Name: Onward
Duration: P00H05M01S
Description: The third single released from Curtain Calls, the second full-length Sumptus Ignis album.Inspired by the cordyceps fungus.

Onward

by Sumptus Ignis

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The third single released from Curtain Calls, the second full-length Sumptus Ignis album.Inspired by the cordyceps fungus.

lyrics

Take a breath of the unknown
Anticipation of the rush
Ashen thoughts and swirling smoke
Bitter alkaline to choke

Urge to rise above it all
Excelsior my battle cry
Fearless of the coming fall
Driven upward, ever onward

Gravestone walls and growing moss
New growth rooting through my skin
Grinding teeth and racing pulse
Can't stay grounded, I must arise

Urge to rise above it all
Excelsior my battle cry
Fearless of the coming fall
Driven upward, ever onward

Cannot stop my spirit's thrust
Drags me skyward so I climb
Throw the obstacles back to the earth
Driven upward, ever onward
Driven upward, ever onward

Blinding pressure
Bulging eyes in tunnel vision
A rushing roar of noise
Consuming every thought

Take away this gripping need, I beg with bloodied hands
The trail of broken bodies in my wake
A brainstem directive
Imperative to climb above
Smash all the ceilings
My destiny for elevation

Pieces cut out of my mind
Find myself three stories high
Howling winds can't stop me now
Feel so happy I could burst

Urge to rise above it all
Excelsior my battle cry
Splintered fingers, scraping bloody nails
Driven upward, ever onward
Driven upward, ever onward

credits

released August 16, 2019
Jessy Sparks - vocals
Joshua Wojtaszek - guitar, bass, keyboards
Bryn Schurman - vocals, drums, keyboards
Richard Perdomo - mastering engineer

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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