Paroles The Zoom Where It Happens par Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton

Ah, Michael Luwoye

My bro, yo

Didja hear the news about the worldwide pandemic?

No

You know Clermont Street?

Yeah

We can't go there anymore, seriously, morale is low

Oh

And all we have to do is wait

That’s a lot less work

But look, it's gonna be great

Why

I know all this alone time makes you get in your head
But listen, we can say hello online instead

Really?

Do less. Wait more

Ha

Do whatever it takes to stay inside of your building's door

Well, all this technology's confusing

Well, hate the face, love the FaceTime

What?

I’m sorry dude, I’ve gotta go

But—

Here, download this app, we can't waste time

Everybody in the whole world walks into a room
And they'll stay there for a week, bleak
They emerge just for groceries, or to drive around in their cars
New and antique, sleek
It's tough to be a theater person now
I know my HamFam all agrees
I wanna meet up with my friends, and laugh, and sing
And it's been three weeks since we started social distance
So we'll have to do the next best thing

You gotta be in
The Zoom where it happens
The Zoom where it happens
The Zoom where it happens
You gotta be in
The Zoom where it happens
The Zoom where it happens
The Zoom where it happens
Looks so complicated but this thing is a breeze
Close some open windows or your picture might freeze
How the sausage gets made (How the sausage gets made)
Like a chat room where it happens
For now, I'll meet you in
The Zoom where it happens

Meanwhile, everyone is grappling with the fact
That changing the background often makes the picture gritty
Meanwhile, everyone is learning that they need to mute their microphones

—out of toilet paper

It isn't pretty

Look, I know you wanna hang, but don't be grouchy
Just listen to the words of Dr. Anthony Fauci

"Americans should be prepared that they're gonna have to hunker down significantly more—"

I don't know

But he's my bro!

I suppose

Didn't you want to work a little closer to home?

Actually, I did

Say, do you like this dance?

Well, I can't see your feet

That's 'cause I'm not wearing any pants!

I see

No!

—one else is
The Zoom where it happens
The Zoom where it happens
The Zoom where it happens
No one else is in
The Zoom where it happens
The Zoom where it happens
The Zoom where it happens

My god

Say what you like
But we'll never really know 'til you unmute your mike
Click-boom then it happened

I’ve got to be in the Zoom…
I’ve got to be...
*The Zoom where it happens*
I’ve got to be...
*The Zoom where it happens*
Oh, I’ve got to be in
*The Zoom where it happens*
I’ve got to be, (*The Zoom where it happens*)
I’ve gotta be
In the Zoom! (I wanna be in the room)
*Where it happens!*
Click-Zoom!