[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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[Tear-jerker] Songs that make your heart tremble and bring you to tears & deeply moving tracks with lyrics that sink into your soul (181–190)
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HY has created many moving songs.
Among their works, this one can be considered a signature breakup song.
The memories and scenes of the couple’s happy days, told over a gentle melody, bring tears to your eyes just by reading the lyrics.
Those who’ve experienced heartbreak will relate, and those currently in a relationship will feel, “I want a love like this.” Though it ends in sadness, it makes you believe there was a wonderful, beautiful love at its core—a truly exquisite song.
A Farewell SongHilcrhyme
Hilcrhyme’s “Sousouka” captures the feelings you want to convey to someone you love and cherish.
Released in 2013, it was also the theme song for the drama “Yurichika e: A Message from Mom,” starring Takako Tokiwa.
The song is filled with emotions and love that everyone has likely felt at some point in life—feelings so important that you can’t help but express them.
Whether you think of your parents, siblings, partner, or child, the lyrics will likely resonate.
Many will relate to lines that imagine losing someone even while they’re right in front of you.
You let me do as I please, and yet…arekunn
Alekun, who broke out thanks to TikTok, is also known for signature songs like “Baka.” This song portrays a woman with an unrequited crush, and it became a hot topic for resonating with many young people.
In the lyrics, the female protagonist is led on, contacted only when it’s convenient, and generally not treated with much care by the person she likes.
Even though she realizes, “They’re not interested in me…,” she can’t stop her feelings; just listening to the lyrics can be heartbreaking.
When the story in the song overlaps with your own experiences, you may find yourself bursting into tears.
Shall we break up?Miyuhan
Some of you may be feeling down even though you were the one who ended the relationship.
“Wakare yokka” speaks on behalf of those feelings.
It’s a song by singer-songwriter Miyuhan, where her signature clear vocals are highlighted by a simple acoustic arrangement.
The lyrics, which portray the wavering of the heart leading up to the decision to break up, will likely feel personally relatable.
Even if that’s not your situation, it’s crafted in a way that you can still empathize with.
Even if you went and became somebody’s damn girlfriendtensai bando
Haven’t many men experienced being unable to stop loving someone, unable to cut off lingering attachment? The title of this song doesn’t use the nicest language, but the lyrics are filled with a pure, almost helpless kind of love.
The protagonist is still carrying feelings for his ex, yet he fully understands that they can’t get back together.
Even so, his love keeps overflowing, and I’m sure many people can relate.
Beyond the highly relatable lyrics, the melody and vocals are incredibly moving, so I hope you’ll take your time and listen closely.
I’m home.Teshima Aoi
This song by Aoi Teshima, known for her signature tracks “Teru’s Song” and “Letter to Tomorrow,” was chosen as the theme for the drama “Heaven and Hell: Two Psychos.” Her greatest charm—her calm, breathy voice—alone can stir a poignant ache in your heart as you listen.
Looking closer at the lyrics, they depict through vivid scenes how a beloved person has suddenly disappeared from the room they once shared, making it feel all the more real and striking.
If you’ve been through something similar and are feeling fragile, this is a song I truly hope you’ll hear.
You’ll likely find many moments that resonate, and the tears will come naturally.
searchlightTamaki Kōji
Koji Tamaki is an artist whose singing shakes the heart—and surely moves many to tears.
His song “Searchlight” is one that will likely make many listeners cry as well.
Released in 2013 as his 25th single, it served as the ending theme for the drama “Tokyo Bandwagon: A Downtown Family Story.” There are surely many people who feel down and are searching for something to lean on.
This is a tear-jerking number that will resonate with such hearts—one to listen to carefully and let sink in.