Track 16: The 1791 Senate race. Defeating Philip Schuyler. The moment Hamilton turns on him. "You changed the game."
1791!
Move over!
Move over!
Philip Schuyler. The old guard. The king.
Thinking he owns the Senator’s ring.
He sits in his mansion, he counts up his gold.
He thinks that the seat is bought and sold.
But the legislature is looking for new.
They’re tired of the many serving the few.
I walk in the room and I make my case.
I don't need a sword, I just need a face.
A fresh face! A new start!
I tear the old system apart!
I took the Seat!
I took the Seat!
Schuyler is out! He’s facing defeat!
I flipped the script! I changed the game!
Nobody thought they would vote for my name!
But look at the tally! Look at the score!
Schuyler isn't the Senator anymore!
I took the Seat!
Now here comes Hamilton. Runny-nose red.
"How could you do this?"
Is what he said.
"That’s my father-in-law! You betrayed our trust!"
Alex, calm down. It was ashes to dust.
He was old. I am young.
His song was sung. My song is unsung.
Don't take it personal. Don't be a child.
Politics is dirty. Politics is wild.
You treat it like family? I treat it like war.
That’s why I’m the one walking through the door!
You want to be enemies?
Fine.
Draw the line.
But remember who won.
Remember who got it done.
I took the Seat!
I took the Seat!
Schuyler is out! He’s facing defeat!
I flipped the script! I changed the game!
I took the Seat!
Senator Burr.
It has a nice ring to it.