History Has Its Eyes on You
Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton"History Has Its Eyes on You" is a song by Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton, released in 2015 in the Pop genre. The song is 1:27 long and contains 18 lines and 124 words.
0:01I was younger than you are now
0:04When I was given my first command
0:08I led my men straight into a massacre
0:12I witnessed their deaths firsthand
0:15I made every mistake and
0:18Felt the shame rise in me
0:21And even now I lie awake
0:25Knowing history has it's eyes on me whoa whoa
0:38History has it's eyes on me whoa whoa yeah
0:53Let me tell you what I wish I'd known
0:55When I was young and dreamed of glory
0:59You have no control who lives
1:01Who dies who tells your story
1:05I know that we can win
1:08I know that greatness lies in you
1:11But remember from here on in
1:15History has it's eyes on you whoa whoa
1:27History has it's eyes on you
I was younger than you are now When I was given my first command I led my men straight into a massacre I witnessed their deaths firsthand I made every mistake and Felt the shame rise in me And even now I lie awake Knowing history has it's eyes on me whoa whoa History has it's eyes on me whoa whoa yeah Let me tell you what I wish I'd known When I was young and dreamed of glory You have no control who lives Who dies who tells your story I know that we can win I know that greatness lies in you But remember from here on in History has it's eyes on you whoa whoa History has it's eyes on you
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