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 college students: dark tracks to listen to when you're having a tough time (11–20)
Re:setSEKAI NO OWARI
This is a song I want you to listen to when you want to escape from reality.
It’s included on SEKAI NO OWARI’s 2019 album “Eye” and was used as the image song for the game Catherine: Full Body.
Its defining feature is an aggressive sound that weaves in rap and shouts.
It’s as if the piece turns inner turmoil and conflict directly into sound, giving voice to the cry of the heart on days when you don’t want to go to college.
I want to forget.wacci
This is a song by wacci that poignantly sings of the pain of wanting to sever memories of an ex but being unable to.
Released in July 2024, it was produced as the third installment of a three-part love song project.
It portrays a protagonist who, even while spending time with someone new, suddenly sees traces of their former lover—and the more they try to forget, the more vividly the memories return, conveying a deep sense of heartache.
If you’re nursing the pain of a breakup, it will surely hit home.
in my placeHiguchi Ai
A song that embraces the parts of yourself that feel incapable and lights the courage to keep moving forward.
It’s the second installment of Ai Higuchi’s “Soliloquy Trilogy,” released digitally in August 2025.
The expansive sound and gentle vocals are a perfect match.
The lyrics depict the feelings of repeatedly grappling with self-loathing while taking one step at a time.
Try listening on a quiet night or on a heavy-footed morning on your way to class.
It will bring your heart’s pace back to your own stride.
A love on the verge of witheringSuzuki Suzuki
This song poignantly portrays a couple who, after their youthful days end and they enter the working world, gradually drift apart until their relationship ends.
It’s sure to resonate with anyone in college who feels distance growing with someone important.
Released by Suzuki Suzuki in April 2021 as the final installment of their love-themed trilogy, it’s characterized by beautiful harmonies.
The lyrics, in plain and realistic language, capture the fragility of a relationship where busy days lead to fewer meetings and dwindling contact.
Its mellow tones will stay close by your side.
Stalker’s SongAbe Mao
Abe Mao’s “Stalker’s Song” has a poppy, upbeat sound, yet it’s marked by a warped expression of love.
It repeatedly conveys a one-sided obsession that lightly cuts into the listener’s heart.
The lyrics, written from a perspective we don’t usually experience, offer a chance to reflect on the complexities of human emotion.
If you’re feeling something off in your love life, listening to it might bring new insights.
thought crimeYorushika
Yorushika has produced many emotional songs.
Released ahead of their third album, Plagiarism, was Thoughtcrime.
It’s a pop song that sings about an unfulfilled heart and loneliness.
A highlight is the wide vocal range, which conveys coolness and power.
So even though the theme is downbeat, it might give you a little boost.
Incidentally, the piece was inspired by the novel 1984.
Knowing that should make it even more enjoyable.
Recommended depressive songs for college students: songs to listen to when you're feeling down (21–30)
Veranda feat. Kanano Senritsuyangusukinii
A collaboration track by Young Skinny that carries a bittersweet feeling, like exhaling wavering emotions along with cigarette smoke on a balcony steeped in the scent of everyday life.
Released digitally in February 2024, it’s included on their major-label second EP, “Bukiyō na Watashi Dakara” (Because I’m Clumsy).
The band welcomes their first-ever guest feature, Kanano Senritsu, and the sound—where a chill beat intertwines with keyboard tones—feels so pleasant.
Many listeners will likely relate to the unstable relationship portrayed through Kayau’s raw lyrical expressions and the rap parts that weave together male and female perspectives.
Capturing hearts across social media, the song reached No.
1 on Billboard JAPAN’s TikTok chart in April 2024.
It’s a number you’ll want to play on nights when the evening breeze brushes past and your chest tightens as you think of someone.