An Elixir for Existence

An Elixir for Existence
Cover art by Joachim Luetke
Studio album by Sirenia
Released	August 3, 2004
Recorded	Stargoth Studios, Tau, Norway Sound Suite Studio, Marseille, France September and October 2003
Genre	Gothic metal
Length	53:44
Label	Napalm
Producer	Terje Refsnes, Morten Veland
Sirenia chronology
At Sixes and Sevens (2002) An Elixir for Existence (2004) Sirenian Shores (2004)

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An Elixir for Existence is the second studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia, released in 2004. The album follows in the same vein as the previous At Sixes and Sevens, but includes a new female vocalist, Henriette Bordvik.

A large number of the songs are concerned with mental conditions, be it depression ("Voices Within"), drug use ("Euphoria") or thoughts of suicide ("The Fall Within"); of course, the meanings of all of these songs are subject to further conjecture.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Lithium and a Lover"	Morten Veland	Veland	6:33
2.	"Voices Within"	Veland	Veland	6:52
3.	"A Mental Symphony"	Veland	Veland	5:25
4.	"Euphoria"	Veland	Veland	6:35
5.	"In My Darkest Hours"	Veland	Veland	6:04
6.	"Save Me from Myself"	Veland	Veland	4:14
7.	"The Fall Within"	Veland	Veland	6:48
8.	"Star-Crossed"	Veland	Veland	6:28
9.	"Seven Sirens and a Silver Tear"	Instrumental	Veland	4:45
Total length:				53:44

Credits

• Morten Veland – guitars, harsh vocals (on all tracks except #6 & #9), bass guitar, keyboards, programming, drums
• Henriette Bordvik – female vocals (on all tracks except #9)
• Kristian Gundersen – clean male vocals (on tracks #3, #4 & #7)
• Anne Verdot – violin (on tracks #2, #3, #4 & #6)
• Damien Surian, Mathieu Landry, Emmanuelle Zoldan, Sandrine Gouttebel, Emilie Lesbros – choir (on all tracks except #6)

External links

• Metallum Archives
• An Elixir for Existence at discogs.com