Call it poetic justice.
Lin-Manuel Miranda is poking fun at John Bolton’s decision to use the title of a “Hamilton” song for his new tell-all book.
President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser’s new book is titled, “The Room Where It Happened,” a reference to “The Room Where It Happens,” a song from Miranda’s groundbreaking musical.
But Miranda preferred to go scorched-earth on Bolton on Thursday, when he tweeted a slight rewrite of another “Hamilton” song, “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story.” He changed the lyrics around to reference Bolton.
The original lyrics of the song go like this:
“Let me tell you what I wish I’d known / When I was young and dreamed of glory / You have no control / Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?”
Manuel’s new “Bolton-ified” lyrics tell a different story:
“Let me tell you what I wish I’d known / When I was young and dreamed of glory / You have no control / Who lives, who dies / Who [borrows your song title to write a cash-in book when they could have testified before Congress] tells your story...”
The tweet also includes a link to Fair Fight Action, a group attempting to register voters in Georgia.
Fans had strong reactions to the tweet and against Bolton.
And one fan felt there was another development — Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on the Trump administration trying to end DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — that should be celebrated with “Hamilton” lyrics.
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