The last song written for De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, the lyrics to “Life Eternal” were originally going to be given to Bull Metal, a Colombian metal musician who was best known for releasing the Mayhem bootleg Dawn of the Black Hearts. However, in his suicide note, Dead told his bandmates to use the...
[Verse 1]
A dream of another existence, you wish to die
A dream of another world, you pray for death
[Verse 2]
To release the soul, one must die
To find peace inside, you must get eternal
[Outro]
I am a mortal, but am I human?
How beautiful life is now when my time has come
A human destiny, but nothing human inside
What will be left of me when I'm dead? There was nothing when I lived
What you found was eternal death, no one will ever miss you
Life Eternal was written by Per “Dead” Ohlin.
Life Eternal was produced by Jan Axel “Hellhammer” Blomberg & Euronymous & Pytten.
Mayhem released Life Eternal on Tue May 24 1994.