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