Silent Hill 2 OST - Restless Dreams / Making Peace (Extended)

All rights belong to Akira Yamaoka and Konami

[TheAceLewis]

I’m not responsible for my trauma, but I am responsible for getting over it.

Thank you silent hill. You’re not such a scary town after all.

[GilgaMax]

"James...You made me happy."

[primehardt]

Amazing how one of the scariest horror franchises of all times, has a soundtrack that you can fall asleep to in a dark room!

[enriquev]

I had this game as a kid, I never fully understood it until now. Making peace with yourself is one of the hardest things to do, especially if you’re alone in a cruel world.

[troywright]

Silent Hill: "I told you I wanted to die Konami. I wanted the pain to end."
Konami: "That's why I did it, I just couldn't watch you that's not true. I wanted to use you for pachinko machines. I wanted more money back."

[regularshowman]

It's insane to me how gorgeous and beautiful this song is when it's literally just a 14 second loop of two extended notes played over and over again. Shows the absolute talent of a composer like Akira Yamaoka.

[angelo_di_stefano]

In my restless dreams,
I see that town.
Silent Hill.
You promised you'd take me
there again someday.
But you never did.

Well I'm alone there now...
In our 'special place'...
Waiting for you.

Waiting for you to
come to see me.
But you never do.
And so I wait, wrapped in my
cocoon of pain and loneliness.
I know I've done a terrible
thing to you. Something you'll
never forgive me for.

I wish I could change
that, but I can't.
I feel so pathetic and ugly
laying here, waiting for you...
Every day I stare up at the cracks
in the ceiling and all I can think
about is how unfair it all is...

The doctor came today.
he told me I could go
home for a short stay.
It's not that I'm getting better.
It's just that this may be
my last chance...

I think you know what I mean...

Even so, I'm glad to be coming
home. I've missed you terribly.
But I'm afraid James.
I'm afraid you don't really
want me to come home.
Whenever you come see me,
I can tell how hard it is on you...

I don't know if you
hate me or pity me...
Or maybe I just disgust you...

I'm sorry about that.

When I first learned that
I was going to die, I just
didn't want to accept it.
I was so angry all the time and I
struck out at everyone I loved most.
Especially you, James.

That's why I understand
if you do hate me.

But I want you to
know this, James.

I'll always love you.

Even though our life together had
to end like this, I still wouldn't
trade it for the world. We had
some wonderful years together.

Well this letter had gone on
too long so I'll say goodbye.
I told the nurse to give
this to you after I'm gone.
That means that as you read
this, I'm already dead.

I can't tell you to remember me,
but I can't bear for you to
forget me.

These last few years since I
became ill...I'm so sorry for
what I did to you, did to us...
You've given me so much and
I haven't been able to return
a single thing.

That's why I want you to live for yourself now.
Do what's best for you, James.

James...
You made me happy.

[LittleWeevil]

Silent hill 2 is the kinda game you finish and you think "yeah that was pretty cool" and then a month later the realization of how amazing this game is hits you like a truck and you start crying

[cakekong]

We forgive you James. You can rest now.

[crylune]

Two synth chords lathered in reverb, and yet here I am, still listening to these because it's the only comfort I have when I'm depressed.

[CB-qgyh]

This game is one of the most soul searching, and healing games I've ever played

[TheRKLOPP]

I always imagine a man, beaten, bruised, blood running down his face and chest, kneeling in the darkest darkness, crying into his calloused hands as he fears his journey was for not. When, suddenly, light as bright as the sun yet as gentle as the early morning rays lights up his face. He winces at first, surprised by the light, but adjusts, and looks up to see another human. Gorgeous and beautiful and majestic, so many things at once he can't put words to it, standing above him. Its his love, the reason he came here and suffered in the darkness. Tears pour from his eyes as he clasps his arms around their waist, and he openly weeps with joy into their abdomen, feeling their warmth. They smile, watching with admiration, before kneeling with him and holding him tightly.

[ricknroll]

I felt empathy for James, when I realized the reason why he killed his own wife. I lived his personal hell the same way. I had my punishment too. This game represent a piece of my own life to me.

[Barbone]

3 years ago I was escaping my city in sheer trauma trying to make sense of all the insanity that was unfolding around the world. Thinking any day my life was going to end. Fast forward 3 years later and strangely.... I managed to find peace. 37 years of anger and depression. I only now managed to find peace. Even now when the world is about to end. I still managed to find peace. This song and the entire Silent Hill Soundtrack helped me a lot when going through that shit. Making my way up here into Gods country helped me heal. Weird time to find it really. But at least I finally did.

Thank you for reading.

[johndillinger]

There was
a HOLE
here.
It's gone now.

[FreyaReturn]

Thank you so much for this.
“it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. Start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you’ve never felt before. I hope you meet people who have a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start over again.” -F Scott. Fitzgerald

[itsmikhail]

When you lose something important to you, you will lose apart of yourself but eventually you will learn to appreciate the other parts and day by day it will get a bit easier, there is no guarantee that the pain will ever go away, but theres something beautiful in learning to cherish that pain, because it means that it was something worth crying for. So keep going for whatever that important thing was, stand up tall and don't kill your wife.

[Areparick]

I listened to this while i was in the last moments of my dad battle with cancer, every now and then i keep dreaming about him, in my restless dreams...

[ReplikaHyde]

Horror is meant to leave a lasting impression.
And this song perfectly encapsulates everything you’ve experienced going through silent hill as James.

[chowder]

This truly feels like consolation and reconciliation put into song form. Mary's line at the end being: "James... Please... please do something for me. Go on with your life." Sometimes, we have to move on.