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