A leitmotif that repeats throughout the first act to unite Hamilton and his Revolutionary friends.

Thematically, this song is reminiscent of those other Revolutionary bros, Les Amis de l'ABC, and their pre-fight song “Drink With Me.” Miranda, however, says the connection wasn’t intentional:

Rather, Miranda has mentioned Patrick Rothfuss' novel The Name of the Wind as an inspiration, saying this song was trying to “capture the feel” of a scene in Chapter 59, in which a group of young men stumble drunkenly home:

In Hamilton: The Revolution, the final note is this:

Tommy [Kail] and I discussed using this song as a theme that would keep coming back as we checked in with these young men. We took our cue from Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, where the core trio of friends repeatedly sings, “Here’s to us. Who’s like us? Damn few.” This theme will mutate as time wears on and people fall away, but here it is in its first full blush.