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 (31–40)
Cheer up!Takeuchi Mariya
It’s a timeless classic that people still sing today.
The situation in the lyrics is very straightforward and refreshing.
I can picture a scene where someone is comforting a female friend who’s been betrayed by her boyfriend.
Mariya Takeuchi’s low, gentle voice adds a sense of reassurance.
After feeling down—and then lifting your head to face forward—if you still want to be happy, a brighter tomorrow awaits.
Once you can laugh it off and realize life isn’t as bad as it seems, happiness is just around the corner.
If you’ve just gone through a breakup, this song is highly recommended.
So it wasn’t me, huh.riria.
A heartbreaking breakup ballad that sings of the frustration of not being chosen and the lingering feelings of love.
Released in October 2021, the song resonated with many listeners and became a hot topic on social media.
You were treated kindly and fell in love, but the person you like loves someone else… Just imagining the relationship makes your chest tighten.
When you want to heal from a painful romantic experience, this song might be there to comfort you.
Sayonara, baby.Kato Miria
SAYONARA Baby is perfect for anyone who knows in their head it’s a fake relationship but just can’t let go emotionally and has fallen into that swamp.
Released in 2008 by Miliyah Kato, it’s a love song that portrays a tattered romance.
The man–woman dialogue in the chorus will make some listeners think, “That’s exactly me!” Let yourself relate fully and have a good cry.
Then, if you listen to the lyrics calmly afterward, you should be able to look at your situation objectively.
fateMy Hair is Bad
This is a work by My Hair is Bad, a rock band from Niigata Prefecture.
It was released in 2017 as their fourth single.
It’s a rock number that emotionally portrays the end of a romance, and it feels as if all the feelings are packed into its energetic sound.
Carried away by this feverish intensity, I find myself in tears by the time it’s ending.
Even if it’s a sad love that ends in betrayal, I still want to face forward in the end, just like this “Fate.”
Hide-and-seekYuuri
It’s a heartbreak song that portrays a man who can’t accept that his girlfriend, whom he’d been dating, has left him.
It’s a track by singer-songwriter Yuuri that became a huge hit after spreading on social media and being performed at a MY FIRST STORY live show.
The title “Kakurenbo” (Hide-and-Seek) reflects the man’s wish that, if it were a game of hide-and-seek, it would end someday and she would come back.
It’s a song you’ll want to listen to when you feel betrayed by a lover you thought you’d be with forever.
Songs to listen to when you’ve been betrayed: Classic tracks about betrayal (41–50)
cold rainYamamoto Junko
Tsumetai Ame (Cold Rain), a signature song by Junko Yamamoto—member of Akai Tori and Hi-Fi Set and a singer-songwriter—was written and composed by Yumi Arai and released in 1977.
With lyrics that portray a woman’s feelings after being told by her lover that he wants to live with another woman, and a gentle, beautiful melody by Yuming, it’s a number that is pleasing to the ear.
I can’t stop this sadness.Anri
“Sadness Can’t Stop” is memorable for its heartbreaking lyrics about being betrayed by both a friend and a lover.
It was released in 1983 by singer-songwriter Anri.
While the situation of a friend and a lover… may not happen that often, a woman’s intuition—“Something’s off about that girl”—tends to be right.
It’s frustrating and so very sad.
At times like that, listen to this song and have a good cry, or sing it out at karaoke to clear your head!