{"id":1432,"date":"2026-02-03T23:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2026-02-03T23:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:21:18","slug":"rose-blossom-punch-if-i-were-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/2026\/02\/03\/rose-blossom-punch-if-i-were-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose Blossom Punch &#8211; If I Were Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Rose Blossom Punch Artist Block -->\n<center><b>\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/6ABeWdskFYawDKWbTz4WVO?utm_source=generator&#038;theme=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<table style=\"border: 0px;\"><tr><td style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<b>Follow:<\/b>\n<\/td><td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/roseblossompunch\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/icon-facebook.png\" border=\"0\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/roseblossompunch1.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-website.png\" border=\"0\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/roseblossompunch\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/icon-instagram.png\" border=\"0\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Rose+Blossom+Punch\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/icon-youtube.png\" border=\"0\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/search?q=Rose%20Blossom%20Punch\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/icon-tiktok.png\" border=\"0\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<b>Buy:<\/b>\n<\/td><td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/roseblossompunch1.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-bandcamp.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"2\">Bandcamp<\/a>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"10\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_nkw=Rose+Blossom+Punch&#038;_sacat=0&#038;campid=5339047119\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/icon-24-ebay.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"2\">eBay<\/a>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"10\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdandlp.com\/en\/rose+blossom+punch\/artist\/?affilie=thefiretongue&#038;utm_source=www.firetonguezine.com&#038;utm_medium=link&#038;utm_campaign=affiliation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/icon-24-cdandlp.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"2\">CDandLP<\/a>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<b>Charts:<\/b>\n<\/td><td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6ABeWdskFYawDKWbTz4WVO\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/icon-24-spotify.png\" border=\"0\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"2\">Spotify<\/a>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"10\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/rose-blossom-punch\/1475231034\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/icon-24-applemusic.png\" border=\"0\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"2\">Apple Music<\/a>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"10\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.last.fm\/music\/Rose+Blossom+Punch\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/icon-24-last.fm_.png\" border=\"0\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"2\">Last.fm<\/a>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<b>Events:<\/b>\n<\/td><td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/search?query=Rose+Blossom+Punch\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/icon-songkick.png\" border=\"0\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"2\">Songkick<\/a>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"10\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandsintown.com\/search?q=Rose+Blossom+Punch\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/icon-bandsintown.png\" border=\"0\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"2\">Bandsintown<\/a>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<b>Learn more:<\/b>\n<\/td><td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rose_Blossom_Punch\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/icon-24-wikipedia.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"2\">Wikipedia<\/a>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"10\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jesusfreakhideout.com\/artists\/RoseBlossomPunch.asp\" target=\"new\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-jfh.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\">Jesus Freak Hideout<\/a>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/b><\/center>\n<small><i><b>Via Wikipedia &#038; Jesus Freak Hideout:<\/b><\/i> Rose Blossom Punch was a post-grunge\/alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1995 by Aaron Sprinkle (lead vocals\/guitar) and Paul Mumaw, with members including Terry Coggins (guitar\/vocals) and Nick Barber (bass). Active primarily from 1995\u20131999, they released the album *Ephemere* (1997) and the EP *Sorry to Disappoint You* (1999) on independent labels, blending raw, emotive rock with introspective lyrics. The band has ties to the Christian music scene through Sprinkle&#8217;s production work and collaborations (e.g., with Poor Old Lu). After disbanding, Aaron Sprinkle continued as a renowned producer and solo artist. In recent years, the band has seen renewed interest, with a 2019 Bandcamp release of older material and a 2025 crowdfunding campaign to remaster and release *Ephemere* on vinyl and streaming\u2014bringing their cult-favorite sound back to fans of faith-infused alternative rock.<\/small>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rose Blossom Punch - \u201cIf I Were Dead\u201d - Live @ The Sunset Tavern, Seattle WA 7.27.19\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-JqWFeW4bII?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately,<br>In love with suffering and that is a fact. &#8220;<br>-fyodor dostoyevsky<br><br>So long<br>I guess it&#8217;s so long<br>I can feel this now<br>My time<br>Yes it&#8217;s my time<br>Do you want me now<br><br>Oh well<br>You never could tell<br>&#8217;cause you don&#8217;t know how<br>You saved me<br>Then you dragged me<br>All the way to hell<br><br>All the times you said<br>You&#8217;d be better off if I were dead<br>You know you could have walked away<br>Could have walked away<br><br>Over<br>Guess it&#8217;s over<br>And now you&#8217;re the one<br>Who cares<br>&#8217;cause you&#8217;re so scared<br>And you know I&#8217;m done<br><br>So long<br>Guess it&#8217;s so long<br>Do you feel this now<br><br>All the times you said<br>You&#8217;d be better off if I were dead<br>You know you could have walked away<br>Could have walked away<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow: Buy: Bandcamp eBay CDandLP Charts: Spotify Apple Music Last.fm Events: Songkick Bandsintown Learn more: Wikipedia Jesus Freak Hideout Via Wikipedia &#038; Jesus Freak Hideout: Rose Blossom Punch was a post-grunge\/alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1995 by Aaron Sprinkle (lead vocals\/guitar) and Paul Mumaw, with members including Terry Coggins (guitar\/vocals) and Nick [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[254,243,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alt-rock","category-indie-rock","category-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1432"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1436,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions\/1436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}