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 “yami” songs for college students: depressive/sad songs to listen to when you’re having a hard time (1–10)
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Have you ever felt bewildered by changing surroundings and prying eyes, finding yourself stuck on the question of who you really are? When that happens, this work by the four-piece rock band SUPER BEAVER is exactly what I want you to hear.
It affirms your evolving self and belts out an unshakable inner strength over a rock sound.
Released as a single in September 2014, it was chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime Barakamon.
Later included on the album Aisuru, it’s one of their signature tracks.
All the more reason to give it a listen when you’re preoccupied with others’ gazes and judgments and feel like you’re losing sight of yourself.
You’ll likely feel a weight lift from your shoulders.
Even if it’s one of a kindNEW!kujira
That sudden sense of loneliness, the impatience that comes from comparing yourself to others.
KujiRa’s “Even If I’m an Only One” gives voice to those feelings that have nowhere to go.
Released digitally in July 2025, the track is also included as the coupling song on the CD single featuring the opening theme for the anime “Shabake.” The lyrics, which capture fragments of contemporary life, and the light yet somehow wistful melody slip right into your heart.
We all have those nights when we worry we’ll never become anyone at all, don’t we? In those moments, KujiRa’s distinctive choice of words is sure to gently loosen a heart grown stiff.
I can’t stand that cute girl.NEW!narumiya
Set to a poppy, upbeat rhythm, this track vividly chronicles complex feelings like infatuation and jealousy.
It’s a single released by singer-songwriter Narumiya in September 2023, and it sparked a huge response mainly on social media.
Packed with possessiveness toward a crush and aching wishes, the more you listen, the tighter your chest feels.
Yet those disarmingly honest lyrics end up speaking for your feelings and lightening your heart.
Why not give it a listen when you’re struggling with unrequited love or wishing someone would understand your true feelings at night? If you let yourself sink into the up-tempo groove and let out the haze in your heart, you might feel a bit refreshed.
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…
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.
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.
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.