[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 Will Move You to Tears and Lyrics That Touch the Heart (51–60)
Is there still anything that love can do?RADWIMPS
This is a song from Director Makoto Shinkai’s film Weathering With You.
Life since birth is never all smooth sailing.
There are many bad things, and those tend to stand out, making our hearts feel worn and desolate.
Even so, there are still dreams, hopes, and people who become precious to us.
In a world coarsened like this, is there still something that the warmth of a heart called “love” can do—for that light? Can it? It’s a track that seems to ask listeners about the hope that lies deep within their hearts.
Love and romanceNovelbright
“Ai toka Koi toka” by Novelbright is a song overflowing with boundless love for a partner.
It’s included on their 2022 album “Assort.” The track is brimming with love, expressing the irresistible feeling of being head over heels for your partner not only when you’re together, but even when you can’t see each other.
If you tell your partner that this song expresses your feelings and let them listen to it—or sing it to them—they’ll almost certainly be moved to tears of joy.
Be sure to use this song when you want to convey your love to the fullest!
Under the big onionbakufū suranpu
Along with “Runner,” this is one of Bakufu Slump’s signature songs, and it was performed at the 40th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
Originally included on the 1985 album “Shiawase,” it was later remade and released as a single.
The “big onion” in the title refers to the gibōshi (ornamental finial) on the roof of the Nippon Budokan, a key motif in the lyrics.
While the lyrics tell a story of heartbreak, the song also carries the band’s strong feelings toward their Budokan concert, making it a powerful ballad.
planetariumOtsuka Ai
When it comes to singer-songwriter Ai Otsuka, she’s released many love songs, but among them, this track is known as the most moving and tear-jerking.
While her own bright personality—and the upbeat, glamorous image you get from popular songs like “Sakuranbo” and “SMILY”—stand out, in this song her gentle, wistful vocals are especially striking.
The lyrics use words that anyone can relate to, speaking straight to our emotions.
[Tearjerker] Songs That Make Your Heart Tremble With Tears & Moving Tracks Whose Lyrics Deeply Resonate (61–70)
my nameback number
A song where back number’s aching emotions explode.
You can’t help but be drawn in by the irresistibly charming melody and lyrics that could be called beautiful.
Before you know it, you might find yourself so immersed that tears start to fall.
The vocalist Iyori Shimizu’s delicate, gentle voice is wonderful.
Brilliant RainKing Gnu
It’s a message song packed with a positive resolve to keep moving toward the future, even when the rain comes down.
Created by King Gnu—the band behind numerous hits like “Hakujitsu” and “Teenager Forever”—it was released as a single in 2022 and chosen as the theme song for the drama Old Rookie.
It’s a truly grand number, with the band’s sound wrapped in the beautiful timbre of strings.
The sound alone is moving and stirring—it’s the kind of piece that will resonate with listeners of any age.
Mikan HeartC&K
There may be few songs that depict love as thoroughly as this one.
The gentle, piano-centered melody that greets your ears in the intro lets you instantly feel the song’s beauty and poignancy.
The wonderful feelings that come from falling in love, and then, in contrast, the fear and sadness you come to understand through love—these are told with a calm yet powerful touch.
Whether or not you’ve ever been in love is irrelevant; it’s a song that makes you want many people to hear it.
