A Tearful Farewell Song: A Love Song About Parting with Someone You Love
Even when you understand it in your head, an unexpected breakup with a partner is hard because your feelings can’t keep up.
Everyone has different reasons for breaking up, but I imagine most people feel the same way—“it hurts,” “I just want to cry.”
In this article, we’re picking out tear-jerking breakup songs from popular love songs.
Focusing on tracks that sing about lingering feelings of love, we’ll introduce breakup songs that stay close to your heart.
When you feel like crying, give them a listen.
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[Tear-Jerking Farewell Songs] Love songs about parting with someone you love (71–80)
left-right confusionYorushika
The theme song for the film “Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight,” which tells a heartbreaking yet precious love story about a girl who loses her memory day by day and a boy who lives bound by his memories.
It’s a song by the two-piece rock band Yorushika that likens a universal farewell between lovers—parting from someone you love and gradually forgetting them until even their face fades—to left-right confusion.
The memories that the two believed they could never forget when they were together slowly disappear, and the painful way they slip away tightens the heart.
Everyday Revolutionneguse.
Formed in Nagoya in 2020, Neguse is a four-piece rock band whose down-to-earth lyrics resonate with listeners.
“Nichijou Kakumei,” the closing track of their mini-album Wonderland ni Aijou wo! released on September 14, 2022, is especially memorable for its sentimental guitar riff intro.
Many people can relate to the experience of looking back and realizing that the moments we thought were ordinary were actually irreplaceable once they’ve passed.
It’s an emotional ballad whose lyrics, filled with bittersweet wishes, tug at the heart.
by next timeaiko
A heartbreaking breakup song by aiko that has earned overwhelming support from fans as a “hidden gem” and a song they wish she’d perform live more often.
It portrays the lonely state of a woman who senses her lover’s change of heart, agonizes over what she should do, and ultimately decides to part ways.
Realizing that she’s no longer important to the other person while being unable to let go of her love is truly painful and agonizing.
Like the female protagonist of “Kondo made wa,” it would be wonderful if, in the end, we could accept our own realization and make a positive choice.
[Tear-Jerking Farewell Songs] Love Songs About Parting with Someone You Love (81–90)
GraduationMy Hair is Bad
My Hair is Bad’s slightly positive breakup song “Sotsugyou” (“Graduation”).
In the first verse, the lyrics are from the perspective of a man who loves “you,” while in the second verse, they’re from “your” perspective.
The two drifted in and out of a comfortable, co-dependent relationship, but this song is about bringing it to an end in the form of “graduation.” When we’re in love, we tend to prioritize our feelings of affection, but it’s bittersweet that they chose to part ways for the sake of each of their futures.
Until the day comes when, looking back, you can say this was for the best, let “Graduation” dry your tears.
melodramanatori & imase
A collaborative song by Natori and imase that captures the bittersweet feelings of parting.
It looks back on a past romance and portrays the courage to face the pain of heartbreak.
Using the empty passenger seat as a motif, the lyrics strikingly contrast joyful memories from the past with the loneliness of the present, leaving a deep emotional impression.
Released digitally in August 2024, the track was also chosen as the theme song for Nissan Motor’s 90th anniversary commemorative film.
It’s a recommended listen for anyone who has gone through a breakup or wants to linger in memories of the past.
Give it a try when you want to sort out your feelings.
Hide-and-seekYuuri
Singer Yuuri, who built his career mainly through street performances and then blew up on social media, became widely popular.
His song “Kakurenbo” sparked a wave of covers on SNS—so much so that even MY FIRST STORY was moved to cover it.
It’s a breakup song packed with heartrending emotions from a male perspective; if you’ve been through something similar, it’s impossible to listen without tears.
The person you’re thinking of is no longer there, yet traces of their presence remain everywhere—you can feel them all around you.
It’s almost too painful, isn’t it…?
Goodbye, LipsHarureo
This song, “Sayonara Kuchibiru,” also served as the theme for the film of the same name.
In the movie, it’s performed by HarLeo, a guitar duo portrayed by Nana Komatsu and Mugi Kadowaki.
The lyrics and music were written by Motohiro Hata, and the track is distinguished by his heart-grippingly poignant words and melody.
For anyone going through a breakup, its melancholy may feel almost painfully real—likely a song that will make you cry and keep on crying.
Komatsu’s and Kadowaki’s gentle, sweet vocals also invite tears in this number.