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