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)
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…
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.
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.
Ref:rainAimer
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
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
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.