Love Psalm - Silent Hill Book of Memories OST [Lyrics]

[@filthandfury]

Akira Yamaoka, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Daniel Licht (RIP), and Troy Baker thank you for this masterpiece of a song.

[@edenfire]

And the band eyeshine

[@cassiaaparecidaoliveiraoli4285]

I really don't know why and don't understand How every SH soundtracks doesn't play on FM radios all around the world, include here in Brazil my country. They're wonderful songs.

[@rodneicordibelinogueira2757]

simplismente porque aqui tem de se pagar pra tocar nas radios....

[@MaximBG]

Simple, People only want to listen to songs and not videogame soundtrack for some reason.

[@frauente5105]

Nooo, I don’t wanna come to Brazil

[@pedrourbano501]

@@frauente5105 you're saying that like you have a choice.

[@simpcatcher131yes7]

Agreed, if OSTs from games could come on the radio I would be ecstatic bro

[@AlbinoTuxedo]

This whole song is actually a pretty good example of reincorporation! The original Love Psalm was an instrumental piece that played during the credits of the "Born From a Wish" segment of Silent Hill 2. If you recall the plot of SH2, Maria is actually an apparition created by Silent Hill to torture James for killing his wife. In essence, Maria is, well, Born from a Wish, James' desire to punish himself warps reality and creates a new person from nothing. It's only fitting then, that Love Psalm reappears in Book of Memories, which is a game about modifying reality based on your wishes and the dark consequences that can cause. Pretty good!

[@simpcatcher131yes7]

I kinda reinterpreted Maria's presence a little differently, but I love your take on it! I kinda thought she was a psuedo wet dream brought to life for James, a visage of his desire for what his wife could be, a sleazy tiger skirt adorned woman who manipulates the hell outta' him. Either way, great song 🍻

[@filthandfury]

It's pretty fitting then that this song features both Troy Baker and Mary McGlynn since they voice James & Maria in SH2 HD which came out around the same time as BoM.

[@Omicron9999]

@@simpcatcher131yes7 She is, but she's also there to torture him. By having to watch his idealised version of Mary die over and over again no matter how hard he tries to save her, James is forced to face up to the reality that he killed her. Most of the enemies in SH2 have to do with James's sexual frustration and the revulsion James felt for Mary's disease by the end (ever checked out Mary's in game model from the In Water ending? Those skin textures man... jeez), and Maria represents his ideal fantasy version of Mary - sexy, flirty, mysterious and dependent on him to protect her. And no matter what he does, he can't ever save her.

[@yormthepimp2641]

Another way I like to see it, is that Maria actually was how Merry was when James was terribly in love with her, hence she was literally born from a wish, James wish to see his beloved Merry again.

[@Descryptic]

Tom Hulett responded to a tweet of mine a few months back and he said it was a "pet idea" of his to rework one of the classic instrumentals into a fully vocalized song! It was also his way of sneaking Akira Yamaoka onto the game's OST

[@bigboydan3436]

I love that they took the original guitar riff and reuse it for the vocal

[@nightcoreshadow1979]

BigBoyD

[@voidofme9192]

I main Tahm Kench

[@ARTHURHENRIQUE-yl7su]

Oh, This isn't the life that I dreamed it could be I'm staring into the eyes of the shell left of me And now every decision I make The good, the pleasure and the pain Could simply all be erased If I choose it to be This nightmare unfolds like a rose awakes to the spring Oh, it's so close to the sanity, I'm trying to cling to I'm tearing out the pages, 'cause it hurts To be forced to feel the hearts break How much of this torture can I take? Is it not worth the risk to create Just one more try? I know that I can fix it If you could rewrite our life any way that you please Would you tear out the pages of our memories? Would you take back the pain and all the hurt we create? Or could you be satisfied with the love that you've with me? If you could rewrite our life any way that you please Would you tear out the pages of our memories? Would you take back the pain and all the hurt we create? Or could you be satisfied with the promise you made? So we rewrite our lives but it's not what we think In the chaos we dance as we stand on the brink Always one change away from making ourselves complete The world will perish in flames And I'll watch as you fade from me We write our love psalm Rewrite our love psalm We write our love psalm Rewrite our love psalm

[@a01A01]

same brother am now at a point ... to do a miracle with my gun ... rain all or just me ... am so in peace ... light me i like you are same as i am ... i should we just do it together and u rain u close once suols and i do main... let's just rain alllllllll ... woth love 🔥 yahhh am waiting you ur my soulmate ... peace

[@halcyonx2388]

thank u!

[@sanyadek]

I only recently started to listen to the Silent HIll soundtracks, and when I heard the original Love Psalm I could not shake the thought that this needs some lyrics. Now I realise this version exist, and the lyrics instantly got stuck in my head. Strong stuff.

[@luluwolfgirl53]

year 2023 and this song is still a bop

[@LeviathansTerribleGaming]

I reckon all the soundtracks still are like Shit....They knew what they were doing when it came to the music

[@Eklektik40]

I've been loving that voice since Silent Hill 3! She's amazing! And a voice-acting director too! Long live McGlynn and Yamaoka!!!

[@cletusvandammett4332]

Note that Akira did the solo for the song and has no problems with the remix. He also tours with the people involved in remixing and performing the song.

[@xreaverofsoulsx]

2:42 - 2:47 Silent Hill 2 - Theme of Laura

[@patrod2327]

That's been played constantly throughout most of Series

[@DravenxEyeless]

@@yondura3723 Waiting for You, in SH4

[@kerank4157]

@@patrod2327 this is correct, almost all soundtracks have a song that use the theme of laura, even silent hill 1s main theme has a part of it in there too

[@patrod2327]

@@yondura3723 yes sorry, I didn't see your reply. Refer to the other responses on here. If you'd like to know more, I'll let you know

[@GohanZ-jq9jy]

Theme of laura is a masterpiece.

[@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush]

I just met her this weekend at ALA, And we sang the beginning of this song!!!! My life is complete.

[@MateusSnake12]

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

[@SHInnerFear]

The melody belongs to Theme of Laura (If I'm not mistaken), this is a "remake" of Love Psalm, from SH2 OST. It's exactly that melody that marks the return of Akira in this specific song. It's like his signature.

[@rayjinflo]

I've always loved this from the 2 soundtrack. I love hearing this melody with lyrics. Love both.

[@dantereyes2054]

Year 2024 and still a hit.

[@skeletonking4119]

VERY YES!!!!

[@TheHalloweenSpirit]

TRUE

[@keesnelis1499]

ofc)

[@mamimumemo-cho]

ＴＲＵＥ

[@ElPeppito]

Hoping they remake the vocal version when born from a wish releases

[@mankind-redefined1982]

Describes mankind pretty well. "How much of this torture can I take? Is it not worth the risk to create... just one more try, I know that I can fix it!" "Would you take back the pain and all the hurt we create, or could you be satisfied with the love that you made?" "And so we rewrite our lives but it's not what we think, in the chaos we dance as we stand on the brink, always one step away from making ourselves complete."

[@wiishopchannel8928]

This song is absolutely amazing, it is perhaps one of the best video game themes ever created, it reflects very well the Silent Hill games and what they represent, this banger needs a remaster.

[@Agent-cipher-6120]

No, Silent Hill, I can never take back memories about you, even if that means having to experience heartbreaks and all the hurt we create everytime I think of you. I wouldn't trade my love of you for the world. The world is perishing in flames now, and you have already long faded away. Farewell, but remember, I'm here and waiting for you, you crazy diamond!

[@PunishedSolidusRex]

The lyrics make me think of someone who just got out of a long and serious relationship, looking back and just trying to process it all. "Was it all worth it?" "Did any of it matter in the end?" "Was our love even real?" "Could I have done things differently?" "Should I have done things differently?" "Would our love have been worth saving at all?" "Would it have been better if we were never together in the first place?" I suppose this thought process could apply at least partly to SH2, albeit in a morbid way.

[@XardionZ]

I didn't think that this song could get any better. This proved me wrong; holy hell, this is AMAZING.

[@RealTDragon]

Eyeshine?!?!! So Awesome!

[@DarknessNozami]

I saw Akira perform that solo live... Amazing :)

[@alexsiren7829]

The game is shit but I forgive it for the soundtrack, this is the only last saving grace of the game.

[@bobross9280]

Yes it was.

[@BioGamer451]

es caca!

[@Deathtizity]

Silent hill songs are so good

[@princessoscar3089]

2:40 You can hear that one Silent Hill 2 song!!!

[@GohanZ-jq9jy]

Yeap. Is good to feel that sense of nostalgia

[@noctsickversusTOBETOLD]

Theme of laura

[@deadwar2012]

Goddamn. How is such a banger lost to this game. I hardly ever hear people bring this up but my god is it a cut above.

[@SlaV0]

How could I miss that excellent song? This is REVEAL of this evening!

[@marciohikari]

Essa música é épica, amo a voz dessa mulher!

[@Chamiliatic]

that solo was fucking great and the sampling of theme of Laura was beautiful.

[@looneyluna96]

Theme of Laura wasn't sampled in this song. The sample is from the theme from the first game, which was sampled again in Theme of Laura, Hell Frozen Rain and one song from Silent Hill 3 which I don't remeber right now.

[@Mikltov]

@@looneyluna96 I Want Love (we hear it better in the studio mix version)

[@moroseloki1912]

Never heard this before oh man it's soooo good

[@YamiAura]

Having actually played the game, I'm basically in love with it. I'm genuinely surprised by how much they managed to capture the spirit of the series into this unconvential spinoff. I highly recommend that anyone who doubts this game actually play the single-player mode for themselves.

[@BereniceX83]

I love Mary Elizabeth McGlynn 🖤🖤

[@karmotrine8837]

All of this music was composed by Danial Licht? Wasn't he the guy that helped make Honor For All in Dishonored? It makes so much sense now...

[@TheNpcsim]

It was actually composed by Troy Baker, who does the backup vocals. Danial has done music for Book Of Memories and Downpour, though. He's an amazing composer

[@Arexion5293]

This song's by Akira Yamaoka though.

[@rubberfacedgumhead4788]

The original version of the Love Psalm was by Akira Yamaoka, this Is basically a remix.

[@xerodelacroix5552]

It was written by Akira Yamaoka for Silent Hill 2, he also did the guitar solo in this version.

[@geckotokay6545]

Plus, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn sang in "Honor For All"

[@cp20neon34]

I’ll be rolling in my grave to this song

[@PlanetNateGaming]

Troy did a good job with this too....I really need to listen to more of his music i think "My Religion" by him is great and that he and Akira Yamaoka and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn should make the soundtrack for the next Silent Hill

[@3906812]

I hear Silent Hill 2 main theme's melody @2:41 , brilliant to squeeze it in :)

[@DanielHernandez-xv9co]

estan dementes, silent hill es la hostia.

[@mrmoviemanic1]

Pretty much every Protagonist from 1-Downpour feels this.

[@AarounMPierce]

I don't give a damn who wrote this track, what game it's in reference to, what production companies did what to what series. I have listened to this track at least 20 times in the last 7 hours and it keeps getting better. I, for one, am simply happy as any person should be to hear such an great track.

[@LosMSR]

Master piece, the music never let down in this saga.

[@linkeffect82]

Beautiful music! While I'm not too keen on this chapter in the Silent Hill series, this musical theme is very strong and works with the storyline of the game quite well.

[@Memeieli]

linkeffect82 Any chapter after Silent Hill 4... is something not to be keen on.

[@mrmoviemanic1]

That's you're just you're little opinion.

[@jackbassindale4336]

@@Memeieli imo Downpour was a step in the right direction. But Homecoming… Nah 😂

[@neiltoney4488]

This nightmare unfolds like a rose awakes to the spring Always so close to the sanity I'm trying to cling to I'm tearin' out the pages 'cause it hurts To be forced to feel the heart's break How much of this torture can I take? Is it not worth the risk to create Just one more try, I know that I can fix it

[@manuelcarneiro1911]

Probably in all versions with Maria's scenario.Restless Dreams and Inner Fears included

[@354Entertainment]

Akira's riff and Daniel's new stuff, fits perfect with the vocals from Mary! Not the best Song from SH but really good!

[@BluebirdJay999]

Para mim é a melhor música que já ouvi

[@patrod2327]

2:12 Riff, I Love Rock 'n' Roll by Arrows & Beat, We Will Rock You by Queen

[@aaronedvalson104]

I just care for the soundtracks these days. Love psalm is my favorite past letter to the lost days. I think. It's hard with SH so sshh! :p

[@SergiMedina]

Finally, someone that knows the truth and accepts it! Thank you very much, really...

[@YamiAura]

1. In all fairness, Silent Hill has very seldom used the appearance and attire of a character to inform of us of their story. It's happened, but it's happened so rarely that it's not a big loss in the face of drawing the player-character connection. 2. Maybe. If it makes you feel any better, the game DOES give us more details on things like the Order and their theology, and how the Otherworld appears to work when pressed into unfamiliar territory, which I appreciate.

[@les.neophytes]

God this song goes so hard

[@iwasagirlineldiadoingalrig7290]

This song ♥

[@marciohikari]

I love this song!

[@TheAntiesse]

Note that Akira Yamaoka is no longer the Silent Hill composer. This song only contains him as, let's say, "Special Guest", this song has nothing to do with Akira, except that it is a remix of his old "Love Psalm" from SH2 :) Arranged and produced by Troy Baker and Rob King Featured Vocals by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn Preformed by Eyeshine, featuring Akira Yamaoka Backup Vocals by Troy Baker Mixed by Rob king

[@LeviathansTerribleGaming]

It's so wild to me I can come back to these soundtracks and still I'm shocked that Holy Hell are they Way good

[@45dable]

Ooh, i can't stop to listen it, it's a perfect song really. It will be in my favorites videos, in my KZbin channel. Thanks for share the video.

[@nightcoreshadow1979]

Great soundtrack

[@red_menace1829]

Ill never forget you..my love of 10 years...im so sorry for everything I did or didnt do, its hard to go on these days..but atleast I cant hurt you anymore..

[@superm3gaman]

I had no idea this existed until now. So I’m making up for lost time (:

[@yunnanne]

The only thing that's worth from that game!

[@Kougeru]

Everytime I hear her voice I can't help but think of The Major.

[@ViennAnakin]

still trying to tear those pages out but whenever i come close to finish,the sirens start....

[@cyxx414]

I remembered this song like 3 hours ago I last listened to it about 7 years ago hh

[@snaek12]

OMG! I LOVE THIS SONG!!

[@chrishighwind8725]

Sempre volto para escutar essa musica ^^

[@Gnmtro]

Eu também

[@Gnmtro]

Uma pena não ter no Spotify

[@Dhaos620]

Troy Baker rocks dude!

[@SergiMedina]

Yeah, what you all say... I can guarantee that I know more than most of you together about Silent Hill. I liked the series since the release of the first Silent Hill, in 1999. And I'm a huge fan since, never stopped loving and searching things about the franchise, to know more and more. I've watched, read and listened every SH-related work within my possibilities: every game, every movie, every comic, every special event, and even every influential/inspirational work for the original creators.

[@rickcarchia8595]

Hey it's Daniel light. You know what's funny about this. Two things. One this probably came out right after downpour 2012 and the second reason light comes back from the ashes with his death note fixing every mistake he ever made for the better instead of for the worst, this book is different. This book is fixing every single mistake he ever made making the world a better place bringing back his dad, his girlfriend, misa his college girlfriend that all got trapped in the crossfires of the 37 episode death Note combined with silent Hill

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

+Sergi Medina "Furthermore, if only 3 or 4 games of a franchise are good from a total of 9 or 10, is the franchise a good one? The majority of titles are crap! So it does matter..." Yeah, because the Godfather franchise just totally sucks doesn't it? Yet there is this mysterious force of nature that continues to propel the original film, the "99% of everyone who sees it loves it" entry in the franchise, to this status of "must see" that is so compelling that even people who generally hate watching movies end up watching it and loving it. Silent Hill has a SEQUEL that's comparably just as good in terms of well executed and beloved fiction. The original is such a masterpiece that they were able to take what was officially acknowledged as "the worst ending" from it and turn it into one of the best "re-imaginings" in the history of anything. Also possibly one of the best modern interpretations of the classic "survival horror experience". I think everyone who has played it has one of those "stayed up way too late in the dark because I really wanted to see where this story was going and OH GOD THEY'RE CHASING ME" memories that they share with their therapist at some point and then immediately stop going to therapy because they're also scared of their therapist now. It's precisely because of this sort of enduring legacy that, after several mediocre-at-best entries in the series as it continues to stagnate in the absence of Yamaoka, Konami has decided to bring in TWO other geniuses, one who excels at producing and directing video games, the other who excels at producing and directing "things like Silent Hill but they are movies instead of games yet somehow still manage to provide the same sorts of feelings and experiences as any fan of both will attest". I am in the "still needs involvement from Yamaoka and McGlynn" camp regarding the new game, but even without their presence I find it hard to believe I will give the game anything lower than "HNGH YEESSS" as a rating. Went to leave a comment and accidentally article. Oops.

[@starwish6278]

but there's no game like silent hill

[@YamiAura]

The story involves a book that uses the Order's magic to rewrite your memories and universe. If that's not a valid excuse to have the Otherworld break it's usual rules, I don't know what is. It's like rewriting a program while it's in the middle of executing. Shit's going to get weird.

[@robinwangai3303]

Maybe it foreshadows Gravity Falls's weirdmaggedon?

[@jk09345568]

Nice vid.

[@riakare5663]

I actually see james and mary's love story in the lyrics

[@l33tspaniard]

So glad this song got a lyrical remix. Of all the songs in SH2, I thought this one seemed most suited for it. It's also my favorite, so I may be biased...

[@TheNocturnal1]

RIP Daniel

[@manuelcarneiro1911]

It is played on the credits of Maria's Born From A Wish scenario

[@Asgard314]

3. Again, back to my second second point, that sounds awesome, it's just been badly packaged. 4. Within the first few minutes of the game: Valtiel shows up, The Mailman from Downpour shows up, and you're already within the Otherworld. It's already breaking canon with at least the first and last. And yes, gameplay did define much of SH:the horror, the drama, the connection with the bad fighting skills of the character, all immersed the player. Btw thanks for being civil, this is fun. XD

[@Kouyou160]

If the love story was our journey with Silent Hill was the lovestory, would you be willing to rewrite it alongside erasing all the pain and suffering it had caused. What if you were given the chance to destroy the force that would eventually corrupt Silent Hil's ability to manifest human thought. What if you could save all the poor souls that wondered into that town, or into the other world? The characters wouldn't grow in person, but they would be spared an arduous journey by blood and darkness

[@eyeshinefan24]

I hope Eyeshine does more of this kind stuff in Revolution Airwaves!

[@TheSixthDoctor]

By the way, Love Psalm in itself is a Silent Hill 2 Theme. A version without lyrics can be found on the soundtrack, but I don't remember when it plays in the game itself.

[@TheSuperrenato]

It plays at the ending of the Born from a Wish scenario of Maria in the Director's Cut, or the base PC version

[@videogamesruinedmylife3769]

the game was trash but damn this is an amazing ost

[@overki100]

Very good

[@cletusvandammett4332]

Well said.

[@sektorpaes3563]

loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee thiis song

[@Jarito1903]

SH Book of M is not a bad game, the problem with that game was that we all of us wanted i need SH game and they offer us a dungeons style game. As a complement this game is not bad, but is not a SH

[@fury6433]

I'm strong

[@GFX667]

Shattered Memories was a fun change, and I love the music, but like the room, they shouldn't have pasted Silent Hill in the name and just made it a stand alone game. Still, I kinda like the mindfuck you got at the ending. =P

[@brad3950]

I have no idea why but they recently removed this from spotify...

[@Rainpelt100]

Yeah. KZbin doesn't really like it either for some reason.

[@brad3950]

@@Rainpelt100 i wonder if the tune or lyrics are copyright of some other song somehow.

[@silentkonami8056]

Was it ever on spotify, I could never find it

[@brad3950]

@@silentkonami8056 it was! It was the start to a Playlist for years for me

[@silentkonami8056]

@@brad3950 omfg I was looking for the song for years fmlllll

[@RuarTelQuessir]

Mary Elizabeth is a goddess.

[@MrAcer4]

Strong lyrics

[@cedricsammler8894]

i love that song one of my favorite sh songs

[@Forlonick]

I collect Silent Hill games and even if this game will be shit i will still buy a PS Vita and play this game cos of the epic soundtrackhanks to Daniel Licht!

[@omegalyger1]

Some these songs from silent hill needs a full live action music video

[@Asgard314]

Hrmm... The Order still existed, despite a few of its leaders dying, another Alessa was created (meaning there was still a chance of the birth of God being achieved), and the cult itself is still shrouded in mystery. We aren't really given much information on them, and the things shared early on were misleading. We didn't know many of their doctrines, or what their "Paradise" was. Admittedly, 3 wasn't needed, but it wrapped up the game's story very nicely.

[@SHInnerFear]

Please respect each other. Everyone has different opinions about different subjects, and each one has to accept that, otherwise world would be made of robots. Keep it cool.

[@TheSpiritFerret]

This song I believe is just a re-done song from Silent Hill 2. Meaning Lyrics added. And more heavy.

[@jeffaugust8249]

I think of you all the time

[@TheAntiesse]

Yes, I know all that, but only because he tours with Mary and Troy doesn't mean he's the actual responsible for this song, that I personally like a lot. Konami are the ones anyone should blame if they dislike the song :)

[@x827]

i finished book of memories a while ago. Not a bad game, but as a silent hill, it's pretty much an insult. No idea what they wanted to achieve with that one. This song is the best part of the game lol.

[@regularshowman3208]

I wish a song this badass went to a better game.

[@NotASandwichh]

Yes they did.

[@GFX667]

Stop hating. She didn't come up with the idea, people asked her. So she sings it. I like it, personally. She has a good voice. And what does it matter that you don't like this remix? Just listen to the original and stop putting up useless comments.

[@Kouyou160]

Oh.My.God. You know what I just realized? This would have been an awsome chance for Konami to breach reality. If this song was instead directed towards the relationship between the player (not the player character itself mind you) and the series as a whole this whole premise for time travel could have been redone intirely. What if you were given a chance to help the protagonist of each, given the chance to help them find peace or avoid the conflict that silent hill brought on entirely? Would u?