[Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul

23Harukaze Shion

Shunkaze Shion – 23. [Official Music Video]

“23” is a song that portrays the real experience of living alone after leaving home, while singing about the determination and courage to chase one’s dreams.

It was released in 2023 by Shion Harukaze, a singer-songwriter from Okayama Prefecture.

The lyrics depict scenes from everyday life—like passing through train station gates or spending time in a small apartment—and the feelings that make you want to return to your hometown.

Many listeners may resonate with the honest reflections of facing oneself, someone who has overcome harsh realities through singing.

Backed by a passionate band performance, her emotional vocals convey a wide range of feelings.

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mutō

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Song of the Eternal NightKami wa saikoro o furanai

God Does Not Play Dice “Yoru-Naga Uta” [Official Lyric Video]

“Yoru Naga Uta” by Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai became a hit in 2020 through TikTok videos.

The song, included on their third mini-album “A View on Lambda” released in 2019, has a lyric video on YouTube that has been viewed over 20 million times.

The lyrics, which seem to portray that ambiguous space of being more than friends but not quite lovers, are heartbreakingly poignant.

If you haven’t heard it yet, definitely give it a listen!

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Hamada Takuya

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rainbowSuda Masaki

Masaki Suda 'Niji' (Rainbow)

I want to stay by your side forever, and I want you to stay by mine.

It’s a song that conveys such gentle, warm feelings.

Released by Masaki Suda in 2020, it was chosen as the theme song for the film “STAND BY ME Doraemon 2.” The songwriter and composer is Huwie Ishizaki, who teamed up with Suda on the hit “Sayonara Elegy.” The music video portrays a couple raising a baby, which is truly heartwarming.

It’s a moving song that perfectly matches the film’s story about Nobita and Shizuka’s wedding.

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sasashina

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Wonderful worldindigo la End

indigo la End - A Wonderful World

With lyrics that spill out like scattered words, it achieves a highly relatable finish.

It’s music that keeps you company in silence, like sitting quietly beside you when you’re alone.

The song is by indigo la End, the band led by Enon Kawatani, who also fronts Gesu no Kiwami Otome, and it was included on their 2012 mini-album “Sayonara, Subarashii Sekai” (Goodbye, Wonderful World).

The band’s sound, tinged with an ennui-laden atmosphere, intertwines with Kawatani’s wistful vocals to create a pensive mood.

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Araki Jakkan

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sympathetic tearsHitoto Yo

Yo Hitoto / Borrowed Tears

A debut work by Yo Hitoto that delicately portrays people’s emotions in our lonely modern society.

Amid an information-saturated daily life, the protagonist searches for a place to belong, gently expressing the warmth of a heart that empathizes with others’ tears and stays by their side.

Its original sound weaves together elements of gospel, R&B, and oriental influences, beautifully harmonizing with her crystal-clear vocals.

Since its release in October 2002, the song reached No.

4 on the Oricon weekly chart.

The following year, it won the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist and was performed on the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen.

It’s a song I sincerely want to share with those struggling with human connections or those who feel the urge to be there for someone.

When the fleabanes bloomNogizaka 46

Nogizaka46 'When the Harujion Blooms' Short Ver.

This song evokes spring, a season of farewells, and in fact it is the final song for a graduating member of Nogizaka46.

The promotional video has been talked about as especially moving to the point of tears.

It also conveys the message that seeing a halcyon (phlox) will always make me think of you—that I will never forget you.

YC&K

C&K – Y

This song, a signature track by the music duo C&K, is extremely popular as a beautiful, heartrending piece that brings listeners to tears.

In the early lyrics, it depicts a heartwarming, happy couple, but from the second verse a sad story suddenly begins to unfold.

That’s because a sudden parting befalls the two who had been living happily together.

And when you read the lyrics to the end, you can infer that it’s likely a parting by death.

The stark contrast between the first and second halves—so sorrowful yet somehow heartwarming—comes from the straightforward feelings within it that can only be called true love.

It’s a masterpiece that’s impossible to listen to without tears.

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Hane Keisuke

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