The Hamiltons grieve Philip’s death and slowly begin to put their lives back together in this moving treatise on grief, forgiveness, and by extension, humanity’s terrible and infinite capacity for love.

While the soundtrack was in production, Miranda was working with Oskar Eustis, the producer for The Public Theatre. While this song was in development, Eustis' son passed away, and Miranda sent him and his wife an email giving condolences, and a copy of the first demo of this song. They listened to the demo while grieving, giving the song more emotional connection than it already has.

The introduction to this song (through the first verse) is the final motif of “That Would Be Enough," transposed down. The motif reappears throughout the song.