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 (41–50)
BalanceSURFACE
SURFACE is a male duo who made their major debut in 1998.
Many of their songs have been used as theme songs for TV dramas and anime, so plenty of people have probably heard their name.
Their song “Balance” portrays a man who pretends not to notice a woman’s lies, singing about the ambiguous balance between the two.
Even when the other person’s suspicious actions are clearly in the wrong, if the one who’s hopelessly in love pretends not to notice, the relationship can keep going, right? The lyrics capture that frustrating, bittersweet feeling of love.
Fickle HeartNakamura Yurika
Yurika Nakamura is an actress from Kanagawa Prefecture.
Her single “Fickle Heart” is a heartrending love song that captures the feelings of a woman who’s been cheated on.
The song resonates because it expresses emotions only a woman could portray when betrayed by a man.
In particular, the lyric “I ended up having done to me what I wished my beloved would do” hits hard and can bring you to tears.
Her style—singing in a whispery, gentle voice with a throaty, murmuring delivery—further heightens the sadness of the song and draws you in!
You let me do as I please, and yet…arekunn
Having gone viral on TikTok and breaking out—especially among the younger generation—Are-kun’s song “Suki ni Saseta Kuse ni” (“You Made Me Fall for You”) is a heartbreak anthem that many listeners can probably relate to.
As the title suggests, it captures the feeling of “you’re the one who made me fall for you,” mixed with the frustration of unreturned feelings—tender, painful, and tear-jerking.
Even without anything concrete, the sense that your feelings of love were used or that you were betrayed can leave a deep wound.
If you’re overwhelmed by those emotions, let this song help you cry it all out and feel a little lighter.
My loverGorin Mayumi
This is Mayumi Itsuwa’s biggest hit, a masterpiece of a heartbreak and betrayal song that’s still sung today.
No matter who listens, you can clearly picture a woman who’s been dumped and still can’t let go of the man who left her.
It definitely reeks of the Showa era rather than modern times, but even if such feelings aren’t obvious on the surface, if you truly loved someone, I think people today would feel the same way.
Some may laugh and call it old-fashioned, but if you’ve just gone through a breakup, please give it a listen.
I’m sure the tears will start to flow.
I can’t bring myself to hate (you/it).ren
Ren is a singer-songwriter who gained attention after his singing-with-acoustic-guitar videos on TikTok.
Known for delivering songs that resonate with young people, he released “I Can’t Bring Myself to Hate You” in 2021.
The song expresses the restless feelings of discovering that the person you love has someone else.
Even knowing they will drift apart, the lyrics portray a yearning that still reaches out for the other person—something many listeners may relate to.
Set to a beautiful yet fragile, piano-centered band arrangement, Ren’s vocals convey the heartrending emotions of someone who has been cheated on.
oni; demon; ogre; spirit (depending on context)kuriipuhaipe
The rock band CreepHyp released this song in 2016, and it was written as the theme song for the drama “And Then There Were None.” The music video was directed by Daigo Matsui, who also handled the MV for “One Hundred and Eight Yen Love,” and it’s well known that Tomomi Shiinoki from My Hair is Bad appears in it.
The song portrays the feelings of a man betrayed by a woman.
Coming home to the house where your beloved wife is waiting, only to find an unknown man sleeping in your bed—that’s pretty brutal, isn’t it?
A little; a bitDaikoku Maki
Maki Ohguro has won a great deal of empathy by singing frankly about women’s feelings.
Her third single, “Chotto,” also captures a woman’s heart with exquisite accuracy! It became a hot topic when it was used as the opening theme for the drama Ichigo Hakusho.
The song addresses a man who is leaving her, and the most relatable point is the rap section during the instrumental break.
It’s a masterpiece recommended for tough times, expressing both the restrained sorrow of betrayal and the unvarnished outpouring of emotion.