Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kenita Miller
Kenita Miller
Vocals
Sasha Hutchings
Sasha Hutchings
Vocals
Julia Harriman
Julia Harriman
Vocals
Gizel Jimenez
Gizel Jimenez
Vocals
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Vocals
Kim Dracula
Kim Dracula
Vocals
Alex Boniello
Alex Boniello
Vocals
Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo
Vocals
Aneesa Folds
Aneesa Folds
Vocals
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Drum Programming
Jonny Fung
Jonny Fung
Electric Guitar
Kurt Crowley
Kurt Crowley
Vocals
Kaila Mullady
Kaila Mullady
Beats
Austin Hoke
Austin Hoke
Cello
Abe Laboriel Jr.
Abe Laboriel Jr.
Drums
Philip Towns
Philip Towns
Rhodes Piano
Roy Agee
Roy Agee
Trombone
Emmanuel Echem
Emmanuel Echem
Trumpet
Joshua Henry
Joshua Henry
Vocals
Owen Panettieri
Owen Panettieri
Vocals
Timothy Hughes
Timothy Hughes
Vocals
Elizondo
Elizondo
Bass
Kristin Weber
Kristin Weber
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Eisa Davis
Eisa Davis
Songwriter
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Songwriter
Sol Yurick
Sol Yurick
Based on the Work of
Elizondo
Elizondo
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Eisa Davis
Eisa Davis
Producer
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Producer
Alex Wilder
Alex Wilder
Assistant Recording Engineer
Erica Block
Erica Block
Assistant Recording Engineer
Henry Reinach
Henry Reinach
Vocal Recording Engineer
Joseph Pomarico
Joseph Pomarico
Vocal Recording Engineer
Ross Owen
Ross Owen
Vocal Recording Engineer
Ryan Doyle
Ryan Doyle
Vocal Recording Engineer
Tucker Andrew
Tucker Andrew
Vocal Recording Engineer
Kurt Crowley
Kurt Crowley
Vocal Producer
Chris Gehringer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Justin Francis
Justin Francis
Recording Engineer
Andrew Keller
Andrew Keller
Vocal Recording Engineer
joey raia
joey raia
Vocal Recording Engineer
Ben Miller
Ben Miller
Vocal Recording Engineer
Craig Kallman
Craig Kallman
Executive Producer
Craig Rosen
Craig Rosen
Executive Producer
Elizondo
Elizondo
Producer
Nas
Nas
Executive Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
There it is, the top of the Wonder Wheel
The Warriors are here
Home alive
We made it home alive
It's been a long fight just to see the ocean
I've never seen the ocean
The Warriors are here
Home alive, we made it home alive
[Verse 2]
But we didn't all make it
Can't stop thinkin' about them
What are we gon' do?
And how do we carry on without them?
What are we gon' do?
[Verse 3]
Anyone sick of runnin'?
Ajax
The wild one
The fighter
The survivor
The toughest
The one you want in your corner
"Fuck around, find out"
[Verse 4]
Fox
The quiet one
The stunner
So shy
Until she wasn't
That's right!
So brave
Spoke truth to power in our darkest hour
[Verse 5]
Cleon!
Our leader
Who dreamed of something sweeter
She believed
We believed in Cyrus
And if Cyrus were alive we'd be home free
I gotta be free
And without them here beside us
Stay with me
Who are we?
I gotta be free
[Verse 6]
Well Mercy, you're a Warrior now
She is?
She is?
I am?
You're in our corner
She is
I guess
But I want more than the corner
Mercy
Warriors, look alive
Come on, come on
There's a hearse comin' up the avenue
[Verse 7]
Warriors, come out to play-ay
Warriors, come out to play-ay
Warriors, come out to play-ay
Warriors, come out to play-ay
[Verse 8]
Stay behind me
I'ma lead 'em to the beach
Beyond the boardwalk
So we're just out of reach
Stay behind me
Let him find me
[Verse 9]
What took you so long?
We're impatient but glad that we waited
Yup
Wow, you sure are strong
But it looks like just half of you made it
Yup
So let's see who survives here on your hometown boardwalk
Pow, all out of quarters, no more extra lives
I am the ghost and I've hunted you
[Verse 10]
Stop
Who the fuck are you and why are you here?
Don't you know?
We're the Warriors
Mess around in Coney, you might disappear
Here we go
Girls, you're gonna die, don't you know I killed Cyrus?
Why?
No reason
I like doing stuff like that
[Verse 11]
Shoot the queen, blame the girls
Ride around, watch the world burn
No emotion
Just a race to the ocean, watch the world burn
See this gun?
Better yet, see me squeeze this gun
Whoa, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop
One on one
What?
Drop the gun
Or you're chicken
Ha! You're crazy, you're dead!
[Verse 12]
Sand in your eye
Punch in your gut
You missed me! And what?
Gun in the sand
Get off me!
There's something you still don't understand
No one is coming to lend you a hand
Nope!
No one is coming to lend you a hand
Run, run, run, run, run!
[Verse 13]
Sand in your eye, hate in your heart
You only know how to break shit apart
Your crew is scared of you, see how it scatters
My crew would die for me, loyalty matters
We're the Warriors (What?)
And our story is (What?)
In our loyalty, that's where the glory is (What?)
Not in blowing it up but in holding it down
Now, you're going down
You're going down
[Verse 14]
Yeah, right!
And beautiful and black against the white sand and sky
It's the Gramercy Riffs, standin' by
Beautiful and black against the white sand and sky
It's the Gramercy Riffs, standin' by
[Verse 15]
Yeah hi, it's Masai 'gainst this white sand and sky
The right hand of Cyrus, till right when she died
Then the night filled with cries, horrors, frights, and surprise
And true martyrs, they don't die, but it's so hard to say goodbye
How to honor her persona? Wouldn't she want us to try
To pull the truth into the light? Fuck the truce and do what's right
So the troops been on the loose to find where Lucifer hides
Oh, Luther
Scoop him up, you guys
[Verse 16]
No, no, it was the Warriors
Yeah, right
It wasn't us, it was them
It wasn't us, it was them, it wasn't us, it was them
Yeah, right
[Verse 17]
You Warriors are good, real good
The best
Cleon!
Oh shit
Cleon
Cleon?
Cleon
My Warriors are here
[Verse 18]
Where's Fox?
The cops
And Ajax?
The cops
Damn, and you?
Call me Mercy
She's a warrior
Done
[Verse 19]
Cleon, how are you home alive? You made it home alive
I don't know how I made it
I don't know why I'm still alive and some of us gone
I don't think I'm special
Cyrus was special, how does she live on?
I know this is our corner
How do we go on?
And even though I'm home, I've got a knot in my chest
That I can't untangle
How do we go on?
I try to find an angle, try to do my best
I know when I am with you
I know when I am with you
The trouble in the world's a little easier to face
I know I can continue
When I am with you
It's all our turf
[Chorus]
This is the sound of something being born
Someday in the city, we'll be ready for more
We'll wander through the city without goin' to war
We're dancin' on the corners we were battling for
Coney Island
When we all come home alive
[Chorus]
This is the sound of something being born
Someday in the city, we won't have to run
Far beyond the city, the city
Each time a broken person gets ahold of a gun
Breathe easy every night knowing we'll see the sun
When we all come home alive
[Chorus]
This is the sound of something being born
Someday in the city, our music will play
We'll wander through the city as light as the day
And the world will know the Warriors are making our way
When we all come home alive
When we all come home
When we all come home alive
When we all come home
When we all come home alive
[Outro]
Ah-she-ca! Ah-ah-she-ca!
Ah-she-ca! Ah-ah-she-ca!
Ah-she-ca! Ah-ah-she-ca!
Warriors, Warriors, what?
This is the sound of something being born
Written by: Eisa Davis, Lin-Manuel Miranda
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