02 · The Carter farm · After the storm
Absentee Messiah
James CarterInside the book
Alone on dead soil, James puts God on trial. This is not a prayer for rescue; it is a furious blues argument from a man who has worked, believed, buried children, and received only silence in return.
Who sings
James Carter
Musical language
Raw country blues · Gospel without consolation
Listening room
The scene is set.
The full recording will enter this room as the score develops. Until then, the moving picture holds its place in the world of the show.