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