Yami songs recommended for college students: melancholic tracks to listen to when you're feeling down

I didn’t want to know, if it meant losing it.atarayo

Atarayo – “I Didn’t Want to Know, If It Meant Losing You” (Music Video)

This piece portrays the emotional struggle of someone hurt by a lover’s betrayal, yet tormented by feelings that won’t fade.

Released by Atarayo in January 2022, it was produced as an advance single for the album “Gokuya ni Oite Tsuki wa Katarazu.” Born from a collaboration with the platform Jun-Aidan, which features real-life romance stories, the song is based on a story selected from over ten thousand submissions.

Even after being lied to repeatedly by someone you trusted, and knowing in your head that you should break up, you still can’t stop loving them.

It’s a song that will resonate with anyone carrying those contradictory feelings.

Ref:rainAimer

Aimer “Ref:rain” MUSIC VIDEO (5th albums “Sun Dance” and “Penny Rain” released simultaneously on Wednesday, 2019/04/10)

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.

worst; minimum; the lowest; awfulIvy to Fraudulent Game

worst; minimum; the lowest; awful

Amid a dreamlike, piano-centered soundscape, this work quietly resonates with self-denial and loneliness.

Included on Ivy to Fraudulent Game’s major-label debut album “Kaiten suru,” released in December 2017, it was written and composed by drummer Yuya Fukushima.

The lyrics, which portray the feelings of blaming oneself for not meeting expectations and the pressure of a cornered heart, really hit home.

Give it a listen on nights weighed down by self-loathing.

Omelet riceReoNa

ReoNa "Omelette Rice" -Music Video-

It’s sure to resonate with anyone who couldn’t go to school.

Released digitally by ReoNa in May 2024, this track features lyrics and composition by Vocaloid producer Toa Kasamura and arrangement by Ryohei Arahata.

The lyrics, which begin with a question, symbolically portray the protagonist’s loneliness and sense of self-negation through the imagery of a lunchbox scene.

A wistful melody seeps into the heart.

It’s a song that gently reaches out a hand to those who, even while carrying pain, still wish to face forward.

I like you, but it seems you don’t really like me.back number

Bokuwa Kiminokotoga Sukidakedo Kimiwa Bokuo Betsuni Sukijyanaimitai

A quintessential back number love song that distills the pain of unrequited love right into its title.

It’s a track from the album “Chandelier,” released in December 2015.

With plain, direct lyrics, it draws the gap between a wholehearted devotion to someone and the reality that those feelings don’t reach them.

Even while realizing that your world revolves around that person, you’re not someone special to them—that frustrating ache hits hard.

It’s a song you’ll want to hear if you’re in a one-sided love or struggling because the person you like won’t look your way.

If I were to die tomorrowKitanitatsuya

If I Die Tomorrow / Tatsuya Kitani – Promise Me / Tatsuya Kitani

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.

What do you want to become?Rozarīna

Rosalina 'What Do You Want To Be,' Official Lyric Video

If you’re a college student who feels crushed by anxiety about the future, please give this a listen.

It’s a track by Rozarina, included on the album “INNER UNIVERSE,” released in January 2020.

The song portrays the struggle of being overwhelmed by obligations and losing sight of what you truly wanted to do.

Its smoky vocals and acoustic tones gently wrap around a tired heart.

It’s a number I hope you’ll listen to without holding back your tears.