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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Damien Sneed
Damien Sneed
Piano
Jacqueline Echols McCarley
Jacqueline Echols McCarley
Soprano
Justin Austin
Justin Austin
Baritone
Griot String Quartet
Griot String Quartet
Performer
Braimah Kanneh-Mason
Braimah Kanneh-Mason
Violin
Edward W. Hardy
Edward W. Hardy
Viola
Amyr Joyner
Amyr Joyner
Violin
Miles Goosby
Miles Goosby
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kasi Lemmons
Kasi Lemmons
Librettist
Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
Composer
Damien Sneed
Damien Sneed
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brett Cox
Brett Cox
Producer
Daniel Shores
Daniel Shores
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

I used to hate the night
Night was my sworn enemy
I can’t believe how much it frightened me
It brought unwanted thoughts and memories
Now I look at dusk impatiently
Hurry, twilight, I need to see the stars
And here you are, the night brings you
I used to pray for dreamless sleep to deliver me to morning
I can’t believe how much I used to sleep
Now I’d give up sleep forever
To make night a moment longer
Because night brings you
When I’m with you, I lose myself, become myself
I don’t know where you begin and where I end
If I could stay, I swear I’d never sleep again
I’d give up sleep to be with you
Stay
I can’t
Why do you always have to go?
Can I tell you something?
You can tell me anything
You say that now
We’ve told each other so many things
More than I’ve told anyone
What can’t you tell me?
Tell me something first
I love you
That’s no secret
When I was a just a little boy
Seven years old
An older cousin came to stay
I was a lonely boy
Who needed attention
And this cousin wanted to play
With only me
Late one night
He pressed behind me, held me tight
And whispered in my ear
In a voice meant to loosen my limbs and shield his sins
He said it was just a game he wanted to play
With only me
I didn’t scream
My spirit left my body to watch the scene
I was powerless to stop it, so it seemed
I didn’t cry
Though I was bereft like someone died
And that someone was me
Was it my fault?
My curiosity, my need?
Does it explain the naked figures haunting my dreams?
Lovely phantoms whispering in my ear
In voices meant to loosen my limbs and reveal my sins
About a game they want to play
With only me
Pray to God, but even God couldn’t make them go away
Then there was you
And night became my friend
And now I dread the day
Charles
What I wanted to say
What I need to tell you
I love you
But there’s a boy who believes I love only him
The hours I give to you are stolen
I promised to another
I can’t come here any longer
I can only be your friend
You’re not serious, Greta
Don’t do this to me
I love you, don’t leave me alone
I need you
You’re the only thing keeping them at bay
If I hadn’t told you
Charles
The hours I give you to you are stolen
There’s a boy who believes I love only him
If I hadn’t told you my secret
Charles, it’s me
Would we still have to be friends?
I can’t live with this duplicity
I won’t live half a lie
I have to decide
And I choose him
I can’t stay
I’m sorry
I’d give up sleep forever
To have you a moment longer
What is this feeling?
Is this my heart breaking?
There once was a boy of peculiar grace
A damaged, tainted boy
Alone, disgraced
A sad, pathetic boy
Who had no place
Written by: Kasi Lemmons, Terence Blanchard

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