[Originally released in 1997 on the album "Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk".]
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[Lyrics: Ihsahn.]
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[Music: Samoth & Ihsahn.]
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[Arrangements: Samoth & Ihsahn.]
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[Opening theme originally composed by Euronymous.]
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[5:14]
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Drawn towards these lands again.
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Seeking death and sacred soil.
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I ride the longing winds of my blackened soul,
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growing stronger once I enter my empire beyond.
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Emperium!
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Behold my coming.
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The fullmoon rise above me,
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enlightening my realm in a silvery glow.
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Yet the shadows crawl beneath my storming sky,
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guarding treasures from forbidden light.
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I still remember,
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though ages ago it seems,
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the first time I entered the gates,
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the revelation of ritual death
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by which I became divine.
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Sacrifice of the life I had
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among the flesh of the light.
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And now I enter again.
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Even stronger, yet amazed by what I see.
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In ecstasy I mock the world.
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Suddenly I memorize,
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asking what I left behind.
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Nothing.
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Can I ever comprehend?
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Will my longing ever end?
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Never.
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Drawn towards these lands again.
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Seeking death and sacred soil.
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I ride the longing winds of my blackened soul
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eternally.
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Ye Entrancemperium
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| Emperor |
