Yami songs recommended for college students: melancholic tracks to listen to when you're feeling down
There are days when you feel like your heart might break or you feel lonely, aren’t there? In those moments, music becomes a precious source of support.
Songs that stay close to your sadness and pain can feel like a best friend who truly understands you.
In this article, we introduce healing “yami songs” that gently accompany you through tough times.
We’ll feature many tracks, focusing on works released in recent years.
You’re sure to find a song that resonates with your heart.
Recommended “yami” songs for college students: depressive/sad songs to listen to when you’re having a hard time (1–10)
I thought about killing myselfamazarashi
A song by the rock band amazarashi from Aomori Prefecture.
It’s a work marked by lyrics that, while afflicted, carry a certain gentleness.
The title is extremely intense, but in the end it finds salvation through the presence of “you.” It’s a track that gently stays close to a heart worn thin.
May your darkness clear someday as well…
a May flyRADWIMPS
The song I want heartbroken, mentally struggling male college students to listen to is May no Hae (May’s Fly) by RADWIMPS.
Its music, brimming with love, hatred, and madness, pairs with a grotesque music video to create a unique world.
It’s a quintessential “dark” song from a rock band.
MetronomeYonezu Kenshi
It’s a poignant song by Kenshi Yonezu that depicts the growing mismatch of feelings between two people who matter to each other.
It’s included on his 2015 album Bremen.
The lyrics liken two metronomes that initially tick in the same rhythm but gradually fall out of sync over time to a relationship drifting apart, offering solace to the pain of loss that everyone experiences.
The gentle tempo and piano tones are soothing, and you can’t help but be drawn in.
It’s a song I especially want those grieving the loss of someone dear to listen to.
Everything other than death is just a scratch.Koresawa
Koresawa’s “Shinukoto Igai Kasurikizu” is a song released in 2017.
It’s an appealing track that showcases Koresawa’s signature cute vocals and relatable lyrics.
The song conveys the importance of living lightly, taking the stance that aside from dying, nothing is a big deal, even when facing difficulties or failures.
It’s a cheer for everyone who keeps challenging themselves without fear of failure, and it’s sure to help when you’re feeling down.
If I were to die tomorrowKitanitatsuya
This is the song by Tatsuya Kitani that I want you to listen to on nights when, deep down, you find yourself wishing tomorrow would never come.
Released in January 2024, it opens the album ROUNDABOUT as the first track.
It begins with a beautiful piano melody and unfolds into a sweeping band sound—an arrangement that leaves a strong impression.
The lyrics carry a single-minded wish for you to keep living, even while holding despair.
For those of you getting through days that make it hard to breathe, it’s a song that feels like someone offering you an umbrella.
AnswerIkuta Rira
A warm cheering song that gives you the strength to look forward during tough times.
It’s a track by Lila Ikuta, released digitally in March 2021 and later included on her 2023 album “Sketch.” It was featured in a Tokio Marine Nichido Anshin Life commercial.
The song delicately portrays the feelings of trying to move ahead while carrying weakness and loneliness, offering comfort to the doubts and anxieties everyone experiences.
It’s a song I’d like people who are living through days without clear answers, or who are struggling with choices or relationships, to listen to.
Ref:rainAimer
This is a song whose delicate piano tones and Aimer’s enveloping voice sink deep into the heart.
Released in 2018, it captured many listeners as the ending theme of the TV anime “After the Rain.” It quietly sings of feelings that don’t reach their destination and unrequited love, naturally resonating with anyone who has loved someone but couldn’t be honest about it.
Especially in difficult times, let yourself be cradled by the warmth of this song.