[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.
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[Songs About Loving But Parting] Love songs to help you overcome heartbreak (51–60)
Goodbye, AliceFlower
Flower’s ninth single, released in February 2015.
Although it’s by a female group, it’s a breakup ballad told from a male perspective.
In the song, the male protagonist decides to end the relationship by calling his lover by her name without honorifics, but his inner conflict reveals that he’s putting on a brave face.
Side DishShimizu Shota
Shota Shimizu, a singer who was greatly influenced by soul and jazz vocalists and whose childhood environment also led him to pursue a singing career.
The track “side dish” from his 9th album HOPE grips the heart with its wistful melody and ensemble.
Even when you know there’s nothing left to say to the partner you’ve already broken up with, you still can’t help but wonder—that’s a feeling many men can probably relate to.
It’s a soulful number that aches with the tenderness of thoughts that keep drifting back, even as you tell yourself it isn’t lingering attachment.
Even though I love you more than anyone else.ACE COLLECTION
The bittersweet feelings of lovers who are forced to part are woven with delicate words.
Released by ACE COLLECTION in April 2023, this song portrays deep affection for the other person and the inner conflict of being unable to express it.
By artfully interweaving changing seasons and natural phenomena, it conveys the frustration of unfulfilled love.
Amid the busyness of daily life, the image of two people continually missing each other comes into focus.
This piece sings of the ache of loving someone so intensely it hurts, yet being unable to convey those feelings honestly.
Though it chooses separation, it is a song that will surely resonate with those still suffering from lingering love.
OrangeSMAP
There are situations where choosing to break up, even when you’re in love, is the “right” decision.
Sometimes you have to part ways with someone you care about because of long-distance, or because you want to focus on work.
SMAP’s 2001 release “Orange” is a bittersweet song that captures a man’s feelings as he tells his girlfriend goodbye in just such a situation.
When it’s a forward-looking breakup that benefits both people, the feeling of gratitude can outweigh lingering attachment.
It’s a song in which the protagonist says his own kind of farewell: “Let’s keep the irreplaceable time we spent together in our hearts, and both stay well.”
[Songs about loving but breaking up] Love songs (61–70) for those who want to overcome heartbreak
Even though I like youTUBE
I still like them, but their feelings for me have cooled… Some of you may have realized that and chosen to step back yourselves.
Even though you still care about the other person, choosing to part ways brings a heart-wrenching sadness.
This is a song I especially hope those who’ve had that experience will listen to.
You were happy, right?Te ga kuriimu pan
Singer-songwriter Tegakurimpan, who made her major-label debut in 2021 and is affectionately known to fans as “Kuripan-chan,” released the song “Shiawase Datta ne” on December 21, 2022.
Its delicate, piano-focused ensemble is achingly beautiful.
The lyrics portray the resolve to set out on a new path, even while holding onto memories that grow rosier with time, and may give great courage to those who struggle to take that first step.
It’s a sentimental number, with a clear, translucent voice that resonates deeply.
I don’t like it.yangusukinii
This song portrays the aching emotions of a woman who can’t forget a past love.
Even after throwing away every memento, memories of her ex resurface in unguarded moments.
Many people have likely had that experience.
It speaks to those who wonder, “Why can’t I stop dwelling on this?” Released on December 7, 2022, it serves as the culmination of their indie era.
It drew attention through an early release on TikTok, and before the music video dropped, the band shared behind-the-scenes stories on YouTube Live.
For both the band and their fans, this special track offers empathy and courage to anyone trying to move forward while carrying the pain of heartbreak.