"It's Quiet Uptown" is the 18th song of Act Two of Hamilton. It is the 41st song overall.
Heartbroken after Philip's death, the Hamilton family moves uptown and copes with their loss. Alexander begs for Eliza's forgiveness for all the pain that he has caused her, which she eventually accepts, and they mend their relationship, taking on their loss together.
Lyrics[]
[ANGELICA]
There are moments that the words don't reach
There is suffering too terrible to name
You hold your child as tight as you can
And push away the unimaginable
There are moments when you're in so deep
It feels easier to just swim down
[ANGELICA/ENSEMBLE]
The Hamiltons move uptown
And learn to live with the unimaginable
[HAMILTON]
I spend hours in the garden
I walk alone to the store
And it's quiet uptown
I never liked the quiet before
I take the children to church on Sunday
A sign of the cross at the door
And I pray
That never used to happen before
[ANGELICA/ENSEMBLE WOMEN]
If you see him the street
Walking by himself
Talking to himself
Have pity
[HAMILTON]
Philip, you would like it uptown
It's quiet uptown
[ANGELICA/ENSEMBLE WOMEN]
He is working through the unimaginable
[ENSEMBLE MEN]
His hair has gone grey
He passes every day
They say he walks the length of the city
[HAMILTON]
You knock me out, I fall apart
[COMPANY]
Can you imagine?
[HAMILTON]
Look at where we are
Look at where we started
I know I don't deserve you, Eliza
But hear me out, that would be enough
If I could spare his life
If I could trade his life for mine
He'd be standing here right now
And you would smile, and that would be enough
I don't pretend to know
The challenges we're facing
I know there's no replacing what we've lost
And you need time
But I'm not afraid
I know who I married
Just let me stay here by your side
That would be enough
[COMPANY]
If you see him in the street
Walking by her side
Talking by her side
Have pity
[HAMILTON]
Eliza, do you like it uptown?
It's quiet uptown
[COMPANY]
He is trying to do the unimaginable
See them walking in the park, long after dark
Taking in the sights of the city
[HAMILTON]
Look around, look around, Eliza
[COMPANY]
They are trying to do the unimaginable
[ANGELICA]
There are moments that the words don't reach
There is a grace too powerful to name
We push away what we can never understand
We push away the unimaginable
They are standing in the garden
Alexander by Eliza's side
She takes his hand
[ELIZA]
It's quiet uptown
[COMPANY]
Forgiveness
Can you imagine?
Forgiveness
Can you imagine?
If you see him in the street
Walking by her side
Talking by her side
Have pity
They are going through the unimaginable