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