Collection: The Heart of the Matter

IT’S NOT WHAT YOU SAID
IT’S NOT WHAT YOU’VE HEARD
IT’S NOT WHAT YOU’VE READ
IT’S NOT WHAT OCCURRED
THE KINGDOM IS BROKEN A
HEAD’S ON A PLATTER
EVERYONE’S CHOKIN’ ON
THE HEART OF THE MATTER

THE LIGHTS ARE ALL FLASHIN’
THE MONEY’S NO GOOD
THERE’S SCREAMIN’ AND THRASHIN’
DID THE BEST THAT THEY COULD
THE BED HAS BEEN MADE
THE TRUTH IS IN TATTERS
TOO LATE TO RECOGNIZE
THE HEART OF THE MATTER

YOU MIGHT LOVE TO PRAY
AND BE A BIG GIVER
STAY CLEAR OF THE FRAY
GET DUNKED IN A RIVER
OUR KNEE TO THE GROUND
YOU TAKE FROM THE PLATTER
LOST AND NOT FOUND MISSED
THE HEART OF THE MATTER

THE ROSES WERE RED
THE ROCK WAS S I
THE HEART WAS AFLAME
THE SPEECH MADE HER CRY
LUST HAS CONCEIVED
THE CEILING IS SHATTERED
NOBODY GRIEVED FOR
THE HEART OF THE MATTER

I love all things “Lanois” and of course the records he and Mark Howard made for Dylan. Oh Mercy and Time Out of Mind are masterpieces in my mind. I say that to admit the inspiration & styling of the lyric here – short potent words - no filler leading to bigger ideas. My life has made me witness to all sorts of situations and contexts where I often find myself wondering if “the point” is so obviously being missed. So the stanzas try to

assemble that picture. Info wars, hospital bed regrets, spiritual legalism and the romantic cheater are flayed out – and I just love it to bits.

My track started with Pedal Steel, a new instrument to me - and I play zero guitars, so Pedal Steel is like a rubik’s cube - but it brings so much fun figuring it out. I played a plastic bottle for the rhythm and bass from a keyboard.

Enter the tones of Hannah Rose Lewis who, not only “got it” right away, but has this “sly thing” happening that’s wonderfully audible, giving the song the color - or “thorn” I imagined for the song. She is simply a pleasure to collaborate with - musically trained but with the younger persons perspective - wrapped up in tremendous intelligence humanly and musically. With that, let’s all accept the challenge and endeavor not to miss the point of life’s moments. :)

Music and Lyrics | SCOTT FRANKFURT

Vocals | HANNAH ROSE LEWIS

Pedal Steel Guitar | SCOTT FRANKFURT

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