{"id":1755,"date":"2019-07-11T22:21:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T22:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/?page_id=1755"},"modified":"2020-06-26T07:14:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T07:14:57","slug":"sumptus-ignis-eternal-lotus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/musical-projects\/sumptus-ignis\/sumptus-ignis-eternal-lotus\/","title":{"rendered":"Sumptus Ignis &#8211; Eternal Lotus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=319188007\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/64mcTFXFqHRetRuvFRGSJo\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eternal Lotus is the second advance single from Curtain Calls. It was inspired by a form of self-mummification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/dp\/B07T3VYBQV\/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_Uu7jDbFVGQ96P\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/eternal-lotus-single\/1468710630?uo=4&amp;app=music&amp;at=1001lry3&amp;ct=dashboard\">Apple Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/us\/album\/100425482\">Deezer<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nA ringing bell muffled by earth&nbsp;<br>A sign of life from the catacombs&nbsp;<br>Enshrined in charcoal&nbsp;<br>Encrusted with salt&nbsp;<br>Shrinking skin&nbsp;<br>Clings to the bones&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chanting silent sutras&nbsp;<br>Desert lips and dedication&nbsp;<br>The bitter tea and stinging salves&nbsp;<br>Made a lacquer in his veins&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No vile worms or carrion&nbsp;<br>Shall feast upon his sanctity&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Immaculate end&nbsp;<br>A morbid immortality&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eternal lotus&nbsp;<br>Blooms in blackness&nbsp;<br>Forever in repose&nbsp;<br>Eternal lotus&nbsp;<br>Blooms in blackness&nbsp;<br>Uncorruptible&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alone he bears the pains&nbsp;<br>Of transformation&nbsp;<br>A beacon of suffering&nbsp;<br>To leave behind a legacy&nbsp;<br>This monument&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A skeletal offering&nbsp;<br>Agony beyond endurance&nbsp;<br>Every nerve aflame&nbsp;<br>No light, no sound&nbsp;<br>Just his hummingbird heart&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blinded, his gaze draws ever inwards&nbsp;<br>Through the darkness, he sees all&nbsp;<br>Infinite forms, unfolding panoramas&nbsp;<br>The mind&#8217;s eye opening&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Casting off the fleeting form&nbsp;<br>Remake the self to match a will of steel&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In passionate purpose&nbsp;<br>A lifetime&#8217;s sacrifice&nbsp;<br>To contemplate the divine&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cycles of death and rebirth&nbsp;<br>Made manifest in his flesh&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In passionate purpose&nbsp;<br>A lifetime&#8217;s sacrifice&nbsp;<br>To contemplate the divine&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Embodiment of mortality&nbsp;<br>Preservation of the earthly husk&nbsp;<br>As the spirit journeys on&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the petty games of mortal things&nbsp;<br>The self-inflicted wounds&nbsp;<br>The hurts and jealousies&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Immaculate end&nbsp;<br>A morbid immortality&nbsp;<br>Ascetic perfection&nbsp;<br>A gift for the worthy&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eternal lotus&nbsp;<br>Blooms in blackness&nbsp;<br>Forever in repose&nbsp;<br>Eternal lotus&nbsp;<br>Blooms in blackness&nbsp;<br>Uncorruptible&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chanting silent sutras&nbsp;<br>Desert lips and dedication&nbsp;<br>The bitter tea and stinging salves&nbsp;<br>Made a lacquer in his veins\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eternal Lotus is the second advance single from Curtain Calls. 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