[Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul
Do you have a favorite tearjerker song?
There are so many songs that bring tears to your eyes—love songs, life-affirming anthems, heartbreaking farewell songs, and more.
Each of these tracks tells a different story and conveys different emotions, but I think we can’t help shedding a tear when we relate to the lyrics or when they resonate with our own feelings.
In this article, we’ll introduce a selection of moving songs with relatable lyrics that are sure to make you cry.
Be sure to listen carefully while reading the lyrics.
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[Tearjerker] Songs That Make You Cry and Lyrics That Touch the Heart: Deeply Moving Tracks (101–110)
LetterSHE’S

“Letter” is a song that faces the honest feelings you experience in everyday life with someone important.
It was released in 2019 by SHE’S, a band that delivers a rock sound infused with the timbre of piano.
The warm, everyday-life-friendly sound unfolds with a steady rhythm.
The lyrics portray relationships that become harder to navigate the closer two people get.
Alongside the band’s relaxed performance, vocalist Ryoma Inoue’s gentle voice accompanies and softens the bittersweet emotions.
The track is often used in TikTok videos set against emotional scenes.
Give the melody and lyrics a listen—they’ll lend courage to a heavy heart.
this very momentLittle Glee Monster

Let me introduce a youth anthem that’s sure to tug at your heartstrings the moment you hear it: “Ima Kono Shunkan o” (“This Very Moment”).
The song is by Little Glee Monster, renowned for their powerful vocals, and it’s used as the ending theme for the anime MIX MEISEI STORY: “A Second Summer, Soar Beyond the Sky.” Its lyrics are crafted to give a push to anyone chasing their dreams.
Give it a listen while thinking back on your own youth or picturing the anime’s story.
Gajumaru ~Heaven in the Rain~ReoNa

ReoNa has continued to captivate many listeners with her delicate expressiveness.
The single “Gajumaru ~Heaven in the Rain~,” released on February 28, 2024, is a song packed with that charm.
It was also chosen as the ending theme for the second cour of the anime Shangri-La Frontier.
The lyrics, which depict parting, memories, and unspoken feelings, leave a strong impression; ReoNa is said to have written them while thinking of her late grandfather.
For those who have lost someone dear—especially those who never got to express their feelings—this song’s lyrics are sure to resonate and move you deeply.
That’s all there is to it.Marushii

“Tada Sore Dake no Koto ga sa” portrays a moment overflowing with love for someone precious who can no longer be by your side.
It was released in 2023 by the rock band Marcy, known for producing numerous songs on the theme of romance.
The lyrics, centered on lingering feelings that make you keep thinking about your ex even after a breakup, intertwine with a warm melody.
As the distance grows between two people who once loved each other more than anyone else, the bittersweet scenes of past exchanges resurfacing in their minds are sure to bring tears.
It’s a song whose heartfelt message to a loved one you can’t forget, even apart, truly resonates.
promiseKisaragi Chihaya (Imai Asami)

An insert song and ending theme for episode 20 of the anime The Idolmaster.
In the story, it’s a song whose lyrics were written by everyone at 765 Production for Chihaya, who became unable to sing after a childhood incident was covered by a weekly magazine.
Don’t dismiss it as just an anime—episode 20, in which Chihaya confronts her inescapably tragic past, is impossible to watch without tears.
[Tearjerker] Songs That Make Your Heart Tremble and Bring You to Tears & Moving Tracks with Lyrics That Soak into the Soul (111–120)
moon bathingShibata Jun

This is a song released in 2002 by singer-songwriter Jun Shibata.
As the title suggests, its sound evokes the dark, quiet atmosphere of the night, and the vocals—like an outpouring of deep inner pain—leave a strong impression.
It powerfully conveys a heart that cannot accept the departure of a loved one, growing unstable because of it, and overflowing with regret.
While wishing for a radiant future, it portrays a situation where one cannot become hopeful—a song that makes your chest tighten.
FlowerORANGE RANGE

This is a song that expresses gratitude for the miracle of meeting someone special.
It’s one of the signature tracks by ORANGE RANGE, a mixed-genre band from Okinawa.
It was featured as the theme song for the film “Be With You” and became a hot topic.
Just listening to it can bring you to tears.



