Hamilton - The Drarry Musical

It's Quiet Upstate

(By Lin-Manuel Miranda, king of angst)

[POTTER]

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

The moments when you're in so deep

It feels easier to just swim down

[POTTER/ENSEMBLE]

The Malfoys move upstate

And learn to live with the unimaginable

[MALFOY]

I spend hours in the garden

I walk alone to the store

And it's quiet upstate

I never liked the quiet before

I take Scorpius to the countryside

A peaceful place to reflect

And I pray

That never used to happen before

[POTTER AND WOMEN]

If you see him in the fields, 

walking by himself, 

talking to himself, have pity

[MALFOY]

Toria, you would like it upstate

It's quiet upstate

[POTTER AND WOMEN]

He is working through the unimaginable

[ALL MEN (EXCEPT MALFOY)]

His hair is going grey. 

He passes every day

They say he walks for hours on end

[MALFOY]

You knock me out, I fall apart

[COMPANY]

Can you imagine?

[MALFOY]

Look at where we are

Look at where we started

I know I don't deserve you, Scorpius

But hear me out. 

That would be enough

If I could spare her life

If I could trade her life for mine

She'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 you're my son

Just let me stay here by your side

That would be enough

[COMPANY]

If you see him in the street, 

walking by his side, 

talking by his side, have pity

[MALFOY]

Scorpius, do you like it upstate?

It's quiet upstate

[COMPANY]

He is trying to do the unimaginable

See them walking in the park, 

long after dark

Taking in the sights of the country

[MALFOY]

Look around,

look around, Scorpius

[COMPANY]

They are trying to do the unimaginable

[POTTER]

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 by her grave

Scorpius by Draco's side

He takes his hand

[SCORPIUS]

It's quiet upstate

[COMPANY]

Forgiveness. 

Can you imagine?

Forgiveness. 

Can you imagine?

If you see him in the street, 

walking with his son, 

talking with his son, have pity

They are going through the unimaginable