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)
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!
Songs to listen to when you've been betrayed: classic tracks about betrayal (51–60)
Every momentthe shes gone
The band the shes gone, whose motto is “We hope to be close to your everyday life.” Among the tracks on their 2023 mini-album HEART is this breakup song that somehow feels wonderfully uplifting: “Every Moment.” Depending on the listener, the lyrics can be interpreted as either having moved on—“The you I believed in is gone; no matter how much I keep thinking about you, there’s nothing I can do”—or as still lingering with regret.
Either way, it might be one of those songs whose meaning shifts with each person who hears it.
And to set such bittersweetness to a melody that feels this good—what a formidable band the shes gone is!
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.
You have no eye for it.Ansako
Singer-songwriter Asako’s song Miru Me Nainaa (“You’ve Got No Taste”) is a brutal heartbreak track about being dumped because the person she liked fell for someone else.
It’s harsh, but Asako’s gentle, heart-tugging voice soothes you, and the sadness rises up more than the harshness.
It’s a song where, despite feeling unbearably sad and helpless, she seems to calmly check things one by one—carefully acknowledging her feelings and trying to make peace with them.
And that, too, is exactly what makes it so moving.
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.
The city was crying.Itami Tetsuya & Side By Side
From a woman’s perspective, a man who selfishly leaves town, abandoning the woman he loves to chase his own dream, is truly unforgivable.
Yet Itami Tetsuya & Side By Side’s song “Machi ga Naiteta” somehow brings to mind a man with a certain charm, and even while thinking he’s a terrible person, it leaves you feeling as if you can forgive him—such is the mood this song creates.
dislikeTHE ORAL CIGARETTES
THE ORAL CIGARETTES are a four-piece rock band attracting attention for their dark worldview and weighty ensemble sound.
“Kirai,” the opening track of their major-label debut album The BKW Show!!, rides a waltz-time beat with a hysterical rock sound that’s downright addictive.
The lyrics, which evoke a strong sense of loathing yet shift in the final moments, leave an impact that feels like venting anger and then letting it slip away.
It’s a striking number, with a dramatic arrangement that brilliantly conjures the duality of opposing emotions.
