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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Yami Songs Recommended for University Students: Depressing Tracks to Listen to When You're Struggling (71–80)
I thought about killing myselfNakajima Mika
There are days when you don’t want to do anything or go to school, and your heart can feel lonely.
When upbeat music feels too hard to listen to, try giving “Boku ga Shino to Omotta no wa” a listen.
Mika Nakashima released it in 2013, and it also drew attention because Hiromu Akita from the rock band amazarashi produced it.
Life isn’t full of only good things, but its lyrics—ones that make you feel like you can try living a little more gently—speak to you softly, especially when you’re feeling lonely.
Please listen to this song at least once; it reminds you that it hurts precisely because you’re doing your best and living earnestly.
Dried flowersYuuri
Dry Flower, with lyrics that realistically portray the feelings of heartbreak and resonate with many, is a song we hope you’ll listen to when you don’t feel like going to school, while thinking of someone important to you.
Since singer-songwriter Yuuri released it in 2020, it has quickly become a hit.
If you’ve ever stumbled in love even once, some of its words will likely speak to you.
The feeling that school isn’t fun doesn’t just disappear easily, but there will surely be moments when those days begin to change color.
Give this song a listen—it’s one that makes you want to believe in that.
A Bouquet for YouUtada Hikaru
A single released in 2016 as part of Hikaru Utada’s comeback project after pausing her music career.
It’s a song dedicated to her mother, the singer Keiko Fuji, who died suddenly by suicide, and it’s truly impossible to listen to without tears.
Even when there’s so much you want to say, there’s a loneliness in not being able to say it all—something everyone may experience.
And yet, when you close your eyes, a smiling face appears.
This song tells us that that alone is enough—an expansive hymn of love to a mother.
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NonfictionHirai Ken
This is Ken Hirai’s 42nd single, released in 2017.
It was written as the theme song for the drama “Little Giants.” The lyrics are based on Hirai’s own experiences and carry the meaning of a requiem.
They poignantly express the suffering of those left behind in this world and the longing to meet those who have departed once more, leaving a strong impression through their intense sense of pain.
The gradually intensifying sound reflects the deepening of those emotions.
HereditySaitō Kazuyoshi
Saito Kazuyoshi’s 46th single.
With a relaxed tempo, it’s a work filled with melancholy, especially when paired with the music video.
Perhaps because the vocal phrasing is quintessentially Saito and the guitar sound is simple, the emotions embedded in the song come through directly.
If being alive is painfulMoriyama Naotaro
This is Naotaro Moriyama’s 16th single, released in 2008.
The song is themed around facing life and death, and the impact of its opening lyrics is very strong.
However, those lyrics are not negative; they carry a message that by taking a moment to reflect on your own life, you can reaffirm what it means to live.
Perhaps it’s important, at times, to listen closely to this song, not run from the pain but rather sit with it, and spend time facing yourself.
carnationShiina Ringo
This is Shiina Ringo’s 11th single.
It was also used as the theme song for a morning drama of the same title.
It begins with a dreamlike intro, and the vocals continue as if reading a story aloud.
It’s a piece with a gentle atmosphere that conjures images like a starry sky and, with its relaxed rhythm, quietly gives you courage.