The vocal tracks from School Days hit completely different when you know how that story ends. This complete album collects every vocal piece from the visual novel and anime, and the emotional range is staggering. "Still I Love You" in its original form is this earnest love song that the Surge MIX turns into something almost desperate.
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"BYE-BYE TEARS" and "Innocent Blue" carry that early 2000s visual novel pop energy so well. Then you get "Usotsuki" (Liar) sitting right there in the tracklist like a warning. The Christmas duet is almost too sweet knowing the context.
If you survived School Days and never went back to the music, you're missing the part that actually processes the damage.