Acceptance

 is a song from Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and is track 20 of the Shattered Memories soundtrack. It was composed for the game by Akira Yamaoka and sung by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.

An instrumental version of this song can be heard during various moments in the game, including during the opening credits. Depending on the ending the player receives, this song can play during Dr. K's diagnosis of Cheryl Mason. The other song that could play is "Hell Frozen Rain".

Lyrics
(unofficial)  Time flows Nobody knows The years go by Where we go... alone... from here

Night falls Strange colored walls My eyes deceive What is wrong... with me?

Deep in the night you think everything's right Tell it to yourself Say it's just a nightmare

Something is telling you Nothing can change where you are Again

Why should it matter Your dreams of a child Innocence is gone Only fear to play with

Faces are changing But nothing is changing the pain Too late

Two steps I take getting closer And closer

And one more breath I take Sends me further back

Ah ah ah ah Ah ah ah ah

Over and over it calls to your soul Say it isn't so Emptiness surrounds you

No one can help if the angels refuse to come near Who's there?

Cold faded photos They lay by your side Something in my room Nevermind the reason

Visions are lying and reasons just live to survive This time

The cold (The cold) The light (The light) The fear (The fear) Returning

It's not (It's not) The eyes (The eyes) You feel (You feel) That's chilling you 

Trivia

 * The tune of this song is very similar to the Music Box Puzzle from Silent Hill 2.
 * The song might be a reference to Cheryl's illusion about Harry Mason being alive, but slowly accepting the truth about his death.