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