The Fshbwl

Frank Hart is a singer/songwriter from Houston, but his music sounds like he could be from anywhere east of the sunrise or west of the sunset. Frank’s main instrument is guitar and the record is driven from beginning to end by his hauntingly beautiful acoustic guitar and soulful, raspy vocals. The bulk of the album’s instrumentation, however, is eclectic, ranging from the exotic sounds of sitar, doumbek, and udu to the more folksy sounds of hammered dulcimer, mandolin, and piano, as well as fretless bass, drumset, violin, viola, and cello. There is an otherworldly feel to this record somewhere between prayer and dreaming.

You can find out more about Frank and at http://www.frankhart.com or purchase his album Human Liturgy on iTunes.

I have not recognized Your name
Nor Your love for me
Hear this burden I speak of
I have not given You the honor and the glory
And I have dared to hate Your love

Lift these words up to the sky
Please remember me

I have polluted and poisoned the things You give me
And I have learned how to despise
I have offered You the smallest broken nothings
And I believe my own disguise
From the rising of the sun until the darkness falls on me
I can't undo this man who I have come to be

Lift these words up to the sky
Please remember me

I have not done the things I know that I should have done
I have done much that I regret
I have not loved you
I fail You with my thoughts, words and my own deeds.
Have mercy on me. Please do not forget.

I have spoken death to my soul when I speak against You
And I have stood tall with the proud
I have believed there is no point in following and seeking for You
I have lived as though there is no God
I live as though there is no God

Lift these words up to the sky
Please remember me
Lift this prayer and hear this cry
Please remember me