Best song on the album. Those final 2 minutes are so somber and yet euphoric. I could listen to a loop of those final two minutes forever

This album has just sealed Ghost as legends, people will look back at them as classics in the future. We should make the most of living through their golden era.

The cadence in which he sings "for the dreams that you dread can become just as real," followed by the "ahh" is so nasty in the best fucking way possible.

this is like a love song for two runaway demons as the evil world collapses around them and Jesus returns. its amazing. what a great song and album

Is it too soon to point that this is the greatest song Ghost has ever written?

Tobias is a visionary very rare for artist like this to come around with genuine talent these days

Love how the last bites of this song are indeed the very first song on this album, Imperium. It really brings the end back to the beginning , the Alpha and the Omega, all comes full circle...genius.

I love the references in this song, being the closer of the album it's about the empire finally fading away, but it uses Jack the Ripper as a metaphor of the perversions of a leader twisting and bending an empires recourses into his will, and eventually causing it's downfall. The line "we will go softly into the night" hits hard knowing the original meaning of the poem it references, telling of how the people almost welcome the end of an empire as a leader they looked up to has showed his true colors, and they have now abandoned his fallowing.

Tobias lyrics are so flippin amazing 🌒🌕🌘 And yeah sure. This is about Jack the Ripper.

This song sounds like Whitesnake with a touch of Metallica and a guitar solo by Gary Moore! Awesome!!

Ghost keeps topping their last albums, hit after hit after hit... And their previous albums are masterful! Tobias is a musical genius!🖤🤘🖤

This is the best song on Impera, without a doubt-aaaaaaah

If anybody questions Ghost is the rock band of the century, you need to get your head checked, and checked again. Tobias is a visionary genius for all time. And he's just getting started. Artist of the century. Easily. Any more questions?

Beautiful melody, haunting lyrics, subversive truth, spiritual revelation in these evangelical times... just absolute perfection in a song

It haunts me. I can't stop listening to it

Hard to think of a Ghost song that’s composed better than this one. The way the album begins and ends with the same riff makes it easy to play on repeat. Considering the theme of this album, it fits. Empires never stop rising and falling.

I love so many things about this song, but just had to point out how much I adore how he sings “softly”

This song reminds me of the Scorpions and Dio. This album is so fitting to the struggles I face, and will overcome.

I love IMPERA !!!

I've only been a Ghost fan for about a month and a half. They really are one of those bands that I wonder where the he'll they've been hiding from me this whole time. I'll tell ya one thing, though, it's a helluva good time to get in to them.

Seeing this live made me burst into tears. ITS SO BEAUTIFUL

I could imagine this song playing in 'stranger things', such an 80's vibe, love it

This song is a masterpiece. ♥️❤️

ugh this song makes me CRYYYY it’s a fucking masterpiece best song on the album hands down, and definitely one of their best songs all time.

Ghost will go down in history as legends. This album ensured it

Smiles, tears, so much emotion in this song lot of heart in this takes me back to my 80s days. I love this album. BEST ALBUM EVER

Great soft rock from the mid 80's to early 90's, specially the guitar solo that sends me back in time every time i listen to it...

I think this is the most beautiful song I've ever heard. Perfection. I love how they transitioned to Imperium at the end.

My fav Ghost song ❤

This song is a fucking masterpiece and has quickly become my favorite Ghost song ever written.

I love this part 2:07 SO much. Perfect. I really want to learn the guitar now.

The Band that never let you down.. never let you down

Frederick's solo...one of the best I've heard in a long time! Just a great song from Tobias. Amazing writing!

Modern day Bohemian Rhapsody....only more sinister and brilliant and beautiful.

I love the Whitesnake vibe with a Faith No More type bassline playing behind it.

Why do I cry everytime I hear this? So many levels.....

Is there a more perfect song?! The lyrics, the melody(ies) are astounding. It just takes you to an adventure and you just don’t want it to end.

I've known about ghost for a while now, but only really got into them in the last month or so, & have had this album on repeat every few days. this song is one of my absolute favorites, & the outro circling back into the intro like the rise & fall & rise of empires...just perfection 👌👌 I can't wait until they come back to my city so I can finally see them, I just know this song & "darkness at the heart of my love" will sound even better live

This album is full of magnificent songs, and to end the album with the same chords as the beginning riff.....simlply genius! Impera has become my absolute favorite Ghost album, even with the powerful and awesome Infestissumam, and Prequelle on that list, I have to say, I have listened to Impera now about 40 times all the way through, and I am just loving every song on it! Kaisarion, Spillways, Twenties, Griftwood, Darkness at the Heart of My Love, Watcher in the Sky, Bite of Passage, Call Me Little Sunshine, Hunter's Moon, Respite On The Spitalfields, and the two instrumentals, Imperium and Dominion, make for one incredible and gloriously exceptional album from Ghost!

This is the best song and is perfect for the end of the album. When I first heard it I cried as I was driving the backside of a Snow Basin on Trappers Loop and it was epic. I love that Whitesnake riff!

This is like Ghost's Stairway to Heaven or Bohemian Rhapsody.

This song is the pure drink of an Medieval and EVIL England. Sounds like Tobias in a rainful night, smoking and drinking whisky and telling those horrible stories of a serial killer.

Best Band ever🫶🏻🤘😈

The whole album is awesome !

Epic song,just love the "Still of the night" inspired break.

This song to me is the blood transfusion that the 21st century music industry has needed.

I've been listening to this album 3 times a day in the morning while I work for the past 2 weeks now... every now and then I put on some Judas Priest or some Halford or some Offenbach or Dokken.. but even when I listen to those, I'm still thinking of Impera... awesome album and the pic in this video is awesome.. I love his look in the new gowns. These are freakin' awesome.. I would totally effing wear this

God works hard, but top metal works harder lmao. This is *such* a good album, I'm so glad I finally got to listen to it. I'm still trying to pick a favorite, but this is definitely up there. Especially with the thunder line, calling back to cirice. It's an amazing end to an album and ahhhhhhhh. I fucking love this song lmao

Thanks to the ladies at Morbid, I now know this song exists. Kudos, Ash and Alaina! And thank you, Tobias. Killer song.

I absolutely LOVE Ghost!. I already have tickets for their concert in Salt Lake City this August! Can't wait to see them live!. This will be my first concert ever!

i fucking love this song, feels like my soul is ascending to heaven

I've been a Ghost fan for about three years now, going to see them next month for the first time, but I am truly lost for words with this new album and this track is my favourite Ghost track EVER! Beautifully haunting, poignant, and so relevant even today, goosebumps, tears, smiles, what more can I say?

Since I am interested in the saga of Jack the Ripper, I really like the way he crafted this song. I would love to talk to Tobis and see if he also likes the history of Jack the Ripper.

Brought a tear to my eye

I love the music in general, and even when Ghost its my favorite band i cant with how beautiful was hearing the whole album, fucking amazing

This is the best album so far! I'm addicted

Spectacular…. Kinda like the opposite of monstrance clock as a finisher.

This song has to be added to the next tour ! So beautiful ! 🤟

Got to see this live yesterday. It was beautiful ❤.

Goosebumps

Well crafted song & great lyrics #Ghost Rocks 🎸🔥🤘🏻

This song is SO GOOD!!!!!

Super 👍🤘😍

We are truly in the golden era of ghost

This song is pure black magic lol

Wow ,just wow

This is amazing!!! I love how its talking about jack the ripper ✌️🔥

I love jack the ripper and ghost so I literally have everything..

Genial 🔥💖

I love how the opening song on this album ties into this masterpiece. I can't stop listening to it🖤🖤

Lindo!!!

This song is awsome and beautifully written the lyrics and the music Tobias Forge is such a talented musician. I love the song ❤

This song is my third fav song in this album however all the songs are SO good!!!

Lindo o solo de guitarra 🎸 😢 emocionante.

I love this song it is amazing.he has alot of great songs on this album.this album is definitely one of my favorite ones.i love them all.

They really need a video for this one!

banger!

Merci Top! 😊

❤❤❤

I can hear Whitesnake. I can hear Maiden. I can hear Ghost! Ghosts?

this is one of the only good things that came from the covid lockdowns. Perfection!!!!

Even Hetfield would be jealous about those endings

Love this song. Reminds me of The Rasmus

This song for some reason always brings tears to my eyes!!!! Very beautiful and meaning soul to thos song!!! I love ya Tobias!!! You too PAPA!!!!!!

I feel like this song should be their closing song for live shows like monstrance clock was

there's some monster love songs and anti love songs on this album ..it's amazing.

Just one again

About jack the ripper

Based on the story of Jack the Ripper.

Parece que mezcla los personajes del anticristo y jack el destripador con papa emeritus

🗿🍷

Fun Fact, if you study the bible you're perfectly able to understand the meaning of these kind of lyrics

and so some find this album not so good (ex ghoul) lol !!

Like new fave album touches on soft rock, hairbands, synth, metal , 70s-90s

Very Seventh Son vibe + best chorus ever