Do you listen to music when you’re feeling down or want to cheer yourself up?
If you love music, you’ve probably thought, “I want to listen to a wonderful song that lifts me up.”
In this article, I’ll introduce songs that stay close to your heart and gently encourage you.
Just by listening, you may start to feel a little better, or find yourself pushed forward by the messages in the lyrics.
I hope this helps lighten your heavy heart, even just a little.
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Songs that encourage you just by listening (1–10)
AgainNEW!WANIMA
How about some melodic hardcore that fills you with motivation and energy as you listen? It’s a song by WANIMA, a rock band from Kumamoto Prefecture.
This track captivates with its exhilarating, fast-paced sound and lyrics carrying a message to stand up again and again.
It’s the first track on the single “Good Job!!,” released in March 2019, and was written as the theme song for the TBS Friday drama “Maison de Police.” The chorus has an open, liberating melody that’s very easy to remember, making it perfect for a big sing-along with your team.
Its powerful spirit of moving forward while looking back on the past will ignite the hearts of children heading into competition.
It’s a perfect fit for the challenge of a sports day, so be sure to use it to fire up your cheers.
FateOfisharu Higedan Dism
On the first listen, you’ll be overwhelmed by the sudden, power-packed intro.
Then it shifts gears into a gentle flow with simple piano, offering a wide dynamic range that keeps us engaged and never bored.
On top of the already delightful melody, the lyrics give you that extra push.
It’s the kind of song that makes you laugh and think, “Alright, alright! I’ll just start running, honestly!”
Like this tonightaimyon
The lyrics are full of metaphors and vague turns of phrase, so it’s hard to extract a clear meaning from the words alone.
And yet, it ends up being a song that seeps in and makes you think, “Ah, so that’s what it is.” It’s a track that seems to point out the everyday haze we carry around but never quite recognized.
Start to shine and run forwardSambomasutā
In true Sambomaster fashion, this is a song that keeps pushing you forward with a resounding “More, more!” If you’re alive, there will surely be times when it’s so painful you think you can’t go on.
But even while acknowledging that pain, this song tells you, “It’s going to be okay!” Try listening to it with an empty mind.
At all times.Makihara Noriyuki
Even if you’ve never really listened to the song itself, many of you probably feel like you’ve heard it somewhere.
That’s how widely this track has been used, and how many people it has encouraged.
It’s a piece that stays by our side without ever letting us down, no matter the circumstances.
Tomorrow as wellSHISHAMO
Nothing dramatic has happened, but we live our lives as usual.
Perhaps it’s precisely that kind of routine that tires us out the most.
This song is crafted to blow away the fatigue of those everyday days.
With lyrics that make you go “Exactly!” it’s a track filled with the energy to shake off your tiredness and give you a push forward.
It’s okayRADWIMPS
It’s the theme song of the film Weathering With You.
First, say nothing and just listen—this is that kind of song.
It doesn’t make a flashy fuss, yet its melody and vocals refuse to let go of our ears.
“I don’t really know why, but my eyes are filling with tears”—some listeners might feel that way.
This is a song whose charm makes you want to look forward even more to how brilliantly it shines together with the film.