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.
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Recommended Depressive Songs for College Students: Songs to Listen to When Times Are Tough (61–70)
OverMr.Children
This is a track from Mr.Children’s 1994 album Atomic Heart.
It holds the record for the highest CD sales among Mr.Children’s releases.
Although it’s a heartbreak song, the lyrics are very distinctive, and depending on how you look at it, it could be classified as “yami” (dark/mentally afflicted).
You can clearly sense the lover’s seemingly contradictory impressions and affection, and in the end, it becomes obvious: “I really did love you.” You might call it a bright, dark-themed song.
Footsteps ~Be StrongMr.Children
This song, one of the popular tracks by Mr.Children, a band that has led Japan’s music scene for many years, carries a powerful message that I especially hope people battling illness will hear.
The piece has a gentle, ballad-like atmosphere, with vocalist Kazutoshi Sakurai’s mellow voice resonating directly.
The lyrics offer tender encouragement, saying, “Even when you feel like you might break, you’ll surely overcome it,” a message that I think can ease anxious feelings, even just a little.
evening primroseNovelbright
Novelbright is a rock band that moves listeners with their overwhelmingly high-toned vocals.
Their 2020 release “Tsukimisou” was selected as the MONTHLY SONG for the weather segment on Tokudane! in February.
Its lyrics, which poignantly recall a former lover after a breakup, shine with a bittersweet glow.
With a melody that’s accessible to everyone, it’s recommended for those who usually listen to J-pop.
When you’re recovering from heartbreak, a song that expresses lonely feelings straightforwardly can give you strength.
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It was released in 2009.
Rather than being “sick,” it’s a song with a strong element of inner “darkness.” The image is of a teenage boy who’s fed up with the world he’s living in.
A distinctive feature is that he addresses his father and mother, and you can sense his confusion as his mind is filled with questions.
umbrellaSEKAI NO OWARI
Released in 2020, SEKAI NO OWARI’s single “umbrella” was the ending theme for the drama “Dragon’s Path: The Two-Faced Avenger,” starring Hiroshi Tamaki.
The song uses rain as a metaphor for the darkness and turmoil of the heart, and tells its story from the perspective of an umbrella that protects you from that rain.
It’s a track that lets you feel that even when you’re down and lonely, someone is actually watching over you and staying by your side.
Cinderella BoySaucy Dog
That moment when your heart drifts away from someone you once loved so much is truly heart-wrenching.
“Cinderella Boy,” included on Saucy Dog’s 2021 release “Lazy Sunday,” beautifully portrays the bittersweet emotions between lovers.
From the warm arpeggio intro to the emotional chorus, its melody resonates with anyone going through a painful breakup.
It’s a song that makes you want to tuck away those irreplaceable times and precious memories somewhere in your heart, rather than throwing them away.
On Your SideSuperfly
Even if people fighting illness are surely full of anxiety, I think many of them keep a smile on the surface and bravely do their best.
If you want to be there for such people and offer even a little encouragement, it might be nice to give them a song like this.
Superfly’s “On Your Side” is a song that gently tells a loved one, “I’m on your side,” and stays close to their heart.
The song is included on Superfly’s fifth album, WHITE, released in 2015.