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Listen to Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (Recorded Live at the Met - October 23, 2021) by Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, Angel Blue, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
ALBUMBlanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (Recorded Live at the Met - October 23, 2021)Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, Angel Blue, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Listen to Klassik der Gegenwart Essentials featuring Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, Angel Blue, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Will Liverman
Will Liverman
Künstler:in
Calvin Griffin
Calvin Griffin
Künstler:in
Terrence Chin-Loy
Terrence Chin-Loy
Künstler:in
Errin Duane Brooks
Errin Duane Brooks
Künstler:in
Norman Garrett
Norman Garrett
Künstler:in
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Dirigent:in
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Orchester
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
Komponist:in

Lyrics

I once was a boy of peculiar grace
A dangerous existence for a man of my race
A Black boy from a lawless town
Where everyone carries a gun
I carried shame in a holster 'round my waist
A boy of peculiar grace
Manhood lost and not found 'til now
Dreams that kept me awake
Isolated by strange desires
Half-formed, not embraced
A graceful boy in a dangerous place
Alone, a subject of curiosity
For the old folks to speculate
"What's wrong with that boy?"
A stranger in my hometown
An oddity, the butt of a joke
A hurt that can't be erased
The south is no place for a boy with peculiar grace
I'll go north, I'll make my way
Nothing can stop me, no reason to stay
The south is no place for a boy with peculiar grace
You'll go north, you'll make your way
Nothing can stop you, no reason to stay
The south is no place for a boy with peculiar grace
Goodbye, Gibsland, goodbye, shame
Goodbye, nightmares, goodbye, pain
Goodbye, pistols in my mama's purse
Goodbye, pastors in the Baptist church
Goodbye, daddy and your good time women
Goodbye, honky-tonks and sinners in 'em
Goodbye, Gibsland, goodbye, shame
Goodbye, nightmares, goodbye, pain
Goodbye, pistols in our mama's purse
Goodbye, pastors in the Baptist church
Goodbye, daddy and your good time women
Goodbye, honky-tonks and sinners in 'em
Say goodbye to Charles Baby, I'm finally free
I'm free, I'm free
Written by: Terence Blanchard

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