@@ellegii_ I don't know if you'd like to hear this. But irl. It was canon. It was shown in letters. Laurens father said he didn't have a girlfriend because of "work" and some letters were burned because of how they talked about the affairs. In detail. Also Hamilton said that there weren't words to show how much he loved Laurens so he'll show it through actions. And he wanted a nice looking girl. Not gorgeous. But only nice looking. He asked to not have a beautiful woman. (Sorry for ranting)
Isn’t is sad how John’s efforts came to waste? All that recruiting, trading, and persuasion just for the freedom of those slaves to be tarnished when he died?
It was not for nothing! What he encouraged the generals of the Union (those against slavery) to fight alongside them in the civil War for their freedom. The confederacy used slaves as animals to fight in the war to preserve themselves. What laurens did was align soldiers with different skin tones. John laurens permanently freed 3,000 + slaves.
Laurens’s final words in the musical, “Tomorrow there’ll be more of us”, is one of Alex’s lines in The Story of Tonight Alex’s final words in the musical, “Raise a glass to freedom”, is one of Laurens’s lines in The Story of Tonight
me: *in a dark corner looking at a picture of Laurens while crying like crazy* Mum: *walks in* are you ok- me: NO IM NOT OK LAURENS JUST DIED DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH IM HURTING RIGHT NOW MY LIFE JUST GOT SHOT AND DIED WHY HAMILTON DIRECTORS WHY Mum: *steps back slowly* me: *trying to sing in between sobs* tomorrow they'll be more of us... mum: *to dad* she's gone crazy over another fictional person again me: HES REAL BUT HE DIED 300 YEARS AGO AND JUST NOW *continues sobbing*
"John Laurens was the most militant opponent of slavery in this band of brothers. He was also the most reckless in battle (which is saying something, in a crew that includes Lafayette and Hamilton). To me, his death is the greatest What-If? in American history. A voice for emancipation from a surviving Revolutionary War veteran and a favourite of Wahington: We'll never know what could have been." AND "Here's the thing about Hamilton's response: It's more telling when he's quiet than when he has something to say. This was true of the historical Hamilton as well. We have very little written record of his grieving for Laurens. For a man who had an opinion on everything, for him to hold back betrays genuine, life-changing grief. It is possible that Hamilton and Laurens were lovers at some point - Hamilton's letters to Laurens are every bit as flirtatious as his letters to the opposite sex, if not more so. If this is the case, the silence betrays an even more profound loss." ~This is what Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote in the book about the musical.
And yet he didn't write a single song about their forbidden love, this might be one of the only mistakes in the Hamilton musical, and it still pisses me off
Laurens' death was sadder than Hamilton's, because Hamilton's legacy lived on. He made the US, and what he made lived on and prospered because of his action. But because of the south, Laurens' legacy died with him because the slave masters took back their slaves. Its so sad how his legacy was killed by this vile system.
Actually, George Washington compelled others to follow Laurens' example and even though he never freed a slave in his own lifetime, he fully supported Laurens. Also when you read about Lafayette, he wrote letters about Laurens and went, "welp, he did everything in his power to die and yet lived, what a miracle" in some cases. So his legacy does kinda live on. (even though the German Wikipedia thinks it's okay to only have about 3,5 sentences on him)
Hamilton witnessed near-death experiences multiple times in his life, his father left him, his mother fell ill, his cousin committed suicide and survived a hurricane. He felt like he was constantly escaping her. After many years, life finally favored him, they had won the war, he was able to return to his wife and meet his son, he was happy, but the death of Laurens showed him that death was still close to him. For this reason, upon learning of John's death, the only thing he says is "I have a lot of work to do", having lost his best friend made him feel that fear of running out of time again. When Burr said "Why do you write like you're running out of time?" Alexander was doing it for Laurens.
I feel like reading the comment section is really not good for my heart💔 the more i read the more painful it becomes. I just...gonna stop this here this pain is already enough for several days and now that you mention it one of the saddest things in this song is because it's *real* the people in it are once alive like us this is no marvel this is a story of real-life all the things that happen here has happened before and the character...they really go through it all from *the wound to the war to the death it's happened it's real* and that is just tragic
The fact that he works himself instead of showing emotions shows how much he is addicted to that stupid quill and paper. I guess we all cope differently. I just read hamilton fan fics XD
he said "its from john laurens, i'll read it later" because he and laurens had been exchanging letters and it was laurens' turn to send one back he never got to send a letter back :(
Wanna know another thing? The last letter from Laurens was a declaration to Hamilton, and (don't remenber from who, but i think it was Laurens) the very last one said "I'll love you forever, till i die"
Candy Playz Dude... You do know this is the workshop version right? This is a deleted song in the musical so of course they didn’t cast record it and put it up!
This isn't just an interlude, this is also a prelude for Non-Stop. After hearing about how his friend's death was not only a tragic twist of fate, his life ending far too soon and so abruptly, but his efforts for freedom until then had been wasted. Alexander, realizing how little time he has on this earth, threw himself hard into his work. So hard, he began neglecting his family to "build his legacy". Something he can leave behind that will last. It's here that Alexander Hamilton begins his descent.
"As you may know Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence was engaged in recruiting 3000 men for the first all black military regiment, the surviving members of this regiment have been returned to their Masters." That. Hit. Hard.
I've seen people add Hercules and Lafayette before but it makes it true that you added burr. It shows that he may not seem he was close with the gang but he sure did love them.
well they were definitely friends, that's for sure... Burr just seems like that one friend in the gang that's the most logical and the one that always says, "No don't do that, it's bad," or "Think twice before you act." Yeah, that kind of friend.
Barn Owl Entertainment yeah I literally research on John and the man was gay af Hamilton was into him and didn't care about social norms cause he wasn't from America
I like to think the "I have so much work to do" came from him knowing Lauren's fought till his last breath for America, and so he HAD to continue the work, and so he wanted to get it done as quickly as possible.
DJ Dipstick I’m pretty sure that’s basically what happened. When he is silent speaks more that when he is loud. Plus, the way his father worded it: “His dream of freedom for these young men dies with him,” it forces him to realize that if he doesn’t finish his goals before he dies, no one will. It forces him to come to terms with Washington’s “You have no control who lives, *Who dies,* who tells your story.”
The reason I cry in this scene everytime is not just because he died and he was such a great friend to Alexander but because his dream of having the first all black battalion died with him all those men were sent back to their masters back into slavery and bondage,back to having almost no hope,for their freedom,and their children’s freedom,I feel like of piece of hope for freedom and equality for people of color died with Lauren’s because look we are still having this fight for equality to this day and as a young black girl it just really I don’t know...all I can think about is all those families who got their hopes up just to be put back in bondage...and just to loose a good man who had started to make a difference😔
He ment way more than a friend to Hamilton and that's yet another reason his death was so sad, after he found the news Hamilton shunned himself away from anyone for two days, he wouldn't eat or speak to anyone or anything.
@Cyber Criminal I would mourn for days on end, but what me and the other person ment was that John Laurens and Hamilton were in a confirmed relationship with each other, historians have found love letters written between the two but some are so sexual the had to concern them.
Okay I'm Invisible Omg I have a video recording of the musical and when Laurens died (even tho I knew he will) I cried my soul out. And then I got VERY shook when I heard that. Like. I'M TRYING TO CRY HERE! Can you not sing so happily?! I was so triggered lmao
Like, I watched Hamilton three times, I'm happy and all. Then suddenly Laurens Interlude comes and I'm like, oh shit not again. I really wish there would be soft song after this but before Non-stop starts
The line that gets me in this is 100% *"Tomorrow there'll be MOOORE OF US"* The way Anthony sings it is so rich and beautiful, and you can hear the tragic feeling of the moment but also the praise given to Laurens and how great of a man he was. This is one of the many reasons why I think Anthony was an amazing casting decision.
May we all just appreciate the moment at 0:22, when BURR also cries? I mean, Hamilton, Lafayette and Mulligan all were close friends with Laurens, and of course they were devastated when he died. But Burr, a reserved man, and very calm one, who was more a fellow soldier for Laurens than loving friend, ALSO is heartbroken by his death. What a moment.
Wait- I just noticed something…. In the first frame with Hercules Mulligan, there are four empty chairs next to him. I think those chairs symbolize Laf, Laurens, Burr and Alex and how they are now separated. Laf is going back to France Herc is in his tailoring business and raising his family Burr is also raising his family and getting immersed in politics Alex is raising his family, getting immersed in politics and about to become the US treasurer And Laurens is dead The squad is now disbanded, broken …………. Ima go die now ADIOS
Me: I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry "I may not live to see our--" Me: *(Already drowning in tears)*
@@shreyachaudhuri9467 YOU JUST WAIT WHEN THEY INVENT THE TIME MACHINE IM GOING BACK IN TIME AND SAVING- wait... no that'll mess up the timeline too much
ThEn: John dies Washington dies Alexander dies Adrienne dies Jefferson dies Hercules dies ALL OF LAFAYETTE'S FRIENDS AND HIS WIFE UP AND LEFT. ((unless you count Burr, who died after him)) *Cut to Empty Chairs At Empty Tables*
He would’ve been the greatest god damn uncle ever Imagine Phillip been taken to school by Laurens and been babysitted by him when Alex and Eliza would go out Now I’m crying GOD DAMN IT SZIN
Your name is Alex you are a poet, and you wrote that "poem" just to show it... and I'm about to turn twelve.......that didn't really rhyme, but still you can't write mine
"The surving members of this regiment have been returned to their masters" Wait, the slaves? The people John helped?! They were sent back?!? His work was in vein?!?!?! Why is no one talking about this?!?!?!?
That part destroys me every time. There is nothing worse than to have everything you worked towards taken apart and forgotten-exactly what Hamilton most fears
Alexander lost a part of himself when Laurens died, and it's really sad seeing it. *Person:* Are you crying? *Me:* I'm not crying, YOU ARE! *Person:* **hears distant sobs til morning**
@@selitajimenez182 I mean....of course we can never be sure but there is evidence to suggest that Lams existed irl. They sent each other letters they all got published and are all online, but basically in one Hamilton was talking about how he hates Congress, he hated working and he hated himself, but how Laurens (who at the time was 'In South Carolina, redefining bravery') could make him feel better, and basically begged him to come back home. What's worse is he never saw Laurens alive again which just makes this whole thing even sadder. Laurens was Alex's closest friend, he said that himself, and was obviously heartbroken. A comment earlier said this in more detail, but Alex wrote about how he had lost his closest friend and how the world would mourn the loss. This all sounds very one sided, but also in some letters laurens showed similar feelings to Hamilton but not many of his were published. Of course we can never know, but in my own head canon Lams was real Also Lin ships it he's read said letters and tweeted out response to a question about Lams. If u want sources I can post sorry this was so long XD
Fun fact: Alexander acted like he did after Elizabeth told him John was killed because Alexander has been writing love letters to John. That’s also another reason he said that he would read it later. He didn’t want Elizabeth to find out that him and John has been writing love letters to each other.
After Lauren’s death Alexander’s life began to spiral downwards,he lost his job his son died and he cheated on his wife because his life felt empty without John in it
IMO it's not directly because John died, but his death reminded Alexander he was still close to death, and feared he was running out of time so worked non stop and that's how all the stuff happened. It was partially because of John, but indirect at that.
He didn't cheat on his wife because his life felt empty, he cheated on his wife because he was a jerk. Don't excuse something like cheating, it's never okay.
after I learned about Alexander and Laurens relationship this scene hurts more. its been over 9 months since i learned of it and I still constantly re-watch the scene and this animation which just makes me cry so so so much. hurts more because he died not knowing they had won.
And Alex had written him a letter 2 weeks before he died asking him to leave the war and join Congress and bro... And Ham not knowing he died until October...and it just killing a part of himself
He did not live to see their glory... But he did gladly join the fight... Now when their children share their story.. They'll share the story of that night..
i can't lie, i can't remember the last time I actually shed tears listening to music or watching an animatic, and this one got me. it was the line 'those that survived have been returned to their masters' that hit me like a brick, i physically recoiled a little. the animatic adds to the affect with john watching with that sense of melancholy pride... he got so close, but it slipped out of his reach. no, i'm not ok.
Also, when Alex says “I have so much work to do,” I think he uses his work as a coping mechanism because he doesn’t know what else to do in situations like these. All he knows is is work, and is comfortable with it, and confides within it
Oof i always thought that it was because he was planning on finding a way to get the black soldiers freed or something along those lines but that makes more seanse
I always thought is was because he saw it as everything Laurens had done to better the world being erased, and was working frantically to leave a mark that would stick, after the gruesome reminder that his days were numbered, hence ' why do you write like you're running out of time? Write day and night like you're running out of time', because he just realized that he is. But then again, the coping technique theory makes a lot of sense, too.
@@nobodynose4198 don't quote me on this - I don't learn much about the American side of history, being English - but I believe Hamilton didn't care for freeing slaves. Like, he didn't actively support it, but wasn't against it.
stinkii dingo Hamilton was an abolishinist I believe. He never spoke out too much about it during his time but tried to do what he could to help. Due to his position he knew he couldn’t get them freed but paved the way. At least that’s what I know
What's really sad is that Hamilton actually went 2 days without talking to anybody else, Not even his wife, friends or family after John's death. He shunned himself from everybody else and had a hard time making new friends. He even refuses to talk about Laurens after he died, because it caused him too much pain. And there are even rumors that Eliza was jealous of how much Alex felt and wrote to John after reading their letters, So maybe she helped in destroying or censoring those letters between Alex and John, Idk, please don't come after me. Its only a theory and its not a fact. So yeah, Alex really loved John and it's both cute and sad
The phrase "I have so much work to do" is actually saying "holy *SHIT* my BOYFRIEND just died so I'll go work to avoid the pain and misery,DAMMIT LAURENS!"
I just realized something. Hamilton is the only one who doesn't cry. Even Burr cries. That just shows two things. 1. Hamilton was so strong that he knew he couldn't cry in front of Eliza because he knew he was keeping her together. 2. Hamilton knew Lauren's wouldn't want him to cry. He knew He would see John Lauren's again. Excuse me while I go cry
I kinda do that. I feel like I can't cry infront of my friends becuase I don't want them to worry about me. Even though my friends do cry at school and we all comfort them and stuff.
Laurens’ death was by far the saddest one in the musical: Not only did he never get to see his best friend again, He never got to meet Philip, (who I highly believe would have been his godson) And he never knew America was freed And everything he worked for to free slaves died with him when all the surviving troops of his regiment were sent back to their masters. No one can EVER convince me that any death in Hamilton was sadder than Laurens’ Edit: Whenever I’m sad now my code is going to be “I have so much work to do”
Not really a secret. Hamilton wanted Lauren's to join him and Eliza on their wedding night. Eliza knew what was going on. How she felt about it is unknown though
"How are you?" What I say: I'm fine What I mean: My son John Laurens not only died in one of the most tragic ways possible, but all the hard work he put to free a few slaves was completely wasted when those men either died or were sent to there masters. All that on top of the fact he never even got to say good bye to the man he loves, and Alexander never got to say good by to, in his own words "the only thing in this world that doesn't disgust him". Alexander later went on to name one of his sons after him and when his son read their letters, they were so sexual he had to bleep out most of the words and oMG I CAN'T HANDLE THIS MY HEART
Yeah, it historical cannon. Alexander also had a fling with George Washington, which George broke off after getting the letter from Eliza saying she's pregnant. John Laurens was the only real person he had true feelings for, not even Angelica or Eliza came close
**Deep Comment Warning** Even after listening to the soundtrack every night for weeks, I still can't stop my eyes from watering *at least*. It's when he finds out about Laurens' death that Alex is speechless for the first time in the entire musical. Hamilton wrote this in a letter to Nathaniel Greene: "[....] The world will feel the loss of a man who has left few like him behind; and America, of a citizen whose heart realized that patriotism of which others only talk. I feel the loss of a friend whom I truly and most tenderly loved, and one of a very small number." Laurens was honestly such an amazing person. Even though he never felt the torture of being enslaved, he understood that it is an *evil* practice, and it must be stopped. His untimely demise was all for nothing: the war was already over, the British had surrendered, there was no reason for him to die. And I know people are getting ticked about Alex's "I have so much work to do", but I don't think he was saying that in regards to his actual career. In my opinion, he was saying that he had so much work to do in regards to Laurens' dream that he left behind when he died. He felt that it was his duty to fulfill this dream, and he did a good job in stirring up resentment against slavery. More and more people took up the cause, and eventually it led to the abolition. Laurens would've been so proud. There's no way you don't get emotional when you realize he never got to meet his daughter. He never got to see his legacy. Any of it. It's not fair that he died so suddenly, and that his death was all for naught. You pick the prettiest flowers in the garden first. Thanks for taking the time to read this, like, or not, doesn't really matter to me, just wanted to put all this out here into the world
yo i think the song here and in the film was different like the contents was kinda different and i dont think it was mentioned in this vid that it was from his father like eliza just said its not from john laurens........ right?
Person: You okay? Me: Mhm Person: You sure? Me: Mhm just a sec **takes deep breath and walks to the window** Me: AAaaAAaAAaAaAaAAaAaAaaAaaAaahHhhHHhHhHhhHhHhhHhHhhHhHh!!!!!!!!! **Walks back** Okay I’m done.
Me(as in me):**slams door open** I wanna try to ! **walks to the window** ALEXANDER AND LAURENS IS GAY LAMS FOREVER!!!!!!!!! **walks back** thanks for letting me break your neighbor's ears
Heres if your not crying enough, here's johns whole story: When he was a kid he lived near a slave prison, and he was friends with two of them, and one was even named John feill, And the other, was Xavier Harring. He promised when he grew up he would make world peace and before john turned 13 they both died in a year difference. He grew up suicidal but he wanted to start a revolution for his lost friends and later met Hercules Mulligan (he never historically met Lafayette) and soon met alexander hamilton who also wanted a revolution for thier wounds to be noticed. Fast forward he thought he won the war but he was going home and got shot in the back 4 times and shot in the chest, so he thought he saw his glory and he had faith and he wanted to make up for not saving his childhood friends, so he wanted to end all slavery, the war was over when he was killed.
Seeing Burr, Mulligan, and Lafayette crying broke me. Seeing Laurens dying and his ghost REALLY broke me. But.. seeing Hamilton close himself off and seeing the lack of an emotional response on his face is what really got to me.
DG_Solei yeah this is the moment where Hamilton really changed. His mortality clarified by the death of his friend he threw himself into non stop work in order to see to the dreams his friend died for. The loss of laurens closed him off to his wife, his friends, his family, and led to mistakes he would later regret
I think Washington likely just sat in his office thinking on how Hamilton and the others are taking this news. He likely mourns the deaths of all the soldiers who died under his command, but I think he was worried for them.
Every time I hear this song I’m saddened by the fact that John Laurens’s legacy wasn’t fulfilled! He truly was ahead of his times and knew that there wouldn’t be true freedom if it wasn’t granted to EVERYONE!
Idk why, Burr crying made me wanted to cry because he was not exactly part of the Hamilsquad but he still feels sadness just like the fans who are crying over a man who died 200 years ago :/
Imagine dying in war and 200 years later a rapper makes a musical about you and teens across the globe cry about your death
What a way to carry a legacy
Hah
@@notherelol ah he he hehe...
Woah I never thought about that
I’d be okay with that
"I have so much work to do." actually translates to "I'm just gonna go cry in the corner with all the other Hamilton fans."
@Valeria Navarrete you mean HUSBAND
True
@Valeria Navarrete thank you
Listening to this and putting my hand on my heart and crying 😭
SURE DOES, SIS.
I like how she included Burr because even if he wasn't really with them, he still dearly cared about John.
1.4k with no replys, probably because it's so true that it dosent need statement..
Zay_LOLs and this comment was from a year ago too.
@@tottalynotkinggeorgeiii8479 1.8k now, it got 400 more likes in 4 days, impressive.
@@haveagoodmourning 2k now, 200 in 1 day, that's incredible
Wait so that many people saw it in one day
that is truly incredible
Eliza: “Alexander, are you alright?”
Hamilton: “John used to call me Alexander…”
Eliza: “that’s because it’s your fucking name.”
Dangan!Leah I’m glad it did :3
This is underrated
I just choked on my tears thanks for that
"John used to say"
"Oh for f----'s sake Alexander"
"He used to say that to" *aggressive crying*
@@Venus_0978 LMAO
Eliza: Alexander are you all right?
Alexander: Alright? Lmao. I'm *dead* inside
omfg
i just *sNoRtEd*
So *that's* why he cheated on her...
yep
Janerssa :3 😭😭😭
Janerssa :3 are you that person from istagram that made a post like this?
Laurens last words are quoting Hamilton's from "The Story of Tonight"
Hamilton's last words are quoting Lauren's from "The Story of Tonight"
*Bawling my eyes out in the multiverse*
If this isn’t prof lams isn’t official, I’m going to freaking cry
@@ellegii_ I don't know if you'd like to hear this. But irl. It was canon. It was shown in letters. Laurens father said he didn't have a girlfriend because of "work" and some letters were burned because of how they talked about the affairs. In detail. Also Hamilton said that there weren't words to show how much he loved Laurens so he'll show it through actions. And he wanted a nice looking girl. Not gorgeous. But only nice looking. He asked to not have a beautiful woman.
(Sorry for ranting)
What was Hamilton's last word again?
No why would u do this to me
Isn’t is sad how John’s efforts came to waste? All that recruiting, trading, and persuasion just for the freedom of those slaves to be tarnished when he died?
I felt so angry that it was all for nothing.
Then, I saw Hamilton and started sobbing.
My heart is so broken cause he put in so much effort all for it to die along with him...😭
It was not for nothing! What he encouraged the generals of the Union (those against slavery) to fight alongside them in the civil War for their freedom. The confederacy used slaves as animals to fight in the war to preserve themselves. What laurens did was align soldiers with different skin tones. John laurens permanently freed 3,000 + slaves.
@@elenakendrick6279 Both sides kinda used slaves in battle tho...
At least my dream came true later :)
Laurens’s final words in the musical, “Tomorrow there’ll be more of us”, is one of Alex’s lines in The Story of Tonight
Alex’s final words in the musical, “Raise a glass to freedom”, is one of Laurens’s lines in The Story of Tonight
Wait what?
Ohhhh ALIVE words I was confused
NOOOOO
*GOD NO-*
Thats beautiful. They are such good friends
Thats beautiful. They are such good friends
"I may not live to see our glory"
Laf, cries.
Hurc, cries.
Burr, cries.
Hammy, on the verge of tears.
Me? Balling my goddamn eyes out.
Hotel? *Trivago* ((ye can't resist that)))
Oh my gosh same here XD
me: *in a dark corner looking at a picture of Laurens while crying like crazy*
Mum: *walks in* are you ok-
me: NO IM NOT OK LAURENS JUST DIED DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH IM HURTING RIGHT NOW MY LIFE JUST GOT SHOT AND DIED WHY HAMILTON DIRECTORS WHY
Mum: *steps back slowly*
me: *trying to sing in between sobs* tomorrow they'll be more of us...
mum: *to dad* she's gone crazy over another fictional person again
me: HES REAL BUT HE DIED 300 YEARS AGO AND JUST NOW *continues sobbing*
me too, every time I hear this part 🤧
Bitch Lesbian Hotel? Trivago
When Laurens saw Phillip, he probably thought "Oh look! A minnie me!"
Allie Moore I thought Laurens never got to see Phillip?
when he saw him as a ghost in the animation
"Oh look! A minnie me...
He gonna die soon."
Allie Moore when Philip meets Laurens in heaven "hey you look like me"
"Don't ask"
Laurence: "random flowers, you are my best friend, if I'm dieing, you dieing with me! *crushes flowers*"
Sorry Ham!
I CAN'T be the only one who sobbed like a baby when Laurens died. It's just impossible not to.
I-I may or may not have kept a straight face during the entire thing ._.'
BananaPug6 .w.
Wh-
How?
i cant cry
i just cant
i need to be *m a n l y* 😤✌️
Trust me you're not alone-
Nope I legit started balling
"John Laurens was the most militant opponent of slavery in this band of brothers. He was also the most reckless in battle (which is saying something, in a crew that includes Lafayette and Hamilton). To me, his death is the greatest What-If? in American history. A voice for emancipation from a surviving Revolutionary War veteran and a favourite of Wahington: We'll never know what could have been."
AND
"Here's the thing about Hamilton's response: It's more telling when he's quiet than when he has something to say. This was true of the historical Hamilton as well. We have very little written record of his grieving for Laurens. For a man who had an opinion on everything, for him to hold back betrays genuine, life-changing grief. It is possible that Hamilton and Laurens were lovers at some point - Hamilton's letters to Laurens are every bit as flirtatious as his letters to the opposite sex, if not more so. If this is the case, the silence betrays an even more profound loss."
~This is what Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote in the book about the musical.
Lin: Listen, listen, the Boi was Bi, and then he had to say Bye, which hurt a lot, ya know?
(sorry)
And yet he didn't write a single song about their forbidden love, this might be one of the only mistakes in the Hamilton musical, and it still pisses me off
@@GustavoHenrique-wd5gi there's a sentence indicating that (I believe
Ok so why did Anthony play John then? (Don’t take it out of context TOO much)
@@ilivetospiteothers9327 you are not forgiven😭
Laurens' death was sadder than Hamilton's, because Hamilton's legacy lived on. He made the US, and what he made lived on and prospered because of his action. But because of the south, Laurens' legacy died with him because the slave masters took back their slaves. Its so sad how his legacy was killed by this vile system.
Actually, George Washington compelled others to follow Laurens' example and even though he never freed a slave in his own lifetime, he fully supported Laurens. Also when you read about Lafayette, he wrote letters about Laurens and went, "welp, he did everything in his power to die and yet lived, what a miracle" in some cases. So his legacy does kinda live on. (even though the German Wikipedia thinks it's okay to only have about 3,5 sentences on him)
Well if I wasn't crying before, I am now
no hoes, now its our job to keep his legacy going on. He be John Laurens- the only valid white man ever
Itchlord FUCK IM CRYING
@@danajeserio8744 lmao
Hamilton witnessed near-death experiences multiple times in his life, his father left him, his mother fell ill, his cousin committed suicide and survived a hurricane. He felt like he was constantly escaping her. After many years, life finally favored him, they had won the war, he was able to return to his wife and meet his son, he was happy, but the death of Laurens showed him that death was still close to him. For this reason, upon learning of John's death, the only thing he says is "I have a lot of work to do", having lost his best friend made him feel that fear of running out of time again. When Burr said "Why do you write like you're running out of time?" Alexander was doing it for Laurens.
AHHH
I feel like reading the comment section is really not good for my heart💔 the more i read the more painful it becomes. I just...gonna stop this here this pain is already enough for several days and now that you mention it one of the saddest things in this song is because it's *real* the people in it are once alive like us this is no marvel this is a story of real-life all the things that happen here has happened before and the character...they really go through it all from *the wound to the war to the death it's happened it's real* and that is just tragic
Ack such sadness and deepness makes a girl like me cry
Emotional
Nothing like a good historical lesson to empty my tear ducts
Laurens: dies*
Lafayette: cries*
Hercules: cries*
Burr: cries*
Alex: buries himself in work*
Me: dies from sad*
Dies cries cries cries works dies
that was so funny i forgot to laugh
The fact that he works himself instead of showing emotions shows how much he is addicted to that stupid quill and paper. I guess we all cope differently. I just read hamilton fan fics XD
John Laurens YOUR ALIVE HRHDISHSGAHSHAJKS
John Laurens im now Lafayette
he said "its from john laurens, i'll read it later" because he and laurens had been exchanging letters and it was laurens' turn to send one back
he never got to send a letter back :(
FUCK YOU! YOU MADE ME CRY IN ONLINE CLASS!
Wanna know another thing? The last letter from Laurens was a declaration to Hamilton, and (don't remenber from who, but i think it was Laurens) the very last one said "I'll love you forever, till i die"
wHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT-
@@pessoa8467 excuse me my mother is home. Don’t you dare make me cry today
@@chrisj8244 guess what? I will
they couldn’t copyright Lauren’s song because they where to busy crying lmao
marina rocha haha ;-;
I think they deleted it °-°
or maybe they just wanted us to cry...
Candy Playz no they didn’t
Candy Playz
Dude...
You do know this is the workshop version right?
This is a deleted song in the musical so of course they didn’t cast record it and put it up!
YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES ME MAD, THERES A PLACE IN SOUTH CAROLINA NAMED LAURENS BUT ITS NAMED AFTER JOHN'S FATHER AND NOT HIM
YOU CAN PRETEND IT'S FOR JOHN DON'T WORRY I'LL PRETEND WITH YOU
@@R0R0CHN Tomorrow there'll be more of us.
J W 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡sssssooooooooo mad
@@arrowowl6005 telling the story of that night~
@Jc Camacho CAN I ALSO PRETEND WITH YOU GUYS?
This isn't just an interlude, this is also a prelude for Non-Stop. After hearing about how his friend's death was not only a tragic twist of fate, his life ending far too soon and so abruptly, but his efforts for freedom until then had been wasted.
Alexander, realizing how little time he has on this earth, threw himself hard into his work. So hard, he began neglecting his family to "build his legacy". Something he can leave behind that will last.
It's here that Alexander Hamilton begins his descent.
This right here. This is what sets the stage for his crashout arc
Legend has it that when Laurens patted Phillip on the head, his soul was transferred into the smol bean.
Fangirls_Unite my smol bean
*Philip dies* well the 2 smol beans died..
@@kaylinn4493 You are terrible, y'know that ? :'[
Weirdly Marvelous indeed he does
Such true
**When John Laurens was killed on your Birthday**
WELP....IM DEPRESSED
Leo ValDiva
OOF
Woooow I am sorry your happy it’s you birthday but sad cuz of John Laurens death
Dang. That's messed up af
sorry this is completely irrelevant to everything (and im so sorry for ruining the moment) but... Eyyyyyy hello fellow pjo fan
I’m so sorry... my birthday is on August 27th as well...
He protect
He fight
But most importantly
*He tell the story of tonight*
This is an underrated comment! And I like it, but a little sad ;-;
I know it’s sad :(
*YES*
Marry me
Feelings!!!!!
"As you may know Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence was engaged in recruiting 3000 men for the first all black military regiment, the surviving members of this regiment have been returned to their Masters." That. Hit. Hard.
His legacy is lost
@@blueberryjackson7539 Really, he doesn't even descendants now.
This entire song hit hard.
Laurens
If you think about the slaves who died of that regiment were set free but not in the way you would think which makes this even more sad in some way
I've seen people add Hercules and Lafayette before but it makes it true that you added burr. It shows that he may not seem he was close with the gang but he sure did love them.
it was john's father
(I think)
Ria Ev. it was actually burr, not john’s father. you can see by theodosia (daughter not wife)
well they were definitely friends, that's for sure... Burr just seems like that one friend in the gang that's the most logical and the one that always says, "No don't do that, it's bad," or "Think twice before you act." Yeah, that kind of friend.
The other thing is that he left a mother and child behind. John even promised his wife that he’d come back to see his child. But didn’t.
Barn Owl Entertainment yeah I literally research on John and the man was gay af Hamilton was into him and didn't care about social norms cause he wasn't from America
I cAn'T cOntAiN mYsElf
try
Monsoon Magic *mE EitHer*
ME NEITHER 😢
I CaNT EiTHeR WaAAAAaa T-T
-hugs you tight-
I love how John just goes and gives Phillip a lil pat like
"*Gasp* omg he does look like Hammy"
And he's like- "Woah he looks exactly like me." QwQ
Ikr I found that bit so cute
"Alexaaandeerrrrr how dare you keep this child from meeee-"
Alex: laURENS WHA-
@@littlemisswillbe WHAAAAA
Seeing the boys react to his death hurts. I hope John Laurens is watching over us and sees us fighting for what he wanted.
I agree, I hope he’s happy that the world is changing even if it’s 200 years later
raise a glass to that
I like to think the "I have so much work to do" came from him knowing Lauren's fought till his last breath for America, and so he HAD to continue the work, and so he wanted to get it done as quickly as possible.
I would think otherwise if it weren't for the way he said it, but he almost seems motivated.
I think it was that Hamilton was deeply affected by his friends death so he drowned himself in work to distract himself from the pain
DJ Dipstick I’m pretty sure that’s basically what happened. When he is silent speaks more that when he is loud. Plus, the way his father worded it: “His dream of freedom for these young men dies with him,” it forces him to realize that if he doesn’t finish his goals before he dies, no one will. It forces him to come to terms with Washington’s “You have no control who lives, *Who dies,* who tells your story.”
THOSE ARE REAL FRIENDS
That must explain why he sings such a cheery song right after Laurens’s death. He’s trying to stay sane and his life starts to spiral out of control
I’m not crying you are
bryeeanna yes...yes I am 😢😢😢😢
We all are
We BoTh ArE
bryeeanna no you
Cookiezero 705 I smell sorrow
I am crying.....over a guy I've never met......that died......200 years ago.
Musical Miracle same
Musical Miracle same idk why
I think he was my favorite by far
I K N O W 😭😭😭😭😭
Musical Miracle *300
The reason I cry in this scene everytime is not just because he died and he was such a great friend to Alexander but because his dream of having the first all black battalion died with him all those men were sent back to their masters back into slavery and bondage,back to having almost no hope,for their freedom,and their children’s freedom,I feel like of piece of hope for freedom and equality for people of color died with Lauren’s because look we are still having this fight for equality to this day and as a young black girl it just really I don’t know...all I can think about is all those families who got their hopes up just to be put back in bondage...and just to loose a good man who had started to make a difference😔
"Great friend"
He ment way more than a friend to Hamilton and that's yet another reason his death was so sad, after he found the news Hamilton shunned himself away from anyone for two days, he wouldn't eat or speak to anyone or anything.
@@touma2991 He wasn't?
@@bishrekual4709 You wouldn't mourn the death of your friend?
@Cyber Criminal I would mourn for days on end, but what me and the other person ment was that John Laurens and Hamilton were in a confirmed relationship with each other, historians have found love letters written between the two but some are so sexual the had to concern them.
Laurens quoted Hamilton,
“Tomorrow there’ll be more of us”
And Hamilton quoted Laurens
“Raise a glass to freedom”
Both right before they died...
not into hamilton as much as i was but i’m still crying over this fact. lin is a fuckin musical genius o k
Anx13ty R1dd3n I didn’t mean to make you cry ;w; . And yes he is 😌
Lin-Manuel proving once again that he is a lyrical genius
Raise a glass
something he will never do again🎵
laurens “ME I DIED FOR HIM-“
[dashes to other side of stage]
laurens out of breath
“ME I LOVED HIM!”
Annie Smith
Yessss
YESSS
Eliza: John what are you doing?
I love that so much
Shut up-shut your face-NO
"I have so much work to do..."
.........
"aftER THE WAR, I WENT BACK TO NEW YORK-"
Okay I'm Invisible Omg I have a video recording of the musical and when Laurens died (even tho I knew he will) I cried my soul out. And then I got VERY shook when I heard that. Like. I'M TRYING TO CRY HERE! Can you not sing so happily?!
I was so triggered lmao
LunaFromFandomland i'm going through the same thing
“AND MY BEST FRIEND DIED BUT I'M NOT GOING TO FUCKING TALK TO ANYBODY ABOUT IT. JOHN LAURENS WHO? HAHAkillme“
Glowing Phoenix oh that Hamilton *laugh track*
Like, I watched Hamilton three times, I'm happy and all. Then suddenly Laurens Interlude comes and I'm like, oh shit not again. I really wish there would be soft song after this but before Non-stop starts
I love how you made Eliza have a few tears, she knew how much Laurens meant to Alexander, and she also feels it :(
The line that gets me in this is 100%
*"Tomorrow there'll be MOOORE OF US"*
The way Anthony sings it is so rich and beautiful, and you can hear the tragic feeling of the moment but also the praise given to Laurens and how great of a man he was. This is one of the many reasons why I think Anthony was an amazing casting decision.
Shut up, i'm not crying, you're crying (T^T)
Out of all the guys in the story of tonight, laurens was by far the best singer
That literally just came on as soon as I read it
You be writen this like it be a essay fo school
Nyra Winglock I’m not ashamed of crying. If you cry it means that you aren’t completely emotionless.
*sees Mulligan and Lafayette crying*
Well. There is no hope.
Edit: Thanks for all the likes!
Yeah that broke my heart
And burr he is not the bad guy he was just thinking of his daughter
Their’s was a brotherhood forged in revolution, tempered through battle... and shattered by time.
True
@@fumarc4501 👏👏👏👏👏
*Laurens pats Phillips head*
Me: *N O*
Prinny Boi I like your icon
*god dammit laurens* T_T
I bet in his mind he was all like, yOU'RE NEXT
Prinny Boi “tomorrow there will be more of us” aka: more people that are d e a d
NO N O N O N O N O N O N O N O N O
May we all just appreciate the moment at 0:22, when BURR also cries? I mean, Hamilton, Lafayette and Mulligan all were close friends with Laurens, and of course they were devastated when he died. But Burr, a reserved man, and very calm one, who was more a fellow soldier for Laurens than loving friend, ALSO is heartbroken by his death. What a moment.
Wait- I just noticed something….
In the first frame with Hercules Mulligan, there are four empty chairs next to him.
I think those chairs symbolize Laf, Laurens, Burr and Alex and how they are now separated.
Laf is going back to France
Herc is in his tailoring business and raising his family
Burr is also raising his family and getting immersed in politics
Alex is raising his family, getting immersed in politics and about to become the US treasurer
And Laurens is dead
The squad is now disbanded, broken
………….
Ima go die now
ADIOS
Why does my comment have so many likes, yours deserves more!
I-i *silently crying*
Skyfirewolf youknowthatwasntnice😭💀
my heart can’t take this
*Im gonna go bury myself now*
"Returned to their masters"
*fLIPS TABLE*
Wait what does that mean..?
*Cold-Blooded Artist*
Oh.. •_•
ALL THAT WORK
RECRUITING 3,000 MEN
FOR IT TO BE WASHED DOWN THE DRAIN
NOW YOU KNOW WHY I THINK LAURENS' DEATH IS THE SADDEST
Me: I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry I won't cry
"I may not live to see our--"
Me: *(Already drowning in tears)*
Literally me just now XD
Omg, so true
MOOD-
tmmw they'll be more of us i cried
How to stop John from dying:
Step 1:
*YEET THE CINNAMON ROLL OUT OF SOUTH CAROLINA*
Step 2: ban him from ever going back there
too late ;-;
@@shreyachaudhuri9467 YOU JUST WAIT WHEN THEY INVENT THE TIME MACHINE IM GOING BACK IN TIME AND SAVING- wait... no that'll mess up the timeline too much
@@JustMe-xp6pl WHO THE HELL CAREA ABOUT THE TIMELINE WHEN LAURENS DIED LIKE THIS! Fuck the timeline
@@JustMe-xp6pl Exactly T^T We either- Sacrifice our timeline for John… Or- sit by and watch him die.
the tears. the tears are here. and they ain’t leaving any time soon.
Can't stop crying help me😢😢😢😢
same :,)
TEARS ARE LIKE THE ENGLISH SETTLERS THEY NEVER LEAVE
I can't stop the crying! Even tho I watched this for the past two days and it still makes me cry every time 😭
*_they’re here to take away Phillip.._*
Lafayette left
Laurens died at war
Hamilton got shot
Mulligan is now alone
ThEn:
John dies
Washington dies
Alexander dies
Adrienne dies
Jefferson dies
Hercules dies
ALL OF LAFAYETTE'S FRIENDS AND HIS WIFE UP AND LEFT.
((unless you count Burr, who died after him))
*Cut to Empty Chairs At Empty Tables*
Lafayette was arrested by the British I think
this hurt me more than it should have
F
Kar3nW!thTheG00dHair I not sure about that one
He would’ve been the greatest god damn uncle ever
Imagine Phillip been taken to school by Laurens and been babysitted by him when Alex and Eliza would go out
Now I’m crying
GOD DAMN IT SZIN
That sounds so cute wHy dId hE hAvE tO dIe
No god dam it history
Bruh no he would've been the best father ever if ya know what i mean
Maybe he could’ve taught Philippe to duel...
Tears are flowing down my cheeks....He would have been!
It really hit me when the letter said “The surviving members of this regiment have been returned to their masters.” 😔
He was beauty
He was grace
He died from a gunshot wound for fighting against discrimination of race
THE FEELS
Your name is Alex you are a poet, and you wrote that "poem" just to show it... and I'm about to turn twelve.......that didn't really rhyme, but still you can't write mine
Yes the feels TnT
big respect.
😭😭😭😭😭
He is beauty
he is grace
he wanted to help the african race
But he got shot in the face
Laurens patting Philip's head is the most adorable thing ever and you must respect it.
Random Shipper of Ships its sad tho because John never meets Philip
also sad because of you think about it they were both shot that's what killed them both... Phillip might as well be Laurens incarnate😭😭😭
"The surving members of this regiment have been returned to their masters"
Wait, the slaves? The people John helped?! They were sent back?!? His work was in vein?!?!?! Why is no one talking about this?!?!?!?
That part destroys me every time.
There is nothing worse than to have everything you worked towards taken apart and forgotten-exactly what Hamilton most fears
Sorry honey but that was America back then
WE ARE TO BUSY CRYING TO TALK ABOUT IT 😭😭
Oh shit! Thats sad!
I think that was why Hamilton said "I have so much work to do" there, he took on Laurens' work because it was undone after his death.
It's Laurens' expression for me. The quiet pride, melancholy peace. szin outdid themself here.
Me 5 seconds in “okay don’t cry”
“I may not live to see our-“
*crying until I can see*
Eliza: As you may know, Lieutenant Colonel Laurens was engaged
Me: *Accidentally skips 10 seconds, video cuts to Alexander shocked*
Me: ....Oh
Oh my
Alex: John do you have something to tell me
Alex: *shocked*
John: tOmOrRoW tHeRe'Ll bE mOrE oF uSssss
Hey Alex did I forget to mention that I have a wife and daughter?
NO STRESS, MAH LOVE FOR YOU WAS NEVER IN DOUBT-
(6
)
(6
Alexander lost a part of himself when Laurens died, and it's really sad seeing it.
*Person:* Are you crying?
*Me:* I'm not crying, YOU ARE!
*Person:* **hears distant sobs til morning**
Can you believe that we can be so attached to people that lived up to 200 (and more) years ago?
When Laurens died, Hamilton's life when out of control. Laurens was the one who held it together. LAMS be trueee
@@selitajimenez182 I mean....of course we can never be sure but there is evidence to suggest that Lams existed irl. They sent each other letters they all got published and are all online, but basically in one Hamilton was talking about how he hates Congress, he hated working and he hated himself, but how Laurens (who at the time was 'In South Carolina, redefining bravery') could make him feel better, and basically begged him to come back home. What's worse is he never saw Laurens alive again which just makes this whole thing even sadder. Laurens was Alex's closest friend, he said that himself, and was obviously heartbroken. A comment earlier said this in more detail, but Alex wrote about how he had lost his closest friend and how the world would mourn the loss.
This all sounds very one sided, but also in some letters laurens showed similar feelings to Hamilton but not many of his were published. Of course we can never know, but in my own head canon Lams was real
Also Lin ships it he's read said letters and tweeted out response to a question about Lams. If u want sources I can post sorry this was so long XD
Charlotte Rhodes i love lams it's so cute and I feel for alex. Could you show me the source?
@@selitajimenez182 of course I might need to do it in a few replies tho so I can copy and paste them all
Fun fact: Alexander acted like he did after Elizabeth told him John was killed because Alexander has been writing love letters to John. That’s also another reason he said that he would read it later. He didn’t want Elizabeth to find out that him and John has been writing love letters to each other.
@Rebeca Alejandra Salgado Sánchez
No, the letters have been found and stuff.
@@tall_girl_velma sure they have
So... technically Alex was cheating on Eliza with John..?
@@babyboo5211
Yes
@@babyboo5211 it's likely they were together throughout the war, so before Eliza. If anything, Alexander cheated on John with her first.
*Quietly Sobs In Corner Of*
*Bedroom*
Niff same
In the bedroom down the hall
Same
That’s exactly what I’m doing
Same !!!
I saw the title and immediately said out loud "No. Don't." But I clicked anyway.
Taylor Breckenridge same
Same
Same!!!! This song is so freaking sad but the animatics are so good!!!!
I relate
Taylor Breckenridge sAME
After Lauren’s death Alexander’s life began to spiral downwards,he lost his job his son died and he cheated on his wife because his life felt empty without John in it
Didn't notice that before actually
See I’m not the only who noticed that I’m glad someone else did!
Yes he literally broke mentally
IMO it's not directly because John died, but his death reminded Alexander he was still close to death, and feared he was running out of time so worked non stop and that's how all the stuff happened.
It was partially because of John, but indirect at that.
He didn't cheat on his wife because his life felt empty, he cheated on his wife because he was a jerk. Don't excuse something like cheating, it's never okay.
after I learned about Alexander and Laurens relationship this scene hurts more. its been over 9 months since i learned of it and I still constantly re-watch the scene and this animation which just makes me cry so so so much. hurts more because he died not knowing they had won.
And Alex had written him a letter 2 weeks before he died asking him to leave the war and join Congress and bro... And Ham not knowing he died until October...and it just killing a part of himself
anthony's voice is angelic here and it still gets me right in the feels
abby n Anthony is an angel end of story
abby n his voice is always angelic what do you mean
abby n it hurts
;-; yes
He did not live to see their glory...
But he did gladly join the fight...
Now when their children share their story..
They'll share the story of that night..
*cough* not gonna-
*cries a waterfall of tears*
Today there are more of them.
*cries silently* ; - ;
I'M ALREADY CRYING ENOUGH
I literally have tears in my eyes. thanks for that.
“i will pop chika pop these cops till I’m FREE”
He never truly experience free life, that’s the saddest part.
He did. This isn't accurate because the play would be taken too long. He fought at Yorktown but died in South Carolina later on.
DAMN
No.. but he did experience free death....
*Grossly sobbing in a corner* Dammit Laurens! Why did you have to go?!
Aurora Galarza ur so mean
IM CRYING OVER A PERSON WHO DIED 300 YEARS AGOOOOO
Edit: ØøF thanks for the likes
Same but its 263, yes im still counting
Me too 😭
It is a good reason to cry
Same-
And now this comment has 300+ likes. :)
i can't lie, i can't remember the last time I actually shed tears listening to music or watching an animatic, and this one got me. it was the line 'those that survived have been returned to their masters' that hit me like a brick, i physically recoiled a little. the animatic adds to the affect with john watching with that sense of melancholy pride... he got so close, but it slipped out of his reach. no, i'm not ok.
Me: *watching on the bus*
Also Me: *crying in gibberish*
Others: Why are you crying?
Me: I... just yawned yeah totally
Lol,I was like
**SOBS** LAURENS,WHYYYYY😭
alex: if its from john laurens ill read it later
eliza: its not...
me when i first started listening to hamilton: OH SHI-
This is so funny to me😭
XD
Also, when Alex says “I have so much work to do,” I think he uses his work as a coping mechanism because he doesn’t know what else to do in situations like these. All he knows is is work, and is comfortable with it, and confides within it
Oof i always thought that it was because he was planning on finding a way to get the black soldiers freed or something along those lines but that makes more seanse
I always thought is was because he saw it as everything Laurens had done to better the world being erased, and was working frantically to leave a mark that would stick, after the gruesome reminder that his days were numbered, hence ' why do you write like you're running out of time? Write day and night like you're running out of time', because he just realized that he is. But then again, the coping technique theory makes a lot of sense, too.
@@nobodynose4198 don't quote me on this - I don't learn much about the American side of history, being English - but I believe Hamilton didn't care for freeing slaves. Like, he didn't actively support it, but wasn't against it.
stinkii dingo Hamilton was an abolishinist I believe. He never spoke out too much about it during his time but tried to do what he could to help. Due to his position he knew he couldn’t get them freed but paved the way. At least that’s what I know
Laurens was my favorite because he was so positive and persistent. I cried so hard when I saw this, and what killed me most was seeing his ghost.
What's really sad is that Hamilton actually went 2 days without talking to anybody else, Not even his wife, friends or family after John's death. He shunned himself from everybody else and had a hard time making new friends. He even refuses to talk about Laurens after he died, because it caused him too much pain. And there are even rumors that Eliza was jealous of how much Alex felt and wrote to John after reading their letters, So maybe she helped in destroying or censoring those letters between Alex and John, Idk, please don't come after me. Its only a theory and its not a fact.
So yeah, Alex really loved John and it's both cute and sad
HAMMY WHY???🥺
@@wormbag80 you can't blame him for having depression
@@kennyflanders8337 i wasn't...i meant it like i was sad for him
@@wormbag80 ohhh, okay
I just feel so bad for him, I wonder how it feels like to loose someone you dearly loved with all your heart
@@kennyflanders8337 if you could bring him back from dead what would you ask him?
The phrase "I have so much work to do" is actually saying "holy *SHIT* my BOYFRIEND just died so I'll go work to avoid the pain and misery,DAMMIT LAURENS!"
@MutatedQuazenta , I was JUST ABOUT TO SAY THAT!!!
Great Lam's shippers think alike!
@@rayvern6089 yeet
Trash Animations yep
Glazed Pistachio damn right they do
Ahoku The Ullu
Thanks for the Correction
I just realized something. Hamilton is the only one who doesn't cry. Even Burr cries. That just shows two things. 1. Hamilton was so strong that he knew he couldn't cry in front of Eliza because he knew he was keeping her together. 2. Hamilton knew Lauren's wouldn't want him to cry. He knew He would see John Lauren's again. Excuse me while I go cry
sTOP
you're making me tear up
sTOP
He is crying here 1:09
Jessica Simpson he does cry, just not facing her.
Philip
inhaled laurens' soul which means Laurens is still alive(kinda)
Edit: this is a joke
I kinda do that. I feel like I can't cry infront of my friends becuase I don't want them to worry about me. Even though my friends do cry at school and we all comfort them and stuff.
Laurens’ death was by far the saddest one in the musical:
Not only did he never get to see his best friend again,
He never got to meet Philip, (who I highly believe would have been his godson)
And he never knew America was freed
And everything he worked for to free slaves died with him when all the surviving troops of his regiment were sent back to their masters.
No one can EVER convince me that any death in Hamilton was sadder than Laurens’
Edit: Whenever I’m sad now my code is going to be “I have so much work to do”
Eliza- Are you ok?
Alexander- Yeah I’m fine it’s just MY SECRET BOYFRIEND JUST DIED
hehehehehehehe thats funny
Not really a secret. Hamilton wanted Lauren's to join him and Eliza on their wedding night. Eliza knew what was going on. How she felt about it is unknown though
1:14 THAT FACE WAS A DEATH STARE
grouch314 Whoa what? Did that happen? Was He all in for that?
LAURENS WAS MY FAVORITE
"How are you?"
What I say: I'm fine
What I mean: My son John Laurens not only died in one of the most tragic ways possible, but all the hard work he put to free a few slaves was completely wasted when those men either died or were sent to there masters. All that on top of the fact he never even got to say good bye to the man he loves, and Alexander never got to say good by to, in his own words "the only thing in this world that doesn't disgust him". Alexander later went on to name one of his sons after him and when his son read their letters, they were so sexual he had to bleep out most of the words and oMG I CAN'T HANDLE THIS MY HEART
Did Alexander really say that?!?!?!?
Yes. Yes he did.
Wait hold on this ship happened irl?
Yes. It is a historic fact that they had feelings for each other. Just look up the letters and you will see everything you need to.
Yeah, it historical cannon. Alexander also had a fling with George Washington, which George broke off after getting the letter from Eliza saying she's pregnant. John Laurens was the only real person he had true feelings for, not even Angelica or Eliza came close
In case y’all aren’t crying enough:
When Laurens died, Alex described his death as “his greatest wound of the war”
Edit: Well, this comment blew up
AHHHHHHHH
DAMN YOU AND YOUR KNOWLEDGE, IM IN AN EYE DOCTOR PLACE AND EVERYONES STARING AT ME GAAAAH😭
Edit: Oh, you got alot of attention. Good for you, bro👍
...someone please call an ambulance and my psychiatric
This is too much...
I-i can't...anymore
**fainted from brokenhearted**
Thanks now I’m in tears
WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT
Showing Lafayette, Mulligan, and Burr all crying is what got me T~T
5 sided shape: Pentagon
6 sided shape: Hexagon
Hamilton: Hisboyfriendgon
Guns & Ships: Wegonnaneedhamilton
Lol
NO WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS
😥😥😥😥
Dear Evan Fox I have no words
Laurens: *dies*
Hamilton: “I’ll just keep my emotions in here. And one day, I’ll die.”
Ayyy John Mullaney refrence
Is that a John Mulaney reference I see???
John Mulaney vibes
roses are red
violets are blue
where are the invisible ninjas
cutting onions in my room
same
lunyluna64 Moon
What a beautiful poem
Persona rejected
OH GOD
Mya Owl Nooo NOW IM CRYING AGAIN
The part when Lauren’s ghost comes and pets Phillip..
T-T
"hey, why does this kid kinda look like me?"
@@Venus_0978 Bhahuaauhah- OHH WAIT! LAURENS WENT TO PHILIP'S SOUL SO HE CAN STILL BE WITH HAMILTON-
**Deep Comment Warning**
Even after listening to the soundtrack every night for weeks, I still can't stop my eyes from watering *at least*. It's when he finds out about Laurens' death that Alex is speechless for the first time in the entire musical. Hamilton wrote this in a letter to Nathaniel Greene:
"[....] The world will feel the loss of a man who has left few like him behind; and America, of a citizen whose heart realized that patriotism of which others only talk. I feel the loss of a friend whom I truly and most tenderly loved, and one of a very small number."
Laurens was honestly such an amazing person. Even though he never felt the torture of being enslaved, he understood that it is an *evil* practice, and it must be stopped. His untimely demise was all for nothing: the war was already over, the British had surrendered, there was no reason for him to die. And I know people are getting ticked about Alex's "I have so much work to do", but I don't think he was saying that in regards to his actual career. In my opinion, he was saying that he had so much work to do in regards to Laurens' dream that he left behind when he died. He felt that it was his duty to fulfill this dream, and he did a good job in stirring up resentment against slavery. More and more people took up the cause, and eventually it led to the abolition. Laurens would've been so proud. There's no way you don't get emotional when you realize he never got to meet his daughter. He never got to see his legacy. Any of it. It's not fair that he died so suddenly, and that his death was all for naught. You pick the prettiest flowers in the garden first.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, like, or not, doesn't really matter to me, just wanted to put all this out here into the world
Beautifully put, I agree 100% It just makes it all the more tragic❤️
@@savvysadistic9752 thank you and totally.
Szaria HE HAD A DAUGHTER?!
You made me cry again
Bro can you be my history teacher
me, watching the hamilfilm, thinking laurens interlude was a deleted song: **sees eliza in the back with a letter**
Also me: **ugly crying**
yo i think the song here and in the film was different like the contents was kinda different and i dont think it was mentioned in this vid that it was from his father like eliza just said its not from john laurens........ right?
I was like nOo nOT hAPpeNinG
Creo que Lin dijo que no incluyo el Interludio de Laurens en Spotify porque quería que fuera sorpresa para quienes vieran la obra en el teatro
Person: You okay?
Me: Mhm
Person: You sure?
Me: Mhm just a sec **takes deep breath and walks to the window**
Me: AAaaAAaAAaAaAaAAaAaAaaAaaAaahHhhHHhHhHhhHhHhhHhHhhHhHh!!!!!!!!! **Walks back** Okay I’m done.
Yes
@Amanda1482x Lol don't know how you made that connection but I love it
@Amanda1482x tru lol it's just that I obviously didn't read this comment and go BISMUTH lol
Me(as in me):**slams door open**
I wanna try to ! **walks to the window**
ALEXANDER AND LAURENS IS GAY LAMS FOREVER!!!!!!!!! **walks back** thanks for letting me break your neighbor's ears
Bro you broke the window and the cops are here
Heres if your not crying enough, here's johns whole story:
When he was a kid he lived near a slave prison, and he was friends with two of them, and one was even named John feill, And the other, was Xavier Harring. He promised when he grew up he would make world peace and before john turned 13 they both died in a year difference. He grew up suicidal but he wanted to start a revolution for his lost friends and later met Hercules Mulligan (he never historically met Lafayette) and soon met alexander hamilton who also wanted a revolution for thier wounds to be noticed. Fast forward he thought he won the war but he was going home and got shot in the back 4 times and shot in the chest, so he thought he saw his glory and he had faith and he wanted to make up for not saving his childhood friends, so he wanted to end all slavery, the war was over when he was killed.
He met Lafayette and Hamilton, but never actually met Mulligan
yeah im crying thx
When Laurens goes "tomorrow there'll be more of us" I STARTED SOBBING LIKE A CHILD
thats the part that always gets me in the hamilfilm. "Tomorrow there'll be *more* of uuuuussssss..." :,)
Ham: I have so much work to do..
Ham: A-AFTER THE WAR I WENT BACK TO NEW YORK
Best transition ever
- YourTypicalTurtle -
he's non-stop and doing it for laurens my bro
Lmao trueee
Seeing Burr, Mulligan, and Lafayette crying broke me. Seeing Laurens dying and his ghost REALLY broke me. But.. seeing Hamilton close himself off and seeing the lack of an emotional response on his face is what really got to me.
DG_Solei yeah this is the moment where Hamilton really changed. His mortality clarified by the death of his friend he threw himself into non stop work in order to see to the dreams his friend died for. The loss of laurens closed him off to his wife, his friends, his family, and led to mistakes he would later regret
no its okay -hugs you crying-
DG_Solei seeing Lafayette cry hurt me
Hamilton worked so that he could make Laurens' dreams come true.
I think Washington likely just sat in his office thinking on how Hamilton and the others are taking this news. He likely mourns the deaths of all the soldiers who died under his command, but I think he was worried for them.
Every time I hear this song I’m saddened by the fact that John Laurens’s legacy wasn’t fulfilled! He truly was ahead of his times and knew that there wouldn’t be true freedom if it wasn’t granted to EVERYONE!
Okay just seeing Lafayette, Mulligan, and Burr's rewaction just killed me a little
Grace Hooper their *rewaction* JUST KILLED me
CactusLens lol yea rewaction. Sorry I was so sad my brain was crying and I made a typo
Grace Hooper XD
Idk why, Burr crying made me wanted to cry because he was not exactly part of the Hamilsquad but he still feels sadness just like the fans who are crying over a man who died 200 years ago :/
Ilia Noor I mean he was like the mom friend, he didn’t want them to get in trouble. So it’s like he was crying because he lost his own child
He died so many years ago, but that hurts so much
Ewa Pawlik czyżby Polka? :D
Agnieszka Tak, witam :)
Kind of terribly ironic that this is the only one from the original stage production that is available to watch right now ;~;
SEE EVEN TH-cam CANT STAND TO TAKE THIS DOWN
No, Dear Theodosia reprise.
Wait for its still here
Good news! Wait for it was unbanned from Copyright? Is TH-cam trying to tell us something? ;o
No they unblocked Wait for it
Alex is like, “you have no idea how much he meant to me.”
I had not lived to see our glory
But I had gladly joined the fight
And when my friends tell my story
They'll tell the story of that night.
Make it told the story please. This rephrase is great tho...
*remembers the pant less party from 1778*
god, I tried to sing that and right when I sang "I had not" I burst into tears...
Vy Nguyen *the w H a T*
When my *_family_* tells my story
*_HELP I'VE EMOTIONALLY CRIPPLED MYSELF AND I CAN'T GET UP_*
Moira C *SAME I'M IN PAIN HELP*
*I NEED AN AMBULANCE IM HURT*
*o(╥﹏╥)o*
Moira C *OUCHIE OW OW!!!*
“Alexander are you alright?”
No Eliza sweetie no one is okay, were all sobbing
What's the real heartbreaker? The last thing Lauren's ever uttered was,
"Tomorrow they'll be more of us."
Not gonna lie, I wish I could have hair like Laurens'.
Heracross X I do lol
Heracross X
SAME
I do, but it's hard to handle. especially for me, cause im a very impatient potato.
I have hair like Laurens'
you have permission to be jealous
I wish I had hair like Eliza’s
Eyes? Moist
Nose? Sniffly
Heart? Broken
Hotel? Trivago
ArtsyAsHeck Memes
mood
Average Animator apathetic
ArtsyAsHeck this is the best comment i have ever seen
Did you just
Do you hear that? It's the sound of my heart breaking :')
Call Me Mar, SAAAAME!😢😭 RIP, Laurens...
I T H U R T S ! ! ! !
*Tommorow they'll be more of us! ;^; sad*
I'm not okay
KarenTheFatty 111111111 Honestly though, is anyone ever really "okay"?
The distraught in his eyes was drawn perfectly. This was actually really sad...