I Want To Live Life Soft And Slow

I love villain songs

Supervillain

I’ll be your supervillain  I’ll be your bad guy If that’s what helps you sleep at night

Put the blame on me I’ll be your enemy The cause of all your pain and misery

And you’ll tell everybody I turned my back on you But we all know that’s just not true It’s far more complicated This ain’t black and white And I’m drawing a line in the sand tonight

Guilt is your weapon so I’m putting up a shield Won’t apologize for how that makes you feel Listen Here

This is really cool! People usually forget about her after the musicals over but you wrote a whole song!

I was researching the events of Hamilton and got really emotionally invested in Maria Reynolds, especially since we only see Hamilton’s perspective on her and the affair which somehow makes him out to be the victim. I understand that the musical couldn’t afford to spend any more time on her, but I wish she got more sympathy and respect. “Say No To This” was only one section in her life, after all. So I… just went ahead and…

Google Docs

Wanted.docx

Wanted A Hamilton: An American Musical Fan Song Maria: The full rainbow of insults with which I’m shamed Paints me as playing for the sinn

wrote the lyrics for a whole Hamilton-style song about her life. As you do.

References to the musical:

The title (situated at the end of a line in the chorus) being an adjective referring to how Maria does and/or does not feel and related to her passion for Hamilton follows the pattern of “Helpless” and “Satisfied”, uniting the three “Me? I loved him” women.

Burr’s “the sinners and the saints” line in “Wait For It”, leading into how her life “takes and it takes and it takes”. Possibly foreshadowing of Burr’s significance in her life and her turn to religion in her last years.

“No one will read it” and “Burr, that’s why need it” in “Non-Stop”.

The ‘pawns’ line harks back to chess terms and references like “knight takes rook”, “stalemate”, “the sacrifices made in every game of chess” - Hamilton follows the chess players, Maria is just a pawn. A piece Hamilton is willing to sacrifice.

“I’m a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal” in “My Shot”.

The “Alexander Hamilton” motif (all names are sung in their show cadences).

“Stay Alive”, the titular phrase of which is sung by Maria’s foil Eliza no less.

Eliza and Angelica repeatedly draw attention to Hamilton’s eyes being his most captivating feature that makes them fall for him in “Helpless” and “Satisfied”. So with Maria here it’s no different. She and Angelica both specifically sing that their situation is bearable because they can “keep [Hamilton’s] eyes in [their] life”, even if he’s truly Eliza’s.

Hamilton’s “I don’t want you” line in “Say No To This”.

The plea to “stay” both Eliza and Maria sing to Hamilton.

“Helpless”, another Eliza motif Maria borrows.

The “Aaron Burr, sir” motif. “…that I can, ma’am” is sung to the same tune, showing along with the title that Burr (a supporter of women’s equality) respects Maria as his equal.

“Say No To This”, in a proper reprise.

The “I am not throwing away my shot” motif.

“The world seemed to burn” in “Burn”.

“The Reynolds Pamphlet”, also a brief reprise.

“You lit my heart aflame” in “Satisfied”.

The “satisfied” motif.

The “enough” motif. Oh look, Eliza again.

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Dolly (Jolene's Response Lyrics)

So I jumped on that "Jolene's Response" trend and I made it gay. Is this something any of you would be interested in hearing?

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Believe me when I say I don't want your man

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Stealing him has never been my plan

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I cannot compete with you

I was just something shiny and new

But you deserve better than that man

He was going to throw you away

All he wanted to do was play

But I'd much rather be with you

Dolly

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You're the one I really want

And I really think that we could taunt

That pathetic excuse of a man

Dolly

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I know what he means to you

But think about what he's put you through

Is he really worth it in the end

Dolly

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Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Believe me when I say I don't want your man

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Stealing him has never been my plan

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Your love for him has made you blind

But I really hope that you can find

What really makes you happy

Dolly

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I'm glad you had this talk with me

I understand, but don't you see

The last thing I wanna do is hurt you

Dolly

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Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Believe me when I say I don't want your man

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Stealing him has never been my plan

Dolly, Dolly

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Knowingly

No one hurts me knowingly And I don't really let them see The scars they leave under my sleeve I guess that's on me, yeah... It was an accident It's just ignorance Didn't mean to do it, do it, no So I let it pass, roll off my back No reason to cry over and over But the tear stains on my pillow Tell me that I don't know how to really let this go

No one hurts me knowingly And I don't really let them see The scars they leave under my sleeve I guess that's on me, yeah...

Well, my broken heart is just collateral damage to someone's selfish tendencies Maybe if I spoke up Tell them I had enough, they'd listen to me But maybe they won't, and maybe they don't - They don't care what they do to me Listen Here

“Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.”

— A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Love that horror movies have the most iconic musicals. It’s so sad I can’t see Scream’d in person I am LAMENTING

Who can you trust

oh oh oh alice oh oh oh alice oh oh oh oh alice oh oh oh alice oh

youre running 'round in circles chasing imaginary light oh alice who can you trust dear who can you trust

the caterpillar's misleading the cat cant make a choice the hatter invites you for a bite and the red queen she just might

oh who can you trust be careful not to lose your head your starting to go mad tryin' to understand who can you trust

oh alice who can you trust when this wonderful world is crying glass tears who can you trust

Youre going 'round in circles chasing imaginary light oh alice who can you trust

This false hope is no good your wonderful worlds cryin' glass tears who can you trust

youre losing your mind youre going mad trying to understand who can you trust can you even trust yourself who can you trust

the caterpillar's misleading the cheshire's not being clear the hatter invites you for a bite and the red queen she just might who can you trust

alice oh alice dear who can you trust can you even trust yourself oh who can you trust

who can you who can you who can you trust?

Shattered Mirror (Original Lyrics)

I stare at you as the fight begins once again

It’s the same thing over and over, almost like it will never end

Why am I the subject of your anger when I am not causing it

When we can fight the good fight, and both never lose

Your phone screen lights up, texts from him causing us both to cringe

You say “I am so over him”, but you told me that when you lost your cool

I watch you fade, little by little, knowing he’s to blame

But how can I stop you when you are like a moth to a flame

I know it isn’t fault, it’s just part of his twisted game

But I wish you would wake up, and realize that you aren’t the same

Your fire dwindles, his hand closing in around it

Can’t you just see for yourself that you need to take aim

Fire the gun and take back your own name

It seems a star has lost its light

How can you see out of those glossed over eyes?

Can you tell me how we got here? 

Fighting over some douche who can’t even see over his own meat

I miss you so, so please don’t let him take you away from everyone who loves you so

No, this isn’t your fault, but please just see that there is better for you

Even if your curse yourself and call yourself names

You can’t stand looking at yourself in the mirror, so you let others break it

You catch fire when you’re most confident but you let yourself be extinguished

Just understand that the face looking back in the mirror is the only face you will ever have

So don’t let others change it for you

This probably goes back to your childhood

How your mother would do the same

That doesn’t mean you have to repeat the behavior and let yourself feel vain

Seeing you for you will be the best medicine

And help fix your ailing brain

It seems a star has lost its light

How can you see out of those glossed over eyes?

Can you tell me how we got here? 

Fighting over some douche who can’t even see over his own meat

I miss you so, so please don’t let him take you away from everyone who loves you so

I’ve seen you stop this, over and over

And everytime you say it’s the last you go back to him

I believe in you so just let me know

No, this show will never be over

If someone were to make a season 2 fanfic…what would you want to be in it? (Theories, storylines, etc.) Asking for a friend 🤨