OVERTURE
Lin-Manuel Miranda, CHIKA
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Our stories are all we got So if you're gonna tell it, tell it boldly Tell the truth without fear Legend has it Moments like this happen once in your life It's a tale of findin' glory in strife While avoidin' the hype And ignorin' the calls Takin' my time to myself Savin' my anguish for destroyin' them all And I know very seldom will the vengeance be mine But right now, it's gotta give, this piece of art is my shrine And placement can dine, ideas can wed Way I finally speak my peace and let it go, put every grievance to bed Find rest for my head 'Cause heavy is the crown that is upon it Its guardian pretentious, don't know why I even want it But this return awaited even more than Halley's Comet Take witness in real time and tell your children you saw it The birth of a generation that's perfect in presentation A relic to pass down, these words and this syncopation A lesson in what can happen as long as you not complacent I may not be out there, but I'm probably genius adjacent I said that I had a story, but I ain't know how to pace it At last, I cracked the code and all it took was vacation We may do a little bending, but you'll never see us breakin' This world is all ours, it's ready for the takin' Behold the flow And watch me grow They say I'm chosen I say I know I say I know And if you happen upon a story that serendipitously aligns with your own Don't hesitate to explore it That's what it's there for Our stories are all we got
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Written by: Derek Dixie, Jane Chika Oranika, Lin-Manuel Miranda
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