"Helpless" is the 10th song of Act One of Hamilton.
Eliza sings about her hopes and true feelings for Alexander and about the impact he has on her life in the short time he has been in it.
After the couple writes letters to each other for several weeks, Alexander Hamilton asks Eliza's father for her hand in marriage; he accepts.
Lyrics[]
[HAMILTON, BURR, LAURENS]
Hey, hey, hey
[HAMILTON, BURR, LAURENS, ALL WOMEN (EXCEPT ELIZA)]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[ELIZA] | [ALL WOMEN] |
[ELIZA & WOMEN]
Helpless!
[ELIZA]
Look into your eyes,
And the sky's the limit.
I'm
[ELIZA & WOMEN]
Helpless!
[ELIZA]
Down for the count,
And I'm drownin' in 'em.
[ELIZA]
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 sister as she's dazzling 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.
[ELIZA & WOMEN]
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine.
[ELIZA]
Grab my sister, and whisper, "Yo, this one's mine."
[ELIZA & (WOMEN)]
(Ooh)
My sister made her way across the room to you (Ooh)
And I got nervous, thinking "What's she gonna do?" (Ooh)
She grabbed you by the arm, I'm thinking "I'm through." (Ooh)
Then you look back at me and suddenly I'm
[ELIZA & WOMEN]
Helpless!
[ELIZA & (WOMEN)]
Oh, look at those eyes
Oh (Look into your eyes,
And the sky's the limit)
I'm
[ELIZA & WOMEN]
Helpless!
[ELIZA & (WOMEN)]
I know
(Down for the count,
And I'm drownin' in 'em)
[ELIZA & (WOMEN)]
I'm so into you (I'm helpless!)
I am so into you
[WOMEN]
Look into your eyes,
And the sky's the limit
I'm helpless!
[ELIZA]
I know, I'm down for the count
And I'm drowning in 'em
[HAMILTON]
(spoken)
Where are you taking me?
[ANGELICA]
I'm about to change your life.
[HAMILTON]
Then by all means, lead the way.
[ELIZA]
Elizabeth Schuyler. It's a pleasure to meet you.
[HAMILTON]
Schuyler?
[ANGELICA]
My sister.
[ELIZA]
Thank you for all your service.
[HAMILTON]
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it.
[ANGELICA]
I'll leave you to it.
[ELIZA & WOMEN]
One week later
[ELIZA]
I'm writin' a letter nightly
Now my life gets better, every letter that you write me.
Laughin' at my sister, cuz she wants to form a harem.
[ANGELICA]
I'm just sayin', if you really loved me, you would share him.
[ELIZA & (WOMEN)]
Ha!
Two weeks later,
In the living room stressin' (stressin')
My father's stone-faced
While you're asking for his blessin' (blessin')
I'm dying inside, as you wine and dine
And I'm trying not to cry, 'cause
There's nothing that your mind can't do. (Ooh)
My father makes his way across the room to you. (Ooh)
I panic for a second, thinking "We're through." (Ooh)
Then he shakes your hand and says, "Be true." (Ooh)
And you turn back to me, smiling, and I'm
[ELIZA & WOMEN]
Helpless!
[WOMEN]
Look into your eyes,
And the sky's the limit.
I'm
[ELIZA & WOMEN]
Helpless!
[WOMEN]
Down for the count,
And I'm drownin' in 'em.
I'm helpless!
[ELIZA]
That boy is mine.
That boy is mine!
[WOMEN]
Look into your eyes,
And the sky's the limit.
I'm
[ELIZA & WOMEN]
Helpless!
[ELIZA]
Helpless!
[ELIZA & WOMEN]
Down for the count,
And I'm drownin' in 'em.
[HAMILTON]
Eliza, 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.
Peggy confides in me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me.
No stress, my love for you is 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 father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild.
But I'll never forget my mother's face, that was real
And long as I'm alive, Eliza, swear to God, you'll never feel so...
[WOMEN]
Helpless!
[ELIZA & (HAMILTON)]
I do, I do, I do, I dooo! (Eliza)
I do, I do, I do, I dooo! (I've never felt so—)
Hey! Yeah, yeah!
[WOMEN & (ELIZA)]
Down for the count,
And I'm drownin' in 'em.
(I'm down for the count, I'm—)
Helpless!
[HAMILTON]
My life is gon' be fine
Cuz Eliza's in it.
[ELIZA]
I look into your eyes,
And the sky's the limit.
I'm
[WOMEN]
Helpless!
Down for the count,
And I'm
[WOMEN & ELIZA]
Drownin' in 'em.
[WOMEN]
In New York, you can be a new man...
In New York, you can be a new man...
In New York, you can be a new man...
[ELIZA]
Helpless.
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