[Just the Lyrics Make Me Cry] Tear-Jerking Songs That Touch the Heart

light blueUA

UA Live 2004 – Light Blue (a cappella) (17/18)

UA captivates listeners with her unique worldview, and this song’s lyrics are incredibly beautiful—poignant, quietly moving, and enough to bring you to tears.

As you listen, it makes you genuinely feel that we should cherish not only people, but also nature and the Earth.

bento (boxed lunch)Hanbaato Hanbaato

bento (boxed lunch)

A husband-and-wife duo, Humbert Humbert, included this song on their 2010 album Sasurai-ki (Wanderer’s Chronicle).

While friends around them are grabbing fast food, the lyrics depict the scene of savoring a homemade bento that still tastes good even after cooling on the bus—a blend of wistfulness and warmth.

It reminds you that the most ordinary days are truly irreplaceable.

It’s a song you’ll want to listen to when you feel like pausing amid a busy day.

By your sideMirei Touyama

Mirei Touyama “By Your Side”

It’s a ballad that carefully expresses sincere gratitude and love for someone precious who’s always by your side.

It’s a song by Mirei Toyama, released in November 2016.

Chosen as a recommended track on TV Tokyo’s music program “Cho-Ryuha,” it was aired for about a month.

The gentle sound of piano and strings blends with Toyama’s warm vocals, creating a comforting feeling that seems to untie your heart just by listening.

The lyrics, which let go of bashfulness and evasiveness to convey feelings straightforwardly, are sure to move you.

It’s the perfect song for when you want to say a heartfelt “thank you” that you don’t usually express.

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Kusabi (Wedge) by Hanako Oku

Although it never explicitly says it’s an adult romance, it conjures a situation where the two people feel somehow mature.

Amid the sophisticated lyrics, many listeners will likely be moved by the repeated phrase, “If this is the last….” Even the expression about how you can’t even fight anymore once you’ve broken up feels grown-up.

It’s a song you’ll want to listen to quietly on your own while looking at the lyric booklet.

spin; weave; compose (e.g., a story)tota

Tsumugu / Tota

By intertwining natural scenery with human emotion to convey both transience and beauty, this piece resonates deeply with many hearts.

Through delicate depictions of overcast skies, puddles, and raindrops, it quietly portrays the aching feelings of thinking about someone dear.

Released in February 2023, it garnered immense attention after delivering its first-ever performance on a visual media platform with an appearance on THE FIRST TAKE in April 2023.

It is a heartwarming song that offers comfort to those grieving the loss of a loved one or continuing to think of someone far away.

I don’t want to let go.T-BOLAN

T-BOLAN - I Don’t Want to Let Go.flv

It was released in 1991 as T-BOLAN’s second single.

It’s included on their first album, “T-BOLAN,” and this song catapulted T-BOLAN to fame.

A straightforward love song, it’s a track whose overflowing emotions in the lyrics can bring you to tears.

The road I still came onShibata Jun

The road I still came on

Shibata Jun’s lyrics are all deeply moving and often bring you to tears, but this song in particular is heartbreaking enough to make you cry just by reading it.

Still, it doesn’t only make you cry—it also gives you the courage to start walking forward again in the end.

I really want you to listen to it on days when you’ve been through something tough.