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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Vegard Sverre ‘Ihsahn’ Tveitan
Vocals
Tomas Thormodsaeter Haugen
Guitar
Kai Johnny 'Trym Torson' Mosaker
Drums
Jonas "Alver" Alver
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Vegard Sverre ‘Ihsahn’ Tveitan
Arranger
Tomas Thormodsaeter Haugen
Songwriter
Øystein 'Euronymous' Aarseth
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Eirik 'Pytten' Hundvin
Producer
Ihsahn
Producer
Jørgen Træen
Engineer
Samoth
Producer
Lyrics
Drawn towards these lands again
Seeking death and sacred soil
I ride the longing winds of my blackened soul
Growing stronger once I enter my empire beyond
Emperium (Emperium)
Emperium
Behold my coming
[Instrumental]
The full moon rides above me
Enlightening my realm in a silvery glow
Yet the shadows crawl beneath my storming sky
Guarding treasures from forbidden light
I still remember
Though ages ago, it seems
The first time I entered the gates
The revelation of ritual death
By which I became divine
Sacrifice of the life I had among the flesh of the light
[Instrumental]
And now I enter again
Even stronger, yet amazed by what I see
In ecstasy, I mock the world
[Instrumental]
Emperium
Emperium
Emperium
Emperium
[Instrumental]
Suddenly I memorize
Asking what I left behind
Nothing (Nothing, nothing, nothing)
Can I ever comprehend?
Will my longing never end?
Never
[Instrumental]
Drawn towards these lands again
Seeking death and sacred soil
I ride the longing winds of my blackened soul
Eternally
Written by: Tomas Thormodsaeter Haugen, Vegard Sverre ‘Ihsahn’ Tveitan, Øystein 'Euronymous' Aarseth