[Dark Songs] A carefully curated selection of deeply dark tracks and heartbreaking songs that accompany you in tough times
There are times when something tough or sad happens and you just feel down, right?
In those moments, listening to overly positive songs like “Keep your head up!” or “You can do it!” can actually make things harder for some people, surprisingly.
So in this article, instead of upbeat tracks, we’ll introduce songs with a darker mood that gently sit with your more negative feelings.
By intentionally listening to songs with heavy or heartbreaking lyrics, you might find your feelings become just a little easier to bear.
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[Dark Songs] A carefully selected set of deeply dark or heartrending tracks that empathize with painful feelings (51–60)
aloneNakajima Mika
Although both the melody and the lyrics are very dark, it’s a beautiful song packed with Mika Nakashima’s charm.
Her strained, squeezed-out vocals are truly heartrending and brim with sadness.
As the title suggests, it conveys a palpable sense of loneliness—of being “alone.”
Darkening RoomMatsutōya Yumi
It’s an incredibly luxurious combination: YOSHIKI from X JAPAN on piano and Yumi Matsutoya on vocals.
The phrases in the lyrics, which evoke a somewhat dark impression, feel as if they’re comforting a weary heart, don’t they?
QCQCKamisama, boku wa kizuite shimatta
The song starts with a light, upbeat guitar sound, but it carries a message of having become aware of the sad realities of this world.
It conveys sorrow and anger sent toward God over an unfair life—feelings that resonate with a poignant sadness.
With a catchy melody, it’s a track you’ll want to listen to again and again.
It was also used as the theme song for the 2017 TV drama, “Anata no Koto wa Sorehodo” (I Love You Just a Little Bit).
It’s a song that speaks for how we feel when we’re going through something painful.
Your Dissection Pure Love Song ~Die~aimyon
This is a song about obsessive love, sung by the popular female singer Aimyon.
It carries a straightforward message: “You are mine.” You could call it possessiveness.
From a man’s perspective, it’s a heavy and quite frightening song.
Aimyon’s excellent vocals convey the song’s world powerfully.
It also serves as a warning of what can happen when feelings of love become too strong.
[Dark Songs] A curated selection of deeply dark and bittersweet tracks that resonate with painful feelings (61–70)
I’ll destroy every part of the me you want.Abe Mao
The aggressively biting lyrics leave a strong impression.
The reckless vocals and the sharp tone of the strummed acoustic guitar drive the entire track forward with overwhelming force.
The textures of the other sounds are also extremely rough, embodying the world depicted in the lyrics.
The happiest way to die in the worldkoka
This song portrays the thoughts that flash through your mind when you’re at rock bottom—complex ideas that can even seem contradictory.
The way the negative emotions of leaving or disappearing are layered over warm, piano-centered sounds conveys a sense of emotional instability.
Although the lyrics say that the ideal way to disappear would be when no one is left to grieve, the pervasive sense of suffering also feels like someone desperately trying to talk themselves through it.
It’s a song that gently resonates at a deep level with the universal, downcast question of “how to vanish from here.”
Song of the Eternal NightKami wa saikoro o furanai
Yonaga Uta is a song filled with unbearably bittersweet feelings for someone you can no longer meet.
Although it was released in 2019, it drew attention and became a hit in 2020.
It can be considered one of the signature songs of Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai, and it’s a recommended number for those heartbroken or down after a breakup.
Everything about this song—the melody, the lyrics—is achingly sad, and many people find themselves in tears even if they haven’t gone through a breakup.
If you’re experiencing a painful love, you’ll relate to it even more and won’t be able to hold back your tears.
