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Matthews - An American-Canadian Musical

2 mars 2023 à 8 h 41
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This is the Auston Matthews story told through the veil of Hamilton lyrics. These are the first three songs. Some syllables might not add up the same way as they do in Hamilton, so please use your imagination to elongate or quicken some verses as needed.

Mitch Marner:
How does a Californian, son of a Mexican
And an American, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot
In Canada by draft rights to ignite
A franchise, grow up to be a hero on the rise?

John Tavares:
The number thirty-four who isn’t thirty-four
Got his hands dirty for the time of his first four
By being a new design
By being so sublime
By eighteen, they placed him in charge of the first line

William Nylander:
And every day while Jumbo Joe and Foligno were injured
Turning the tides, he braved more than just the winter
Inside, he was longing for that elite finesse to linger
The brother was ready to bewilder as this ice wizard

Morgan Rielly:
Then the Hurricanes came, and David Ayres reigned
Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain
Put a CCM to his temple, connected it to his brain
And the points really came, a testament to his pain

Mitch Marner:
Well, the word got around, they said, this kid is the greatest
Took up some fashion trends now his wardrobe is the latest
Get your shot off, don't forget from whence you came
And the world is gonna know your name
What's your name, man?

Auston Matthews:
Auston Matthews
My name is Auston Matthews
And there's a million pucks I haven't shot
But just you wait, just you wait

Michael Bunting:
He moved to Arizona two months after being born
Where he likely watched Phoenix and Roenick score
Observing a team that always gets high draft picks

Company:
And maybe that’s why the Leafs went out quick

Sheldon Keefe:
Moved in new linemates, the linemates kept on moving
Dubas, did you do this? In the first round we keep losing
A voice saying, "Auston, you gotta shoot the lights out"
He started rippin’ and tippin’ in goals that he’s about

Mitch Marner:
There would have been nothin' left to do for less of a persona
He woulda been done or deserted dealing with life in Arizona
Started skatin', shootin' for the sake of his team
Dancin’ ‘round defenders deceptively as it seems
Scannin' for every puck he can get his hands on
Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on
His skates on the ice for the Maple Leafs
In Toronto they can make you believe

Company (Matthews):
In Toronto they can make you believe (just you wait)
In Toronto they can make you believe (just you wait)
In Toronto they can make you believe

Company:
In Toronto, Toronto
Matthews:
Just you wait

Company:
Auston Matthews
Auston Matthews
We are waiting in The Six for you
Waiting in The Six for you
You could never back down
You never learned to take your time
Oh, Auston Matthews
Auston Matthews
North America sings for you
Will they know what you overcame?
Will they know you rewrote the game?
The world will never be the same, oh

Marner:
The puck has left his stick
See if you can spot it (just you wait)
Another big name guy comin' up a little later (just you wait)
His enemies destroyed his rep, label them as haters

Nylander/Rielly:
We, skate with him

Tavares:
Me, I signed for him

Keefe:
Me, I trusted him

Bunting:
Me, I loved him

Marner:
And me, I'm the damn fool that helps him (helps him, helps him)

Company:
There's a million pucks I haven't shot
But just you wait

Marner:
What's your name, man?

Company:
Auston Matthews

Company:
2016
City of Toronto

Matthews:
Pardon me, are you Mitch Marner, partner?
Marner:
That depends, who's asking?
Matthews:
Oh, well I’m no harmer
I'm Auston Matthews, I'm at your regard, sir
I have been looking for you
Marner:
I'm getting charmed, sir

Matthews:
Sir, I heard your name in Toronto I was seeking to be fast-tracked to a line
When I got unpacked and met Laine out of place
I may have punched him
It was hard, sir
He handles being second?
Marner:
You punched the martyr?

Matthews:
Yes! I wanted to do what you did, be picked top five, then join the playoff hunt
He looked at me like I was stupid, I'm not stupid
So how'd you do it? How'd you get here so fast?
Marner:
It was Lamoriello’s doing before he was outlast

Matthews:
You're a top-five pick? Of course!
I'm a top-five pick, God, I wish we make the playoffs
Then we could prove that we're worth more than other draft picks' payoff
Marner:
Can I buy you a drink?
Matthews:
That would be nice
Marner:
While we're talking, let me offer you some free advice
Pass less
Matthews:
What?
Marner:
Shoot more
Matthews:
Ha
Marner:
Don't let them know how you will affect the score
Matthews:
You can't be serious
Marner:
You wanna get ahead?
Matthews:
Yes
Marner:
Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead

Tavares:
Ah-yuh-yo, yo-yo-yo, yo!
What time is it?
Tavares/Nylander/Rielly:
Showtime!
Marner:
Like I said
Tavares:
Showtime! Showtime! Yo!
I'm John Tavares in the rink to be
My face-off percentage doesn’t come for free
Those red-blue-white don't want it with me
'Cause I will pop chick-a pop these cops 'til they bleed!

Nylander:
ja ja min vän, jag heter Nylander
Jag är lika smart som Cassian Andor
I came from afar with love as a Swede
Tell the coach, "tomtar på loftet," They don’t care ‘cause I’m sweet

Rielly:
Brrah, brrah! I am Morgan Rielly
Really I’m rilin’ up pucks
To beat the rush hear ‘em say, "Air mail it” (Ayy)
Toss up the vulcanized rubber
Of course it's hard to force the puck up the boards to have to hunt it like a boar (wow)

Tavares:
No more cold, just make another Tim’s run
Let's raise a couple more to hear the opinion
Well, if it ain't the talent of the Toronto team
Marner, give us a verse, drop some supreme

Marner:
Good luck with that, you're takin' a stand
You spit, I'ma sit, we'll see where we land (boo)
Tavares:
Marner, the playoff's imminent, what do you stall for?
Matthews:
If you stand for nothing, Marner, what'll you fall for?

Tavares/Nylander/Rielly:
Ooh
Tavares:
Who are you?
Rielly:
Who are you?
Nylander:
Who are you?
Tavares/Nylander/Rielly:
Ooh, who is this kid? What's he gonna do?

Matthews:
I am not throwin' away my shot
I am not throwin' away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like this city
I'm big, bold and I’m pretty
And I'm not throwin' away my shot

I'ma be a mainstay on this Toronto squad
I probably shouldn't brag, but dang, I amaze with my quads
The problem I’ve got is that I’ve been abroad
I gotta shoot just to be seen
With every scene, they say “Oh my God”
I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal
Tryna reach my goal my power of play, unrepayable
Only eighteen but my mind is developed
The Big Smoke streets get enveloped, I wallop
Every burden, every dallop
I have dollars in my wallet, I got my stick to haul it
I talk the phone, call it
The plan is to fan this spark into a flame
But damn, it's getting dark, so let me spell out my name
I am the M-A-T-T-H-E-W-S I impress on the regular

This secular team runs independently
Meanwhile, Dubas keeps dupin’ us endlessly
Essentially, they play us relentlessly
Then King Dubas turns around, runs a spendin' spree
He ain't ever gonna set his free agents free
So there will be a playoff run in this century
Enter me

Tavares/Nylander/Rielly:
He says in parentheses

Matthews:
Don't be shocked when your Capfriendly mentions me
I will lay down my life if it sets us free
Eventually, you'll see my ascendancy

And I am not throwin' away my shot
I am not throwin' away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like this city
I'm big, bold and I’m pretty
And I'm not throwin' away my shot
I am not throwin' away my shot
I am not throwin' away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like this city
I'm big, bold and I’m pretty
And I'm not throwin' away my shot
It's time to take a shot

Nylander:
I dream of life without a salary cap
The best from Sweden will lead to salary crap
Salary crap how you say, how you, oh, tax fraud?
When I shoot, I make the other side panicky
With my, shot

Rielly:
Yo, I'm a number-one defender
And I got y'all knuckleheads away from the ‘tender (from the ‘tender)
I'm joining the playoff run in this Toronto town
To win the rounds not on golf grounds (woo)
I'm gonna take a shot

Tavares:
My captaincy will never be truly free
Until I take a hometown discount, you see
You and I
Do or die
Wait 'til I skate it in, bait it in
Be the switch and gate it in
Have another shot

Marner:
Geniuses, this ain’t an auction
You keep out of trouble and you double your options
I'm with you, but the situation is fraught
You've got to be carefully taught
If you talk, you won’t get a shot

Matthews:
Marner, check what we got
Mister Nylander, slick hair like Cassian Andor
I think the ‘C’ looks great
Tavares, I just can’t wait
Let's hatch a plot blacker than the kettle callin' the pot
What are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot
Poppin' a squat on conventional wisdom, like it or not
A bunch of playoff trade-off with potential payoff?
Give me a stake of the team and take a day off

Oh, am I talkin' too loud?
Sometimes I get over excited, shoot off at the mouth
I never had a group of friends before
I promise that I'll make y'all proud

Tavares:
Let's get this guy in front of a crowd

Matthews/Tavares/Nylander/Rielly/Ensemble:
I am not throwin' away my shot
I am not throwin' away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like this city
I'm big, bold and I’m pretty
And I'm not throwin' away my shot

I am not throwin' away my shot
I am not throwin' away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like this city
I'm big, bold and I’m pretty
And I'm not throwin' away my shot

Tavares (Matthews/Nylander/Rielly):
Everybody sing
Whoa, whoa, whoa (Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Hey!
Whoa (whoa)
Wooh!
Whoa (whoa)
(Yeah)
Ay, let 'em hear ya (yeah)
Let's go

Tavares (Company):
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
I said shout it to the CN Tower (whoa)
Said, to the CN Tower (whoa)
Come on!
(Yeah)
Come on, let’s go!

Tavares:
Skate fast
When you're living on your skates, you skate fast
Tell your forward that he's gotta skate fast
Tell your defence that they gotta skate fast

Tavares and Ensemble (Company):
Tell me when are those bros gonna skate fast? (Whoa, whoa)
Tell me when are those bros gonna skate fast? (Whoa)
Tell me when are those bros gonna skate fast? (Whoa)
Tell me when are those bros gonna skate fast?
Skate fast

Matthews:
I imagine retirement like it requires me to crumble
When's it gonna be trouble?
On my feet, causing me to stumble?
If I see it comin', do I skate or have to be humble?
Is it like a rock without the rubble?
See, I never thought I'd be ready to rumble
Where I come from some don’t grow this stubble
Ask anybody why we skatin' fast and we shoot our hot shot
We have to give what we got, on the double

Scratch that this is not a moment, it's the movement
Where all the hungriest players with something to prove went?
Foes oppose us, we take an honest stand
We roll like Moses, claimin' our promised can
And? If we win our Stanley Cup?
Is that a guarantee of something for us to lift up?
Or will the blue-an’-white bloodshed begin an endless cycle of vengeance with no defendants?
I know the action in the street is excitin'
But Jesus, between all the bleedin' 'n' fightin'
I've been incitin' 'n' enlightenin'
We need to bring our opponents to defeat
Are we a belief that may pull, what’s a true Maple Leaf?
I'm past make-believe, I'm takin’ us, makin’ us receive
Every reprieve as an achievement
I'm laughin' in the face of casualties and sorrow
For the first time, I'm thinkin' past tomorrow

Matthews and Company:
And I am not throwin' away my shot
I am not throwin' away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like this city
I'm big, bold and I’m pretty
And I'm not throwin' away my shot

Matthews/Tavares/Nylander/Rielly (Ensemble):
We're gonna rise up (time to take a shot)
I am not throwin' away my shot
We're gonna rise up (time to take a shot)
I am not throwin' away my shot
We're gonna, skate fast, skate fast

It's time to take a shot
Skate fast, skate fast
It's time to take a shot
Skate fast, it's time to take a shot
Skate fast, take a shot, shot, shot
It's time to take a shot, time to take a shot
And I am not throwin' away my
Not throwin' away my shot
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2 mars 2023 à 8 h 43
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Is there an audio version?
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2 mars 2023 à 8 h 45
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Quoting: NHLfan10506
Is there an audio version?


Unfortunately not, I was just messing with the lyrics from the first three songs of Hamilton in a word doc for like two hours and this is what I got
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You ok?
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Quoting: tmlfan4life
Unfortunately not, I was just messing with the lyrics from the first three songs of Hamilton in a word doc for like two hours and this is what I got


now ask chatgpt to do this in 4.7 seconds
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You ok?


Yeah, why do you ask?
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Couldn't reach the end lol.
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Quoting: GMBL
Couldn't reach the end lol.


How come?
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Quoting: tmlfan4life
How come?


Too long lol.
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Quoting: GMBL
Too long lol.


It flies by if you read it in the rhythm of the actual songs
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Quoting: tmlfan4life
It flies by if you read it in the rhythm of the actual songs


I read it in a rhythm (never heard the actual songs) but yeah maybe had like a third or less left and gave up lol.
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Quoting: GMBL
I read it in a rhythm (never heard the actual songs) but yeah maybe had like a third or less left and gave up lol.


Two things:
1. Listen to Hamilton, it's amazing.
2. Never give up on anything
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This is awesome man
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This is awesome man


Thank you!
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