I asked about his family Did you see his answer? His hands started fidgeting He looked askance? He's penniless He's flying by the seat of his pants The conversation lasted two minutes Maybe three minutes Everything we said in total agreement It's a dream and it's a bit of a dance A bit of a posture, it's a bit of a stance He's a bit of a flirt, but I'm 'a give it a chance So, so, so So this is what it feels like to match wits with someone at your level What the hell is the catch? It's the feeling of freedom Of seein' the light It's Ben Franklin with a key and a kite! You see it, right? There's a million things I haven't done but, just you wait, just you wait" "My name is Angelica Schuyler" "Alexander Hamilton" "Where's your family from?" "Unimportant. I'm never satisfied" "Is that right?" "I have never been satisfied" "You strike me as a woman who has never been satisfied" "I'm sure I don't know what you mean. I have never been the same Intelligent eyes in a hunger-pang frame And when you said "Hi" I forgot my dang name Set my heart aflame Every part aflame This is not a game I remember that dreamlike candlelight Like a dream that you can't quite place But Alexander, I'll never forget The first time I saw your face I remember that night I just might regret that night For the rest of my days I remember those soldier boys Tripping over themselves To win our praise ![]() Rewind Rewind I remember that night, I just might I remember that night, I just might I remember that night I remember that To your union! (To the union!) (To the revolution!) And the hope that you provide! (Provide, to provide) And may you always (Always) Be satisfied To the bride! (To the bride!) (To the bride!) (To the bride!)įrom your sister (Angelica!) (Angelica!) (Angelica!) Who is always by your side (By your side) (By your side) Lyrics to Hamilton's "SatisfiedĪlright, alright That's what I'm talkin' about! Now everyone Give it up for the maid of honor Angelica Schuyler!Ī toast to the groom! (To the groom!) (To the groom!) (To the groom!) Still not, err, satisfied? Check out the full lyrics to the song below. Angelica was more Hamilton's counterpart than Eliza." Chernow wrote that they had a "friendship of unusual ardor," adding, "It seems plausible that Hamilton would have proposed to Angelica, not to Eliza, if the older sister had been eligible. However, that didn't stop a love triangle from forming and blossoming through "buoyant and flirtatious" letters. If it's any consolation, the real Angelica was already married to John Church when she met Hamilton, according to Alexander Hamilton, Ron Chernow's text that inspired the musical. ![]() My hope is that the people who see this movie will recognize that generosity in letting go." Goldsberry, who originated the part when Hamilton premiered off-Broadway in 2015, further explained, "It’s this woman who, within one song, has to fall madly in love and give it up for another, more important love. The heart-tugging lyrics, which weave in and out of Angelica's toast at her sister's wedding, take you through her inner monologue as she's torn between pursuing her instantaneous attraction to Hamilton and carrying on their penetrating banter-or sending him Eliza's way. In "Satisfied," Angelica gets to tell her side of the story about the night she introduces Alexander to his sister-one that she says she "just might regret for the rest of my days." For viewers, the five-and-a-half minute Act 1 song and its complex verses and staging seem to bend all the linear Broadway storytelling rules, as we watch the set spin in reverse and hear "rewind, rewind,” in an eerie autotune interrupt Alexander and Eliza's wedding.įrom there, "Satisfied" borrows the sound of the previous number, " Helpless," which is sweetly told from Eliza's perspective as she recounts the first moment she locks eyes with Hamilton. ![]() A Young Girl's Viral Reaction to Hamilton ActressĮxquisitely piped (and rapped) by Renée Elise Goldsberry, who plays Angelica-one of the Schuyler sisters at the center of the play- the lyrics of " Satisfied" offer a psychedelic flashback that reveals Angelica's feelings for the titular character, who happens to marry her sister, Eliza.All About the Schuyler Sisters From Hamilton.
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