“Ye Entrancemperium” is co-credited, along with Ihsahn and Samoth, to the late Mayhem guitarist Øystein “Euronymous” Aarseth. as the song’s opening theme was taken from an unreleased Mayhem song.
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
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
And now I enter again
Even stronger, yet amazed by what I see
In ecstasy, I mock the world
Emperium
Emperium
Emperium
Emperium
Suddenly I memorize
Asking what I left behind
Nothing (Nothing, nothing, nothing)
Can I ever comprehend?
Will my longing never end?
Never
Drawn towards these lands again
Seeking death and sacred soil
I ride the longing winds of my blackened soul
Eternally
Ye Entrancemperium was written by Euronymous & Samoth & Ihsahn.
Emperor released Ye Entrancemperium on Tue Jul 08 1997.