Y Shot Lyrics
Now where my alcoholics let me see ya hands up What you drinking on? Jaegerbombs Lemondrops Buttery Nipples Jello Shots Kamikaze Three Wise Men Fucked all that shit Get me some Gin Shots Patrones on the rocks and I'm ready for some shots The women come around every time I'm pourin' shots Their panties hit the ground every time I give em shots.
- Lin Manuel Miranda – My Shot Lyrics. I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot I’m ‘a get a scholarship to King’s College I prob’ly shouldn’t brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish.
- Provided to YouTube by Atlantic RecordsMy Shot (Instrumental) Original Broadway Cast of HamiltonThe Hamilton Instrumentals℗ 2017 Hamilton Uptown, LLC under.
- Provided to YouTube by Atlantic RecordsMy Shot (Instrumental) Original Broadway Cast of HamiltonThe Hamilton Instrumentals℗ 2017 Hamilton Uptown, LLC under.
Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted?one moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's chokin, how everybody's jokin now
The clock's run out, time's up over, blow!
Snap back to reality, oh there goes gravity
Oh, there goes rabbit, he choked
He's so mad, but he won't give up that easy, no
He won't have it, he knows his whole back city's ropes
It don't matter, he's dope
He knows that, but he's broke
He's so stacked that he knows
When he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it's
Back to the lab again yo
This whole rap shit
He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime
The soul's escaping, through this hole that it's gaping
This world is mine for the taking
Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order
A normal life is borin, but superstardom's close to post mortar
It only grows harder, only grows hotter
He blows us all over these hoes is all on him
Coast to coast shows, he's know as the globetrotter
Lonely roads, God only knows
He's grown farther from home, he's no father
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
But hold your nose 'cause here goes the cold water his bosses don't want him no mo, he's cold product they moved on to the next schmoe who flows
He knows dove and sold nada
So the soap opera is told and unfolds
I suppose it's old potna, but the beat goes on
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime
No more games, I'ma change what you call rage
Tear this mothafuckin roof off like 2 dogs caged
I was playin' in the beginnin, the mood all changed
I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
But I kept rhymin and stepwritin the next cypher
Best believe somebody's payin' the pied piper
All the pain inside amplified by the fact
That I can't get by with my 9 to 5
And I can't provide the right type of life for my family
'Cause man, these goddam food stamps don't buy diapers
And it's no movie, there's no mekhi phifer, this is my life
And these times are so hard and it's getting even harder
Tryin' to feed and water my seed, plus
See dishonor caught up bein a father and a prima donna
Baby mama drama's screamin on and
Too much for me to wanna
Stay in one spot, another jam or not
Has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail
I've got to formulate a plot fore I end up in jail or shot
Success is my only mothafuckin option, failure's not
Mom, I love you, but this trail has got to go
I cannot grow old in salem's lot
So here I go is my shot.
Feet fail me not 'cause maybe the only opportunity that I got
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime
| 'My Shot' | |
|---|---|
| Song by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom Jr., and the cast of Hamilton | |
| from the album Hamilton | |
| Released | 2015 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 5:33 |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Audio | |
| 'My Shot' on YouTube | |
'My Shot' is the third song from Act 1 of the musical Hamilton, based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song.
Synopsis[edit]
Alexander Hamilton wows several other young revolutionaries with his verbal skills, speaking about his hopes for the future, his disillusionment with the British and his desire to be remembered, even if it means dying. 'I am not throwin' away my shot' is used almost entirely throughout the song.
The other revolutionaries in the song, who rap about their own hopes for and reservations about the future, are:
- Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who does not want to live under a monarch's rule. He mentions his fighting abilities and the possibility of a revolution in France, after Alexander hints at the imminent American revolution.
- Hercules Mulligan, a tailor's apprentice who wants to socially advance by joining the revolution.
- John Laurens, an abolitionist who will not be satisfied until all men have equal rights. He dreams of riding into battle with America's first all-black regiment.
- Aaron Burr, who reminds all of the men to keep quiet because loyalists may be among them ('You've got to be carefully taught. If you talk, you're gonna get shot.').[2] Despite Burr's warnings, the men continue rapping about the rebellion and encouraging other Americans to rise up with them against the British, while Burr remains silent.
The number contains interpolations of lyrics from the rap songs 'Shook Ones (Part II)' by Mobb Deep and 'Going Back to Cali' by The Notorious B.I.G.. It also contains a lyric from You've Got to Be Carefully Taught, from South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein. These sources are credited in the credits of the 2020 filmed version Hamilton.
Analysis[edit]
Vibe described the backing as 'reminiscent of the '90s'.[3] The tune is reprised during the songs 'Right Hand Man', 'Yorktown',[3] and 'Non-Stop'.[4]The Los Angeles Times said the song had 'Eminem combustion'.[5]Vulture said the song was reminiscent of Eminem's 'Lose Yourself'.[6]
TapInto notes that this song becomes ironic by the end of the musical because Hamilton does, indeed, throw away his shot in the fatal duel with Aaron Burr.[7]Deadline notes that 'I am not throwing away my shot' becomes Hamilton's mantra.[8]
Critical reception[edit]
TapInto deemed it a 'ferocious song'.[7]The Huffington Post suggested the song would make a good opening number to the musical.[9]
Popular culture[edit]
The song was one of many performed at the White House in March 2016.
A parody of the song[10] was performed by Miranda as his opening monologue[11] on the October 8, 2016, episode of Saturday Night Live.
The song was parodied and performed by The Roots during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon's 'Football Raps' segment on August 3, 2017.
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Silver | 200,000 |
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone | ||
Mixtape version[edit]
| 'My Shot (Rise Up Remix)' | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Roots featuring Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz, and Nate Ruess | |
| from the album The Hamilton Mixtape | |
| Released | 2016 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:30 |
| Songwriter(s) | Lin-Manuel Miranda |
| Audio | |
| 'My Shot (Rise Up Remix)' on YouTube | |
'My Shot (Rise Up Remix)' is a song recorded by The Roots featuring Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz, and Nate Ruess from The Hamilton Mixtape. The song peaked at number 16 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[13] It was featured in the credits of the filmed version of the musical on Disney+.
My Shot Lyrics
References[edit]
Y Shot Lyrics
- ^https://lumiere-a.akamaihf.net/v1/documents/hamilton_credits_51acd41a.pdf
- ^'Geniuses, lower your voices / You keep out of trouble and you double your choices'. Genius. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ ab'Going H.A.M.: A Track-By-Track Review Of The 'Hamilton' Soundtrack'. Vibe.
- ^'I am not throwin' away my shot'. Genius. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^Los Angeles Times (4 November 2015). 'Review: 'Hamilton' is a watershed musical that sets a Founding Father's tale to hip-hop - LA Times'. latimes.com.
- ^'Talib Kweli Analyzes Hamilton -- Vulture'. Vulture.
- ^ ab'The Mommy's Review - In the Room Where Hamilton Happens'. TAPinto.
- ^Jeremy Gerard. ''Hamilton' Opens On Broadway, Bigger And Better Than Ever: Review - Deadline'. Deadline Hollywood.
- ^'I Have an Opinion on Every Song in 'Hamilton''. The Huffington Post. 1 October 2015.
- ^Robbins, Caryn. 'Check Out Full Lyrics to Lin-Manuel Miranda's SNL 'My Shot' Remix!'. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^'Lin-Manuel Miranda Monologue - SNL'. NBC Saturday Night Live's YouTube channel. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^'British single certifications – Miranda/Ramos/Diggs/Onaodowan – My Shot'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^'R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales: November 11, 2016'. Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2019.