[Songs About Loving Yet Parting] Love songs for those who want to overcome heartbreak
“We loved each other, but we broke up…
We had no choice but to part.”
This is a collection of love songs for those who’ve gone through that kind of painful breakup.
If you split because you both fell out of love, you can simply move on to the next relationship.
But it’s different when only one person’s feelings faded, isn’t it?
You probably can’t bring yourself to hate them, and you’re still tormented by the feelings you have.
In this article, we introduce heartbreaking love songs that portray a variety of perspectives and complex emotions: the feelings of the one who initiated the breakup, the one who was broken up with, and even the bittersweet sentiment of mutually choosing to part while still having lingering attachment.
Please give them a listen when things feel tough.
- A Tearful Farewell Song: A Love Song About Parting with Someone You Love
- [Unattainable Love] A love song about two people who feel the same way but can’t be together
- Farewell Songs: Tracks that sing various kinds of “goodbyes”
- [Unrequited Love] Heart-wrenching Love Songs | A Roundup of Tear-Inducing Crush and Breakup Tracks
- “I Want to See You”: A love song that makes you cry when you listen to it while you can’t meet
- [Love Songs] Say Goodbye to Uncertain Feelings! Love Songs to Listen to When You’re Not Sure If You Like Someone
- Farewell Song: A goodbye song. A tearful parting song.
- My heart aches with bittersweet pain! Breakup songs I’d recommend to Gen Z
- [Adultery Song] A forbidden song about an affair that sings of an impossible love
- A song that feels refreshing after a breakup. A love song to listen to when you want to move on.
- [Jealousy & Possessiveness Songs] A curated selection of popular tracks to listen to when possessiveness feels overwhelming!
- [Once More…] A lingering-attachment song: a song about a love you can’t forget
- A tear-jerking love song that gently stays by your heart
Breakup Songs Even Though We Still Love Each Other: Love Tracks to Help You Overcome Heartbreak (41–50)
I wonder if I’d still say it’s too late.Saucy Dog
“Imasara datte boku wa iu kana” by Saucy Dog is a song that captures hazy, unresolved feelings for an unforgettable ex.
It’s included on their 2020 mini-album “Take Me.” The lyrics convey a sense of guilt toward a partner who endured a lot, mixed with an indescribable feeling about seeing them happily move on with someone new.
Although the singer knows there were many reasons that led to the breakup, they struggle to fully accept reality.
Give it a listen when you’re tangled up in emotions after parting with someone you love.
smokeSaucy Dog
While it races forward, this song “Smoke” is emotional and wells up with a bittersweet ache.
As it looks back on the days spent with her, it’s packed with regret, an indefinable haze of feelings, and those unspoken emotions that come with love.
I’m sure many people have felt something similar.
Sometimes it’s not even about forgetting—you’re stuck, unable to sort out your feelings, and you waver.
Overflowing with a rock sensibility, it’s a recommended breakup song that might even nudge you a little toward the positive.
evening primroseNovelbright
After a sudden breakup with a lover, the one who was unilaterally dumped often finds it hard to escape from the memories, right? Novelbright’s “Tsukimisou” gently accompanies those painful feelings.
It expresses, in a straightforward way, the heart-wrenching sorrow of being left alone.
You can almost feel the warmth of the lover you’ll never sense again, making the loneliness feel all the more real.
On nights when you can’t help but dwell on regrets—like wishing you’d been more honest back then—listen to this song, have a good cry, and little by little sort through your feelings.
Your happinessUru
Uru is a singer-songwriter who captures attention with her enveloping voice and mysterious presence.
“Kimi no Shiawase wo,” digitally released on November 22, 2023, is a song imbued with Uru’s heartfelt message.
The lyrics, sung as if speaking softly to the listener, beautifully depict the complexities of love and a bittersweet wish for someone dear.
It’s a recommended track for those who had to part with someone they love, or for anyone nursing the pain of a heart-wrenching romance.
Summer loverSHISHAMO
A song by the three-piece girls’ band SHISHAMO, released in September 2016.
While it sings about a breakup with a lover, the lyrics capture everyday moments where summer scenes unfold before your eyes, making it all the more relatable.
The somewhat nostalgic melody also enhances the lyrics.
A love story with no return.sonā poketto
A love ballad by Sonar Pocket that portrays the ache of a heartbreaking breakup.
The lyrics are written from a woman’s perspective, having parted ways even though her feelings of love for him haven’t faded.
As you read them, you’ll find emotions packed in that not only women but men as well can relate to.
Paired with the gentle piano accompaniment, it’s a song that truly tugs at the heart.
AyaMy Hair is Bad
Aya, a track by My Hair is Bad, is about a forbidden love—loving someone but deciding to end it.
It’s included on their 2022 album angels.
The person the protagonist loves already has a partner when they meet, yet they can’t stop their feelings and end up loving each other.
Even though they try to stop, it’s hard to bring it to an end, but in the end they resolve to say goodbye.
For those in forbidden love, the same kind of pain and inner conflict may be overflowing in their hearts.
It might be good to use this song as a starting point to think about what would be best for both of you.