You asked for an epic ballad.. Ghost delivers! Its super hooky, and love the guitar harmony counterpoints. Ghose is always evolving. Thankfully Tobias doesn't listen too closely to Ghost fans, otherwise he'd be remaking Opus or Meliora over and over. The new album is varied, and exciting, and a great record overall.
With Life Eternal, this is one of their darkest songs, absolutely mind blowing. Goes straight to the heart and right through it. Tobias is a brilliant song writer... ❤️
@@Paincakes Life Eternal has a very, very special place in my heart. It brought the girl I've always longed for back into my life (crazy story though) and I blew it... So yes, If You had Life Eternal... 😔😪
This is the first album I see coming out as a new fan of Ghost and no shit I'm obsessed. You never know what they will drop, who they will be inspired from and they get you hooked on every song. These dudes will rewrite the music industry.
same. i started listening to them after this album . i crammed for the exam one saturday . I was like fuck it let’s just see what the love / hatred for ghost is . I started from the first album to this one . Sold
This is a criminally underrated song. It's so, so beautiful and I hope as more people listen to the album this song gets the recognition it deserves. Makes me cry every time I hear it.
When I first heard this album, I was like "hmm...this band is pretty cool but what do their other albums sound like?" So I checked out their discography from start to finish and was blown away. Now I'm obsessed and see why all the hype around this band. They have a few covers out there as well that are just as epic. This band can't put out a bad release. EDIT: what really sold me on this band was their epic arrangements, covers and specifically, the track Cirice.
I remember going to their concert in 2018. My first ghost concert ever, I cried I felt so welcomed and I just can't stop loving this band. Their music just brings me joy, tears, chills ect.. they are amazing and talented arist. I will never stop listening to them.
Yep… this tour they played Kaisarion and Hunters moon live but I want to hear this album cover to cover. Spillways live will be awesome… and finishing up the show with Respite will be amazing.
I think for now it is the only band that is recovering history of rock in this album... i literaly hear EVERYTHING, ozzy, metallica, def peppard, bon jovi, bryan adams, super tramp, ratt, dokken , van halen, rush, kiss, blue oyster, boston, toto, asia, megadeth, dio,,,, etc....
This is my favorite track on the album, when I first heard it it left me speechless and had tears in my eyes. I saw ghost a few weeks ago at the O2 and was gutted they didn’t perform it but it was a awesome night.
A month into Impera and I still haven’t gotten tired of any of the songs, I love this album so much, it truly is a masterpiece and I can’t wait for what’ll come next!
This song isn't long enough for me so I keep it on repeat. Every time I feel my throat tighten and my hear feels heavy and light at the same time. Safe to say that it's my comfort song.
This album delivered.. you don't hear rock bands that sound original like that now a day's. Ghost should be head lining big venous all over north America, therefore the world 😊.
Great breakdown of the song - and yes, you're right: the song will grow on you. It took me a few listens but it wormed its way into rotation on my playlist pretty quickly. Can't wait for your reactions to Griftwood and Respite - they're my current obsessions.
This is truely beautiful....love the choir...love the haunting sound of Tobias voice...I am fairly new to Ghost and yes I started at the first album and went from there ! I have watched the mini shows of the Papa changes...lol Matthieu this song is a definite heart wrencher on all social sites like facebook and twitter..It will grow on you...believe me as will Spillways my friend lol
I totally understand I had the very same first impression I liked it but I wasn't in love with it. But the more I listen to it like it took me a day and I was already hooked I've listened to the song multiple times a day and I already know it by heart. I love this song probably my favorite song on the album that's not a single. I don't know maybe it's my favorite song on the album it certainly the one that I listen to the most
When i first heard this I didn't think much of it until the chorus played for the first time. Now I listen to the song a lot. That chorus just causes so much feels.
THIS SONG IS AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL SONG!! It made me tear up- I was rocking Ghost with my 2 daughters and as soon as this song started ( my first time as loud as my little jeep can go without blowing the speakers- even then, you want it louder, I think a vehicle- the surround sound is the best way to enjoy Ghost) I caught the minstrel-sound, and it made me think of Zeppelin ( never a bad thing). I was getting out of the car, and I sat my ass right back down- I thought it was killer; it was so beautiful, how it touched me way down deep in the feels. I will remember this one Ghost, specifically Tobias has continued to evolve and impress with new sounds, dipping into many genres; I don't think Ghost fits into any one category, and there's something for everyone!! Tobias is a a Jedi master of music, and the shows!! He's also an actor, and going to a Ghost concert looks more like a Broadway show than a concert and definitely on my bucket list!!
I sing a lot of random ass songs at work it's stupid lol. Musicals to random songs I hear on the playlist I've compiled through the years I happen to hear. But this song? This fucking song!? I'll be singing this, humming this song what have you throughout the years. I'm kinda new to Ghost and will grab more albums whenever I can. But this banger will be my earworm for the rest of my life. So. Good
It's a beautiful song and everytime it brings tears to my eyes, it was really epic to the soul, really. Disappointed you didn't love it all first listen. I'm sure it will be a grower for you.
This is my favorite song followed by griftwood and then spillway. I’ve been listening to this album since Friday at 12:00 am and haven’t stopped. I haven’t decided yet if this album is number 1 or number 2 but start to finish this album is amazing.
@@Paincakes now understand I was introduced to ghost by the song square hammer and then dance macabre. I then went down the hole I absolutely love prequelle. From the start with rats all the way to life eternal I love that album. I love pro memoria, witch image, see the light, and miasma (which is one of my top songs on the album). So as of now number 1 is prequelle. That could be changing though to impera. The more I listen to it the more I fall in love with it.
I LOVE old Ghost, BUT, I also LIKE (a lot) new Ghost, and this song is a really good one. It is a ballad, BUT, it is ballad by Ghost, so, it is "The DARKNESS at the heart of my love", so, it is about LOVE, but, not all about sweetness in a love situation. It implies that even in a LOVING situation, there is or will be some "darkness" involved. That is evident in the last part where it says that "and all this time you knew that I would put you through the darkness at the heart of my love for you". But, it IS a Ghost ballad. I have the new CD, and the WHOLE CD is just GREAT. I've been playing it in my cars CD often, and really, it is one of the ONLY Ghost CD's that I have that I can kinda sneak by a bit to play with a family member or 2 in my car without maybe "having them think that I MIGHT worship satan" just by playing the CD in my car. Anyone who has heard most Ghost CD's before THIS one surely KNOWS exactly what I mean. Anyways, I totally LOVE this song, I really can't find ANY fault with it.
Yo descubrí a Ghost hace un mes con la canción Call me little sunshine y la semana pasada compré boleto para su concierto para agosto en San Diego se me hace muy interesante y espero no decepcionarme, suenan muy bien
Hello🤍!!. I saw all your reactions to the GHOST album, and I didn't know you were also musician. My respects to you, you are incredible. I traveled with my brother to Seattle, just to see GHOST and it was amazing. We love GHOST. I' m from Chile 🇨🇱, a hug and tanks.♥️♥️
My favorits on this album is this one, "Respite On the Spitalfields" (just love the mystic sound of the 2 chords (I think it's called) "God chords" sequence, 2 major chords that don't share key) and "Call Me Little Sunshine". Also love the sound of Watcher in the sky, and Spillways has it's catchy moments, but the choruses on this album has a tendency to be too damn repetitive for their own good imo. Works in this song though!
I agree with what you mentioned about the choruses. All the songs that I had mixed feeling about was because of the choruses. Except for Watcher in the Sky. Give me "SEARCHLIGHTS, Looking for the Watcher in the SKYYYY" all day every day haha
@@Paincakes Haha yeah, Watcher In the Sky has quite a catchy chorus though! Never reflected over the Imagine Dragons aspect of "Darkness", but I can se where you're coming from with this comparison. I'm kinda thinking church music/gospel with modern production (the chorus/choir). So damn glad that my spontaneous association isn't Imagine Dragons 😁And the arpeggiated triplets guitar/verses are awesome, sounds like a Billy Talent kinda ballad
Immediately upon hearing the beginning of Respite, I felt the soul of a Type O Negative in that opening riff... I could easily imagine Peter Steele singing the vocals in his lower register too.
The more you listen to the album, the more you love it, Tobias is a modern day Bowie. He takes you with him along the journey, and we are privileged to hear the band changing styles, granted Tobias is Ghost, just like Tuomas Holopainen in Nightwish is. Enjoy Ghost while we can.
I love this song, it just jams. I hadn't considered the "Imagine Dragons" thing, but I'm think you must've gotten that from the snaps. This is a minor thing, but I LOVE how the snaps are so dry in terms of no reverb. With an 80's vibe and ballad usually EVERYTHING just gets doused in reverb. And of course there are elements that have those big giant reverb tails but I love how those snaps are just tight and right in your face to contrast that.
Just as a gneral piece of knowledge: this song is about an abuser taking advantage of someone who trusts them. I think its specifically about a priest but can't be sure. Adds a layer to the lyrics!
“Give me an epic ballad. Give me an epic, heart-wrenching ballad!”
Ghost: “Very well my child.”
Prayers answered lol
@@Paincakes And at this point you didn't knew Respite at the Sptitalfields
Absolutely.
You got a epic ballad Matt
Papa Emeritus IV: "Blessed are those who seek what's just, for they shall be answered with plenty"
ngl I cried when I heard it the first time. This is such a powerful ballad.
Yes...but do you know the meaning??
Same!
It still makes me cry, makes me think about my wife that passed last year. Its a real f#*k&r lol. Absolutely beautiful song
Same. 😭
You asked for an epic ballad.. Ghost delivers! Its super hooky, and love the guitar harmony counterpoints. Ghose is always evolving. Thankfully Tobias doesn't listen too closely to Ghost fans, otherwise he'd be remaking Opus or Meliora over and over. The new album is varied, and exciting, and a great record overall.
My prayers have been answered! 🙌
@@Paincakes Papa is never gonna let us down. :D
This is my favorite album yet
I wrote Cardinal Copia a letter saying he should make the album he wants to make with all the time he needs. He delivered.
I'm a Ghost fan because of the fact that you never know what they're gonna do
With Life Eternal, this is one of their darkest songs, absolutely mind blowing. Goes straight to the heart and right through it.
Tobias is a brilliant song writer... ❤️
I'm a big fan of Life Eternal.
@@Paincakes Life Eternal has a very, very special place in my heart. It brought the girl I've always longed for back into my life (crazy story though) and I blew it...
So yes, If You had Life Eternal... 😔😪
@@DoctorZeKrunk it happens to the best of us, mate. Don't worry, the world is full of souls searching for each other.
No joke, im actually scared to listen to Life Eternal. It hits pretty hard.
This is destined to be one of their greatest songs. Pretty epic.
This is the first album I see coming out as a new fan of Ghost and no shit I'm obsessed. You never know what they will drop, who they will be inspired from and they get you hooked on every song. These dudes will rewrite the music industry.
I've never been addicted to a band like this before Ghost, and I've been listening to music all my life lol
Obsession is a normal reaction to Ghost. ❤️
same. i started listening to them after this album . i crammed for the exam one saturday . I was like fuck it let’s just see what the love / hatred for ghost is . I started from the first album to this one . Sold
This is a criminally underrated song. It's so, so beautiful and I hope as more people listen to the album this song gets the recognition it deserves. Makes me cry every time I hear it.
When I first heard this album, I was like "hmm...this band is pretty cool but what do their other albums sound like?" So I checked out their discography from start to finish and was blown away. Now I'm obsessed and see why all the hype around this band. They have a few covers out there as well that are just as epic. This band can't put out a bad release.
EDIT: what really sold me on this band was their epic arrangements, covers and specifically, the track Cirice.
I love Ghost's guitar harmonies. I think this is my fav ballad ever...so much emotion
I remember going to their concert in 2018. My first ghost concert ever, I cried I felt so welcomed and I just can't stop loving this band. Their music just brings me joy, tears, chills ect.. they are amazing and talented arist. I will never stop listening to them.
I can’t wait to hear this song in an arena!
Same!
Yep… this tour they played Kaisarion and Hunters moon live but I want to hear this album cover to cover. Spillways live will be awesome… and finishing up the show with Respite will be amazing.
So sick. This is a timeless revisiting to a musical part of rock and roll history that disappeared. And then Ghost blew the face off of me. Amazing.
I think for now it is the only band that is recovering history of rock in this album... i literaly hear EVERYTHING, ozzy, metallica, def peppard, bon jovi, bryan adams, super tramp, ratt, dokken , van halen, rush, kiss, blue oyster, boston, toto, asia, megadeth, dio,,,, etc....
This is my favorite track on the album, when I first heard it it left me speechless and had tears in my eyes. I saw ghost a few weeks ago at the O2 and was gutted they didn’t perform it but it was a awesome night.
Same here, just seen them last Sat in GA, and they played Spillways instead of this, they still rocked the house tho
Dude... In my opinion this is the best song of 2022. Now it's on my top 10
The whole album is truly amazing 😎😀🎸🤘
Yes it is 👌
It's a beautiful masterpiece
And they absolutely KILL in Concert. Just seen them in GA and it’s was AMAZING
A month into Impera and I still haven’t gotten tired of any of the songs, I love this album so much, it truly is a masterpiece and I can’t wait for what’ll come next!
This song isn't long enough for me so I keep it on repeat. Every time I feel my throat tighten and my hear feels heavy and light at the same time. Safe to say that it's my comfort song.
Tobias is an amazing songwriter and Musician, who doesn't follow the current trend of dumbed down music.
Only just discovered Ghost .Its totally amazing .I'm hooked by them ..This song is amazing ..
This ballad is beautiful and haunting…it’s one of my favorites off Impera
Ghost definitely takes into consideration the entire album as a whole and are written with great pacing.
I got tears from this song. It really moved me. 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
This is my favorite song off this album but i love them all...gives me chills
Goosebumps and tears! Wow, this is so fu***** beautiful!
This album delivered.. you don't hear rock bands that sound original like that now a day's. Ghost should be head lining big venous all over north America, therefore the world 😊.
Great breakdown of the song - and yes, you're right: the song will grow on you. It took me a few listens but it wormed its way into rotation on my playlist pretty quickly. Can't wait for your reactions to Griftwood and Respite - they're my current obsessions.
This is truely beautiful....love the choir...love the haunting sound of Tobias voice...I am fairly new to Ghost and yes I started at the first album and went from there ! I have watched the mini shows of the Papa changes...lol Matthieu this song is a definite heart wrencher on all social sites like facebook and twitter..It will grow on you...believe me as will Spillways my friend lol
The song has definitely grown on me since Thursday. I'm all in now lol
@@Paincakes lol I'm seeing that a lot !! Your not alone ..Love your reviews the most by the way!!
@@jb2323player Thank you so much!
@@Paincakes your very welcome!
Everytime a new person gets in my car I play this song and if they say anything negative about it I never talk to them again .......
Reasonable approach, actually...!
I just love this song and can’t wait to hear it live … it makes me cry every time I hear it tbh
Would love to see this live with a choir
I totally understand I had the very same first impression I liked it but I wasn't in love with it. But the more I listen to it like it took me a day and I was already hooked I've listened to the song multiple times a day and I already know it by heart. I love this song probably my favorite song on the album that's not a single. I don't know maybe it's my favorite song on the album it certainly the one that I listen to the most
I think this one is my favourite on the album. Amazing song
When i first heard this I didn't think much of it until the chorus played for the first time. Now I listen to the song a lot. That chorus just causes so much feels.
THIS SONG IS AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL SONG!! It made me tear up- I was rocking Ghost with my 2 daughters and as soon as this song started ( my first time as loud as my little jeep can go without blowing the speakers- even then, you want it louder, I think a vehicle- the surround sound is the best way to enjoy Ghost) I caught the minstrel-sound, and it made me think of Zeppelin ( never a bad thing). I was getting out of the car, and I sat my ass right back down- I thought it was killer; it was so beautiful, how it touched me way down deep in the feels. I will remember this one
Ghost, specifically Tobias has continued to evolve and impress with new sounds, dipping into many genres; I don't think Ghost fits into any one category, and there's something for everyone!! Tobias is a a Jedi master of music, and the shows!! He's also an actor, and going to a Ghost concert looks more like a Broadway show than a concert and definitely on my bucket list!!
I agree, listening to Ghost’s discography from start to finish is a treat.
I’m probably the newest Ghost fan here and I’m hoping that when I attend my first “ritual,” that this song will be played!
I sing a lot of random ass songs at work it's stupid lol. Musicals to random songs I hear on the playlist I've compiled through the years I happen to hear. But this song? This fucking song!? I'll be singing this, humming this song what have you throughout the years. I'm kinda new to Ghost and will grab more albums whenever I can. But this banger will be my earworm for the rest of my life. So. Good
hahaha I love it. Cheers buddy!
FANTASTIC song! My fav on this album. Best ballad since Slipknot 2012 Snuff
It's a beautiful song and everytime it brings tears to my eyes, it was really epic to the soul, really. Disappointed you didn't love it all first listen. I'm sure it will be a grower for you.
Best song on the albulm, followed by 'Respite on the Spitalfields'
I absolutely love this song, is my favourite from the album. But then I am a sucker for melancholy ballads 😊
This is my favorite song followed by griftwood and then spillway. I’ve been listening to this album since Friday at 12:00 am and haven’t stopped. I haven’t decided yet if this album is number 1 or number 2 but start to finish this album is amazing.
What other album do you have in mind for 1 or 2 spot?
@@Paincakes now understand I was introduced to ghost by the song square hammer and then dance macabre. I then went down the hole I absolutely love prequelle. From the start with rats all the way to life eternal I love that album. I love pro memoria, witch image, see the light, and miasma (which is one of my top songs on the album). So as of now number 1 is prequelle. That could be changing though to impera. The more I listen to it the more I fall in love with it.
I cried the first time I listened to this
This is my favourite song on Impera 🙌🏻
Griftwood is good too
Ghost is like Marilyn Manson's mechanical animals mixed with Dr Hook. Melodic, humourous and dark all at once
I LOVE old Ghost, BUT, I also LIKE (a lot) new Ghost, and this song is a really good one. It is a ballad, BUT, it is ballad by Ghost, so, it is "The DARKNESS at the heart of my love", so, it is about LOVE, but, not all about sweetness in a love situation. It implies that even in a LOVING situation, there is or will be some "darkness" involved. That is evident in the last part where it says that "and all this time you knew that I would put you through the darkness at the heart of my love for you". But, it IS a Ghost ballad. I have the new CD, and the WHOLE CD is just GREAT. I've been playing it in my cars CD often, and really, it is one of the ONLY Ghost CD's that I have that I can kinda sneak by a bit to play with a family member or 2 in my car without maybe "having them think that I MIGHT worship satan" just by playing the CD in my car. Anyone who has heard most Ghost CD's before THIS one surely KNOWS exactly what I mean.
Anyways, I totally LOVE this song, I really can't find ANY fault with it.
This is my favorite song on the album.
I feel like there is a Depeche Mode influence in this album in some of the quieter moments.
Ghost has covered DM before, after all.
Absolutely, "Dominion" is pretty similar to "Eternal" from Depeche last album "Spirit".
Emotions. Every time I hear this one.
One of my favorites of the album!
It's one of my fav Ghost songs ever
this song is amazing, it is the sound we were longing for....
It’s a super ballad 80’s very rose has its thorns makes you feel things in your soul
Going 2 my 1st ritual here in Corpus TX when Ghost, Mastodon and SpiritBox come to the Bank Center
Yo descubrí a Ghost hace un mes con la canción Call me little sunshine y la semana pasada compré boleto para su concierto para agosto en San Diego se me hace muy interesante y espero no decepcionarme, suenan muy bien
Y qué tal?
I only just recently got into Ghost, this latest album took a while to take for me, but now it is on near constant listen.
Hello🤍!!. I saw all your reactions to the GHOST album, and I didn't know you were also musician. My respects to you, you are incredible. I traveled with my brother to Seattle, just to see GHOST and it was amazing. We love GHOST. I' m from Chile 🇨🇱,
a hug and tanks.♥️♥️
Thank you so much for the kind words. Hugs and gratitude
This is my fav song on the album, but they're all amazing songs
A power ballad for the modern age. It's like an arena rock band from the 70s crossed with Colony/Clayman In Flames.
It is amazing..the more I listen , the more it haunts me.
My favorits on this album is this one, "Respite On the Spitalfields" (just love the mystic sound of the 2 chords (I think it's called) "God chords" sequence, 2 major chords that don't share key) and "Call Me Little Sunshine". Also love the sound of Watcher in the sky, and Spillways has it's catchy moments, but the choruses on this album has a tendency to be too damn repetitive for their own good imo. Works in this song though!
I agree with what you mentioned about the choruses. All the songs that I had mixed feeling about was because of the choruses. Except for Watcher in the Sky. Give me "SEARCHLIGHTS, Looking for the Watcher in the SKYYYY" all day every day haha
@@Paincakes Haha yeah, Watcher In the Sky has quite a catchy chorus though! Never reflected over the Imagine Dragons aspect of "Darkness", but I can se where you're coming from with this comparison. I'm kinda thinking church music/gospel with modern production (the chorus/choir). So damn glad that my spontaneous association isn't Imagine Dragons 😁And the arpeggiated triplets guitar/verses are awesome, sounds like a Billy Talent kinda ballad
Immediately upon hearing the beginning of Respite, I felt the soul of a Type O Negative in that opening riff... I could easily imagine Peter Steele singing the vocals in his lower register too.
This song remember me so much One More Light album from Linkin Park!
This song is amazing. Beautiful and haunting.
So far the best song of the year !!
This is one of Ghost’s best songs
My favorite song from this Album!
Contender for the best track on the new album, even contender for the best Ghost ballad.
I fucking love this song so much. Ghost, thanks for keeping rock ballads alive and relevant in 2022. 🍻
This is a great song ,Love it
the perfect song to listen to when you're laying down outside in the rain
Matthieu: "Give me an epic ballad."
Ghost: "If you insist."
I'm really loving your reactions to this album. Looking forward to seeing the Griftwood reaction. It's become one of my favorite songs on the album.
Thank you! My reaction to Griftwood will be up tomorrow. I hope you check it out!
Funnily this (with Kaisarion) was my favorite when listening to the album the first time
There are moments when i hear like a spooky version of TSO when listening to ghost.... And it makes me smile 😁😁
This for ME is a 10 out of 10 Ghost song
The more you listen to the album, the more you love it, Tobias is a modern day Bowie.
He takes you with him along the journey, and we are privileged to hear the band changing styles, granted Tobias is Ghost, just like Tuomas Holopainen in Nightwish is.
Enjoy Ghost while we can.
I really love this song!
The orchestra version by Jamie Turton makes this song so much more beautiful. I highly, HIGHLY recommend listening to it in a react.
❤❤ man får gåshud och tårar i ögonen. Tobias har en så stark inlevelse och underbar röst. Tack Ghost för alla era låtar
I love the starts and stops in this.
Glad im not the only that just cant help but laugh at how good this stuff is man. Top 3 for me on this album behinde respite and Twenties
Just imagine the video of this song ❤️ tx 🤟
After a few, or 20, listenings this is one of my favorits.
Y love this album
An absolute belter of a track tbh
Amazing song!
Does Impera have a single weak song? I love every single track and this is possibly my favorite one.
"Give me an epic ballad"
Be careful what you wish for, Parker!
Definitely an epic ballad, what more could you ask for?
I love this song, it just jams. I hadn't considered the "Imagine Dragons" thing, but I'm think you must've gotten that from the snaps. This is a minor thing, but I LOVE how the snaps are so dry in terms of no reverb. With an 80's vibe and ballad usually EVERYTHING just gets doused in reverb. And of course there are elements that have those big giant reverb tails but I love how those snaps are just tight and right in your face to contrast that.
Top tier comment re-no reverb on the snaps , agreed
It took me a few listens to realize - it's contemporary gospel played in a metal style, with darker lyrics.
this one caught me out of the gate , hooked right in the lip..rad tune
Enjoy it, The album is awesome
Just as a gneral piece of knowledge: this song is about an abuser taking advantage of someone who trusts them. I think its specifically about a priest but can't be sure. Adds a layer to the lyrics!
I think it's an absolute masterpiece
Thanks for the review 👍
As shit gets more and more fucked up in the world, Ghost gets better. Hmmmmmm wonder why
I love this song very much
The chorus sounds like it could be Adele.
Gotta love Ghost.
One of their best. 😃
Chills everytime. Same with life eternal
Epic ballad love it