Our client Levi Weeks is innocent Call your first witness That's all you had to say Okay One more thing Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room hey Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room hey Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room hey Soon that attitude may be your doom aww Why do you write like you're running out of time Write day and night like you're running out of time Everyday day you fight like you're running out of time Keep on fighting In the meantime Non-stop Corruption's such an old song That we can sing along in harmony And nowhere is it stronger than in Albany This colony's economy's increasingly stalling and Honestly that's why public service Seems to be calling me I practiced the law I practically perfected it I've seen injustice in the world and I've corrected it Now for a strong central democracy If not then I'll be Socrates Throwing verbal rocks At these mediocrities aww Hamilton at the Constitutional Convention I was chosen for the Constitutional Convention There as a New York junior delegate Now what I'm gonna say may sound indelicate aww Goes and proposes his own form of government what His own plan for a new form of government what Talks for six hours The convention is listless Bright young man Yo who the eff is this Why do you always say what you believe hey Why do you always say what you believe hey Every proclamation guarantees Free ammunition for your enemies aww Why do you write like it's going out of style Write day and night like it's going out of style Everyday you fight like it's going out of style Do what you do Alexander Aaron Burr sir Well it's the middle of the night Can we confer sir Is this a legal matter Yes and it's important to me What do you need Burr you're a better lawyer than me Okay I know I talk too much I'm abrasive You're incredible in court You're succinct persuasive My client needs a strong defense You're the solution Who's your client The new US constitution No Hear me out No way A series of essays anonymously published Defending the document to the public No one will read it I disagree And if it fails Burr that's why we need it The constitution's a mess So it needs amendments It's full of contradictions So is independence We have to start somewhere No No way You're making a mistake Good night Hey What are you waiting for What do you stall for what We won the war What was it all for Do you support this constitution Of course Then defend it And what if you're backing the wrong horse Burr we studied and we fought and we killed For the notion of a nation we now get to build For once in your life take a stand with pride I don't understand how you stand to the side I'll keep all my plans Close to my chest wait for it wait for it wait I'll wait here and see Which way the wind Will blow I'm taking my time Watching the Afterbirth of a nation Watching the tension grow I am sailing off to London I am accompanied by someone Who always pays I have found a wealthy husband who will keep Me in comfort for all my days He is not a lot of fun but there's no one who Can match you for turn of phrase My Alexander Angelica Don't forget to write Look at where you are Look at where you started The fact that you're alive is a miracle Just stay alive that would be enough And if your wife could share a fraction of your time If I could grant you peace of mind Would that be enough Alexander joins forces with James Madison And John Jay to write a series of essays Defending the new united states constitution Entitled the federalist papers The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays The work divided evenly among the three men In the end they wrote eighty-five essays In the span of six months John Jay got sick after writing five James Madison wrote twenty-nine Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one How do you write like you're running out of time Write day and night like you're running out of time Everyday you fight like you're running out of time Like you're running out of time Are you running out of time How do you write like tomorrow won't arrive How do you write like you need it to survive How do you write every second you're alive Every second you're alive Every second you're alive They are asking me to lead I am doing the best I can To get the people that I need I'm asking you to be my right hand man Treasury or state I know it's a lot to ask Treasury or state To leave behind the world you know Sir do you want me to run the Treasury or state department Treasury Let's go Alexander I have to leave Alexander Look around look around at how Lucky we are to be alive right now Helpless They are asking me to lead Look around isn't this enough He will never be satisfied What would be enough He will never be satisfied Satisfied Satisfied history has its eyes He will never be satisfied Satisfied Satisfied Why do you fight like History has its eyes on you I am not throwin' away my Just you wait I am not throwin' away my Just you wait I am Alexander Hamilton Hamilton Just you wait I am not throwin' away my shot
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