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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
Behold my coming
The fullmoon rise 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 devine
Sacrifice of the life I had among the flesh of light
And now I enter again
Even stronger, yet amazed by what I see
In ecstsy I mock the world
Suddenly I memorize
Asking what I left behind
Nothing
Can I ever comprehend?
Will my longing ever end?
Never
Drawn towards these lands again
Seeking death and sacred soil
I ride the longing winds of my blackened soul
Eternally
Writer(s): Vegard Sverre Tveitan, Tomas Thormodsaeter Haugen
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