Serene

by Sumptus Ignis

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lyrics

The freeing clarity
In the moment when the drill broke through
A deeper quiet, surging calm
Warm trickle of blood down my chin
This tranquil stream across my skin

Redefining all I am
Or can be

Loosening the iron vise that grips my mind
The constricting imprisonment slips
A window chiseled through the blank stone wall
Letting in the wider world
An off-switch for the agony
That kept me small

Colors brighter now
I roll myself outside
I feel the breeze inside of me
And lose myself in reverie

Shuddering in the garden's thousands scents
A breath of spring intoxicates
The sound of buzzing wings
A roaring crescendo

A new sensation
Stirring from within
A spike of fear but there's no pain
And the forager emerges once again

Vertigo
Disorientation
Divided consciousness
Flailing frenzied dive
Suddenly soaring
Weightless on the wind

Distant tears burning
Blurring one set of eyes
Replacing my sight
With a vision of the world
In ultraviolet light

I see the broken form below me
Earthbound and paralyzed
To live beyond the limits of my person
I know my path

Loosening the iron vise that grips my mind
The constricting imprisonment slips
A window chiseled through the blank stone wall
Letting in the wider world
An off-switch for the agony
That kept me small

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released December 8, 2023

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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