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