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