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