Hamilton: An American Musical GENDERBENT Lyrics

Helpless

Ooh! I do I do I do I dooo. Hey! Ooh, I do I do I do I dooooo.

Girl, you got me helpless! Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm helpless! Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em!

I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight. We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night. Laughin' at my brother as he's dazzlin' the room. Then you walked in and my heart went

Boom!

Tryin' to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom. Everybody's dancin' and the band's top volume.

Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine! 

Grab my brother and and mutter "Yo, this one's mine."

(Ooh!) - My brother makes his way across the room to you! (Ooh!) And I get nervous thinkin' "What's he gonna do?" (Ooh!) He grabs you by the arm I'm thinking "I'm through" (Ooh!) And you look back at me and suddenly I'm

Helpless! Oh look at those eyes, oh! Yeah, I'm (Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm)

Helpless! I know... - (Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em)

I am so into into you! I am so into you! (Helpless! Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm) Helpless! Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em!

Where are you taking me?

I'm about to change your life.

Then by all means, lead the way.

Elijah Schuyler. It's a pleasure to meet you.

Schuyler?

My brother.

Thank you for all your service.

If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it.

I'll leave you to it!

One week later 

I'm writin' a letter nightly. Now my life gets better every letter that you write me! Laughin' at my brother 'cause he wants to form a harem.

I'm just sayin' if you really loved me you would share her!

Ha!

Two weeks later 

In the living room Stressin' My mother's stone-faced while you're askin' for her 

 Blessin' 

I'm dyin' inside as you wine and dine and I'm tryin' not to cry 'cause there's nothing that your mind can't do! (Ooh!)  My mother makes her way across the room to you! (Ooh!) I panic for a second thinkin' "We're through." (Ooh!) But then she shakes your hand and says "Be true." (Ooh!) And you turn back at me smilin'—

 I'm (Helpless! Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm)

Helpless (Helpless! Down for the count and I'm) Whoo!(Drownin' in 'em)

That boy is mine! That boy is mine! (Helpless! Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit) (I'm helpless!) Helpless! Down for the count and I'm—Yo!—Drownin' in em!

Elijah, I don't have a dollar to my name, an acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame. All I have's my honor, a tolerance for pain, a couple of college credits and my top-notch brain! Insane! Your family brings out a different side of me. Peter confides in me, Angelo tried to take a bite of me! No stress! My love for you was never in doubt! We'll get a little place in Harlem and we'll figure it out. I've been livin' without a family since I was a child. My mother left, my father died, I grew up buckwild but I'll never forget my father's face that was real. And long as I'm alive Elijah swear to God you'll never feel so

I do I do I do I do! —Elijah...— I do I do I do I do!—I've never felt so...—Hey! Yeah! Down for the count I'm— yo! My life's gonna be fine 'cause Elijah's in it!— I look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm (Helpless! Helpless! Helpless! Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em!Helpless! Helpless! Helpless! Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em!)

In New York you can be a new woman...

In New York you can be a new woman...

In New York you can be a new woman...

Helpless... 

Yes, I know a harem is technically one man and more than one woman, but back then if the roles were reversed it probably would have meant a woman and multiple men. Let's just pretend that's what happened.