T. Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Tears from a walled off place
Who you shooting at, boy?—So you've come back, boy
Charles?—Mama?—Boy, I tole you not to skip like that
Walter Russell III · Will Liverman · Cheikh Mbaye · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Oleode Oshotse · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Judah Taylor · Latonia Moore · Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin
Don't be in such a rush ta grow
Mama, can I come to work with you?
Will Liverman · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Walter Russell III · Latonia Moore
Hey Uncle Paul—Hey boy, How my baby?
Ryan Speedo Green · Walter Russell III · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Will Liverman · Angel Blue · The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Legs, thighs, breasts, wings
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Denisha Ballew · Latonia Moore · Terrence Chin-Loy · Norman Garrett · Briana Hunter · Chauncer Packer
What 'chu doin' here, Spinner
Norman Garrett · Chauncey Packer · Latonia Moore · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Mama, look at me! I got muscles!
Walter Russell III · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Will Liverman · Latonia Moore · Angel Blue · The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Where did Love lose me?
Will Liverman · Latonia Moore · Angel Blue · The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Walter Russell III · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
I get on my knees, pray to the Lord to make me strong.
Walter Russell III · Chauncey Packer · The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Latonia Moore · Briana Hunter · Denisha Ballew
Sometimes you gotta just leave it
See how da ground pack hard and smooth
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Golden button, where you come from?
Roast beef, again?
Will Liverman · Ryan Speedo Green · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Latonia Moore · Walter Russell III · Cheikh Mbaye · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin · Chauncey Packer · Oleode Oshotse · Angel Blue · The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · Judah Taylor
Chester, already?
Walter Russell III · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Oleode Oshotse · Judah Taylor · Latonia Moore · Cheikh Mbaye · Chauncey Packer
What? Cain't your mamma sing in the morning
Walter Russell III · Chris Kenney · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Marguerite Mariah Jones · Latonia Moore · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Oleode Oshotse
Chester! I'm almost forgot you were coming!
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Cierra Byrd · Ryan Speedo Green · Chris Kenney · Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin · Judah Taylor · Cheikh Mbaye · Walter Russell III · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Latonia Moore · Oleode Oshotse
There was once a boy, of peculiar grace
Sweet...so sweet...
Latonia Moore · Chris Kenney · Will Liverman · Walter Russell III · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Angel Blue · The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · Yannick Nézet-Séguin
C'mon let's do what we did last night
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Chris Kenney · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Walter Russell III · Will Liverman · Cheikh Mbaye
Lift me up, Jesus
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Briana Hunter · Will Liverman · Donovan Singletary
Take this stain from my memory
Donovan Singletary · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Will Liverman
Which boy dat? Dat Nate?
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Will Liverman · Terrence Chin-Loy · Norman Garrett · Ryan Speedo Green · Errin Duane Brooks · Calvin Griffin
Love with a laugh, with fun for a fight!
Terrence Chin-Loy · Norman Garrett · Will Liverman · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Errin Duane Brooks · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Latonia Moore · Calvin Griffin
You can be free
Denisha Ballew · Kimberli Render · Jasmine Muhammad · Will Liverman · Karmesha Peake · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Christine Jobson · Angel Blue · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Nicole Joy Mitchell
Lord, take this wanting from me.
Oh, hi. I hope I ain't disturbing you
Yannick Nézet-Séguin · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Will Liverman · Brittany Renee'
Hey! I got somethin' to tell you!
Will Liverman · Errin Duane Brooks · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Terrence Chin-Loy · Norman Garrett · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Calvin Griffin
I was once a boy of peculiar grace
Will Liverman · Errin Duane Brooks · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Terrence Chin-Loy · Norman Garrett · Calvin Griffin
Charles! You got accepted to Grambling!
Yannick Nézet-Séguin · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Errin Duane Brooks · Will Liverman · The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · Terrence Chin-Loy · Norman Garrett · Latonia Moore · Calvin Griffin
A place where you can be just by yourself
Do you know what it means to have made the line?
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · Chase Taylor · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Will Liverman · Donovan Singletary · Metropolitan Opera Ballet · David Morgans Sanchez · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Our roots are deep, we draw our strengths from slavery
Boy, get off that wall
Yannick Nézet-Séguin · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Will Liverman · Angel Blue · Donovan Singletary
Greta. Greta. What is this feeling?
I used to hate the night
When I was just a little boy
Hello...Mama, its me...Charles!
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · Will Liverman · Chris Kenney · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Latonia Moore
So you've come back, boy... I knew you would.
Sometimes you gotta just leave it in the road.
Walter Russell III · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · Latonia Moore · Will Liverman · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · The Metropolitan Opera Chorus