Name: Heart of the Ocean
Duration: P00H06M25S
Description: Inspired by the backstory of Abe Sapien from Mike Mignola's Hellboy and BPRD comics. The working title was Caul's Lament.

Heart of the Ocean

by Sumptus Ignis

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Inspired by the backstory of Abe Sapien from Mike Mignola's Hellboy and BPRD comics. The working title was Caul's Lament.

lyrics

Sunken bells tolling from the deep
The eerie chimes ring out to me
Rumbling madly
Like memory from a fevered dream
The throat of the abyss
Calling its children home

"What became of him?"
The Pisces, the philosopher

He's walking the path through the waves
To the heart of the ocean
Unfathomed pressure bearing down
A smothering embrace

Carried through the lightless depths
The siren's serenade

Why was I submerged?
Drowned and preserved?
Trapped under glass and studied
A monstrous specimen

Visions of bodies sinking
Endless descent of humanity
It's haunting me

Whispered temptations
In the crush of the surf
A promise forever
In an unending peace
To live beyond time's grasp
Mistaken identity
A voice from the past

There was a life I'd left behind
I'd found out far too late
You sought your answers
In the same uncaring sea

"What became of her?"
The dreamer, the romantic

She's walking the path through the waves
To the heart of the ocean
Unfathomed pressure bearing down
A smothering embrace

We're walking the path through the waves
To the heart of the ocean
Unfathomed pressure bearing down
A smothering embrace

Caried through the lightless depths
The siren's serenade

credits

released March 15, 2023
Music by Sumptus Ignis, lyrics by Bryn Schurman.

Richard Perdomo: Bass guitar, production
Bryn Schurman: Drums, harsh and backing clean vocals, keys and orchestrations
John Scott: Lead vocals
Joshua Williams: Lead guitars
Joshua Lee Wojtaszek: Rhythm guitars

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Sumptus Ignis Key Largo, Florida

Progressive metal five-piece Sumptus Ignis (Sum-tus Ig-nis) began in 2016 as a side project for Identity Collapse members Bryn Schurman and Joshua Wojtaszek, Silura's Richard Perdomo and Joshua Thomas Williams joined in 2021 on bass and lead guitars respectively, along with John Scott adding clean vocals and slide guitar to the mix.
Look for their next release The Kindred Dark mid-2022. ... more