Songs to listen to when you've been betrayed. Classic hits about betrayal.
When you’re hurting from betrayal, when you feel like nothing matters anymore, when you’re wounded and just want to cry.
Here are some “songs with the theme of betrayal” we recommend for you.
We’ve gathered a wide range—from tracks filled with bitterness and resentment to bittersweet love songs about not being able to let go of your feelings even after being betrayed.
When you’re in a dark mood, it can help to listen to dark songs and let yourself sink all the way down.
Don’t hold back—let your pain out.
Among them are songs that will heal a heart hurt by betrayal and lift your spirits.
Try finding the one song that fits your feelings perfectly.
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Songs to listen to when you've been betrayed: Classic tracks about betrayal (21–30)
knifeJanne Da Arc
Listening to this song makes me wonder what betrayal really is.
Not being able to keep just one promise can become a betrayal; love and murderous intent can be two sides of the same coin; even the same emotion can turn into love or hatred depending on how you look at it—this is also true in my own experience.
Because it’s the end, I’ll keep them all to myself.
Could this reverse way of thinking be called love? The sound that carries these lyrics, which so delicately describe the movements of the heart, is exquisite.
It’s a highly recommended track.
Instead of goodbyeJUJU
“I want to break up so I won’t get hurt anymore…” This is a delicate, ephemeral electronic tune that reveals the protagonist’s painful feelings.
It’s a song by JUJU, a singer-songwriter from Hiroshima Prefecture, released as a single in 2011.
Since it was used in RecoChoku commercials and more, many of you may have heard it.
The lyrics, infused with the sense that there’s no point in keeping the relationship as it is, are heartbreaking.
Still, that feeling becomes a catalyst for moving forward.
Give it a listen after a breakup, when you want to put your feelings in order and take the next step.
If I could forgive youieiri reo
Betrayed by someone you loved… “I don’t have the confidence to love anyone again.” I imagine some of you have felt that way.
This is a work by singer Leo Ieiri, also known for songs like “Kimi ga Kureta Natsu” and “Sabrina,” released in 2018 as her 14th single.
It was written as the theme song for the drama “Absolute Zero: Forecasting Criminals.” With its shadowy sound and a voice that pierces the heart, it’s a song that will stay by your side when you want to cry your heart out over love troubles.
Dream-Chasing Bengalaimyon
When someone betrays you, it hurts terribly, doesn’t it? You feel reckless, you don’t even want to think.
Aimyon’s song “Yumeoi Bengal” is packed with emotions that perfectly fit that mood—one of those tracks that makes you want to nod along in empathy.
When you’re feeling self-destructive, even as you think “whatever happens, happens,” your mind won’t stop racing, and regret, resentment, and envy spiral inside you.
It’s a song where those raw, real feelings pierce straight through.
And because it feels so good to listen to, all those tangled thoughts start to seem like they don’t matter anymore.
A song about being cheated on but still in love.riria.
The singer-songwriter Riria, whose “angelic voice” has been trending on social media, released this song called “I Got Cheated On, But I Still Love Him.” The lyrics express her anger toward the boyfriend who cheated and her inability to forgive him.
But the most relatable point of the song may be how she calls him the worst while suffering over the fact that she still loves him.
It’s a song I especially want women who are hurting from a boyfriend’s infidelity to hear.
It will surely stay close to your pain.
I don’t need friends—die.Shinsei Kamattechan
This song by Shinsei Kamattechan starts with shocking lyrics right from the beginning.
Not only the lyrics but even the title was provocative.
It’s a track from their fifth album, “Tanoshii ne,” released in 2012.
The lyrics include words that might feel a bit over the top, but for those who feel betrayed by friends and weighed down by loneliness, it’s a song that can bring you to tears.
It captures a sense of having your loneliness understood, as if the song speaks for you and helps clear your emotions—one you’ll want to blast at full volume when you’re feeling down.
Tricked by a guy like HiroshiTakada Mizue
A smooth-talking, stylish man’s lies tickle a woman’s heart and toy with her.
Even while thinking he’s a terrible guy, his charm is irresistible and she can’t help being drawn to him.
A song that captures feelings for such a playboy is one of Mizue Takada’s signature tracks, “Sonna Hiroshi ni Damasarete” (“Fooled by That Hiroshi”).
With lyrics and composition by Keisuke Kuwata, it brilliantly conveys the playboy vibe through both the words and the music.