Songs
Dear Theodosia
Description
"Dear Theodosia" is a cover of a Lin-Manuel Miranda song performed by Regina Spektor and Ben Folds. "Dear Theodosia" was recorded and released as part of The Hamilton Mixtape peaking number 38 on the Hot Rock Songs chart.
"Dear Theodosia" was first performed live in a solo performance at Richard Rodgers Theatre, the home of the play Hamilton. It has since become a common live performance whenever Regina is joined by guest Ben Folds, including the second night of Regina's residency on Broadway. "Dear Theodosia" was also one of the songs filmed as part of the National Symphony Orchestra event "DECLASSIFIED: Ben Folds Presents Regina Spektor & Caleb Teicher" on 2018-11-02.
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Lyrics
Dear Theodosia, what to say to you?
You have my eyes
You have your mother's name
When you came into the world
You cried and it broke my heart
I'm dedicating every day to you
Domestic life was never quite my style
When you smile, you knock me out, I fall apart
And I thought I was so smart
You will come of age with our young nation
We'll bleed and fight for you
We'll make it right for you
If we lay a strong enough foundation
We'll pass it on to you
We'll give the world to you
And you'll blow us all away
Someday, someday
Yeah, you'll blow us all away
Someday, someday
My father wasn't around
(My father wasn't around)
I swear that I'll be around for you
I'll do whatever it takes
I'll make a million mistakes
I'll make the world safe and sound for you
Will come of age with our young nation
We'll bleed and fight for you,
We'll make it right for you
If we lay a strong enough foundation
We'll pass it on to you
We'll give the world to you
And you'll blow us all away
Someday, someday
Yeah, you'll blow us all away
Someday, someday
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Song Facts
Release Status:
Released
Originally By:
Hamilton The Musical
Collaborators:
Ben Folds
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Written:
Unknown
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Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
about 6 years and 3 months
Time Between First and Last Performance:
about 6 years and 3 months
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
1
# of Times Performed Live:
6
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